Alexander Lakhov has more than double either of his opponents at this point in the tournament. However, with over 160 big blinds in total, there is potentially a lot of play left amongst the three players.
Level: 23
Blinds: 2,000/4,000
Ante: 500
The two players were in the blinds when James Worth opened to 7,500. Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind.
The flop fell 
and worth continued for 10,000, which Hellmuth called. The 
turn brought a check from Worth and a 14,000 bet from Hellmuth. Worth reraised to 60,000, which was enough to set Hellmuth all-in and it was snap-called.
James Worth 
Phil Hellmuth 
The 
river was irrelevant as Worth couldn't beat Hellmuth's straight.
Fabian Gumz raised to 6,000 from the button and William Kakon called from the big blind.
The flop came 
on which they both checked to the 
. Kakon decidedly bet 7,000 and Gumz quickly folded.
The meta between Phil Hellmuth and Alexander Lakhov has really been hotting up. Just now Lakhov took one back. First of all Lakhov called a three-bet preflop in position.
Then he called two barrels on the 
board. On the 
river, Hellmuth slowed down and didn't bet the last street, showing 
, which couldn't beat Lakhov's 
.
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Phil Hellmuth has just won another pot, helping him to close the gap even further between his opponents.
Alexander Lakhov opened 7,000 on the button and Hellmuth peeled from the big blind.
The board came 
and Hellmuth check-called all three streets to the tune of 5,000, 15,500 and 27,000.
After the last call, Lakhov said "good call" and mucked, leaving Hellmuth to collect the chips with 
.
Scott Blumstein was all-in from the big blind when Jonathan Cohen had called after his initial raise.
Scott Blumstein: 
Jonathan Cohen: 
The board ran out 
, no help for Blumstein as he was eliminated. The friendly reigning WSOP Main Event Champion shook everyone's hand and made his way to the payout desk to collect his cash for his efforts.
Phil Hellmuth has won a couple of pots recently, which improves his situation dramatically.
Most recently, Alexander Lakhov opened to 6,100 on the button, with James Worth calling from the small and Hellmuth calling from the big blinds.
There was no betting on the 
flop. On the turn there was another check from Worth and Hellmuth made it 9,000 to proceed. Both of his opponents folded and he took it down.
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