Phil Hellmuth held the button and raised to 140,000. It folded to Sergii Baranov who called from the big blind. The two checked the flop and the turned. Hellmuth led for 130,000 only to be raised to 280,000 by Baranov. Hellmuth called.
The river paired the board with the and Baranov bet 300,000. Hellmuth snap-raised to 700,000 and Baranov called with . Hellmuth showed for trips, however, and took down the pot.
Sergii Baranov limped from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth checked his option from the big. The flop saw the latter call a bet of 100,000 from the former, and then the dealer burned and turned the . Again Baranov bet, this time 200,000, and again Hellmuth called.
The river saw Baranov slow down with a check, and Hellmuth snap-bet 300,000. Baranov thought about it for about a minute before making the call, but he mucked when Hellmuth rolled over .
Phil Hellmuth called from the button and Stephane Albertini raised to 235,000 from the small blind. It folded back to Hellmuth and he called.
The flop came and Albertini checked. Hellmuth bet 350,000 and Albertini raised to 775,000.
"CALL!" yelled Hellmuth, shooting up out of his seat. Typically this behavior displayed when calling an all in bet, but Hellmuth decided to jump from his chair regardless.
The turned and Albertini checked. Hellmuth announced that he was all in. Albertini had to decide for his tournament life and spend several minutes doing so. The clock was called and eventually Albertini folded.
We believe we heard Albertini say he had ace-high, to which Hellmuth responded "Ace-high?! Come on, I'm Phil Hellmuth!" Hellmuth then showed and took down the pot.
Phil Hellmuth opened big to 320,000 from the small blind and then called when Stephane Albertini moved all in from the big for nearly 900,000.
Showdown
Albertini:
Hellmuth:
Albertini was way out in front, and the kept him there. "Six of spades would be nice," Hellmuth said. While that card would have given him a bunch more outs, the that did turn left him drawing to just two sevens headed to the river. The French contingent leaned in close as the dealer burned and out down the . It took a moment for it to sink in, but Hellmuth had hit his two outer to eliminate the Frenchman.
As Albertini's supporters moaned in disbelief, Hellmuth walked around the table and shook hands with his opponents. The "Poker Brat" is now heads-up for bracelet 13.
The flop read and Sergi Baranov checked to Phil Hellmuth on the button. Hellmuth bet 125,000 and Baranov called. They both checked the turn and the hit the river. Baranov checked to Hellmuth who bet 300,000. Baranov folded and Hellmuth took the pot.
Sergii Baranov raised to 190,000 and Phil Hellmuth made the call before checking dark. Baranov then bet 120,000 on the , and again Hellmuth called and then checked dark. The turn was put out, Baranov bet 250,000, Hellmuth called, and then both players checked the river.
"Ace high," Hellmuth said. Baranov then rolled over to win the pot.
Phil Hellmuth had the button. He raised to 160,000 and Sergii Baranov called.
The flop came and they both checked. The prompted a 200,000 bet from Baranov. Hellmuth opted to raise to 500,000 and Baranov mucked.
The next hand Baranov made it 200,000 from the button and Hellmuth called. The flop fell and Hellmuth check-called 250,000. The came on the turn and the action went check-check. The finished the board. Hellmuth checked and Baranov bet 270,000. Hellmuth raised to 1,270,000 and Baranov mucked his cards.
flop and the 
turned. Hellmuth led for 130,000 only to be raised to 280,000 by Baranov. Hellmuth called.
and Baranov bet 300,000. Hellmuth snap-raised to 700,000 and Baranov called with 
. Hellmuth showed 
for trips, however, and took down the pot.
. Again Baranov bet, this time 200,000, and again Hellmuth called.
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and Albertini checked. Hellmuth bet 350,000 and Albertini raised to 775,000.
that did turn left him drawing to just two sevens headed to the river. The French contingent leaned in close as the dealer burned and out down the 
and Sergi Baranov checked to Phil Hellmuth on the button. Hellmuth bet 125,000 and Baranov called. They both checked the 
turn and the 
, and again Hellmuth called and then checked dark. The 
and they both checked. The 
prompted a 200,000 bet from Baranov. Hellmuth opted to raise to 500,000 and Baranov mucked.
came on the turn and the action went check-check. The 
finished the board. Hellmuth checked and Baranov bet 270,000. Hellmuth raised to 1,270,000 and Baranov mucked his cards.