A Close Call for Hellmuth

With 5 2 3 K out on the board, Phil Hellmuth bet $70,000 and Ut Nguyen made the call. The river brought the 4 and Hellmuth fired out $85,000. Nguyen went into the tank and Nguyen considered what to do with pocket eights in the hole. Hellmuth would have lost the hand if he made the call. Hellmuth had his chin supported by his two fists in the classic Hellmuth pose. Nguyen folded his hand and Hellmuth dodged a bullet.

Hellmuth Takes it to Fuller

With A K 9 10 9 out on the board Hellmuth bet $150,000. Rick Fuller thought about the call for a moment and then folded his hand. These two have been involved in a couple of hands at this final table and Hellmuth has won them all.

-Ut Nguyen was then eliminated in eighth place, scroll down to see the hand.

The players were then sent on a fifteen minute break.

Chatting is Good For Your (Chip Stack) Health

The two most vocal players at the table, Hellmuth and Scott Clements, have also accumulated the most chips at the final table. Often times the two have jawed with each other.

Flop, Re-Flop

The flop was dealt out on the board, but it was called back when it was discovered there was no burn card. The new flop was dealt K 7 5. Morgan Machina looked livid after this took place and he checked. Rick Fuller fired out a bet and Machina folded. “Can we get a new dealer? I mean come on, this is pretty bad,” said Machina furiously after the hand. He was on tilt for a while after the hand, and he continued to shake his head is disgust.

Triples Alley

David Simon was all in with A J and Fabrice Soulier made the call with the Q 4. Phil Hellmuth also called and flipped over A K. The board was dealt 10 5 4 J J and Simon tripled up on the hand. Soulier is crippled after the hand. The two jacks on the turn and river prevented Hellmuth from eliminating two players on one hand.

Big stack confrontation

The two big stacks at the table, Rick Fuller and Phil Hellmuth, see a flop of A 9 5. Both players checked and the turn brought the J. Hellmuth bet $50,000 and Fuller raised to $100,000. The K was put out on the board on the river and Hellmuth bet $200,000. Fuller thought for a moment, then mucked his hand. Hellmuth jumped into the chip lead after the pot.

Taylor Douglas was then eliminated in ninth place, scroll down to see the hand.

Hand Caught in the Cookie Jar

David Simon raised on the next hand with K 8 and Andy Philachack repopped things with an all-in raise. Simon folded his hand.

Blinds Up

The blind were then raised up to $20,000-$40,000 with a $5,000 ante.

Lull in the Action

 The next dozen hands transpired without any major confrontations. Philachack moved all in at one point with pocket aces, but received no calls. The allure of a higher payday may be causing these players to tighten up. Scott Clements was now the chip leader after he picked up multiple small pots, he now held $1,800,000.

Action has begun at the final table of the $1,500 no-limit hold'em event. Phil Hellmuth was seen taking his seat in good spirits. A win here today will give him his eleventh gold bracelet. This would give him the record outright over Doyle Brunson and Johnny Chan. Here is how things look at the start:

Seat one: Rick Fuller - $1,779,000
Seat two: Scott Clements - $1,232,000
Seat three: Morgan Machina - $824,000
Seat four: Fabrice Soulier - $394,000
Seat five: Ut Nguyen - $624,000
Seat six: David Simon - $880,000
Seat seven: Andy Philachack - $446,000
Seat eight: Phil Hellmuth - $1,482,000
Seat nine: Taylor Douglas - $259,000

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