Mind Versus Heart With Phil Hellmuth
On a flop of 
Phil Hellmuth checked to a player in position who bet 1,300. Hellmuth called.
The turn was the 
and Hellmuth changed gears and bet 2,000. The player called.
On the 
river, Hellmuth bet again, this time 2,900. The player on the button wasn't having it though, he raised to 8,075.
Hellmuth went into the tank, as it would take most of his remaning stack at that point to call. "How much more is it to me?" he asked.
Hellmuth counted out the difference, put a chip on his cards, even counted how many chips he would have left if he called and was wrong. Finally Hellmuth grabbed his calling chips and moved them into the pot.
"You win," the player said turning over his 
.
Hellmuth showed the 
and was able to take down the pot.
"I trusted my instincts on that one," Hellmuth said after the hand. "They were screaming out for me to make the call."
"My mind was saying when they raise you on the river they always have it," he continued.
"That's what I wanted you to think," the player said.
"You almost had me, but my heart was telling me to call," Hellmuth said. "I think I would've gone off the deep end if I called and was wrong though."
After that call, Hellmuth has found some new life with chips as the players head into the last level of the night.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
27,000 | -11,000 |