Hellmuth Finds a Double Before the Break
Level 12
: Blinds 30,000/60,000, 60,000 ante
On the last hand before the break, Phil Hellmuth and Martin Kabrhel had a large portion of their chips in the middle preflop. The flop came 9♠7♦5♦ and Hellmuth stuck in the last of his 300,000 chips in the middle on the button. Kabrhel called from the big blind and the hands were tabled.
Phil Hellmuth: J♣J♦
Martin Kabrhel: 8♠8♥
The 9♦ on the turn and the K♦ on the river improved Hellmuth to a flush in order to double-up.
"Well played Phil," Kabrhel needled afterward. "Suck out."
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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6,220,000
-180,000
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-180,000 |
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1,590,000
690,000
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690,000 |
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