Hellmuth Deems This One Legit
Phil Hellmuth had called the bring-in bet with the
showing. Todd Brunson had the
showing and also called the bring-in bet before Matt Grapenthien completed with the
up. Behind him, James Obst raised with the
up, and that's what sparked the profanity Hellmuth yelled.
"F***!" yelled Hellmuth, which got everyone's attention. "This hand is probably better than some of the hands they raise."
Hellmuth: ![]()
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— fold
Brunson: ![]()
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— fold
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After his brief speech, Hellmuth folded, and then Brunson followed suit. Grapenthien called, and then he also called a bet from Obst on fourth street. On fifth, sixth, and seventh, both Grapenthien and Obst had checked.
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from his hand for a pair of queens, and Grapenthien mucked.
"Nevermind, that's legit," said Hellmuth immediately upon seeing Obst's hand.
A few moments passed, and then he added, "I was flushing."
"I started with eight-three," joked Obst.
"No, no, no, you know what you're doing!" finished Hellmuth.