When we got to the table, Vanessa Selbst had a bet of 16,900 out in front of her in a big pot with Daniel Negreanu. The board read with Negreanu tanking. He thought long and hard, but eventually gave it up.
Marvin Rettenmaier just won a huge pot in which he was all-in for his tournament life with just a pair of deuces. The story is a bit more complicated that but in the end that's what he ended up doubling with.
Rettenmaier raised to 725 from the button with and the player in the big blind called. The flop was and the big blind bet 1,100. Rettenmaier raised to 2,800 giving his opponent the option, he decided to three-bet to 6,800. After this raise Rettenmaier decided to get it in for a total of 22,300 chips and his opponent called.
Marvin Rettenmaier
Opponent
The turn brought the giving Rettenmaier even more cards to fear but the river was the making him double up to 45,000.
From the cutoff seat, 11-time World Series of Poker gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth raised to 750. The only caller he received was Scott Lipshutz from the big blind. The flop came down and Lipshutz checked. Hellmuth fired a continuation bet of 1,200 and Lipshutz made the call.
The turn was the and both players checked through to the river. After Lipshutz checked, Hellmuth bet 1,375. Lipshutz made the call.
Hellmuth tabled the for the winner with aces and sixes. Lipshutz mucked his hand.
with Negreanu tanking. He thought long and hard, but eventually gave it up.
and the player in the big blind called. The flop was 
and the big blind bet 1,100. Rettenmaier raised to 2,800 giving his opponent the option, he decided to three-bet to 6,800. After this raise Rettenmaier decided to get it in for a total of 22,300 chips and his opponent called.
giving Rettenmaier even more cards to fear but the river was the 
making him double up to 45,000.
and Lipshutz checked. Hellmuth fired a continuation bet of 1,200 and Lipshutz made the call.
for the winner with aces and sixes. Lipshutz mucked his hand.
