Omaha Sends Hellmuth Spiraling

Omaha Hi-Lo

A pair of sizeable hands have recently gone the wrong way for Phil Hellmuth, cutting a sizeable chunk out of his stack.

First, picking action up on the river with several bets in the middle and a completed board of 7♠9♣K♠8♣2♣, Hellmuth check-called a river bet from the small blind versus David "Bakes" Baker on the button to see his opponent show 8♥6♠5♣4♥ for a nine-high straight and a low.

Hellmuth mucked his hand and said he'd "been waiting all day to get Baker when he got out of line". Unfortunately for the 16-time bracelet winner that chance didn't go his way.

Neither did a hand shortly after.

Hellmuth raised in the hijack and after a re-raise from Alex Livingston on the button, Esther Taylor and Brian Yoon came along as well from the small and big blinds respectively. Hellmuth called as well to set up a four-way flop.

It came Q♥9♥4♣ and after the blinds checked to Hellmuth, he bet and got raised by Livingston. Taylor and Yoon folded, leaving the pot heads-up.

On the 10♠ turn, Hellmuth check-called a bet from Livingston, then again on the 6♣ river.

Livingston showed A♦Q♣J♦4♠ for two pair, queens and fours, while Hellmuth flashed his A♥9♠4♦3♥ for two pair of nines and fours with a missed low draw.