The war between Phil Hellmuth and chip leader Brandon Cantu continues.
Hellmuth has been talking Cantu's ear off throughout the entirety of this level. Cantu has been opening most pots with a raise before the flop as his large stack allows him to do so. Cantu's aggression over the table has infuriated Hellmuth to the point where it seems like Hellmuth's personal mission is to gun after Cantu.
Despite many stacks around the room being shorter than him, Hellmuth has shoved all in against Cantu twice, and so far it has been working as Hellmuth's stack has increased.
However, when we last came upon the table, Hellmuth was in the middle of another one of his tirades.
Cantu opened for 8,000 from the cutoff.
As Cantu reached for chips, Hellmuth said "OK, here we go. 10k. Oh eight? Eight this time? Alright." Hellmuth called and the rest of the table folded.
The flop was 
. Cantu continued out with a 10,000 bet and Hellmuth called. The turn was the 
and Cantu moved 35,000 into the middle.
"Trying to push me out now, huh?" said Hellmuth. "You see, the thing is, I've got it, but that's fine. You can push me out."
Hellmuth flashed 
and flung his cards into the muck.
As long as we remain in hand-for-hand play and these two players stay next to one another this clash is certain to continue.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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180,000
70,000
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70,000 |
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and Troyanovskiy's fours were able to hold, keeping him alive in this tournament and continuing hand-for-hand play.
, Paul Tedeschi checked to Roger Hairabedian who bet 7,000. Jennifer Tilly quickly called and Tedeschi released his hand.
as he scooped his new chips.
flop. The turn was the 
and the river the 
, ensuring that Kuether stays alive in the tournament. While this double up was huge for Kuether, this was but a minor chip in the armor of Cantu's giant stack.
, Brandon Cantu checked to Phil Hellmuth and he bet 8,000. Konstantin Puchkov folded and Cantu called.
. Jonathan Aguiar was her lone opponent and he called the bet. The turn was the 
and Tilly fired 11,000. Aguiar called once again and the river brought the 
. Tilly continued for 25,000 and Tedeschi called. The turn was the 
