02-11-2008 19:56 UTC

Hand 48: Hellmuth Calls Off Two-Thirds of Stack

[user22113]

Kravchenko thought for a while before folding {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

on the button, not wanting to get involved against Phil Hellmuth's short stack.

With 62,000 remaining at the start of the hand, Hellmuth completed the small blind with {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{6-Spades}

and Scharf checked {10-Diamonds}

{10-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

.

Flop: {4-Spades}

{4-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{9-Diamonds}

Hellmuth led for 6,000 on the flop and Scharf just called.

Turn: {5-Hearts}

{5-Hearts}

Hellmuth checked and called a bet of 10,000 from Scharf.

River: {5-Clubs}

{5-Clubs}

Hellmuth check-called again, for 17,000.

Hellmuth was left with just 23,000 after this hand.