Hellmuth Steaming Heading Into Dinner
Hand #105
Owais Ahmed had the button. Phil Hellmuth opened to 225,000 from first position, and Brian Rast defended his big blind. The flop came down , Rast checked, and Hellmuth continued for 225,000. Rast mucked, and Hellmuth raked in the pot.
Hand #106
Minh Ly had the button. Brian Rast raised to 180,000 out of the small blind, Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Rast continued for 190,000, and Hellmuth raised to 440,000. Rast called.
The turn was the , and both players checked.
The fell on the river, and Rast led for 470,000.
"Are you f***ing kidding me?" Hellmuth sighed. "This guy wants to play every pot with me. So brutal."
While in the tank, Hellmuth cut out enough chips to call, but waited over five minutes to commit them. Rast opened up , and Hellmuth started steaming.
"I haven't re-raised you one f***ing time," he told Rast after the hand. "That's all going to change after the break."
We shall see if Hellmuth's warning comes true, after the 60-minute dinner break!