donpeters
"Bubble Gum" as Phil Laak now calls him
Daniel Negreanu raised to 60,000 with the . Phil Hellmuth tanked for about five minutes with the , looking like he might make a move. He ended up folded and then Roland De Wolfe folded the from the small blind. Luke Schwartz was all in from the big blind after having 30,000 of his 50,000 posted and then calling all in. He had .
The board ran out and Schwartz finished in fourth place, taking home six points.
donpeters
Now here's a look at the overall scoreboard.
1. Phil Laak – 48 points
2. David Benyamine - 38 points
T-3. Giovanni Safina - 29 points
T-3. Luke Schwartz – 29 points
5. Ian Frazer – 26 points
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
First place in this heat gets 16 points, second place gets 11 points and third place gets eight points. Roland De Wolfe can make the final table with a win, Phil Hellmuth has to outlast Daniel Negreanu and Negreanu just has to lock up second place. You do the math from there.
donpeters
Phil Hellmuth completed from the small blind with the and then Roland De Wolfe raised all in for 580,000 from the big blind with the . Hellmuth wondered for a little bit and then mucked his hand.
donpeters
De Wolfe did well enough to move on
Roland De Wolfe moved all in for 640,000 from the button with the . Daniel Negreanu picked up the in the small blind and made the call.
The flop came down and Negreanu stayed in front. The turn gave De Wolfe some chop outs with the pairing the board. The river couldn't do it though, with the and De Wolfe was finished in third place. He moved up to 22 points total with these eight here and is guaranteed to be in the heads-up playoffs tomorrow.
donpeters
The four guaranteed spots at the final table have been set with the elimination of Roland De Wolfe in third place. Phil Laak (48 points), David Benyamine (38 points), Giovanni Safina (29 points) and Luke Schwartz (29 points) have all locked up a spot at the final table. It's now a battle for the spots that move on to the heads-up playoffs.
Here's the standing.
x-1. Phil Laak – 48 points x-2. David Benyamine - 38 points x-T-3. Giovanni Safina - 29 points x-T-3. Luke Schwartz – 29 points
5. Ian Frazer – 26 points
6. Roland De Wolfe – 22 points
7. JC Tran – 20 points
8. Yevgeniy Timoshenko – 16 points
9. Vanessa Rousso – 16 points
10. Tony G - 11 points
11. Daniel Negreanu – 10 points - still playing
12. Phil Hellmuth - 8 points - still playing
x - clinched final table berth
If Phil Hellmuth finishes in second place, he'll add 11 points and finish with 19. That would give Daniel Negreanu 26 points. In that scenario, Hellmuth will miss out of the playoff and Negreanu will be in along with JC Tran. If Hellmuth wins and Negreanu loses, Hellmuth will get in as will Negreanu, but Tran will be knocked out. That said, Negreanu might actually lose on purpose if he feels it's more advantageous to have Hellmuth in instead of Tran.
. Phil Hellmuth tanked for about five minutes with the 
, looking like he might make a move. He ended up folded and then Roland De Wolfe folded the 
from the small blind. Luke Schwartz was all in from the big blind after having 30,000 of his 50,000 posted and then calling all in. He had 
.
and Schwartz finished in fourth place, taking home six points.
and then Roland De Wolfe raised all in for 580,000 from the big blind with the 
. Hellmuth wondered for a little bit and then mucked his hand.
. Daniel Negreanu picked up the 
in the small blind and made the call.
and Negreanu stayed in front. The turn gave De Wolfe some chop outs with the 
and De Wolfe was finished in third place. He moved up to 22 points total with these eight here and is guaranteed to be in the heads-up playoffs tomorrow.
