Phil Hellmuth came in hungry for a record-extending 18th bracelet, but the all-time bracelet winner will have to fill up on the deluge of snacks he brought with him — a banana, M&Ms, Sour Patch Kids & a personal pizza — after he was eliminated during Level 12.
Hellmuth's seat was seen empty, as was his table of snacks.
Nível: 12
Blinds: 10,000/15,000
Ante: 15,000
Chad Eveslage opened to 25,000 in the cutoff and Byron Kaverman three-bet jammed on the button. Eveslage called with a bigger stack.
Chad Eveslage: A♦K♦
Byron Kaverman: Q♠Q♥
Kaverman was in great shape to double up after the 3♦8♠10♦ flop and 5♠ turn, but the A♥ river gave Eveslage the winner to mark Kaverman's elimination.
Martin Kabrhel shoved his last 122,000 and Stephen Song cut through the chatter to look him up from the big blind.
Martin Kabrhel: 6♥6♠
Stephen Song: 9♥9♦
The board ran out 2♥J♥7♠Q♠5♥ and the undisputed ear-beating champion of the world was out when Song's pocket nines held.
Sergio Aguero limped in from early position and Byron Kaverman called on the button as Alex Foxen completed his small blind and 2023 Colossus winner Moshe Refaelowitz checked his option in the big blind.
Foxen and Refaelowitz checked on the flop of Q♣7♦5♥ and Aguero bet 28,000. One by one, the soccer star's three opponents folded.
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Nicholas Maimone raised to 26,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth seemed to take offense.
"How much do you have left?" Hellmuth asked. The answer was 255,000.
"So you attack our blinds?" Hellmuth continued, referencing Nacho Barbero to his left. "Are you crazy?"
"Am I not allowed to raise?" Maimone responded.
Hellmuth folded and Barbero raised to 85,000.
"Not quite good enough," Maimone said as he checked his cards again and tossed it in the muck.
Barbero turned his hand over and the A♠ was shown. The table laughed as Barbero and Hellmuth gloated a bit.
"The way I play is like magic," Hellmuth said. "No one understands it."
Nível: 11
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Clemen Deng opened to 20,000 in the cutoff and Arunas Sapitavicius three-bet to 65,000 on the button. Sean Winter then four-bet to 170,000 with just 18,000 behind before Deng five-bet jammed to bring a fold from Sapitavicius as Winter called.
Sean Winter: A♦K♠
Clemen Deng: A♥Q♥
Winter had his opponent dominated and stayed ahead for a double as the board ran out A♠2♦J♥5♣3♥.
Nikita Kuznetsov was all in for around 175,000 and Shaun Deeb was the one to put him at risk. The cards were already turned up and the dealer was ready to go.
Nikita Kuznetsov: A♥Q♠
Shaun Deeb: K♣Q♣
The board ran out 6♥7♠J♥10♦5♣ and Kuznetsov held on with the ace to secure the double.
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