Scott Clements put his last few thousand in on the final bet, and Jack Duong was considering a call.
Clements: //
Duong: //
Duong did decide to call, and Clements tabled for an eight-seven. Duong mucked, and the dealer revealed what looked like an and a along with another unknown card.
Justin Bonomo bet fifth street and faced significant action as Samuel Touil raised and Stephen Chidwick cold-called. Bonomo decided to call, and they saw sixth street.
Bonomo: /
Touil: /
Chidwick: /
Everyone checked, and Chidwick put in a bet on the end. Only Bonomo called. Chidwick showed for an eight-five and took the pot.
Viacheslav Zhukov: / fold
Russell Clayton: / /
Phil Hellmuth: / /
Zhukov completed, Clayton called, Hellmuth raised and both of his opponents called.
On fourth street, Clayton led out and both of his opponents called.
The action was the same on fifth street except Zhukov folded.
Clayton bet again on sixth and Hellmuth called again.
Both players checked seventh and Clayton turned over for a nine low. Hellmuth kept his cards for a bit, rechecked them, mumbled some words to himself and eventually mucked.
Phil Hellmuth has had plenty of success in razz in recent years, winning this very event in 2015 and also taking down a bracelet in a $2,500 event in 2012, but he won't be adding the 2017 Razz Championship to his trophy case.
Down to his last 10,000 or so, Hellmuth got in there on fifth street against James Chen.
Hellmuth: /
Chen: /
"You didn't have much," Hellmuth joked.
Hellmuth got another king right away, while Chen turned over a seven, ending the hand there. Hellmuth told everyone good game on his way out the door.
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