Vytautas Laurinaitis
Following a 10,500 raise by birthday celebrant Vage Vaganian, small blind Michael Lech went all in for 75,500. Next to act Vytautas Laurinaitis tanked on the big blind the slid out the call while Vaganian opted out.
With his tournament life on the line, Lech turned over J ♦️ 10 ♦️ and was live but behind Laurinaitis's A ♣️ Q ♣️.
Both players improved at the flop 5 ♦️ J ♣️ Q ♥️ with Laurinaitis still ahead. More outs on the turn 9 ♦️ for Lech with a possible flush but denied on the river with the A ♥️.
| PLAYER | CHIP COUNT |
|---|---|
| Vytautas Laurinaitis | 355,000 |
| Vage Vaganian | 460,000 |
| Michael Lech | 0 |