Hellmuth III Takes a Trick From his Dad's Book
Level 15
: Blinds 4,000/8,000, 8,000 ante
Level 10: Blinds 1,000/2,000
Phil Hellmuth III, son of the poker Hall of Famer, limped under the gun. The player next to act raised to 6,000 and the hijack called. With the action back on Hellmuth, he limp-jammed for 34,000. The original raiser tank-folded before the hijack snapped it off.
Phil Hellmuth III: J♠J♦ 
Hijack: A♥K♣
It was a classic race with Hellmuth staying ahead on the 6♦6♣5♠ flop. He held through the Q♠9♠ runout as the fabled limp-jam worked wonders.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
80,000
60,000
|
60,000 |