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#543 - London 2008 #50 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Hellmuth is Getting “That Way”

Posted by Michael Craig

Phil Hellmuth is in a pissy mood. It’s 7:10 PM and more than ten minutes after the re-start, he says, “Where’s Andy Bloch? The guy ships ninety dimes with two sevens and now he’s gone?”

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#542 - London 2008 #49 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Lineup Changes

Posted by Michael Craig

We’re about 1 3/4 hours into our dinner break, just before 7 PM. There was this great Indian restaurant right across from the studio. I’m just not sure they were ready for a party of 24, especially with producers trying to get the production restarted and poker players wanting … to play Chinese Poker.

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#541 - London 2008 #48 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Whoosh! Goes the Ivey Express

Posted by Michael Craig

Phil Ivey just won a $531,000 pot from Chris Ferguson. Phil Hellmuth, with J-4 decided to raise. Phil Ivey called with 3-3. Chris Ferguson reraised with A-A. I think the total bet by Chris was $27,000.

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#540 - London 2008 #47 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Hellmuth’s in for Another Hundred

Posted by Michael Craig

Phil Hellmuth is fuming nad the object of his ire is - no surprise - Mike Matusow. Despite the fact the two are good friends and confidants, they LOVE giving each other shit and taking chips from each other. And it’s all going Mike’s way now.

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#539 - London 2008 #46 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Standings at 4:15 PM

Posted by Michael Craig

David Benyamine +$218k

Chris Ferguson +$163k

Mike Matusow +$80k

Phil Ivey +$40k

Andy Bloch -$100k

Tom Dwan -$125k

Phil Hellmuth -$135k

Patrik Antonius -$300k

There is now more than $3 million on the table. Ivey’s got $840k, Benyamine over $700k, and Antonius has a half-million.


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#538 - London 2008 #45 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Game On

Posted by Michael Craig

Patrik Antonius had just bought in for another $200,000 when he got a chance to put them into play in a pretty ballsy spot. Unfortunately for him, Tom Dwan didn’t blind.

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#537 - London 2008 #44 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Steambath

Posted by Michael Craig

Both Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth are acting like they’re steaming. Of course, they act that way all the time so it’s hard to tell what’s real and what’s for play. But they both seem to be struggling in this game.

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#536 - London 2008 #43 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Chinese v. Japanese

Posted by Michael Craig

They served mountains of sushi on the last break and sandwiches, it appears, from the parts of the fish not deemed suitable for sushi. Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth were not in evidence, however, as they stayed behind at the table to play Chinese Poker.

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#535 - London 2008 #42 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Expensive Game

Posted by Michael Craig

The structure of the game is nominally the same as yesterday, but the size of the game is about to sneak up on everyone.

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#534 - London 2008 #41 - Million Dollar Cash Game - Opinions are Like …

Posted by Michael Craig

If this doesn’t get broadcast in the U.S., you’ll be missing some good poker but not, as far as I can tell, any good commentary. I don’t know these guys, but THEY don’t know THESE guys. Some guy in the control room is feeding them most of their lines, and they just don’t know the players. I thought Robert Williamson III was part of this broadcast, but I don’t see him here.

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