Velvelt Vanishes
Level 2
: 75/150, 0 ante
After being crippled by El Amir Ziad Chehab, who had made a flush with the 
, Estonia's Urmo Velvelt was left with just 250 in chips.
They went in the very next hand from the hijack, and Team PokerStars Pro Andre Akkari three-bet to 400 from the cutoff. The player in the big blind came along, and then check-called a bet of 525 from Akkari on the 
flop. Both players checked the 
turn, and then the player in the big blind fired out 1,500 on the 
river.
Akkari folded, the big blind tabled the 
for two pair, and Velvelt revealed the 
before becoming the second player to hit the rail here on Day 1a of the EPT11 Grand Final Main Event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
Busted |
, Andrew Chen checked from the under-the-gun position and Mohamad El Siblani bet 2,000 from early position. Chen made the call and then both players checked the 
turn as well as the 
river.
flop. The 
on the river the spelled the end of Smith, who became the first player to be eliminated from the EPT11 Grand Final Main Event.
on a 
on the river. His opponent showed 
for a pair of nines, but Haxton quickly showed pocket jacks to take down the pot.