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Hand #26: Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 6th Place ($229,820)
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #26: Phil Ivey has the button in seat 4, Hellmuth moves all in from the cutoff, and Moore quickly calls from the small blind with A
Q
. Hellmuth shows A9
, and he's dominated as he faces potential elimination.
At different times, the crowd chants for either a queen or a nine.
The flop comes A
J2, bringing mixed results from the crowd. The turn card is the 7, and Hellmuth needs a nine on the river to stay alive.
The river card is the Q, and Woody Moore wins the pot with two pair, aces and queens.
Phil Hellmuth is eliminated in sixth place, earning $229,820. He is clearly disappointed, but it is enough for Hellmuth to cross the $10 million mark in career tournament earnings.
Hellmuth walks around the table to shake everyone's hand, and the audience gives him an appreciative standing ovation.
06:49 PM, 02/28/08
Hand #25: Woody Moore
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #25: Phil Hellmuth has the button in seat 3, Ivey completes from the small blind for 100,000, and Moore checks his option. The flop comes KQ10, and both players check. The turn card is the 2, Ivey checks, Moore bets 180,000, and Ivey folds. Woody Moore takes the pot.
06:46 PM, 02/28/08
All Smiles at the Final Table
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
The final table announcer just said, "It's all smiles here at the final table." To which. Phil Hellmuth responded, "Yeah, it's real funny, I have 700-800,000." This received some laughs from the crowd. At least somebody's smiling.
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:45 PM, 02/28/08
Hand #24: Scott Montgomery
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #24: Nam Le has the button in seat 2, Montgomery raises from middle position to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes. After the hand, Phil Hellmuth appears to walk over to the audience and meet Scott Montgomery's family. The announcer says, "It's all smiles here at the final table." Hellmuth sarcastically says, "Yeah, it's all smiles. I've got like 750,000."
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:44 PM, 02/28/08
Hand #23: Phil Ivey
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #23: Quinn Do has the button in seat 1, and Ivey raises under the gun to 300,000, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:42 PM, 02/28/08
Hand #22: Quinn Do
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #22: Scott Montgomery has the button in seat 6, and Quinn Do raises from the small blind, winning the blinds and antes.
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:41 PM, 02/28/08
Phil Hellmuth Defends His Action
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth hears something in the crowd behind him, talking about the last hand against Nam Le and Phil Ivey. Hellmuth turns around to engage a heckler, saying "That was supposed to be a coin flip. I had jacks." If anything, Hellmuth's comment may have just spurred his hecklers on even more.
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:41 PM, 02/28/08
Hand #21: Nam Le Takes a Pot Worth 1 Million
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #21: Woody Moore has the button in seat 5, Nam Le raises under the gun to 270,000, Hellmuth calls from middle position, and Ivey calls from the cutoff. The flop comes A103, Nam Le bets 660,000, and Hellmuth and Ivey both fold. Nam Le takes the pot worth more than 1 million.
06:38 PM, 02/28/08
Rail Birds
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
A wide range of poker professionals are in the crowd today to sweat the action at this very interesting final table. Among them are Layne Flack, Shawn Rice, Liz Lieu, Tuan Le, and Mickey "Mouse" Mills. We'll keep you posted on anyone else who strolls upstairs from the cash games that are taking place on the floor below.
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:34 PM, 02/28/08
Hand #20: Scott Montgomery
Level 30: 100,000-200,000, 30,000 ante
Hand #20: Phil Ivey has the button in seat 4, and everyone folds to Scott Montgomery, giving him a walk in the big blind.
Sorted In: L.A. Poker Classic, Commerce Casino, Season VI06:34 PM, 02/28/08
