Hands #53-57: Hellmuth Gets It All In
Hand #53: Yu Kurita opened for 11,000 under the gun, Phil Hellmuth called from the button, and Michael Tran called from the big to make it three-way action to the 
flop. Two checks saw Hellmuth bet 8,000, Tran called, and Kurita got out of the way.
Both players then checked the 
turn as well as the 
river.
"Pair of fours," Hellmuth said.
"Unlucky," Tran offered and then tabled his 
for a rivered pair of tens. A distraught Hellmuth put both his hands to his head in disbelief.
Hand #54: Alexander Antonios raised to 11,500 from the button and won the pot.
Hand #55: Antonios raised to 11,500 from the hijack, Tran called from the button, and it was heads-up action to the 
flop. Antonios continued for 13,500, Tran called, and the dealer burned and turned the 
. Antonios checked, Tran bet 22,000, and Antonios check-raised to 83,000. Tran folded.
Hand #56: Steven Zhou raised to 12,500 from the small blind only to have Hellmuth three-bet to 22,000 from the big blind. Zhou moved all in and Hellmuth, who only had 12,000 behind, called off.
Hellmuth: 
Zhou: 
Hellmuth woke up with aces at just the right time, and he scored the double after the board ran out a dry 
.
Hand #57: Zhou raised to 10,000 from the button and won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
250,000
-35,000
|
-35,000 |
|
72,000
38,000
|
38,000 |
|
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