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Watch the WPT Press Conference Live at 11am (PST)

World Poker Tour is holding a press conference today at the Bellagio which is set to start at 11am PST.  It will be streaming live via Ustream and you can watch it here.

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Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 7th Place

Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 7th Place

Phil Hellmuth moves all in from the big blind for 505,000 and David Williams makes the call. Phil shows and Williams flips up . The board runs and Phil Hellmuth exits the tournament in 7th place.

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Table Talk Continues…

Table Talk Continues…

Shortly after Eric Baldwin doubled up and got some chips, he became pretty aggressive pre-flop in several hands, mostly at Hellmuth’s expense. Hellmuth became frustrated with this, and table talk continued with David Williams chiming in. Further discussion of the earlier hand between Hellmuth and Benyamine can be heard as well.

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Scotty Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place

Scotty Nguyen Eliminated in 8th Place

Scotty Nguyen raises 260,000 and David Benyamine makes the call. The lfop comes and both players check. The turn is the , and Benyamine bets 350,000. Scotty raises to 1,150,000, Benyamine reraises all in and Scotty calls. Benyamine turns over and Scotty shows . The river is the and Scotty exits the tournament in 8th place.

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Epic Hellmuth Action

Epic Hellmuth Action

David Benyamine raises to 140,000. Phil Hellmuth reraises to 390,000. Benyamine re-reraises to 890,000. Hellmuth tanks for a while, and starts openly analyzing the action. Benyamine and Phil verbally spar for a few minutes before Phil finally folding his face up, claiming he definitely has Benyamine beat. David Williams chimes in wanting side action, believing Benyamine has a better hand than Phil gives him credit for. Williams proposes a side bet of $500 against Hellmuth that Benaymine has the better hand. Phil takes the bet, and Benyamine shows , sending Phil into a full steam.

*Tip: Listen to the dialogue towards the end of the hand, and watch Phil pay off Williams.

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Nikolay Evdakov Eliminated in 9th

Nikolay Evdakov Eliminated in 9th

John O’Shea raises to 110,000, Phil Hellmuth calls and Evdakov calls which puts him all in. The flop comes . O’Shea and Hellmuth both check. The turn is the , both player again check. The river is the , Hellmuth bets 150,000 and O’Shea folds. Hellmuth shows and Evdakov is eliminated in 9th place.

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Lucky Double Up for Phil

Lucky Double Up for Phil

Hellmuth raises 100,000 from the small blind, Nikolay Evdakov reraises from the big blind and Hellmuth calls. The flop comes . Hellmuth checks and Evdakov moves all in for 405,000. Hellmuth makes the call with his remaining stack of 342,000. Hellmuth shows and Evdakov flips over . The turn is an , and the river brings a . Phil doubles up.

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Cliff Josephy Eliminated

Cliff Josephy Eliminated

Cliff Josephy raises 75,000 and David Williams calls. The flop comes . Williams checks and Josephy bets 130,000, Williams raises 400,000 and Josephy reraises all in. Williams calls and shows the and Josephy flips over the . The turn is the , and the river is the . Josephy’s full house is no match against Williams’ straight flush and Josephy is eliminated in 10th place.

*Sorry about the lack of audio, the microphone went out right before the hand! :(

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Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Faraz Jaka Eliminated

Faraz Jaka raises to 70,000 from under the gun and David Williams calls from late position. The flop comes :10h . Faraz bets 130,000 and Williams calls. The turn is the . Faraz checks, Williams bets 300,000 and Faraz calls. The river is the . Williams moves all in and Faraz makes the call. Faraz shows for a set of aces but Williams turns over for the straight.

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Betting at its Best

Betting at its Best

David Benyamine completes from the small blind, and the flop comes . Benyamine bets 30,000 and Phil Hellmuth raises to 80,000 from the big blind. Benyamine reraises to 136,000, Hellmuth re-reraises to 250,000 and Benyamine folds.

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