Hellmuth Struggling
Hand #132
Phil Hellmuth had the button, there was a dead small blind, and Hellmuth limped in. Minh Ly checked in the big, and the flop fell . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Ly led for 175,000, and Hellmuth folded.
Hand #133
There was a dead button, and Brian Rast took a walk.
Hand #134
Minh Ly had the button. He opened to 200,000, Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Hellmuth checked, Ly continued for 250,000, and Hellmuth called.
The turn was the , and Hellmuth checked again. Ly fired a second bullet - this one was worth 600,000 - and Hellmuth folded face-up.
Hand #135
Brian Rast had the button, and opened to 210,000. Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind, and Rast called.
"You never fold a hand do you?" Hellmuth asked him.
"You keep three-betting me," Rast responded.
Hellmuth bet 350,000 in the dark, and the flop fell . Rast raised to 2.35 million, and Hellmuth threw his hands in frustration before mucking.