06-17-2009 10:14 UTC-12

Poker Brat Bouncing Up and Down

Shamus

Phil Hellmuth

After a flop of {3-Hearts}

{3-Hearts}

{7-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

, it checked to Scott Dorsch who raised to 2,500 from early position. Marcel Vonk called from the small blind, and the action was on Phil Hellmuth in the big blind.

"I was gonna smooth call," Hellmuth announced. "Now I gotta raise it up." He raised to 12,000, and Dorsch folded. Vonk then pushed all in for his last 18,000, and Hellmuth called.

Vonk showed {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{J-Spades}

for the nut flush draw, while Hellmuth {K-Diamonds}

{K-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

for top pair of queens. The turn was the {J-Hearts}

{J-Hearts}

and the river the {4-Hearts}

{4-Hearts}

, and Vonk is out.

Hellmuth was up to about 65,000 after that one, but immediately afterwards lost a big hand to Benjamin Scholl, knocking him back down to 25,000. Scholl is up to 100,000.

Tags: Phil Hellmuth