Russian mixed game star Vladimir Schemelev has just been knocked out on the bubble by the hand of Steve Landfish.
Landfish and Phil Hellmuth were kind enough to help us reconstruct the hand in which Schemelev started with split aces. Schemelev didn't improve his hand, after being all in on third street, but Landfish did.
Landfish started with and two clubs, which ultimately turned into a club flush. Schemelev was knocked out and the remaining 16 players are now in the money.
Upon getting down to two tables, Phil Hellmuth looked at Ben Yu and asked, "Why you so dressed up, kid?" because Yu is wearing a nice shirt, pants, and a jacket.
Cummings was all in on fourth street for 2,500 with the best hand, a pair of queens. Ashby had a pair of fives on fourth, but the boards ran out in his favor to give Ashby the win with trip fives.
"Oh my gosh!" yelled out Cummings after the hand, slapping her hand down on the rail of the table. "What the hell!"
Cummings muttered a few other things under her breath about Ashby running her down after not starting with a pair, and then left to collect her payout.
"I guess you won't be getting the invite to the barbecue for her Fourth of July party," joked Steve Landfish to Ashby, who smiled as he finished collecting the pot.
Picking up the action on sixth street with a hefty pot already on the table, Brunson bet, Hecklen raised, Brunson reraised, and then Hecklen called. On seventh street, Brunson bet, and Hecklen called.
Brunson showed the for a king-high heart flush. Hecklen showed the for a king-high diamond flush. Brunson's seven played as the fourth better kicker than Hecklen's five, and he won the pot to move to over 800,000 in chips.
"Todd, the Internet said you had over 700,000," said Phil Hellmuth after the hand as he got up to check on Brunson.
On third street Steve Landfish had the bring in and Phil Hellmuth raised. Henry Orenstein raised, Jesse Martin three-bet and Landfish folded. Both Hellmuth and Orenstein called after which fourth was checked.
On fifth street Orenstein checked, Martin bet and both Hellmuth and Orenstein called. Sixth street gave Hellmuth a pair showing and he bet, Orenstein and Martin called. On seventh street Hellmuth bet, Orenstein folded and Martin raised.
"Call," Hellmuth said immediately.
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"Flush," Martin said.
"Flush ace-queen," Hellmuth responded as he showed .
"Flush ace-king," Martin replied, as he tabled for a better flush.
Hellmuth was visibly upset, but remained calm throughout the process of losing this huge pot.
"I knew you were going to raise light," Hellmuth sighed. "Wow. What a game," he later added.
Right when two big pots were written up we lost Shirley Rosario in 15th place under unknown action. Rosario made the money with little chips and unfortunately for her she did not manage to spin it up.
Earlier this summer Rosario finished fourth in the $10,000 Limit Omaha Hi/Lo tournament, and this marked her second Championship event cash. In that event Rosario cashed for $146,522, her biggest cash to date.
Picking up the action on fourth street, Orenstein bet, and Landfish called. Both players then checked fifth street, before Orenstein check-called a bet from Landfish on sixth street. On seventh street, both players checked.
"Tens over," said Orenstein, showing the from his hand for two pair, tens and sixes.
Landfish showed the and mucked the other card as he couldn't beat two pair.
"Miami" John Cernuto was all in on third street with the against Karl Tretter's . Cernuto's board ran out , , , and to give him a pair of eights. Tretter's board, however, ran out , , , and to give him two pair, kings and threes.
Cernuto was eliminated as Tretter moved to over 200,000 in chips.
and two clubs, which ultimately turned into a club flush. Schemelev was knocked out and the remaining 16 players are now in the money.
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for a king-high heart flush. Hecklen showed the 
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for a better flush.
. Cernuto's board ran out