Hellmuth Departs in Hellmuth Fashion
Level 16
: Blinds 3,000/6,000, 9,000 ante
Brian Yoon made it 13,000 to go in the hijack. It folded to Phil Hellmuth in the small blind, who moved his stack of 101,000 in the middle. Yoon asked for a count, after which he decided to call.
Hellmuth stood pat, Yoon drew one card, and the holdings were revealed.
Phil Hellmuth: 10x8x7x6x2x 
Brian Yoon: 9x6x4♥3x
"Two-sider," said Yoon as he looked at his new card. "Heart," he claimed, which meant he could only have drawn the 5♥. He turned it over, officially eliminating Hellmuth from the tournament.
Hellmuth let out some expletives as he headed to the exit; "Fucking nine-six," were the last words heard from the 17-time bracelet winner.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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890,000
302,000
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302,000 |
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Busted | |
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