Cooler for Hellmuth
Level 23
: 2,000/4,000, 500 ante
Just minutes ago, things were looking great for Phil Hellmuth. He had just won a pot against Alexander Lakhov with ![]()
and had held firm against betting on multiple streets on an ![]()
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board.
He barely had time to enjoy those chips before he found himself on the dark side of a cooler against table shortie James Worth.
Playing only three-handed, it was no surprise to see all the chips fly into the middle preflop and Worth was the massive favorite when the cards were turned on their backs.
James Worth ![]()
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Phil Hellmuth ![]()
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flop brought a gutshot for the wheel straight, which would chop the pot. The turn was a
and it added another four straight outs to chop. The
didn't get there for Hellmuth and he had to count out 101,000 chips to pass to Worth.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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208,000
102,000
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102,000 |
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138,000
33,000
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33,000 |
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