Phil Hellmuth had the button. Minh Ly raised to 275,000 from the small blind, and Brian Rast defended his big. The flop was , Ly led for 575,000, and Rast released.
Hand #143
Minh Ly had the button. He called, and Phil Hellmuth raised to 450,000 from the big blind. Ly folded, and Hellmuth won the pot.
Hand #144
Brian Rast had the button. He opened to 210,000, and Minh Ly defended his big blind. The flop came , Ly checked, and Rast continued for 315,000. Ly folded, and Rast won the pot.
Antonio Esfandiari began a "We will, we will, Rast you!" chant.
Hand #145
Phil Hellmuth had the button. He limped in, and Brian Rast knuckled in the big blind. The dealer fanned , Rast checked, and Hellmuth tossed out 240,000. Rast called.
The turn was the , and Rast checked again. Hellmuth checked behind, and the river was the . Rast checked a third time, and Hellmuth slid out 700,000. Rast tank-mucked, and the Poker Brat picked up the pot.
Hand #146
Minh Ly had the button. Brian Rast raised to 275,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
Phil Hellmuth had the button to start this hand. He raised to 300,000 to start things off. Minh Ly and Brian Rast folded.
Hand #137
Minh Ly had the button. He opened to 200,000. Brian Rast called from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind. The flop came down and action checked around to see the on the turn. Rast and Hellmuth checked the turn and Ly bet 300,000. Rast folded and Hellmuth also folded.
Hand #138
Brian Rast had the button to start this hand. He raised to 210,000 and Minh Ly called from the big blind. The flop came down and Ly led out into the preflop raiser again, this time for 210,000. Rast called in position.
The turn was the and both players checked to see the fall on the river. Ly fired 500,000 and Rast folded.
Hand #139
Phil Hellmuth had the button. He raised to 200,000. Minh Ly reraised from the small blind. His three-bet was to 600,000. Brian Rast folded in the big blind and then Hellmuth folded face up.
Hand #140
The button was on Minh Ly. Phil Hellmuth got a walk in the big blind.
Hand #141
The button was on Brian Rast. He raised to 210,000. Minh Ly called from the big blind and the flop came down . Ly checked and Rast bet 275,000. Ly check-raised to 675,000. Rast folded and Ly won the pot.
Phil Hellmuth had the button, there was a dead small blind, and Hellmuth limped in. Minh Ly checked in the big, and the flop fell . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Ly led for 175,000, and Hellmuth folded.
Hand #133
There was a dead button, and Brian Rast took a walk.
Hand #134
Minh Ly had the button. He opened to 200,000, Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Hellmuth checked, Ly continued for 250,000, and Hellmuth called.
The turn was the , and Hellmuth checked again. Ly fired a second bullet - this one was worth 600,000 - and Hellmuth folded face-up.
Hand #135
Brian Rast had the button, and opened to 210,000. Phil Hellmuth three-bet to 600,000 from the small blind, and Rast called.
"You never fold a hand do you?" Hellmuth asked him.
"You keep three-betting me," Rast responded.
Hellmuth bet 350,000 in the dark, and the flop fell . Rast raised to 2.35 million, and Hellmuth threw his hands in frustration before mucking.
Phil Hellmuth had the button to start this one off. Brian Rast raised and won the pot.
Hand #129
Owais Ahmed had the button. Phil Hellmuth raised from under the gun to 225,000. Minh Ly moved all in for 1.77 million from the small blind and everyone folded, including Hellmuth who snap-mucked when it got back to hime.
Hand #130
Minh Ly held the button to begin this hand. Brian Rast called from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth checked in the big blind to see the flop. Rast fired a bet and Hellmuth quickly mucked.
Hand #131
Brian Rast held the button. Action folded to Phil Hellmuth in the small blind and he limped in. Owais Ahmed raised all in for 1.725 million and Hellmuth snap-called with the . Ahmed held the . Ahmed was at risk for his tournament life.
Ahmed looked at the dealer and said, "Chris right? You got me?" with a smile.
The flop came down and Ahmed picked up the lead. The turn was the to keep Hellmuth behind. The river then completed the board with the and the crowd erupted. Hellmuth began high-fiving his fans before walking over to congratulate Ahmed on his finish.
Ahmed finished in fourth place for $482,085. And then there were three.
Brian Rast had the button. Minh Ly opened to 200,000 from first position, Brian Rast three-bet to 500,000 on the button, and Ly called. The flop came down , and Ly led for a cool million.
Rast tanked, then moved all in for 3.68 million. Ly called.
Ly:
Rast:
The turn was paint, but the missed Ly, and Rast remained ahead. The bricked on the river, and Rast raised his hands in the air in celebration.
After an absolutely massive double, Rast is now our chip leader with more 8 million in his stack.
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, Ly led for 575,000, and Rast released.
, Ly checked, and Rast continued for 315,000. Ly folded, and Rast won the pot.
, Rast checked, and Hellmuth tossed out 240,000. Rast called.
, and Rast checked again. Hellmuth checked behind, and the river was the 
. Rast checked a third time, and Hellmuth slid out 700,000. Rast tank-mucked, and the Poker Brat picked up the pot.
and action checked around to see the 
and Ly led out into the preflop raiser again, this time for 210,000. Rast called in position.
and both players checked to see the 
fall on the river. Ly fired 500,000 and Rast folded.
. Ly checked and Rast bet 275,000. Ly check-raised to 675,000. Rast folded and Ly won the pot.
. Both players checked.
, Ly led for 175,000, and Hellmuth folded.
. Hellmuth checked, Ly continued for 250,000, and Hellmuth called.
face-up.
flop. Rast fired a bet and Hellmuth quickly mucked.
. Ahmed held the 
. Ahmed was at risk for his tournament life.
and the crowd erupted. Hellmuth began high-fiving his fans before walking over to congratulate Ahmed on his finish.
, and Ly led for a cool million.
