Hellmuth Rivers Trips; Extends Lead
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.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
6,885,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |
|
||
|
4,480,000
1,120,000
|
1,120,000 |