Phil Hellmuth Treading Water
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A few hands later it was Phil in the big blind, facing a raise from the button and an all-in re-raise from the small blind. Hellmuth called for his last 900, the button folded, and Phil found his A-Q dominated by the small blind's pocket queens. The 9-10-J flop gave both players an open-ended straight draw, and that's how Phil escaped, when an eight hit on the turn.
Never to see the glass as half-full, Phil said, "I can't believe I didn't find a king!" He's still at 1,300.