Hellmuth Donates a Double
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Phil Hellmuth and the gentleman two seats to his right got it all in preflop. From the positions, we're guessing that the unknown player either raised (or limped), Hellmuth raised back, and the gentleman moved all in over the top. However it went, Hellmuth called down nearly 22,000 chips to put his man at risk.
Showdown
Hellmuth: 
Opponent: 
The board ran out 
, and Hellmuth is forced to grant a big double up. It's cost him more than half his chips, knocking him back to about 19,000.
"See? I shouldn't have turned this way in my chair," Hellmuth said cryptically after he paid his debt. He may have been referring to the fact that he's been watching a bit of basketball up on the big screen in between hands. "I'm not even paying attention," he added.