Hellmuth Wins 8MM-Chip Pot
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Hand #176
Phil Hellmuth had the button, and gave Brian Rast a walk.
Hand #177
Brian Rast had the button, and raised to 240,000. Phil Hellmuth defended, checked dark, and the flop was 
. Rast reached for chips, and Hellmuth instantly mucked.
Hand #178
Phil Hellmuth had the button, and limped in. Brian Rast checked, and the dealer fanned 
. Rast led for 180,000, Hellmuth called, and the turn was the 
.
Rast led again - this time for 410,000 - and Hellmuth put in a massive raise to 2 million. Rast stared down the statue-like Poker Brat, reached for chips, and made the call.
Wow.
The river was the 
, and Rast quickly checked. Without pause, Hellmuth assembled 3 million chips and shoved them forward. Rast went into the tank, re-sweated his cards, and glared at Hellmuth. His eyes darted from the pot to Hellmuth and back again. The Thunderdome was silent while Rast was in the tank - all that could be heard was a low murmur from the Orange section.
Rast eventually folded his cards, and the Hellmuth contingency erupted.