He's Got Them Right Where He Wants Them
Brandon Cantu opened to 18,000, and Phil Hellmuth three-bet shoved all in for 104,500 total. Cantu called, and he patted 
.
Hellmuth needed one card to go with his 
, and it was a long squeeze. He peeled it from the side, and he determined it was three-across hearts. A good start, but Hellmuth was still a 2:1 underdog to pull the 
he needed. He squeezed a little harder and determined it was either the six or the eight, and he was even money to double up. Hellmuth didn't peel the card the rest of the way; instead, he lifted it up facing forward so that Cantu could see it first.
Cantu, nervously pacing around his seat, let out a deep sigh and rolled his eyes. It was indeed the , and it made Hellmuth the winning eighty-seven. He doubles to 229,500 with that timely draw, while Cantu falls all the way back to just 15,500 lonely chips.