Hellmuth Gains No Ground

Phil Hellmuth called a raise of 1,800 chips before the flop, and he and his opponent played on the {K-Hearts}

flop. Hellmuth led out with 1,500 chips. Benny Spindler min-raised to 3,000, and Hellmuth called.

Fourth street was the {K-Spades}

. Hellmuth bet again, this time 2,000. Spindler went into the tank, long enough for the Brat to poke at him. "I'm gonna show you a bluff as soon as you call," he said. Sure enough, he called.

The river brought the {A-Hearts}

. Hellmuth checked this time, and the man across the table bet a healthy 7,000 chips. After just a moment to deliberate, Hellmuth called him down.

Both players tabled {J-?}

, and the pot was split down the middle.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth

2009 World Series of Poker

2009 World Series of Poker

Hellmuth Gains No Ground