"I Can't Even Whine"
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Level 12
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
Maurice Hawkins started it off with a raise to 4,500 and Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 15,000. The player in the small blind made the call and Hellmuth said "tough crowd. This is only my second reraise." Hawkins got out of the way but not before saying "this is your ego talking."
The flop came 
and the player in the small blind check-called Hellmuth's 18,000 bet. The turn was the 
and the action went check-check.
The river was the 
and the player in the small blind led out for a small bet of 13,000. Hellmuth shook his head, started to say something, and then folded. He was shown 
by his opponent.
"I can't even whine about how bad he played," said Hellmuth. "He had Ace-King."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
-34,000
|
-34,000 |
|
||
, and Wong was eliminated.
.
and Brits led out for a 25,000 bet, with Harrison Gimbel tanking a bit before making the call. Brits rolled over bullets though, and his 
.
for Ace high while Harwood had 
to win the hand.
.
, but when the 
fell on the river Zaki stood to make his exit.
. He spent minutes going back and forth between looking at Sylvia, looking at his cards, and at the tournament clock.
for the nut straight. Waxman looked pissed at himself, and tossed his cards into the muck, down to just 34,000 in chips after the hand. Sylvia in the meantime is sitting much more comfortably at 160,000.
