Hellmuth Overcomes Nishijima; Moves on to Sweet Sixteen
Level 8
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
Phil Hellmuth has defeated Thiago Nishijima to advance to the next round.
On the final hand, the two players got it all in for Nishijima's tournament life with Hellmuth holding 
over Nishijima's 
.
The flop brought 
and Nishijima was left calling for a ten. He did not find it as the 
paired the board on fourth street. Ultimately, Hellmuth clinched victory as the 
finished off the board.
"You played very, very strong," Hellmuth told Nishijima after the match. "Much better than all of my other opponents."
Hellmuth will move on to play Marc-Andre Ladouceur in the next round.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
480,000 | 400,000 |
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Busted |