With all the money already in the pot, there had clearly been some bets before the flop of 
was dealt, but we came in as Phil Hellmuth pushed his remaining 8,500 into the pot. Two players folded leaving only the small blind who elected to call.
Hellmuth asked, "Do you have an eight?" as he flipped over 
for nothing but a gutshot straight draw. The player shook his head and showed him one better with 
Phil wasn't looking too good until his magic 
hit the turn, securing him the double up. Phil often says, "If luck wasn't a factor, I'd win them all." Well, this time, if luck wasn't a factor he would be out, so he's gotta be thankful for that.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
20,000
4,500
|
4,500 |
|
||
with the player from the big blind betting 1,400. Praz Bansi made the call.
fell on the turn and Bansi checked. His opponent bet 4,000 and Bansi reraised all in for another 5,600. His opponent called and flipped up 
. The river brought the 
and his opponent flipped up 
. The flop ran out 
. The 
hit on the turn giving Williams the straight. The river brought the 
and the pot was already quite large, at least over 12,000. The small blind bet out 9,200 and Mizzi was debating a call. He tossed out chips to call and the small blind sheepishly turned over 
. Mizzi tabled 
and took the large pot, putting around 82,000.
for a rivered nut flush. Hellmuth threw his hands up in disgust and muttered various profanities under his breath. He was only left with 1,500 or one and a half big blinds.
and the small blind bet 1,500 with the big blind calling.
which put four diamonds on the board. The small blind bet 3,500 but the big blind raised it up to 8,000 and the small blind threw it away.
.
, but there were still two cards to come.
