02-21-2009 21:52 UTC-7

Poker is Easy

[user75032]

Four players limped into a pot at John Racener's table -- Phil Hellmuth and two others. Action checked to the cutoff after the dealer spread a flop of {6-Clubs}

{6-Clubs}

{5-Spades}

{4-Spades}

. She made it 800 to go, bringing a check-raise from Racener to 2,600. Hellmuth disgustedly slammed his cards into the muck. The other player folded as well, bringing action back to the cutoff. She had Racener covered and moved all in.

Racener made an easy call with the second nuts, {7-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

{3-Spades}

, putting himself all in. He had a good sweat coming when his opponent turned over a flush draw, {K-Spades}

{K-Spades}

{10-Spades}

. The turn and river came {5-Diamonds}

{5-Diamonds}

and

{K-Hearts}

, both safe cards for Racener. He doubled to 14,500.

Tags: John Racener Phil Hellmuth