After limping and then folding to raises on the two previous hands, Phil Hellmuth decided to come in for a raise from under the gun to 47,000. Blair Rodman made the call in the cutoff and Alessio Isaia came along in the big blind.
They took a flop of and Isaia checked to Hellmuth who moved all in for his last 140,000 chips. Rodman went into the tank before folding as Isaia also let it go.
"Very close Phil," remarked Rodman.
"I had the aces that hand!" replied an excited Hellmuth. He's up to 239,000.
The players are now taking a ninety-minute dinner break. The extended break is to help assist the circus that is developing over at the TOC and the involvement of Phil Hellmuth in that tournament.
After an extended dinner break that, in the end, didn't achieve much other than queues at the dessert buffet, we're now back underway with a full two tables still in action.
Well, if the first twenty minutes of this level are any indication, then we could be here a while just trying to reach the final table, let alone playing down to a winner.
There hasn't been much to report on at all as the chips are being passed around the table.
The table folded around to Trevor Uyesugi who completed from the small blind. Blair Rodman was in the big blind and he announced a raise to 60,000. Uyesugi made the call.
They saw a flop of and Uyesugi checked to Rodman who potted for 120,000. Uyesugi made the call.
The turn brought the and Uyesugi open-shoved into Rodman who called all in for his last 35,000.
Uyesugi:
Rodman:
The river was the as Uyesugi's full house collected the pot and eliminated Rodman in 18th place for $31,288 in prize money.
Pot-Limit Omaha is supposed to be a gambling game. At the moment, it appears to be a game of patience. These guys are just not giving an inch, as most pots on the outer table are being won by the preflop aggressor with barely a flop to be seen.
Not exactly entertaining viewing for the fifty or so people who are clambering on the rail in the hope of capturing a tantrum from the "Poker Brat".
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and Isaia checked to Hellmuth who moved all in for his last 140,000 chips. Rodman went into the tank before folding as Isaia also let it go.
and Dwan checked. Pierson checked behind and the turn fell the 
. Dwan bet 83,000, but Pierson made the call.
and Dwan checked. Pierson bet the pot and Dwan gave it up pretty quickly.
, just fourth pair and now has about 525,000. Dwan is down to about 250,000.
and Uyesugi checked to Rodman who potted for 120,000. Uyesugi made the call.
and Uyesugi open-shoved into Rodman who called all in for his last 35,000.
as Uyesugi's full house collected the pot and eliminated Rodman in 18th place for $31,288 in prize money.