Hellmuth Advances; Owes Ladouceur a Case of Dom
Phil Hellmuth limped in on the button, Marc-Andre Ladouceur raised to 25,000, and Hellmuth made the call. Ladouceur led out for 22,000 on a flop of 
, the 13-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner called, and the turn brought the 
.
Ladouceur moved all in for 153,000, sending Hellmuth deep into the tank.
"You have nines? Tens?" Hellmuth asked. "I've lost a lot of money making these calls. Hero calls."
Hellmuth then called, and as he suspected, he was behind.
Ladouceur: 
Hellmuth: 
Ladouceur was in great shape to double and get back into the match, but the 
spiked on the river to give Hellmuth a straight. Hellmuth shot out of his chair.
"Wow, what a suck out," he said apologetically. "Buddy you outplayed me today. I owe you a case of Dom [Pérignon]."
Hellmuth then went onto to explain to Ladouceur that he will be buying 30-40 bottles soon, and will certainly gift one to Ladouceur for the bad beat. He will also be playing the winner of the Mark Radoja/Alex Venovski match.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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960,000
120,000
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120,000 |
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Busted | |