Kabrhel Busted; Hellmuth Eliminates Pop

Adam Lamers

Level 20 : 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante

Martin Kabrhel raised to 22,000, leaving himself with just 1,000 behind and was called by Jose Ponce on the button and Michal Stipsky in the big blind. The flop came and Stipsky checked his option. Kabrhel took his time to put the last 1,000 in the middle and Ponce moved all-in himself. Stipsky was left with a big decision and eventually made the call.

All three hands were tabled and it was Ponce ahead with for a flopped flush. Kabrhel showed and Stipsky held . The turn was the and the river was the . Stipsky made the nut flush to scoop the whole pot and send Kabrhel to the rail.

Meanwhile on the table next door, Phil Hellmuth opened to 16,000 on the button and Catalin Pop shoved all-in from the big blind. Hellmuth snapped him off and tabled . The board ran out clean for Hellmuth and Pop became another casualty