Hellmuth Doesn't Pull the Trigger

Action folded to the recently action-prone Phil Hellmuth on the button. He opened for 15,000 and was called by the small blind before the big blind paused to consider his action.

"Squeeze play?" Hellmuth asked the big blind, whose only reply was to re-raise to 42,000. Hellmuth and the small blind both called to a flop of {8-Hearts}

. The small blind checked it over to the big blind, who bet 45,000. Hellmuth and the small blind both folded.

Hellmuth wanted to know what his opponent held.

"I had a hand...not on that flop, but I had a hand," the big blind replied. He flashed {A-?}