donpeters
Phil Laak raised to 12,000 with the from the cutoff seat and David Benyamine called from the small blind with the . Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind with the .
The flop was huge for Hellmuth when it came down and he picked up trip sevens. Action checked around.
The turn card as the and Benyamine checked. Hellmuth led out with a bet of 30,000. Laak got frisky and raised to 85,000. Benyamine folded and then Hellmuth min-reraised back to 140,000. Laak folded and his play failed to work.
Laak has been playing somewhat loose and wild, but it hasn't worked out for him yet in this match.
donpeters
Phil Hellmuth - 407,000
Tony G - 398,000
Daniel Negreanu - 325,000
Luke Schwartz - 291,000
David Benyamine - 290,000
Vanessa Rousso - 281,000
Phil Laak - 268,000
Roland De Wolfe - 140,000
donpeters
On the flop of , Phil Hellmuth bet 4,000 with the and top two pair. Tony G raised with the to 15,000 and then Vanessa Rousso was next to act with her pocket threes. She folded and Hellmuth made the call.
The turn card was the and both players checked. The river was the and Hellmuth fired 32,000. Tony G made the call and Hellmuth showed him the winner.
donpeters
Phil Laak raised with the and then Phil Hellmuth three-et with the from the button. Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the big blind with the and Laak folded. De Wolfe was all in for 137,000 and Hellmuth called.
The board ran out and the two players chopped up the pot.
donpeters
Darth Vader is playing today
Roland De Wolfe limped under the gun in his Darth Vader costume holding . Phil Laak limped with the and then Phil hellmuth completed from the small blind with the . Tony G woke up with the from the big blind and things looked like they might get huge. He raised to 13,000, but De Wolfe just flat-called, not wanting to play a big pot and risk elimination. Laak called and then Hellmuth folded.
The flop came down and Tony G fired 25,000. De Wolfe made the call. Laak folded.
The turn was the and Tony G fired 40,000. De Wolfe made the call again.
The river was the and Tony G fired 70,000. De Wolfe called again, but saw that he was beat by Tony G's aces. He could have easily gone broke here if it wasn't for his cautious play.
donpeters
Four players were involved in a pot. Vanessa Rousso held two nines, Roland De Wolfe held the , Phil Laak held and Phil Hellmuth held .
Action check around to the river and Laak was last to act. He had checked his flush draw on the flop and turn and made it on the river. He fired 18,000 and then Hellmuth raised to 130,000 with complete air. De Wolfe and Rousso folded and then Laak tanked, but folded as well, laying down a flush. Hellmuth didn't show.
donpeters
Yes, this is what he's wearing
Roland De Wolfe has just busted out the Darth Vader mask and is now in full costume sitting at the table. Darth Vader, a lightsaber, bikes and a stuffed monkey -- just your typical $100,000 buy-in event.
donpeters
After three-betting preflop, Phil Laak took his up against Daniel Negreanu's pocket threes. The flop came down and Laak fired 25,000 to continue his aggression. Negreanu raised to 75,000 with his set and Laak didn't go chasing his flush draw.
donpeters
Negreanu and Benyamine
Daniel Negreanu min-raised preflop to 4,000 and David Benyamine called in position with the . Negreanu had raised it up with the .
The flop was and both players checked. The turn ws the and Negreanu checked. Benyamine bet 7,000 and Negreanu called with king high.
The river was the and Negreanu checked. Benyamine fired 22,000 and Negreanu looked him up with a call.
"Wow, I was wrong," said Negreanu when he saw Benyamine's hand, who scooped the pot with two pair.
from the cutoff seat and David Benyamine called from the small blind with the 
. Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind with the 
.
and he picked up trip sevens. Action checked around.
and Benyamine checked. Hellmuth led out with a bet of 30,000. Laak got frisky and raised to 85,000. Benyamine folded and then Hellmuth min-reraised back to 140,000. Laak folded and his play failed to work.
, Phil Hellmuth bet 4,000 with the 
and both players checked. The river was the 
and Hellmuth fired 32,000. Tony G made the call and Hellmuth showed him the winner.
from the button. Roland De Wolfe moved all in from the big blind with the 
and the two players chopped up the pot.
and then Phil hellmuth completed from the small blind with the 
. Tony G woke up with the 
from the big blind and things looked like they might get huge. He raised to 13,000, but De Wolfe just flat-called, not wanting to play a big pot and risk elimination. Laak called and then Hellmuth folded.
and Tony G fired 25,000. De Wolfe made the call. Laak folded.
and Tony G fired 40,000. De Wolfe made the call again.
, Phil Laak held 
up against Daniel Negreanu's pocket threes. The flop came down 
. Negreanu had raised it up with the 
