Brett Kimes Eliminated in 2nd Place ($387,837); Vitaly Lunkin Wins Event #27
Lunkin checked a flop of over to Kimes, who checked behind. The turn came . As Lunkin was getting ready to bet, Kimes glanced from Lunkin's chips to his own, and clearly seemed ready to make a big all in raise. Lunkin bet 1,000,000, and sure enough, Kimes quickly came over the top all in. Lunkin made a snap call.
"Do you have a jack?" asked Kimes. Lunkin nodded yes. "Sh*t," said a dejected Kimes. He turned over and was behind Lunkin's . Lunkin needed to dodge the river, which he successfully did when the river fell .
Lunkin is the winner. Kimes collects $387,837 for his second place finish.