Hellmuth Doubles His Short Stack
Level 21
Pot-Limit Omaha
David "Bakes" Baker raised from the small blind and Phil Hellmuth called, leaving himself just 17,000 behind.
The flop came 2♠7♥J♦ and Baker bet enough to put Hellmuth all in. Hellmuth snap-called.
Phil Hellmuth: 6♣A♥J♣4♥
David "Bakes" Baker: 5♠7♠Q♦A♣
Hellmuth was ahead with his pair of jacks and improved to two pair on the A♦ turn. The river came the 4♠ and Hellmuth stayed alive in the tournament.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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520,000
-68,000
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-68,000 |
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60,000
14,000
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14,000 |
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