$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
The blinds have been increased to 400/800 with a 100 ante. There are 21 players left in this flight.
Flight 2: Blewitt Busts One
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
Level 8: 300/600/75
Vitor Coelho led out for 2,500 on a flop of 
and was raised by the player to his left to 7,800. Kevin Blewitt (pictured) cold-called the 7,800 from late position and Coelho folded his hand.
The turn is the 
and now the raiser moves all in for his last 9,775, which sends Blewitt into the tank. After a minute or so, Blewitt tosses two 5,000 denomination chips into the middle and gets his change as the cards are turned over.
Blewitt is in the lead with his 
, good for top pair, against his opponent’s 
. The river was the 
and Blewitt scooped the pot.
“My gut said he was on a draw,” said Blewitt as he dragged the pot.
Blewitt crosses the 100,000 chip mark with that pot.
Flight 2: Coelho vs. Dolan
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
Level 8: 300/600/75
John Dolan bets 2,800 on a flop of 
and is called by Vitor Coelho. The turn is the 
and Dolan fires again, this time 5,400. Coelho takes a few moments before making it 15,000 and sending Dolan into the tank.
Dolan was counting his stack down while in the tank and sat there for a few minutes before finally taking one last look at his cards and sending them into the muck.
Dolan said a few words to Coelho before Coelho told him that he would show him the hand for $500. Dolan declined the offer and dropped to 27,000 in chips. Coelho is still the chip leader of the second flight.
Flight 2: Coelho Flops the Nuts, Takes the Chip Lead
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
Level 8: 300/600/75
Vitor Coelho bets 7,000 on the turn with the board reading 
and his opponent calls. The river is the 
and Coelho tanks for a minute or so while contemplating his bet size.
Coelho bets 18,875 and his opponent immediately reaches for chips. He doesn’t take too long in piecing together the correct amount and splashing them into the middle.
Coelho tables 
, good for top set, and his opponent mucks his hand. Coelho overtakes the chip lead in the second flight and is sitting with 122,000.
Flight 2: Level 8 Underway
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
The blinds have been raised to 300/600 with a 75 ante. There are 29 players remaining.
Flight 2: Lowe Cracks Aces
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
Level 7: 250/500/75
We missed the action, but Marc Lowe told us about how he doubled up. He got all in preflop with pocket kings against his opponent’s pocket aces. The dealer found him a third king and he doubled up to 37,000.
Flight 2: A Look at the Leaders
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
Level 7: 250/500/75
Here are a look at the top four stacks in the second flight:
1. Kevin Blewitt – 101,000
2. Vitor Coelho (pictured) – 72,000
3. Barry Wiedemann – 68,000
4. Cong Phan – 62,000
Flight 2: Coelho Picks Up Rockets
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
Level 7: 250/500/75
Vitor Coelho and his opponent get in a flurry preflop and all the chips get in the middle.
Coelho had a commanding edge in the hand with his 
against his opponent’s 
. The flop was 
, leaving his opponent drawing to only running diamonds for the win. Coelho sealed the hand on the turn when the 
fell.
The river was the meaningless and Coelho scooped the pot and chips up to 72,000. His opponent is eliminated.
Flight 2: Level 7 Underway
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
The players are back from break and the blinds have been increased to 250/500 with a 75 ante.
Flight 2: Break Time
$1,650 No Limit Hold’em WPT Championship
The remaining 35 players in the second flight are taking a 15 minute break.