"Tell Mom I'm Still Here!" Vazquez Spikes Two-Outer on Kiletto
Lily Kiletto opened for 125,000 from early position and Brian Vazquez, in the cutoff, asked if he could be featured on PokerNews.
Kiletto responded: "If you play this hand, I promise you will."
Vazquez only had 500,000 in his stack and raised to 375,000, announcing "I just want to make PokerNews."
It folded back to Kiletto who went all in and Vazquez called.
Brian Vazquez: 
Lily Kiletto: 
Vazquez was rather calm, stating "Sometimes the ladies love me" after realizing he was completely dominated by Kiletto.
The flop came 
, which meant Vazquez was drawing to a queen and runners.
The 
arrived on the river, which meant Vazquez was left with just two outs.
Miraculously, the 
hit the river and Vazquez yelled out "Tell Mom I'm still here!" while Kiletto was left stunned: "Are you kidding me?"
Vazquez is now back to 1,125,000 in chips while Kiletto is back below two million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,725,000
925,000
|
925,000 |
|
1,125,000
840,000
|
840,000 |