06-17-2009 09:19 UTC-12

Kravchenko Doubles Through Hellmuth

Shamus

Barely one orbit into play, and Phil Hellmuth and Alex Kravchenko just had a huge confrontation when Hellmuth picked up pocket queens on the same hand Kravchenko was dealt {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{A-Diamonds}

.

They got all of Kravchenko's chips in the middle before the flop, after which the community cards came {8-Hearts}

{8-Hearts}

{9-Hearts}

{4-Clubs}

{K-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

. Hellmuth tumbles back to 30,000, while Kravchenko doubles to 112,000.

Tags: Alex Kravchenko Phil Hellmuth