One Win, One Loss for Hellmuth

If you follow poker and the World Series of Poker, you know 11-time gold bracelet winner Phil Hellmuth. Hellmuth is still in this event going for that 12th bracelet and he's already locked up his 86th WSOP cash, all while having a crown fall out in his mouth the other day that;s been causing him some pain. We recently were out on the floor to grab an orbit full of hands with Hellmuth, but he only played the first two hands and then folded the rest. Here are those first two.

On the first hand, Hellmuth began the action in the big blind. Under the gun, 2009 $10,000 World Championship Heads-Up No-Limit Hold'em bracelet winner Leo Wolpert raised to 6,000. Action folded around to the player on the button and he made the call. Play passed around to Hellmuth in the big blind and he reraised to 24,000. Wolpert folded and then the button gave it up as well. Hellmuth showed the {9-Hearts} {9-Spades} and said, "Just nines. Felt they were good."

On the very next hand, Hellmuth started in the small blind. A player raised to 7,000 from middle position and Hellmuth made the call to see the {K-Diamonds} {3-Clubs} {2-Clubs} flop come out. Hellmuth checked and his opponent bet 9,000. Hellmuth check-raised to 22,000, but his opponent fired right back with a reraise to 56,000. With around 115,0000 behind, Hellmuth folded.