Enter the Champ
Level 1
: 500/1,000, 0 ante
OK, not the defending champ, perhaps, but a champ nonetheless. Phil Hui, winner of the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for just under $1.1 million has grabbed a seat at Table 427. Hui has showed off his limit prowess before, not just in the PPC, but also with a second-place finish in the $3,000 H.O.R.S.E. in 2017.
He'll be a player to keep tabs on as the $10K Limit Hold'em Championship rolls on.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
60,000 | 60,000 |
flop and Newell fired again. Everyone stuck around and the 
checked through. The river was a 
and Wasserson checked. Newell bet, Back raised and Wasserson folded. Newell called but mucked to 
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flop for three bets apiece. Juha Helppi, who had opened under the gun, bet the flop and only the small blind called. On the 
turn and 
river, the small blind check-called again. Helppi showed he didn't need the river as he held 
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flop, Daniel Negreanu put in a raise on the button after a bet from the cutoff. The player in the hijack made it three bets, the cutoff made it four, and Negreanu called. The hijack called as well and action checked to Negreanu on the 
river, the hijack bet, Negreanu raised and the hijack called. 
for top set. 
