War? What is it Good For?
On a flop of 
, Brandon Cantu checked to Phil Hellmuth and he bet 8,000. Konstantin Puchkov folded and Cantu called.
The turn was the 
and Cantu came out firing with 30,000.
Hellmuth jumped in his seat and ripped his headphones off of his ears.
"This is SO stupid," Hellmuth muttered to himself. "These guys are like 'Let me see if I can outplay Phil Hellmuth. He probably has like eight-nine off-suit".
After about thirty seconds of deliberating out loud, Hellmuth threw away his cards.
"War!" Hellmuth boomed. "I declare war on you, Brandon! We are at war!"
While Hellmuth's declaration of war is now official, he's decided to go up against the man with all of the ammunition. Cantu's stack is now flirting with 800,000 while Hellmuth's has fallen to about 110,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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790,000
13,000
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13,000 |
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110,000
-12,800
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-12,800 |
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