Chip Counts
JC Tran - 695,000
Phil Laak - 551,000
Roland De Wolfe - 248,000
Giovanni Safina - 164,000
PartyPoker Premier League IV
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Day: 2
Event Info
Final Results
Event Info
Level Info
PartyPoker Premier League IV
Buy-in
$100,000
Entries
6
Level
7
Blinds
15,000 / 30,000
Ante
0
JC Tran - 695,000
Phil Laak - 551,000
Roland De Wolfe - 248,000
Giovanni Safina - 164,000
Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 6th Place ($6,000)
. Phil Hellmuth moved all in with the 
for 88,000. Benyamine made the call.The flop came down
and nothing was there for Hellmuth. The turn was the 
and still nothing for Hellmuth. The river completed the board with the 
and that was it for Hellmuth. He was eliminated in sixth place, earning three points and $6,000.
Level: 4
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 0
Hellmuth Steaming
. Giovanni Safina called with a weaker ace in the 
and JC Tran called with the weakest of the three hands, holding the 
.The flop came down
and Tran went from worst to first. He bet the minimum for 6,000 after Safina checked. Hellmuth raised to 30,000. Safina folded and Tran called.The turn was the
and Tran had checked dark. Hellmuth bet 20,000 and Tran called.The river was the
and Tran fired 80,000. Hellmuth called hoping to win with the nut nothing. Tran showed him trip fives and Hellmuth began ranting and raving as only The Poker Brat know how to do.
Tran and Hellmuth Warring
and Phil Hellmuth attacked with a raise from the big blind to 30,000 with the 
. Tran made the call.The flop came down
and Hellmuth bet 35,000. Tran made the call with his gutshot and backdoor spades.The turn was the
and Hellmuth fired 48,000. Tran took some time and then raised to 123,000. Hellmuth now went into the tank. Eventually, he gave it up and Tran showed only the .
Choppity Chop Chop
. David Benyamine called from the big blind with the 
.The flop put the other two sixes in the deck on the board when it came
. Both players checked.The turn was the
and Benyamine bet 26,000. Laak called.The river was the
and Benyamine bet 63,000. Laak made the call and the two players chopped up the pot.
Tran with his Own Aggression
. Giovanni Safina called with the and then JC Tran stuck in a three-bet of his own to 56,000 with the 
. Hellmuth and Safina folded and Tran picked up the pot.
Hellmuth Staying Aggressive
and Phil Hellmuth stuck in another three-bet to 45,000 holding the 
. De Wolfe folded and Hellmuth picked up some more chips.After the hand, Phil Laak speculated that maybe Hellmuth is just abusing the players at the table and using his tight image to raise and reraise preflop to win pots.
Laak Leads Flop
.The flop came down
and Laak led for 16,000, maybe hoping to control the pot and see the turn for cheap with his draw rather than let Safina control the bet sizing. Safina folded and Laak's bet worked as he picked up the pot.
Hellmuth Three-betting Tran Again
. Phil Hellmuth three-bet him for the second time today, this time with the out of the big blind. Tran made the call, opting to peel a flop in position as he often did in the first match when he was three-bet preflop.After a flop of
, both players checked.The turn card added the
to the felt and Hellmuth bet 30,000. Tran folded and Hellmuth won the hand.