Just a Jack?
"I'm raising every hand! I'm not folding to three-bets!" Phil Hellmuth just said after beating Andrey Gulyy in a pot. Hellmuth has had an amazing day so far, and his stack is right around 300,000.
Hellmuth raised to 4,000 from middle position after which Gulyy three-bet to 10,500. Hellmuth called right away, and the flop brought out 
.
Hellmuth checked quickly and Gulyy threw out 8,000. The 12-time WSOP bracelet winner quickly check-raised to 16,000 and Gulyy called.
"They always underestimate me," Hellmuth said before the turn brought out the 
.
"Oh that's so sick. I had him on nines or tens," Hellmuth added, as he quickly checked to Gulyy. The Russian pro checked behind. On the river the 
showed up and Hellmuth casually threw out 9,000. Gulyy called.
"Just a jack," Hellmuth said, but Gulyy waited for him to turn his cards over. Hellmuth showed 
, and jaws dropped.
"You have a flush!" Kristijonas Andrulis laughed, as did everyone else besides Gulyy.
"Oh shoot! I thought I had queen-jack off" Hellmuth added as Gulyy frustradely mucked his cards.
"What a slowroll!" Andrulis added as Hellmuth apologized for misreading his hand. Gulyy was left behind short while Hellmuth is one of the chip leaders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
300,000
25,000
|
25,000 |
|
||
|
46,500
-38,500
|
-38,500 |