There are probably two players remaining in today's event who could say something like this, and it wasn't Mike Matusow. That's right, Phil Hellmuth just jumped up from his chair and burned his opponent, Barry Hartheimer, down pretty hard after losing a big pot.
The board read 
when Hellmuth had put in a raise and Hartheimer called. The river brought out the 
. Hellmuth bet out straight away and Hartheimer raised. "Call," Hellmuth snapped to his opponent who turned over 
for the broadway straight.
Hellmuth stood up from his chair and under a second later he exploded. "What the f...," Hellmuth swallowed his words before getting into penalty trouble. "I knew your were gonna give me all your chips! I let you win five hands and now you do this? How can you get this far in a tournament?," he added not even looking for an answer. "Dumb luck Phil, just dumb luck," Hartheimer replied calmly.
Hellmuth showed 
for the turned nuts and the flopped nut flush draw. "Does he get everything?," Hellmuth said steaming as he was looking for a way to get at least some of his chips back. "Yes I do," Hartheimer said with a smile. "Who puts in eight millions bets with that hand?," he ranted on as the dealer started pitching the cards. "You only lost like 9,000 Phil, take it easy," Hartheimer added to the rant that didn't seem to end. Hellmuth is still alive, but a moment like this could blur his vision and we will keep a close eye on the 11-time WSOP champ who slid his headphones and glasses back on. Back to the grind for Hellmuth who needs to regain some focus if he wants to chase number 12 in this event.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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24,000
1,000
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1,000 |
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and both players checked the river.
for a flush.
and the action was checked to the button player who bet 2,400. Both players called before all three checked the 
for top two and scooped.
and Baker checked, the player to his left bet 1,200. Nguyen was sitting to his left and he raised to 2,400 and two other players folded back to player who bet the flop. The dealer was about to put out the turn when Nguyen reminded him he had put in a raise. The call was made nevertheless and we got to the turn.
for two pair and Nguyen flashed his 
before mucking his cards.
and the big blind led on the river.
for no part of the pot.
