02-14-2008 11:44 UTC

Hand 14

[user63618]

Hellmuth made a minimum raise from the small blind with {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{7-Spades}

and got called by Vicky Coren holding {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{9-Clubs}

.

Hellmuth bet 8,000 in the dark before the flop of {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{Q-Spades}

{10-Hearts}

.
Coren called.

Turn: {2-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

and both checked.
River: {4-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

and both checked.

Vicky showed the pair of nines and Phil gave us all a history lesson.
"That's my hand. Two black nines, she's using my own weapons against me!"

Hellmuth won his first bracelet (which of course he is wearing today) with {9-Spades}

{9-Spades}

{9-Clubs}

against Johnny Chan with - amazingly - {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{7-Spades}

.