The clock was stopped when it was time for the latest move from the five-handed table with 25 minutes left in the level, and a discussion ensued regarding how to handle play moving forward.
The players asked if they could play nine handed, or go hand for hand, to avoid players stalling on the final table bubble.
Since the feature table is only built for eight-handed play, going nine handed was not an option and the decision was made to go hand for hand.
From under the gun, Jason Mercier raised to 64,000. Rainer Kempe called out of the small blind, and Bryn Kenney called from the big blind. On the flop, action checked to Mercier. he bet 72,000, Kempe called, and Kenney folded.
The turn was the , and both Kempe and Mercier checked to see the land on the river. Both players checked again, and Kempe tabled the to win the pot with a pair of jacks.
On the next hand, Fedor Holz, who was playing his first hand at this table since being moved after the last hand, opened with a raise to 70,000 from under the gun. Mercier called from the big blind, and the flop was . Mercier checked, Holz bet 90,000, and Mercier called.
The turn was the , and Mercier checked. Holz upped his bet to 255,000, and Mercier made the call. The river was then checked by both players.
Holz showed for a pair of aces and that beat Mercier's .
Phil Hellmuth is aggressively and continually telling all the other players at the feature table that he's "on a rampage" right now.
And the truth is, he is. He's now closing in on the two-million mark winning more than his fair share of pots and reminding the others of it every chance he gets.
His latest win came after he and Dan Smith both called a Fedor Holz 75,000-chip preflop bet, and went three handed to a flop. All three players checked, and after Smith tapped the table on the turn, Hellmuth bet 150,000.
Holz and Smith laid down and Hellmuth's banter, and hot streak, continued.
Erik Seidel just won a 500,000 chip pot off Bryn Kenney, shoving the river of an board and forcing Kenney to fold.
Immediately after the hand, he also won the low-card draw and was moved to the feature table, where they will now play five handed, leaving the outer table with just four.
Action folded to Dan Smith in the small blind, and he raised all in against Phil Hellmuth's big blind. Hellmuth looked at his cards and pushed all of his chips in having found the . Smith had the .
The board gave Hellmuth the win and the double to over 1,4 million. Smith dropped to 2.6 million.
"I'm back, boys!" yelled Hellmuth with a clap of his hands. "Queens full!"
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flop.
turn, then called when Kenney bet 215,000.
river, Hellmuth check-folded to a Kenney shove.
on the button and getting it in.
and jacks did more than just hold on a 
board to give Hellmuth the double up.
turn was revealed, and Hellmuth bet 100,000, Berkey shoved in.
flop, action checked to Mercier. he bet 72,000, Kempe called, and Kenney folded.
land on the river. Both players checked again, and Kempe tabled the 
. Mercier checked, Holz bet 90,000, and Mercier called.
, and Mercier checked. Holz upped his bet to 255,000, and Mercier made the call. The 
river was then checked by both players.
for a pair of aces and that beat Mercier's 
flop. All three players checked, and after Smith tapped the table on the 
turn, Hellmuth bet 150,000.
board and forcing Kenney to fold.
. Smith had the 
.
board gave Hellmuth the win and the double to over 1,4 million. Smith dropped to 2.6 million.