Level 16
: 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth raised preflop to 24,000 from early position and a middle position player called while the rest of the action folded around. "I think we both have strong hands," said Phil to his opponent.
The flop came out 
and Hellmuth checked to his opponent who bet 30,000, which Phil responded to by raising to 60,000 which the opponent called.
Hellmuth moved all-in dark for 60,000 on the turn which then came out the 
which the opponent tanked but eventually called. "I have a set of eights," Hellmuth told his opponent "You have nines don't you."
Phil Hellmuth: 
Opponent: 
The river came out the 
and Hellmuth who started his new table with 30,000 has now doubled his stack up to ten times what it was.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
304,000
243,000
|
243,000 |
|
||
ran out on the board to send both Romero and the short-stacked player to the rail.
