Short Day for Hellmuth
Niveau 10
: 800/1,600, 1,600 ante
Phil Hellmuth was among those to maximum late-reg the tournament, entering at 600/1200 blinds.
With 12,000 left in his stack, Hellmuth limped on the button, and the big blind checked.
The dealer spread a flop of 
and the big blind checked to Hellmuth who bet 2,000. The big blind check-raised all-in and "The Poker Brat" happily shoved his chips forward in Hellmuthian fashion.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Big blind opponent: 
Hellmuth was ahead with top pair, but needed to fade his opponent's flush draw.
The sweat didn't last long as the 
fell on the turn, making his opponent's flush and ending Hellmuth's day.
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