Hellmuth Leaves Spinks with 12,000
Phil Hellmuth completed and received a call from Jonathan Spinks, who then bet the turn. Hellmuth made the call and both players checked fifth street. "Ah, I thought I had you drawing dead on that one, that's why I checked," Hellmuth admitted in regards to fifth street after Spinks checked sixth. Hellmuth then put out a bet and Spinks made a hesitant call, leaving himself just 12,000 behind
Hellmuth: 
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/ (x)
Spinks: (x-x) / 
/ (x)
Spinks checked for a third time on seventh and watched Hellmuth put out another bet. This time Spinks just shook his head and tossed his cards to the muck. Hellmuth then showed . "You knew I had it," he said as he raked in the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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12,000 | -33,000 |