Hellmuth's Fall Complete
Phil Hellmuth had over 130,000 just before dinner break. The 100 minutes that followed the break have been anything but kind to "The Poker Brat", and he just lost the last of chips to complete the slide.
Dario Minieri opened to 2,500 in middle position, and Phil Hellmuth made it 7,500 to go on the button. Francois Pelletant called in the big blind, and Minieri folded, so they went heads-up to a 
flop. Pelletant came out betting 11,000, and Hellmuth immediately shoved all in for about 18,000. Pelletant called.
Hellmuth: 
Pelletant: 
"Wow," was all Hellmuth could muster as he stared his Main Event elimination in the face.
The turn was the 
, leaving Hellmuth dead to a chop. The river was the 
.
After all the fire he spewed in the hands leading up to his final stand, Hellmuth took his exit with grace, shaking Pelletant's hand and heading for the exits without much to say.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
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90,000
90,000
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90,000 |
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Eliminé | |
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, the player in the small blind took the betting lead, sliding out 6,100. Negreanu went into the tank. 
for just six-high. A stunned Negreanu looked around and said, "That had me as confused as I've ever been in my life."
, sparking some chatter around the table. Hinds had picked up a flush draw and it would be completed when the dealer swept out the 
on the river.
flop and was facing a check-raise to 29,000 from big blind Joey Weissman. Botros slid in a stack of T5,000 chips that made it 77,500, most of his total chip stack. Weissman wasted little time before moving all in. 
brought a backdoor flush possibility. The 
, while Dedusha turned over 
