Hellmuth Deems This One Legit
Phil Hellmuth had called the bring-in bet with the showing. Todd Brunson had the showing and also called the bring-in bet before Matt Grapenthien completed with the up. Behind him, James Obst raised with the up, and that's what sparked the profanity Hellmuth yelled.
"F***!" yelled Hellmuth, which got everyone's attention. "This hand is probably better than some of the hands they raise."
Hellmuth: / — fold
Brunson: / — fold
Grapenthien: / /
Obst: / /
After his brief speech, Hellmuth folded, and then Brunson followed suit. Grapenthien called, and then he also called a bet from Obst on fourth street. On fifth, sixth, and seventh, both Grapenthien and Obst had checked.
Obst turned over the from his hand for a pair of queens, and Grapenthien mucked.
"Nevermind, that's legit," said Hellmuth immediately upon seeing Obst's hand.
A few moments passed, and then he added, "I was flushing."
"I started with eight-three," joked Obst.
"No, no, no, you know what you're doing!" finished Hellmuth.