The plan was for Phil to drive up in his race car, emerge fully decked-out in racing gear, and stride through the Rio with 11 lovely ladies escorting him to his seat. A person with less than, ah, complete self-assurance might've squashed those plans after wrecking the car while driving around a parking lot, but this is Phil Hellmuth we're talking about. He showed up in a limo, met up with his phalanx of lovely ladies, and headed off to work.




, Karl Grass held A-A, Peter Rho held J-J for a set, and Than Tran held 
for the flopped flush! Though Grass survived the hand, Rho was eliminated, and Tran's stack is up to 58,000.




, Steve Singh moved all in for 14,200 on the river. His opponent thought for an eternity before finally folding J-J face up. Singh mucked without showing, and his stack is up to 30,000.

face up.

, the big blind checks, Smith bets 1,350, and everyone folds but the big blind, who calls.
, the big blind bets 2,600, and Smith calls. The river card is the
, the big blind moves all in for 6,175, and Smith calls. 
for a jack-high heart flush, and Smith mucks.