Phil Hellmuth Came to Play Poker
Level 11
: 4,000/8,000, 1,000 ante
Jason Mercier raised to 17,000 from under the gun, Phil Galfond three-bet to 48,000 from the hijack, Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind, and Mercier called.
The flop came down and Hellmuth led for 40,000. Mercier folded, Galfond raised to 90,000 and Hellmuth called.
The turn was the and Hellmuth bet 50,000. Galfond mulled it over for about 30 seconds before he folded.
"I came to play poker, boys!" yelled an excited Hellmuth, as he showed , "but it was probably the best hand anyway,"
"It was," said Galfond.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Phil Galfond |
685,000
-145,000
|
-145,000 |
|
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Phil Hellmuth |
600,000
105,000
|
105,000 |
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