Hellmuth Pulling Away
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 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,488,000 | 603,000 |
|
3,880,000 | -600,000 |