Hellmuth Adds to Stack

Herbie Teope

Level 31 : Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante

Phil Hellmuth returned from break with 1,300,000 in front of him and the 16-time WSOP bracelet winner didn’t waste time getting it in.

Hellmuth moved all in from under the gun, and action folded around to a player in the small blind, who was down to 325,000 and called. The cards were tabled after the big blind folded.

Hellmuth: A?J?
Opponent: 4?4?

The dealer fanned J?Q?J? on the flop, giving Hellmuth trips and leaving his opponent in a bad spot needing lots of help by the river. The help didn’t arrive, though, as 2? on the turn and 3? on the river game Hellmuth the pot.

Nevertheless, the 325,000 and 400,000 combined from the big blind and ante added chips to Hellmuth’s stack.