Hellmuth Getting Low
Phil Hellmuth raised from the hijack position to 27,000 and Jason Mercier was the lone caller in the big blind. They saw a flop of 

and Mercier led out with a bet of 37,000. Hellmuth made a quick call.
The turn brought the
and Mercier checked to Hellmuth who fired 45,000. Mercier made the call and the river brought a repeat
. Mercier checked and Hellmuth quickly tapped the table behind.
"Ten..." said Mercier.
"It's good," came the reply from Hellmuth, and Mercier opened 


. Hellmuth is now down to 180,000.