One In, One Out
Saturday, June 6, 2009 - Gene Bromberg
Phil Hellmuth will not be making his 42nd final table (nor winning his 12th bracelet), at least not today. Phil was eliminated at the very end of play last night in the $2,000 No-Limit Hold-Em event, and in an especially filthy way. After seeing his stack thinned to just around 30,000, Jim Geary moved all-in from the small blind and Phil, holding pocket sixes, called from the big blind. Geary had Jc-10h, the flop came Queen-high, the turn was a King, and Geary hit an Ace on the river to make Broadway and send an irritated Phil to the rail. Still, he finished in 25th place, good for his record 70th WSOP cash and a $14,828 payday.
Michael Binger, however, is still alive in the prestigious $10,000 Mixed Game event. Michael is one of the shortest stacks but a lot can happen with just 20 players left in the field. That event will play down to the final eight before seating the final table and chances are they’ll play deep into the night to crown the Mixed Game champion.
And in just a few minutes we’ll be starting the $5,000 No-Limit Hold-Em tournament, and then later this afternoon the $1,500 Seven-Card Stud event kicks off. Just another marathon day of poker here at the Rio.
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