Chen Cripples Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth started the action by raising and it folded around to Bill Chen in the big blind who made the call. Hellmuth drew two and Chen took three. Chen check-called a bet from Hellmuth and the two were off to the second draw.
Chen took two this time and Hellmuth took one. Hellmuth continued with another bet and Chen threw out a raise. Hellmuth three-bet and Chen made the call. Hellmuth drew one card on the last draw and Chen stood pat.
Both players checked and Chen tabled 
causing Hellmuth to shoot his cards into the muck.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,500 | 2,000 |