02-21-2009 15:49 UTC-7

Hellmuth Never at a Loss for Words

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On a board of {4-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{2-Spades}

{k-Diamonds}

{6-Hearts}

, Phil Hellmuth checked and then called a bet of 900 from John Racener. Racener showed the nut flush, {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

.

"That pot could have been a lot bigger if I had gambled on the flop before you had me drawing dead," said Hellmuth. We're not sure whether it was a boast that Racener hadn't extracted more chips from Hellmuth, or a simple statement of fact.