Daniel Negreanu limped the button with the and Phil hellmuth raised to 130,000 from the small blind with the . Roland De Wolfe folded in the big blind and Negreanu called.
The flop came down and Hellmuth was first up with 386,000 in his stack. He fired 60,000.
"Sixty? Sixty-thousand? Wow, that's really weird," said Negreanu. Then he called and asked for the .
The turn was actually the and Hellmuth checked. Negreanu bet 100,000 and Hellmiuth called.
The river was the and Hellmuth checked. Negreanu moved all in for put Hellmuth to the test. He folded his hand and Negreanu scooped the pot.
Negreanu knows the points situation very well and knows that the best-case scenario is him busting Phil Hellmuth in fourth place.
Play has been paused while the tournament staff lets the players take a break to check out the point situation. They're not helping them figure out who needs to finish where, just giving them the current point totals and letting them figure it out for themselves.
Here's how the overall leaderboard looks currently. Everyone still playing is guaranteed a least six more points.
1. Phil Laak – 48 points
2. David Benyamine - 38 points
3. Giovanni Safina - 29 points
4. Ian Frazer – 26 points
5. Luke Schwartz – 23 points - still playing
6. JC Tran – 20 points
7. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 16 points
8. Vanessa Rousso – 16 points
9. Roland De Wolfe – 14 points - still playing
10. Tony G - 11 points
11. Daniel Negreanu – 10 points - still playing
12. Phil Hellmuth - 8 points - still playing
Luke Schwartz has locked up a spot in the final, and the other three are still in contention to make it to the next round at least depending on their finish.
Phil Hellmuth moved all in for 270,000 with two red sevens. Daniel Negreanu woke up with the in the big blind and made the call.
The flop came down and Hellmuth fell behind Negreanu's pair of kings. The turn was an interesting card when the rolled off. It gave Hellmuth some extra outs for a straight.
The river was the and just like that, Hellmuth was back in his seat collecting the pot. He's back over 500,000 now and right back in this thing.