Omaha Sends Hellmuth Spiraling
Omaha Hi-Lo
A pair of sizeable hands have recently gone the wrong way for Phil Hellmuth, cutting a sizeable chunk out of his stack.
First, picking action up on the river with several bets in the middle and a completed board of 7♠9♣K♠8♣2♣, Hellmuth check-called a river bet from the small blind versus David "Bakes" Baker on the button to see his opponent show 8♥6♠5♣4♥ for a nine-high straight and a low.
Hellmuth mucked his hand and said he'd "been waiting all day to get Baker when he got out of line". Unfortunately for the 16-time bracelet winner that chance didn't go his way.
Neither did a hand shortly after.
Hellmuth raised in the hijack and after a re-raise from Alex Livingston on the button, Esther Taylor and Brian Yoon came along as well from the small and big blinds respectively. Hellmuth called as well to set up a four-way flop.
It came Q♥9♥4♣ and after the blinds checked to Hellmuth, he bet and got raised by Livingston. Taylor and Yoon folded, leaving the pot heads-up.
On the 10♠ turn, Hellmuth check-called a bet from Livingston, then again on the 6♣ river.
Livingston showed A♦Q♣J♦4♠ for two pair, queens and fours, while Hellmuth flashed his A♥9♠4♦3♥ for two pair of nines and fours with a missed low draw.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
880,000
-120,000
|
-120,000 |
|
||
|
825,000
-75,000
|
-75,000 |
|
||
|
735,000
435,000
|
435,000 |
|
||
|
610,000
-590,000
|
-590,000 |
|
||
|
450,000
-150,000
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-150,000 |