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All smiles after that double up
Four players put 14,000 in preflop and saw a flop of . Tony G was first to act with the and checked. Giovanni Safina had raised to 14,000 preflop with the and checked. Daniel Negreanu bet 42,000 on his . JC Tran had the and folded. Tony G made the call and hen Safina folded.
The turn was the and Tony G moved all in. Negreanu called off for his last 111,000 chips.
The river was the and completed Negreanu's flush to double him up.
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Hellmuth goes busto
Phil Hellmuth opened to 17,000 with the and then Luke Schwartz reraised to 47,000 with the . Hellmuth moved all in for 223,000 and Schwartz didn't like it.
"Could you ever have ace-queen here?" he asked. After a few minutes, he made the call and the hands were revealed with Hellmuth being dominated.
"What were you thinking?" said Tony G. "Let's get the trike!"
Schwartz left the Ravello Bar at The M Resort and Casino and went into the slot machine area before the flop was dealt. The production team had to go run and get him while everything was stalled until he came back. A few minutes went by and Hellmuth had to sit and wait the entire time. Then the board was run out without Schwartz being back.
"I won't ride the trike, but you can walk it next to me, Tony." said Hellmuth.
The board ran out and without Schwartz there, he won the pot and sent Hellmuth to the rail. Tony G ran and got the bike and Hellmuth got on it to be a good sport. Tony G chased him on the tricycle and they rode around the Ravello Bar.
Schwartz came back to the table and said, "I saw him on the bike and I knew it was good."
Hellmuth earned two points and $4,000 for his finish.
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Luke Schwartz raised to 11,000 with the and Giovanni Safina called in position with the . Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind with the .
The flop came down and Hellmuth bet 6,000. Schwartz folded and then Safina raised to 30,000. Hellmuth folded and Safina took the pot. He's still in the lead with over 600,000.
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Giovanni Safina raised to 16,000 with the and Ian Frazer called with the from the blind.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and both checked again. The river was the and both checked again. Frazer won the pot with his pair of queens.
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Tony G and Phil Hellmuth just bet $10,000 on whether or not Hellmuth will return next year. Hellmuth thinks that even if he finishes in the bottom four overall, that he'll still be invited back next year to play. Tony G took the bet, thinking that Hellmuth won't be invited back because his results aren't good enough to invite him back if his finishes that low. The two agreed on $10,000 for the wager.
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On ya bike!
Yevgeniy Timoshenko was all in from the big blind for his last 4,000 chips after being crippled on a recent hand at the hands of PartyPoker online qualifier Giovanni Safina. He picked up the . Ian Frazer had him dominated and called on the button with the after Phil Hellmuth limped from the cutoff with the . Luke Schwartz completed from the small blind with the .
Everyone checked around as the board ran out and Frazer won the hand with his flush. Timoshenko was sent home in eighth place and earned zero points today.
. Tony G was first to act with the 
and checked. Giovanni Safina had raised to 14,000 preflop with the 
and checked. Daniel Negreanu bet 42,000 on his 
. JC Tran had the 
and folded. Tony G made the call and hen Safina folded.
and Tony G moved all in. Negreanu called off for his last 111,000 chips.
and completed Negreanu's flush to double him up.
and then Luke Schwartz reraised to 47,000 with the 
. Hellmuth moved all in for 223,000 and Schwartz didn't like it.
and without Schwartz there, he won the pot and sent Hellmuth to the rail. Tony G ran and got the bike and Hellmuth got on it to be a good sport. Tony G chased him on the tricycle and they rode around the Ravello Bar.
. Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind with the 
.
and Hellmuth bet 6,000. Schwartz folded and then Safina raised to 30,000. Hellmuth folded and Safina took the pot. He's still in the lead with over 600,000.
and Ian Frazer called with the 
and both checked again. The river was the 
and both checked again. Frazer won the pot with his pair of queens.
. Ian Frazer called with the 
. Luke Schwartz completed from the small blind with the 
and Frazer won the hand with his flush. Timoshenko was sent home in eighth place and earned zero points today.
