Phil Hellmuth started the action by raising in early position to 1,000. Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was next to act, and he moved all in for 4,200 more. It was back to Hellmuth, and after thinking for 10 seconds, Mizrachi said "come on Phil let's gamble!" That seemed to work for Hellmuth, as he tossed in the call.
Hellmuth drew two, while Mizrachi stood pat, and tabled . Hellmuth showed , and would need help to secure the knockout. The first card he rolled over was a , giving him a nine, six, five, four, or three for outs to win the pot. "Oh my god I got there" said Hellmuth as he rolled over a . "Unbelievable" Mizrachi said in a half joking half not joking manner as he headed to the rail.
We recently saw Tom Schneider victorious over Phil Hellmuth in a pot and by the time we got back out on to the floor the two were battling again. We caught up to see Schneider draw one card while Hellmuth stood pat.
Schneider led out for 6,000 after the draw and Hellmuth quickly called. In one sleek motion Schneider instantly tabled .
Hellmuth was livid, showing .
"This is exactly what you did to me the year you won player of the year!" said Hellmuth. "I'd be getting dealt nines and you'd make eights. Must be pretty sweet!"
With that loss Hellmuth is on life support with only 5,500 in chips.
We arrived at the table to see Chad Brown walking away while Todd Brunson stacked chips, so we can only assume that Brown fell at the hands of the bracelet winner.
Action folded to Hasan Habib's button and he raised to an unknown amount. Galen Hall three-bet from the big blind to 3,600 and Habib called. Hall stood pat and Habib drew one card.
Hall fired out after the draw with a bet of 4,225. Habib looked at his cards and quickly called. A frustrated Hall flung his hand into the muck immediately before Habib could even table his.
Habib showed the showing that he made his low and was able to drag in the pot, knocking Hall down to 13,000.
There was already around 23,000 in the middle when we got to the table. Barry Greenstein and George Danzer were heads up, and the draws had already occurred.
Greenstein had fired out a bet of 15,000, and Danzer was in the tank. He was thinking for about a minute while we were there, and we're not sure how long he was thinking before that, but eventually, Joe Tehan called the clock. The floor came over to start the clock, and after about 15 seconds, he tossed in the call. Greenstein immediately mucked his hand face down, and Danzer showed .
After that pot, Danzer is up to 68,000, while Greenstein plummets to under 10,000.
Action started with a player in middle position raising to 1,000. It folded around to Jared Bleznick, and he moved all in for 7,600. Galen Hall was next to act, and after about 20 seconds of thinking, he made the call. The original raiser folded, and the two were heads up.
Hall stood pat, while Bleznick drew one. Hall rolled over , and Bleznick showed . Bleznick was drawing thin, and he started to get out of his seat as he flipped his card over. However, he caught one of his gin cards, a , and he made an eighty-six to stay alive. Meanwhile, Hall drops down to 22,000.
There are still complaints buzzing around the room about the earlier mentioned rule where two t500 chips tossed into the pot count as a bring in of 800. Some players took to Twitter to protest or criticize this rule
DanOBrienPoker Dan O'Brien@WSOPTD very small issue but would like to debate the nl deuce "bring in" affecting raise amounts with multiple chipsJuly 05 2012
JasonMercier Jason MercierThis can't be a real rule: 200/400 in NL2-7. Someone throws in 2 500 chips... Its a raise to 800... Gtfoh!! Can u confirm this @WSOPTDJuly 05 2012
JasonMercier Jason MercierI'm prolly going to lose 5k to viffer betting on this rule. How could u ever have such a retarded rule ??July 05 2012
dwpoker David Williams@WSOPTD NL 2-7. Blinds 200-400. Player throws in two 500 chips. How much is it????July 05 2012
A player in middle position made it 1,300 to go, and Bryn Kenney three bet to 3,500 in the cutoff. It folded around to Jared Bleznick in the small blind, and he went all in for 17,700. The original raiser got out of the way, and after about 20 seconds of thinking, Kenney tossed in the call.
Bleznick drew one card, while Kenney stood pat, saying he had a "bad nine". From what we could tell of Kenney lifting his cards up, it looked like a "ninety-seven", and Bleznick showed . For the second time in the last hour, Bleznick was at risk drawing thin, and started to stand up as he flipped over his last card. This time, it was an , which was good enough for him to secure another double up to 38,000. Meanwhile, Kenney drops down to 9,300.
In the latest update on the great chip debate, Jack Effel has responded to the those who tweeted at him.
WSOPTD Jack EffelNL 2-7 is treated differently than NLHE b/c 1st person must open w/a raise, which is min bring-in. If bet amt is ambiguous, then it's a callJuly 05 2012
WSOPTD Jack EffelPlayers should verbalize pre-flop raises in 2-7 NL. That will make this a lot easier for everyone to understand.July 05 2012
DanOBrienPoker Dan O'Brien@WSOPTD with all due respect, 2 500 chips is not ambiguous. There is no real bring in, just a forced raise, 800 is not a significant numberJuly 05 2012
WSOPTD Jack Effel@DanOBrienPoker This is a high limit rule, & understood. If you would like a real debate on this, suggest @barrygreenstein or @RealKidPokerJuly 05 2012
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, giving him a nine, six, five, four, or three for outs to win the pot. "Oh my god I got there" said Hellmuth as he rolled over a 
. "Unbelievable" Mizrachi said in a half joking half not joking manner as he headed to the rail.
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