Hellmuth Grabs the First
Level 18
: 150,000/300,000, 50,000 ante
Hand #1: Antonio Esfandiari started the tournament with the button and there was a dead small blind.
Action folded to Phil Hellmuth in the cutoff seat and he raised to 900,000. Esfandiari folded from the button and Bobby Baldwin also folded out of the big blind to give the 12-time bracelet winner the first pot of the day.