Hellmuth Gets There
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Level 12
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Fedor Holz made it 22,000 on the button and Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind.
The flop fell 
and Hellmuth checked. Holz bet 26,000 and Hellmuth check-raised it up to 54,000. Holz called and Hellmuth checked dark before the turn brought the 
. Holz bet 80,000 and Hellmuth snap-called.
Finally, Hellmuth checked the 
river, and when Holz bet what looked like 160,000, Hellmuth snap-called again, showing the 
flush. Holz showed, but mucked before anyone could really see what he had.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
270,000
|
270,000 |
|
||
|
570,000
-475,000
|
-475,000 |
|
||
, giving Lamb aces and eights to double through Bonomo.
pair and a flush draw. 
turn gave Kuznetsov outs to a boat, but the 
river only served to counterfeit his two pair. Mercier's flush won and Kuznetsov is out.
board, heads up with Phil Hellmuth.
for two pair. Kaverman got out of his chair and said his goodbyes, showing the 
.
was dominated by Galfond's 
, but a 
run out made him Broadway. 
, giving Perper a set of queens to double through Lamb.
turn and