Hand #45: Erkut Yilmaz Eliminated in 6th Place ($81,700)

Photo:  Mike Vanier (left) shakes hands with Erkut Yilmaz (center) after his elimination. 

Mike Vanier raises from the small blind to 575,000, and Erkut Yilmaz uses one of his Time Chips to tank for a while before he moves all in for 2,450,000.

Vanier quickly calls with , and Yilmaz turns over . Yilmaz needs his hand to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Vanier turns an ace as Yilmaz picks up a spade flush draw, but the river card is a blank. Vanier wins the pot with two pair, aces and eights, to eliminate Yilmaz in sixth place.

Seat 1.  Bin Weng  –  2,525,000
Seat 2.  Dojie Ignacio  –  3,625,000
Seat 3.  Rusty Farrin  –  2,000,000
Seat 4.  Mike Vanier  –  10,700,000
Seat 5.  Erkut Yilmaz  –  Eliminated in 6th Place  ($81,700)
Seat 6.  Jared Jaffee  –  11,750,000