Pocket queens have not been kind to Felipe Montenegro over the past few minutes, ultimately ending in his elimination from the tournament
First Montenegro held the ladies on a flop against Joshua Macciello's but another seven on the turn gave Macciello trips and the double up.
Next hand, Montenegro was all in with for his last 18,000 but ran into the of Barny Boatman. The board bricked out and Montenegro was eliminated as Boatman moves up to 48,000.
"Guys that call with third pair against me don't do too well..."
That was one of the lines thrown by Phil Hellmuth following a recent hand against James Carroll.
Carroll had raised under the gun to 2,600 with Hellmuth making the call in the big blind. The flop fell and Hellmuth checked to Carroll who bet 3,500. Hellmuth clicked it back to 7,100 and Carroll made the call.
The turn was the and Hellmuth fired 13,000. Carroll made the call as the river slowed both players as they checked it down.
Carroll showed for the best hand as Hellmuth mucked in disgust.
"I was calling the river too!" exclaimed Carroll.
"Well you're just gonna give me all your chips then too! You better hope this table breaks coz I'm gonna bust you!" replied Hellmuth angrily.
Hellmuth is down to 50,000 with Carroll now sitting with 110,000.
Bryan Pardoe got the last of his chips into the middle with and was facing Eric "basebaldy" Baldwin's .
The flop came down giving Baldwin a set, but the turn card left Pardoe a few outs to the nut flush. A heart did not fall on the river and Baldwin is up to 57,000.
Paul Foltyn opened for a raised before Nico Behling made it 7,300 to go. Action back to Foltyn and he put in a four-bet to 17,500. With both players so deep, Behling made it five bets as he slid 50,000 into the middle. Foltyn moved all in with a six bet and Behling made the call.
It wasn't quite aces and kings, as Behling tabled and Foltyn showed a dominated .
With his tournament life on the life, Foltyn watched as the dealer spread to spike a pair of queens for a huge double up. He's up to 216,000 with Behling back to 70,000.
On a flop, Takashi Ogura bet 7,000 and Phil Hellmuth called. James Carroll popped it to 15,000 and Ogura gave it up. Hellmuth made the call and both checked the turn card.
The landed on the river and Hellmuth bet 8,000, getting an instant call from Carroll who tabled . "Set is good, I had two pair," said a peeved Hellmuth. "F****n cooler" muttered Hellmuth, after taking a few seconds away from the table to cool down.
Hellmuth is down to 21,000 while Carroll climbs to about 140,000.