Hellmuth Takes a Hit, Then Doubles Back
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Stud
| Phil Hellmuth |  /     / |
| John Monnette | /     / |
Hellmuth completed, Monnette raised, and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth bet out when he made a pair on fourth, but then check-called bets on fifth, sixth, and seventh.
"Jesus Christ," Hellmuth muttered when he called on sixth.
After Hellmuth called the final bet, Monnette tabled 
for a flush. Hellmuth was furious, laying into Monnette, who raked in the massive pot.
Stud 8
A few hands later, Hellmuth brought it in with the 
. Monnette completed with the 
, and Hellmuth called. Monnette was dealt the 
on fourth, and check-called a bet from Hellmuth, who was dealt the 
. Both players were dealt red jacks on fifth, and Monnette led out. Hellmuth raised, moving all in for 200,000 exactly, and Monnette called.
| Hellmuth | () /  |
| Monnette | ( ) /  |
Monnette caught the 
on sixth, giving him a leading pair of aces, and Hellmuth did not improve with the 
. Monnette quickly flipped over the 
on seventh, and Hellmuth squeezed his down card.
"It's either the four or five of clubs," Hellmuth announced.
He turned over the 
, giving him two pair and the winning hand.
"I got it in with the best of it!" he shouted to the rail.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
2,075,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
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|
650,000
-115,000
|
-115,000 |
|
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during a hand of hold'em, he couldn't get his chips in quick enough, trying his best to get them in preflop against John Monnette. He would have to wait until the flop though, seeing his tournament life on the line with 
, with that flop giving Monnette more outs to knock Hellmuth out. While the 
on the turn wasn't the worst news for Hellmuth, it certainly wasn't the best, as Monnette could now catch any jack, ace or queen to win.
board had run out, David Bakes Baker and Paul Sokoloff had committed bets on every street, with Sokoloff the aggressor.
) completed the board, eliminating Sokoloff in third place.