Hellmuth Earns Extra Value
Level 2
: 300/600, 0 ante
Phil Hellmuth's willingness to engage in table talk appears to be directly correlated to his current chip count, and during his Round 2 match, the "Poker Brat" is already talking up a storm.
On a recent hand, Hellmuth said just enough to earn a few thousand extra chips from his opponent. With the board reading 
, Hellmuth led out for 1,500 and said "I have to fire here, right?" while staring across the table.
Apparently this bit of gamesmanship worked, because Hellmuth's hoodie-clad opponent made the call, and after they both checked the river 
, he mucked to the Brat's 
for ace-high.