Hellmuth Closing The Gap

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Stephane Albertini had the button. Joseph Cheong opened with a fold and Albertini raised to 80,000. Sergii Baranov called from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth tagged along from the big blind.

The flop was {3-Diamonds} {K-Spades} {5-Diamonds} and all three players checked. The {6-Spades} hit the river and Baranov bet 160,000. Hellmuth called and Albertini got rid of his hand.

The {5-Clubs} hit the river and Baranov bet 140,000. Hellmuth snap raised to 450,000 and Baranov called, showing {K-Hearts} {Q-Spades} . Hellmuth tabled {4-Clubs} {2-Clubs} for a turned straight, however, and was able to take down the pot, thus closing the gap between himself and Baranov.