Hellmuth Going for #10???
 

As much as I like ribbing this guy, I have to admit it would be cool for him to get his 10th bracelet.

It would probably be cooler to see him get to heads up and lose it on some sort of sick beat, but either way, it should make for good tv.

They are down to 11 players now, and he's currently second in chips:


You'll notice that our girl Isabelle Mercier is currently 5th (she just took someone out) - I would LOVE to see her make the tv table.

Marcel Luske is still in, and Vinnie Vinh is the chip leader.

Pics of Isabelle (also attached to this post) and lots of comments on her play can be found at the , specifically (since the main page changes), right here:

They are down to 10 players now, on the official Final Table bubble.

I'm nervous for Isabelle. She's currently in 8th place with 188k in chips. The short stack has 128.

The blinds are 6k/12k + 2k ante.

No way.... I just read this on the Stars Blog:

If ESPN isn't taping this.... oh man, what idiots.

There is some nice money on the line here too:

1 - $818,546
2 - $423,893
3 - $233,872
4 - $204,638
5 - $175,404
6 - $146,170
7 - $116,936
8 - $87,702
9 - $58,468

Gooooooooooooooooo Isabelle!

The final table is set, and Isabelle is still alive.

Go get 'em, girl!

I dedicate this post to my friend, Robbie Robb.

Many thanks my friend! Gotta stick with my fellow Canucks.

For the others that have gotten this far in the thread (and not stuck droolling on the shot where you can see her tummy like I was for a minute or two), let it be known that our girl is in 4th place going into the final table. I believe Hellmuth is in 2nd.

EDIT (to add): I'm trying to figure out what URL she's pimpin' on her sleeve of the jean jacket.

Chip Counts going into the Final Table:

1 Quoc Al "Vinnie" Vinh 784,000
2 Phil Hellmuth Jr. 461,000
3 Marcel Luske 458,000
4 Isabelle Mercier 301,000
5 Jeff Cabanillas 275,000
6 Douglas Carli 273,000
7 Eugene Todd 240,000
8 Thomas Schreiber 200,000
9 Dan Smith 117,000

Damn is she ever sexy......


and she's Canadian too......


and did I mention she likes and knows how to play poker well?


TP, your one lucky SOB to have met her!

Play is underway. Marcel Luske doubled up thrhough Vinnie Vinh (AK vs AJ) and is now the chipleader. Isabelle is in 5th.

Live Updates here:

And then there were 5.

Isa is still alive with 20+ BBs, guaranteed $175k.

Would love to see her get HU with Phil or Marcel - currently 1st and second in chips.

Good news! I guess with this lineup, they decided to get off their asses and roll some tape (like they did with Johnny Chan and Phil Laak last year):

Brad is doing a great job with the .

I hope ESPN is filming this...

Go Phil... he needs to win this.

I love this:

:D :D :D

I swear to God I was just about to copy and paste that quote in here, but you beat me to it ...

Ouch. Not a good sign if he's making THIS call - with KING HIGH!

I'd really like to see how that developed. Must have been a busted straight draw or something. To muck without even seeing your opponents cards - not good.

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Hellmuth Takes a Monster Pot Off of Mercier
After the river card is dealt, Isabelle Mercier bets $100,000 and Phil Hellmuth makes the call. Mercier immediately mucks her hand and Hellmuth turns over king high to rake a huge pot. Mercier is down to around $140,000 chips.

From Brad Otis' Blog @ Pokerstars:

Oh Oh! Say it ain't so....
Yikes! Mine too! (granted, this portion of the quote is taken entirely out of context.)

NOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She's out in 5th. No details yet.

when Phil is on its like as if your playing with your cards face up.

It certainly can be. As not-as-good-as-he-thinks-he-is (the BEST) as Phil is, Phil is one hell of a tourney Hold'Em player.

i really am rooting for phil here...where is it you guys are seeing these live updates...

damn vinnie went from 1st to out in 8th...thats tough

Who??? No Vinnie in this event! :)

We're finding the live updates at either or .