Hellmuth Hanging Tough
Level 8
: 6,000/12,000, 0 ante
After losing his first two bullets against Thiago Nishijima, the inimitable Phil Hellmuth is crawling back into the match.
In a recent hand, he taught the young Brazilian pro a lesson about getting out of line, by four-betting on a board of 
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The action started with Nishijima leading out on the turn for 12,000, and Hellmuth responding with a raise to 37,000. Nishijima then cut out another green T25000 tournament chip for a reraise to 52,000.
After donning his glasses to better study Nishijima, Hellmuth four-bet by making it 152,000, and Nishijima quickly surrendered.
This hand put Hellmuth back in the mix, and the two continue to battle as one of the last matches of the round.