2010 World Series of Poker

Event #8: $1,500 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 2
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
j6
Prize
$568,974
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,500
Prize Pool
$3,160,350
Entries
2,341
Level Info
Level
29
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
10,000

Hellmuth on a Heater

Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

Frances Anderson raised to 15,000 from the button and was called by Hellmuth in the small blind. Once the big blind folded, the flop came {9-Hearts}{Q-Clubs}{J-Clubs} and both players checked.

Hellmuth led out for 25,000 when the {8-Diamonds} hit on the turn. Anderson went into the tank for a couple minutes.

"I'll take this one kid, you take the next one," Hellmuth tried to compromise.

Anderson then announced a raise. Anderson then came out with two stacks of yellow chips totaling 40,000. He then went back for another 25,000 or so and put them into the pot.

This was considered a string bet and the floor was called. It was determined that it would be a minimum raise to 50,000. Hellmuth made the call as the {6-Clubs} hit on the river.

Hellmuth bet 40,000 and Anderson was clearly unhappy. Anderson thought about it for over two minutes while Hellmuth stared him down. Eventually Anderson called and Hellmuth flipped over {A-Clubs}{5-Clubs} for the nut flush.

Anderson's mistake proved quite costly as he dropped to 70,000 and Hellmuth continued to grow his stack to 362,000.

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