Hands #53-57: Split Pot for Hellmuth and Sternberg
Hand #53: Alan Sternberg raised to 265,000 from the button and Phil Hellmuth called in the big blind. The flop came 
on which they both checked to the 
on the turn. Hellmuth now check-folded to the 120,000 bet of Sternberg.
Hand #54: Hellmuth completed his small blind and Sternberg checked. The flop came 
and Hellmuth check-raised to 500,000 when Sternberg bet 125,000. Sternberg three-bet to 1,470,000. Hellmuth four-bet shoved and Sternberg snap-called.
Phil Hellmuth: 
Alan Sternberg: 
They had both flopped a pair of queens. The rest of the board was completed with the 
on the turn to give Sternberg a straight draw but the 
on the river didn't change anything so they split the pot.
Hand #55: Hellmuth shoved for 1,600,000 from the button and got no action.
Hand #56: Steven Wolansky completed his small blind and Hellmuth opted to check. They both checked on the 
on the flop and the on the turn and the 
on the river. Wolansky scooped the pot.
Hand #57: Hellmuth tanked in the small blind.
"I'm not folding," he said to Sternberg and Sternberg smiled.
Hellmuth completed the small blind and Sternberg shoved to put Hellmuth all in and Hellmuth folded.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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4,955,000
155,000
|
155,000 |
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4,620,000
-380,000
|
-380,000 |
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1,725,000
125,000
|
125,000 |
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