Hellmuth Eliminated
A player in middle position opened to 2,500 and was called by Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff. Action folded around to the player in the big blind, who squeezed to 7,000 and change. The original raiser folded but Hellmuth quickly tossed in a call.
The flop came 
and Hellmuth's opponent led out. He was quickly called by Hellmuth and the turn brought the 
. This time, Hellmuth's opponent checked, prompting an all-in shove from Hellmuth for his last several thousand. His opponent called and hands were revealed.
Hellmuth: 
Opponent: 
The river?
- giving Hellmuth's opponent a winning ace on the river and knocking Hellmuth out of the tournament.
A steaming Hellmuth shot up from his seat and made a hasty exit from the Amazon Room.
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