David Benyamine moved all in with the for 83,000 and Phil Hellmuth made the call with the . He had Benyamine dominated, but then Roland De Wolfe moved all in for 287,000 with the and had Hellmuth dominated. This was an extremely important pot for De Wolfe, as he needs to go as deep as possible to try and get to the top eight.
Hellmuth needed an exact count from the dealer and got one before going deeper into the tank. "Roly poly what is it kid?" asked Hellmuth to De Wolfe, trying to get a better read. After another few minutes, he called the clock on himself and began to count the pot out loud. Luke Schwartz was needling him a little bit and Hellmuth asked him if he could stay out of it and let him think. Eventually, he made the fold.
The flop came down and De Wolfe pushed Benyamine closer to the door with that flop that missed him about as far as it could. The turn was the and that was it for Benyamine, he was drawing dead going to the river, which completed the board with the .
Benyamine earned three points and moved up to 38 points total. He's guaranteed a spot at the final table and we'll see him back tomorrow. De Wolfe is up to 483,000.
Daniel Negreanu has had a pad of paper with him that's had everyone's point total on it and he's been keeping score as the heat progresses. Just recently, Phil Hellmuth borrowed it as did Vanessa Rousso to figure out how they are doing in relation to the rest of the field. This will also help them map out their strategies for the rest of this tournament.
Roland De Wolfe looked down at the and just folded it before action moved around to Luke Schwartz. He looked at the and moved all in for 675,000, nearly 34 big blinds. Daniel Negreanu picked up the and called all in for 532,000, which was over 26.5 big blinds. Everyone else folded and these two would be flipping for over one million chips!
The flop came down and Negreanu stayed in front. The turn was the and then the river was the . Negreanu won the massive coinflip and Schwartz was left with less than 150,000 chips.
Daniel Negreanu just raised to 40,000 preflop and took the blinds with the . On the next hand, he raised with the to 40,000 again. Phil Hellmuth reraised to 140,000 with the . Negreanu folded.
Hellmuth can't let Negreanu get too far away from him, so he's forced to play back at him.
For the third hand in a row, Daniel Negreanu raised to 40,000. This time he had the . Phil Hellmuth called in position this time with the .
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn gave Hellmuth trips when the fell. Both players checked again.
The river was the and Negreanu check-called a bet of 60,000 from Hellmuth. Hellmuth tabled his full house and won the pot, beating Negreanu's two pair with an ace quicker.
Daniel Negreanu raised to 40,000 with the and Phil Hellmuth called in position again with the and a dominating hand.
The flop came down and both players checked. The turn added the and both players put in 40,000, with Negreanu check-calling the bet from Hellmuth.
The river was the and Negreanu checked. Hellmuth fired 83,000 and Negreanu went into the tank.
"I have a feeling you made three jacks on the river," said Negreanu. "I feel Phil Hellmuth has queen-jack, a queen and a jack, and I cannot beat that so I'm folding." A correct read by Negreanu that he was beat even though Hellmuth didn't have those exact cards.
Phil Hellmuth limped in with and Luke Schwartz limped from the small blind with . Daniel Negreanu was in the big blind with . After a flop of , Schwartz moved all in for 103,000. Negreanu folded and then Hellmuth folded.
Daniel Negreanu was in the small blind with the and Phil Hellmuth was in the big blind with the . Both players put 60,000 chips in after Negreanu limped and Hellmuth raised. The flop came down . Both players checked and the turn made Negreanu with the . He fired 60,000 and Hellmuth called.
The river was the and Negreanu bet 200,000. Hellmuth folded his hand and Negreanu won the pot.
Phil Hellmuth moved all in from the button for 706,000 with the . Vanessa Rousso was in the big blind with the and began talking to herself. She eventually folded and opted to live to fight for another day, even on the short stack.
Vanessa Rousso moved in from the button for 74,000 with the . Luke Schwartz called in the small blind with the and then Daniel Negreanu calledin the big blind with the .
Schwartz and Negreanu checked it down as the board ran out and that was it for Rousso. Schwartz picked up some important chips and more importantly, sent Rousso to the rail in fifth place, leaving her going home with just four points.