Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:26 PM Local Time
Here are the official chip counts from the break:
Seat 1 - Phil Hellmuth, Jr. - 384,000
Seat 3 - Ben Fineman - 756,000
Seat 4 - Dustin Holmes - 1,064,000
Seat 5 - Jason Song - 440,000
Seat 6 - Brett Richey - 681,000
Seat 8 - Shankar Pillai - 646,000
Seat 9 - Perry Friedman - 555,000
Seat 10 - Beth Shak - 436,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:23 PM Local Time
The players take a 15-minute break before the blinds increase to 15,000-30,000, with a 4,000 ante. Play should resume about 4:30 pm PDT.
We apologize if our site is slow today. We've also had trouble updating chip counts and bustouts. Technicians are working to correct the issues.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:23 PM Local Time
Hand #34 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, Fineman raises from late position to 60,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:23 PM Local Time
Hand #33 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, and everyone folds to Richey, giving him a walk in the big blind. Richey shows
as he collects the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:10 PM Local Time
Hand #32 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, Holmes raises from the small blind to 55,000, Song thinks for about a minute before he moves all in from the big blind for 216,000, and Holmes thinks for another minute before he calls with
. Song shows
, and he's in a good position to double up here.
The board comes
, and Song wins the pot with two pair (queens and jacks) to double up in chips.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:07 PM Local Time
Phil Hellmuth: "Phil, I gotta keep moving up just to cover my bets with you."
Phil Ivey: "I know. If you bust out, I'm gonna go broke!"
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:06 PM Local Time
Hand #31 - Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 1, and he raises to 70,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:06 PM Local Time
Hand #30 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, Hellmuth limps from the small blind for 20,000, and Fineman checks his option. The flop comes
, Hellmuth bets 20,000, Fineman raises, and Hellmuth quickly moves all in for 139,000, and Fineman calls. While his chips are counted out, he rushes to the rail to whisper something to his wife. He then jumps up and says, "Ivey! I want insurance, Ivey!" After another minute, he tells his wife, "If we lose, I get $90,000 from Ivey!"
Oh yeah, the cards.
Hellmuth shows
for a pair of aces, and Fineman shows
for a pair of jacks. Hellmuth is in the lead.
The turn card is the
, and Fineman needs a jack or a nine on the river to bust Hellmuth. The river card is the
, and Hellmuth wins the pot with a pair of aces to double up in chips.
We heard a rumor that Phil Ivey has already locked up fourth-place money by winning his sidebets against Phil Hellmuth.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:06 PM Local Time
Hand #29 - Perry Friedman has the button in seat 9, Pillai raises from the cutoff to 60,000, Shak moves all in from the small blind, and Pillai folds. Shak takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:05 PM Local Time
Hand #28 - Shankar Pillai has the button in seat 8, Hellmuth limps under the gun for 20,000, Pillai limps from the button, Friedman limps from the small blind, and Shak checks her option. Friedman dark checks, and the flop comes
, Shak checks, Hellmuth bets 20,000, Pillai raises to 60,000, Friedman folds, Shak folds, and Hellmuth folds. Pillai takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:05 PM Local Time
Hand #27 - Brett Richey has the button in seat 6, Holmes raises to 60,000, Richey moves all in from the button, and Holmes folds. Richey takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:05 PM Local Time
Hand #26 - Jason Song has the button in seat 5, Hellmuth raises to 60,000, Fineman reraises from late position to 175,000, and Hellmuth thinks for more than two minutes before he folds
face up. Fineman takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 3:04 PM Local Time
Hand #25 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, Friedman limps for 20,000, and Richey checks his option. The flop comes
, Richey checks, Friedman bets 45,000, and Richey calls. The turn card is the
, Richey checks, Friedman bets 75,000, and Richey folds. Friedman takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:52 PM Local Time
Perry Friedman stops by media row, looking for a black Sharpie pen. I loan him mine, and he starts drawing on the side of his hand, creating a little face to show the holecams -- just like he did at his 2005 WSOP Final Table that was broadcast on ESPN.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:50 PM Local Time
Hand #24 - Ben Fineman has the button in seat 3, Corbin moves all in from early position for 109,000, Pillai moves all in over the top for 258,000, and Shak moves all in over the top of both of them! This is a three-way all-in situation, and here are the cards:
Corbin:
Pillai:
Shak:
The flop comes
, and Pillai retains the lead with his pair of eights, but he needs to avoid four overcards -- the ace, the king, the queen, and the nine.
The turn card is the
, and Beth Shak picks up a club flush draw. Corbin needs a king or a nine, but no club. Shak needs an ace, a queen, or any club. And Pillai wins with anything else.
The river card is the
, and Pillai wins the pot with two pair, eights and threes.
Daniel Corbin is eliminated in ninth place, earning $30,814. The next player eliminated will receive $42,227 for eighth place.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:50 PM Local Time
Hand #23 - Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 1, and Song moves all in from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:49 PM Local Time
Hand #25 - Dustin Holmes has the button in seat 4, Friedman limps for 20,000, and Richey checks his option. The flop comes
, Richey checks, Friedman bets 45,000, and Richey calls. The turn card is the
, Richey checks, Friedman bets 75,000, and Richey folds. Friedman takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:45 PM Local Time
Hand #22 - Beth Shak has the button in seat 10, Pillai raises from late position to 60,000, and Hellmuth calls from the small blind. The flop comes
, Hellmuth checks, Pillai bets 60,000, Hellmuth moves all in, and Pillai folds. Hellmuth takes the pot.
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:33 PM Local Time
Seat 1: Phil Hellmuth - 155,000
Seat 3: Ben Fineman - 360,000
Seat 4: Dustin Holmes - 1,267,000
Seat 5: Jason Song - 175,000
Seat 6: Brett Richey - 610,000
Seat 7: Daniel Corbin - 136,000
Seat 8: Shankar Pillai - 406,000
Seat 9: Perry Friedman - 624,000
Seat 10: Beth Shak - 685,000
Tuesday, June 19, 2007 2:33 PM Local Time
Hand #21 - Perry Friedman has the button in seat 9, and Song moves all in from middle position for 165,000, winning the blinds and antes.