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THE LINEUP
With Layne Flack at the table, this match played like a comedy. Afterwards, if you listened to Phil Hellmuth, it was a tragedy worthy of Shakespeare. The first fatality was Ferguson. His pocket nines ran into Brunson's pocket Kings, giving Brunson a big chip lead early. Flack's quick wit made him a table favorite, so much so that when he faced elimination, Seidel wanted to stake him in order to keep him in the game. But Flack eventually found himself with a 10-9 against Cloutier's King-Jack. Even though the whole table was rooting for him (including Cloutier) the board didn't improve his hand. With his exit, the role of entertainer fell to Hellmuth - and he delivered in classic Hellmuth style. He complained about everything and everyone, including himself. His spirits improved slightly when he paired Aces on the flop to bust Seidel, and he became downright magnanimous when he hit a flush on the river to knock out Cloutier. But he could never get a fix on "Texas Dolly, and Brunson, the senior statesman of poker, crushed him when it came to heads-up play.
