Stud
Phil Hellmuth | / / |
John Monnette | / / |
Hellmuth completed, Monnette raised, and Hellmuth called. Hellmuth bet out when he made a pair on fourth, but then check-called bets on fifth, sixth, and seventh.
"Jesus Christ," Hellmuth muttered when he called on sixth.
After Hellmuth called the final bet, Monnette tabled for a flush. Hellmuth was furious, laying into Monnette, who raked in the massive pot.
Stud 8
A few hands later, Hellmuth brought it in with the . Monnette completed with the , and Hellmuth called. Monnette was dealt the on fourth, and check-called a bet from Hellmuth, who was dealt the . Both players were dealt red jacks on fifth, and Monnette led out. Hellmuth raised, moving all in for 200,000 exactly, and Monnette called.
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Monnette | () / |
Monnette caught the on sixth, giving him a leading pair of aces, and Hellmuth did not improve with the . Monnette quickly flipped over the on seventh, and Hellmuth squeezed his down card.
"It's either the four or five of clubs," Hellmuth announced.
He turned over the , giving him two pair and the winning hand.
"I got it in with the best of it!" he shouted to the rail.
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