2011 World Series of Poker

Event #16: $10,000 2-7 Draw Lowball Championship (No-Limit)
Day: 3
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
jx8x6x3x2x
Prize
$367,170
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,184,400
Entries
126
Level Info
Level
26
Blinds
25,000 / 50,000
Ante
15,000

"Honey! I Just Saved My Life!"

Level 25 : 20,000/40,000, 10,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth
Phil Hellmuth

John Juanda popped it up to 90,000 and was called by Phil Hellmuth. Both men drew one card and the action went check-check.

Hellmuth turned up a winning {10-}{6-}{5-}{3-}{2-}.

"Here! Show him! Show him what I threw away!" Hellmuth said to the dealer, reaching into the muck. Hellmuth picked out {J-Hearts} and showed it to Juanda. "You were supposed to bust me there! Tournament over! Anyone else shoves there with jack low, then you pull the ten and tournament over! I just had a bad feeling about the jack!"

"The great Phil Hellmuth instincts" said Juanda with a smile.

But Hellmuth wasn't done with his jubilation there.

"Honey!" Phil shouted into the crowd toward his wife. "I just saved my life! He was supposed to bust me there but I just saved my own life!"

Hellmuth is now sitting with 1,000,000 in chips to Juanda's 2,800,000.

Tags: John JuandaPhil Hellmuth