Hellmuth Cracks Nguyen
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Level 17
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
We picked up the action with a board of 
and a check from Phil Hellmuth. His heads-up opponent was Soi Nguyen and he bet 9,000. Hellmuth raised to 24,000 and Nguyen made the call. The turn was the 
and Hellmuth bet 33,000 and Nguyen called.
The river was the 
and Hellmuth bet 41,000. Nguyen made the call with 
, only to see the bad news as Hellmuth tabled 
for the flush.
Hellmuth apologetically took the big pot and left Nguyen with just a few big blinds; Nguyen would bust on the next hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
255,000
166,000
|
166,000 |
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Busted | |