A pile of about 250,000 in chips lay in the middle of the pot as Phil Hellmuth and Ralph Perry stared down at a flop. Hellmuth was first to act and slid out a bet worth 100,000. Perry took a moment before eventually laying his hand down and Hellmuth showed him the goods.
"You know I have it," Hellmuth assured Perry as he turned over the , flopping a set of aces.
With registration having closed at the beginning of Level 9, the official numbers are in. With a total of 45 entries received, the players have created a prize pool worth $1,125,000.
The top seven spots will earn a prize with anyone making the money guaranteed at least $56,250. Awaiting the eventual champion is a nice, chunky payday worth $382,500.
On a flop, a string of bets between Bryn Kenney and Phil Hellmuth ended with Kenney all in for his last 84,000.
Bryn Kenney:
Phil Hellmuth:
Kenney had flopped the nut straight and had A-5 for low, while Hellmuth had top set and a better low. The on the turn locked up the high pot for the "Poker Brat" and the completed the scoop, sending Kenney out in 16th place.
We picked up the action on fourth street where Daniel Negreanu and Phil Hellmuth were engaged in a Razz pot. Hellmuth had the betting lead and kept it throughout firing bets on each street out. Negreanu called down the whole way until Hellmuth made his final bet on seventh street.
Negreanu took a moment and as his clock ran out, he made the fold. Hellmuth gave Negreanu a glimpse of what he was up against, flashing the .