Phil Hellmuth limped in from the button and Roberto Romanello called from the small blind. In the big blind, Yannick Bonnet raised to 4,200. Hellmuth called, and Romanello folded.
The flop came down and Bonnet fired 3,500. Hellmuth called. After the turn and river , both players checked. Bonnet showed the and Hellmuth mucked.
After he mucked, Hellmuth began a quiet rant under his breath and mentioned he had king-queen. He stood up a paced a tiny ways away from the table before returning to the action, still mumbling to himself about the hand.
Serge Chechin and Giovanni Maresca got all the money preflop with Maresca at risk. He held the to Chechin's . The flop, turn and river came and Maresca was sent to the rail.
Phil Hellmuth raised to 4,600 from the cutoff seat on the first hand back from the break. Yannick Bonnet reraised to 15,000 from the small blind and play folded back to Hellmuth. He reraised all in for 18,500 and Bonnet called.
Bonnet:
Hellmuth:
The flop, turn and river ran out and Hellmuth doubled up. He's back at nearly 40,000 in chips.
After a raise to 3,500 from Matan Krakow on the button, Jeff Rossiter reraised all in for about 25,000 from the small blind. Krakow made the call with the to have Rossiter and his on the ropes.
The flop of kept Krakow in front, as did the on the turn. Rossiter needed a club on the river, an ace or a queen, but couldn't find any of those when the landed. He was eliminated in 25th place as the official tournament bubble boy.
By busting Rossiter and the bubble, Krakow, last year's fourth-place finisher, climbed to 240,000 in chips.
After breaking a table play continued, and Govert Metaal was all in on the very first one. From middle position he moved all in for 11,700, and Sandy Denis called from the small blind.
Metaal:
Denis:
The board ran out , and Metaal doubled up. He's still one of the short stacks with 24 players remaining.
and Bonnet fired 3,500. Hellmuth called. After the turn 
and river 
, both players checked. Bonnet showed the 
and Hellmuth mucked.
. The flop, turn and river came 
and Hellmuth doubled up. He's back at nearly 40,000 in chips.
to have Rossiter and his 
on the ropes.
kept Krakow in front, as did the 
on the turn. Rossiter needed a club on the river, an ace or a queen, but couldn't find any of those when the 
landed. He was eliminated in 25th place as the official tournament bubble boy.
