Hand #88 - Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 6th Place ($76,464) | 2007 World Series of Poker

Hand #88 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, Hellmuth raises under the gun to 120,000, and Shak calls from the big blind. The flop comes {Q-Spades}

, Shak moves all in, and Hellmuth calls all in for 305,000 with {A-Clubs}

for a pair of tens. Shak shows {K-Hearts}

for a pair of queens, and Hellmuth will need to improve to survive.

Because Hellmuth is behind, there's no need to insurance from Phil Ivey. Besides, Hellmuth is suddenly in a much less jovial mood.

The turn card is the {9-Hearts}

, and Hellmuth needs an ace or a ten on the river if he wants to continue pursuit of his 12th bracelet today.

The river card is the {2-Spades}

, and Beth Shak wins the pot with a pair of queens. Hellmuth walks over to his wife for a moment before returning to the table to shake hands with the other players.

Phil Hellmuth is eliminated in sixth place, earning $76,464 (minus what he lost in side bets to Phil Ivey). The next player eliminated will receive $100,431 for fifth place.