, Gabe Thaler fired 2,500 into his opponent from the position of the small blind. The other player was acting out of the big blind and made the call. After the river came the
, Thaler began playing with his chips for a minute or two. He then tapped the table for a check. His opponent checked behind after a moment of hesitation."Queen high." announced Thaler, but didn't flip over his hand. His opponent nodded his head and waited for Thaler to turn up his hand. Thaler then turned up
for exactly what he said, queen high. The opponent waited to see this and then rolled over his hand,
for a pair a sixes and the winning hand.


, Liz Lieu bet out for 2,600 after her opponent checked. He went into the tank for nearly a minute before min-raising Lieu to 5,200.
. Brett Jungblut's opponent checked, then called a bet of 11,000. Jungblut showed down
, but was rivered by his opponent's
, a rivered set of nines.
. After another check, Hellmuth fired a second bullet, 2,200 this time, and his opponent called once again.
, and this time the small blind led out with a healthy bet of 8,500. Hellmuth snap-mucked and started talking. It was difficult to make out his exact words, but the word "buddy" was in there more than a few times. The jist of the conversation was Phil saying, "I promise I'll have the chance to bust you." A spectator on the rail told Phil that there were only a few minutes left in the day. Phil replied with something to the effect of, "It doesn't matter. He's on a mission to have me bust him."
, and Hellmuth passed the bet. His opponent made it 5,600, and Hellmuth put in the call. Both players checked the
on the river.
, sending Hellmuth spinning off into one of his world-famous tirades.