Up and Down Start for Hellmuth
Bring-In: 2,000
Completion: 5,000
Limits: 5,000-10,000
Phil Hellmuth completed with the 8? and Steven Wendroff called with the 5?.
Phil Hellmuth: XxXxXx / 8?8?9?9?
Steven Wendroff: A?A?2? / 5?2?6?5?
Hellmuth led on fourth and was called. He then check-called on fifth and sixth.
On seventh, Hellmuth checked in the dark and called a bet from Wendroff, who revealed aces and fives which were good as Hellmuth flicked his cards in anger.
The very next hand, Hellmuth completed with the Q? and Barry Grime called with the 4?.
Phil Hellmuth: QxXxXx / Q?9?8?Q?
Barry Grime: XxXxXx / 4?A?Q?A?
Grime led on fourth. The action checked through on fifth. Grime check-called a bet after he paired his ace on sixth.
Hellmuth bet again on seventh which Grime called, Hellmuth announced, "Three queens," which were good to scoop the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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215,000
-39,500
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-39,500 |
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180,000
17,500
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17,500 |
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155,000
-6,000
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-6,000 |
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