Vitch's Flush Is a Hair Ahead as He Bounces Back From Peanuts
"I was down to 400 at the first break," smiled Chris Vitch after stacking his fresh chips from an entertaining three-way pot that ended in a two-way chop. Vitch's stack now looks much healthier. He's sitting on 9,500. While there were many previous hands that have led to his comeback, the last one was noteworthy too.
Initially, there were four players competing for the pot but one of them gave up on the fourth street. The firsrt had ace-three out and led the fourth and sixth street while Vitch bet on the fifth. Every street resulted in three players placing in one bet.
The seventh street brought another bet from the first player and Vitch called. Vitch's second opponent, however, woke up with a raise, gaining two calls.
Player one: 
/ 
Player two: / 
Vitch: / 
The second player declared a king-nine flush and Vitch countered with the same statement. It had to be the third highest card to solve the puzzle, and Vitch was just a hair ahead with his king-nine-six flush with 
over king-nine-five flush with 
. The third player had a seven-low, earning the second half of the pot, showing 
.
| Jogador | Fichas | Oscilação |
|---|---|---|
|
9,500
9,500
|
9,500 |
, losing both halves of the pot and departing from the Amazon Room.
, and one player accepted the challenge, calling with the 
. Greenstein then fired bets on fourth, fifth, and sixth streets until his opponent finally gave up. He apparently didn't like what he saw on Greenstein's board — four clubs.
(folded on the sixth street)
. Four players remained in for two bets apiece, and the player with the last aggression fired another bet on fifth street before he mucked to Duhamel's raise. Semin and another player paid two bets again. 
(folded on the fourth street)
for an eight-low to take the other half.