Leiva Eliminates Hellmuth
Level 16
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Hugues Girard raised to 12,000 from late position. Carlos Leiva in the cutoff, and Phil Hellmuth in the small blind made the call.
Three players saw a flop of K♠8♣6♠, Hugues lead out for 11,000. Leiva and Hellmuth made the call.
The turn brought the J♥ and the action. Hellmuth checked, Leiva bet 32,000. Hellmuth took a short moment and moved all in for 64,000. Girard folded. Leiva made the call and the hands were revealed.
Phil Hellmuth: A♣8♠
Carlos Leiva: K♣Q♣
The river was the 2♣ Leiva's pair of Kings took down the pot and Hellmuth exited the tournament area.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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406,000
156,000
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156,000 |
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232,000
12,200
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12,200 |
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Busted | |
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