Hellmuth Arrives So Late He's Nearly Eliminated
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In essence, the players who arrived late and did late registration were afforded an unfair advantage over the players, like Hellmuth, who elected to pre-register.
Had Hellmuth's last chips been anted off before he arrived at the Rio, he would have been eliminated from the tournament and not permitted to rebuy. So, in effect, our unscheduled break due to the controversy ended up saving Hellmuth.