Hellmuth Catches a Bluff
Level 15
: Blinds 3,000/5,000, 5,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth opened to 13,000 from under the gun, and a player in the big blind defended.
Both players checked the K?7?10? flop leading to the 3? turn. The big blind bet 35,000, and Hellmuth made the call.
The big blind fired again on the K? river, this time opting to bet a smaller size of 15,000. Hellmuth immediately made the call.
Hellmuth tabled Q?Q? for two pair, kings and queens, while the big blind could only showdown 9?8? for a missed straight draw turned into a bluff on the river.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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258,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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