From under the gun, John Hennigan raised. Daniel Alaei called from the big blind and the flop came down . Alaei checked and Hennigan bet. Alaei called.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the on the river. Alaei bet and Hennigan folded.
David Chiu raised under the gun and the action was folded to Ben Yu in the small blind. Yu three-bet, Chiu called.
The flop came down and Yu bet, Chiu called. The turn was the and Yu bet once more. This was too much for Chiu, who opted to lay it down. Chiu was left with 65,000 after this hand.
Chiu's final hand started with Stephen Chidwick, who raised under the gun plus one. Chiu was in the small blind, and he moved all in for 50,000 total. Bruno Fitoussi called in the big blind, and Chidwick called as well.
The flop came down , and Fitoussi check-folded to Chidwick's bet.
David Chiu
Stephen Chidwick
The turn was the and the river the eliminating Chiu in 23rd place.
Joe Cassidy raised from the cutoff seat and Viktor Blom called from the big blind. The flop came down and Blom check-raised a bet from Cassidy. Cassidy reraised and was all in for 59,000 total. Blom called.
Blom:
Cassidy:
The turn was the and river the to give Cassidy the pot and the double up.
"You win one, I win one. Now we're even," said Cassidy to Blom after the hand, referencing the massive pot the two played at the end of last night that resulted in Blom taking the overnight chip lead.
We are down the 23 players, as we just lost Michael Glick in 24th place. Lyle Berman was in middle position when he raised, and the action got folded to Michael Glick who was on the cutoff. Glick three-bet, Berman four-bet and that was enough to put Glick all in for 61,000 total. He called.
John Hennigan raised to 18,000 from late position and David Oppenheim called from the small blind to see the flop come down . Oppenheim checked and Hennigan bet 25,000. Oppenheim made the call.
On the turn, both players checked and the paired the board on the river. Oppenheim checked and Hennigan bet 75,000. Oppenheim snapped.
Phil Hellmuth started the day very low on chips, and he couldn't pull off the miracle comeback. Right at the start of the day he got a little hope when he managed to find himself a double up.
Hellmuth what under the gun plus one and limped, inviting Daniel Alaei into the pot from the button. Both blinds, Lyle Berman and Daivd Oppenheim, stayed in the pot creating four-way action.
The flop came down , and it got checked to Hellmuth who went all in for 18,000. Alaei made the call and both Berman and Oppenheim folded.
Hellmuth showed and was up against Alaei's . The turn was the , and the river the keeping Hellmuth's hopes alive.
The very next hand it was all over though, as the 12-time World Series of Poker champion lost his chips to Oppenheim. Hellmuth raised pot under the gun and Oppenheim called from the small blind.
The flop came down and Oppenheim bet pot putting Hellmuth to the test. He called.
Phil Hellmuth
David Oppenheim
The turn was the and the river the giving Oppenehim a straight. Hellmuth was eliminated, and he'll have to wait for another chance at bracelet number 13.
phil_hellmuth phil_hellmuthOUT, Ouch! Tripled up, then played 160K pot, turned nut str8, but lost to a house on river. TY to all of my fans + followers for support!June 27 2012