Hellmuth Spirals Out of the Main Event
Level 21
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
After building his way up to nearly 500,000 earlier in the day, Phil Hellmuth let the young kids get the best of him. Hellmuth lost a few pots here and there and was down to under 100,000. He raised to 20,000 from the hijack and Viktor Kovachev three-bet to 57,000 out of the big blind. Hellmuth announced all-in for 64,000 and Kovachev called.
Hellmuth tabled 
but was dominated by Kovachev's 
. The board ran out 
and Hellmuth was unable to come from behind. He battled with Kovachev and Jan Mach throughout the day, spewing words at them everytime he lost a pot. Unfortunately, he was unable to turn up any white magic today, hitting the rail in 56th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
945,000 | 75,000 |
|
Busted |