Phil Hellmuth has just told his table that he is going to stop calling and start raising after losing two consecutive pots.
In the first hand, Hellmuth called a pre flop raise from Marton Czuczor and they shared a flop of . Hellmuth check-called a 9,500 bet and the dealer gave us the on the turn. Hellmuth checks again and Czuczor bet 21,000. Hellmuth threw his pocket tens on the table.
"Life is great kid. You are running well, but I have a surprise waiting for you. This kid will bluff off his stack to me eventually. 100%"
Then Robert Finlay raised to 8,000 on the button and Phil Hellmuth once again called, this time in the small blind. This time the action was checked down to the river and Finlay bet 8,000 on a board. Hellmuth checked and Finlay showed him for the flopped full house and Hellmuth mucked .
This is when Hellmuth gave his declaration to the table that he had quit cold-calling raises.
On a flop Casey Kastle check-called a 11,000 bet bringing us to the turn. The turn was the and both players checked quickly. The river was the and Kastle bet for the third time. Krakow grabbed some chips and put in a 20,000 bet. "I call" Kastle announced after 30 seconds. "Good call," Krakow said tabling . Kastle showed and raked in the pot.
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Allessandro Speranza Eliminated in 14th Place
Benjamin Pollak raised to 10,000 and Azusa Maeda three-bet to 21,000 before Speranza four-bet jammed all-in. Pollak folded but Maeda made the call and as usual wished the Italian the very best of luck (seriously this guy has his tilt problems well and truly under control).
Maeda
Speranza
Flop:
Once again the ever friendly Maeda tapped the felt in recognition as Speranza surged into the lead.
Turn:
Wow! Maeda takes his advantage right back from Speranza.
Bruno Benveniste raised to 13,000 and Marton Czuczor made the three-bet. Before we could get chance to count it David Benyamine had moved all-in, Benveniste had folded and Czuczor had called. It was going to be a flip but Benyamine would win it in an unlikely way.
Azusa Maeda raised to 13,500 from the under the gun position and the action got folded to Pollak who was in the small blind. The Frenchman shoved for 100,500 and got called by Maeda who tabled by far the best hand.
We haven't seen a pre flop all-in today where Phil Hellmuth was involved but in the last level of the day it finally happened. The hand was a huge letdown since Hellmuth and Czuczor chopped, can you imagine the show we would've seen if Hellmuth either won or lost the pot?
Hellmuth raised from early position to 15,000. Czuczor three-bet to 41,000 after which Hellmuth shoved and the Hungarian youngster snap-called.
Phil Hellmuth
Marton Czuczor
The board ran out giving both player top pair. We carry on with just 12 players and 30 minutes left in the last level of the day.
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. Hellmuth check-called a 9,500 bet and the dealer gave us the 
on the turn. Hellmuth checks again and Czuczor bet 21,000. Hellmuth threw his pocket tens on the table.
board. Hellmuth checked and Finlay showed him 
for the flopped full house and Hellmuth mucked 
.
flop Casey Kastle check-called a 11,000 bet bringing us to the turn. The turn was the 
and Kastle bet for the third time. Krakow grabbed some chips and put in a 20,000 bet. "I call" Kastle announced after 30 seconds. "Good call," Krakow said tabling 
and raked in the pot.
giving both player top pair. We carry on with just 12 players and 30 minutes left in the last level of the day.