Hellmuth Finds a Double Before the Break
Level 12
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On the last hand before the break, Phil Hellmuth and Martin Kabrhel had a large portion of their chips in the middle preflop. The flop came 9?7?5? and Hellmuth stuck in the last of his 300,000 chips in the middle on the button. Kabrhel called from the big blind and the hands were tabled.
Phil Hellmuth: J?J?
Martin Kabrhel: 8?8?
The 9? on the turn and the K? on the river improved Hellmuth to a flush in order to double-up.
"Well played Phil," Kabrhel needled afterward. "Suck out."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,220,000
-180,000
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-180,000 |
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1,590,000
690,000
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690,000 |
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