Hellmuth Left on a Nub; Doubles for Five Bigs
Level 7
: 500/1,000, 1,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth saw his stack cut down to 14 big blinds and then called a raise by Craig Fishman for 2,200 when in the cutoff. The flop brought 
and Fishman bet 2,200, Hellmuth min-raised to 4,400 and Fishman clicked back to 9,600 in order to force a fold from Hellmuth.
A few hands later, Hellmuth raised to 3,000 from early position and called all in after a three-bet by Pedro Padilha in the big blind.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Pedro Padilha: 
The board ran out 
and Hellmuth remained in contention.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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347,000
57,000
|
57,000 |
|
148,000
148,000
|
148,000 |
|
12,000
10,000
|
10,000 |
|
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