Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 2nd Place ($153,493)
Level 24
Badugi
In what would be the last hand of the tournament, Phil Hellmuth raised on the button and was three-bet by Adam Friedman. Hellmuth went all in and Friedman called.
Both players stayed pat on all three draws and Friedman authoritatively tabled ![]()
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for a nine-dugi.
Hellmuth nodded his head in acknowledgment and mucked — ending the tournament and awarding Friedman his third straight $10k Dealer's Choice championship!
Stay tuned for a recap of the event.

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5,600,000
350,000
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350,000 |
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Busted | |
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