Hellmuth Back in Business
"Mikey! Mikey! I doubled with two fours!" an excited Phil Hellmuth told Mike Matusow after dragging a recent pot. Hellmuth was one of four players to limp into the pot and take a flop of . Action checked all the way to the last player to act, Scott Buller. His bet of 9,000 was called by Alan Cutler before Hellmuth raised all in for 31,900 total. Buller folded by Cutler, who got the best of Hellmuth earlier, made the call.
Hellmuth: , a pair of fours and the nut low draw
Cutler: , ace-high and the nut low draw
The turn and river improved neither player. Hellmuth did indeed drag the whole pot with fours and treys to double up to 75,000. Cutler slid back to 77,000.