Hellmuth Departs Graciously

Rafi Amit raises in early position, making it "One five two five,"
-- 1,525 to go. The button calls, and action comes around to Phil Hellmuth in the big blind. He says, "I get to raise 25," and puts his last 1,550 chips into the middle. The two opponents add the single extra green chip to the pot, and it's three-handed to the flop.

It comes down {K-Spades}

. Amit says, "I'd like to check, but I can't." He puts out a bet, and the third player in the hand gets out of the way. The cards of the two remaining players are turned up:

Hellmuth: {7-Hearts}