Juanda Connects Four
The last four hands:
Phil Hellmuth opened to 70,000 from the button, and John Juanda asked him how much he had back. Hellmuth had about 1.2 million to start the hand, and Juanda reraised all in. Hellmuth quickly folded.
The next hand, Juanda opened with a raise (66,000?), and Hellmuth made the call. He'd check-fold very quickly to a bet of 128,000.
On the third hand, Hellmuth opened to 70,000 again, and Juanda three-bet shoved again. This time Hellmuth did the little sit-up-straight-and-wiggle-in-his-chair thing, like a turkey ruffling its feathers. He folded again after that quick display.
On the last hand of the series, Juanda opened to 66,000, and Hellmuth surrendered right there.
This match has really swung in Juanda's favor this level, and he's opened up a lead of about 3 million to 800,000 or so.