Luke Schwartz raised to 40,000 with the and Tony G was in the big blind with the . He was debating calling and then Schwartz wanted to ask a question. Phil Hellmuth chimed in and cut off Schwartz, complaining that the hand was taking too long. Tony G quickly cut off Hellmuth and told him "just shut up."
Schwartz then asked, "If he calls, can we agree to check it down?"
Hellmuth immediately chimed in because this isn't allowed and is looked at as a form of cheating. Tony G told Hellmuth just to stay quiet and keep to himself. Hellmuth got up from the table, arguing that this can't happen and went and got the tournament director so he could warn the players. Tony G then made the call.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was an and both players checked again. The river was a and both checked again. Schwartz announced that he had jacks and won the hand.
Tony G moved all in from the small blind with pocket sevens and Roland De Wolfe made the call from the big blind with the , putting his entire tournament on the line.
The flop came down and Tony G stayed ahead. The turn card was the though and Tony G went off.
"This deal is just incredible, I haven't won a hand!" he said, pacing around the table now. "It's like I'm drawing dead every hand," he went on to say, very upset about losing. Tony G took a little time to get on his bike and ride it around the Ravello Bar and cool off, but even when he returned, was still very upset about losing. He still has nearly 400,000 chips while De Wolfe doubled to 367,000.
The chips have been taken off the table for a photo shoot with the 12 players from the PartyPoker Premier League IV. Once that's all done with, the players in this heat should be on their one-hour lunch/dinner break.
Luke Schwartz - 675,000
Tony G - 385,000
Phil Hellmuth - 380,000
Roland De Wolfe - 367,000
Daniel Negreanu - 266,000
Vanessa Rousso - 184,000
David Benyamine - 113,000
Tony G was very adamant about getting the game started on time, even without Phil Hellmuth being there. On the first hand back, Daniel Negreanu moved all in for 286,000 from the small blind with the and then he began mimicking Tony G. Tony G eventually made the call with the -- "an ace from space" as he called it.
The board ran out and Negreanu doubled up. Tony G was left with 100,000 chips.
Phil Hellmuth and Daniel Negreanu took a flop with 180,000 chips in the middle and the first three community cards coming out . Negreanu held the and Hellmuth held the .
Negreanu was first to act and checked. Hellmuth checked behind. The turn was he and Negreanu fired 100,000. Hellmuth folded and Negreanu showed the hand to the crowd on the rail only.
Phil Hellmuth open-shoved from the small blind to put the pressure on Tony G in the big blind who had only five big blinds left in his stack. He had the and Tony G made the call with the .
The board ran out and Hellmuth won the race after hitting the eight on the river. Hellmuth eliminated Tony G in seventh place and he took home two points and $4,000 for his finish. That also looks like it's going to be the end of the PartyPoker Premier League IV for Tony G.