Dan Shak called 3,000 from early position, a player in middle position raised to 6,000, the button three-bet to 9,000, Shak called, and the original raiser called as well.
The flop came 
, and Shak checked. The original raiser checked, the button bet 3,000, Shak called, and the original raiser folded.
The turn brought the 
, and Shak checked. The button bet 6,000, Shak check-raised to 12,000, the button folded, and Shak took the pot.
Fabrice Soulier raised from the hijack to 6,000, and Esther Taylor called from the button.
The two players saw a flop of 
. Soulier checked, Taylor bet 3,000, and Soulier called.
The turn brought the 
, and Soulier checked again. Taylor bet 6,000, and Soulier called.
The 
fell on the river, and Soulier checked once more. Taylor bet 6,000, and Soulier called.
Taylor tabled 
for the nut flush, Soulier mucked, and Taylor took the pot.
Phil Hellmuth needs no real introduction. The fourteen-time bracelet winner — who has over 100 cashes in WSOP events, over $13 million dollars in WSOP earnings, and is highly regarded as one of the best no-limit hold'em tournament players of his time — jumps into the action.
Hellmuth sat down right at the end of late registration, fresh off his 10th-place finish in the High Roller for One Drop tournament where he netted $312,006 for his efforts. He's anything but dull, known for his antics at times, but regardless, he is a legend and an ambassador of the game.
Hellmuth joins a table with some stiff opposition in the form of Nick Schulman, Christopher George, and Ilya Dymet, among others. Stay tuned to see how he progresses through the last two levels of the night.
Level: 9
Limits: 3,000/6,000
Ante: 0
Players are now on a 15-minute break.
Level 8 has come and gone, and once the break is complete, late registration will be over.
Andreas Klatt raised to 5,000 from the button, and the big blind called.
The two players saw a flop of 
, and the big blind checked. Klatt bet 2,500, and his opponent called.
The turn brought the 
, and the big blind bet. Klatt called.
The 
fell on the river, and the big blind bet again. After about 30 seconds of thought, Klatt called and tabled 
for a set of aces for high and no low. His opponent tabled 
for two pair and sixty-five low, so they chopped the pot.
Fabrice Soulier raised to 5,000 from middle position, Mike Matusow three-bet to 7,500 from the button, and Soulier called.
The flop came 
, and both players checked.
The turn brought the , Soulier bet 5,000, and Matusow called.
The 
fell on the river, and Soulier bet 5,000 again. Matusow called, and Soulier tabled 
for two pair, aces and jacks, for high and no low.
"Are you f***ing kidding me?" Matusow asked in disbelief as he peeked back at his hole cards. "Wow," he said as he mucked.
Justin Bonomo was in the hijack and raised to 5,000. Daniel Alaei was in the small blind and called.
The flop was 
, and Alaei check-called a bet of 2,500 from Bonomo.
The turn was the 
, and again, Alaei check-called, but for 5,000 this time.
The river was the 
, and Alaei checked. Bonomo didn't hesitate firing a third bullet for 5,000. Alaei called, and Bonomo tabled 
, giving him a low and a small flush. Both were good, and he climbed back over starting stack.
With a large pile of chips already in the middle and the board reading 
, Benny Glaser bet 5,000, and David Benyamine called for the remainder of his stack. Glaser tabled 
for a full boat, and Benyamine flashed 
for ace-jack hi as he mucked.
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