Hellmuth Has a Short Day
Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
Phil Hellmuth was away from the table, and Hal Rotholz called him over as the cards were being dealt. He then opened to 8,000 on the button, and Carlo van Ravenswoud reraised to 32,000 in the small blind. Hellmuth put in his last 40,000, and Van Ravenswoud called.
Phil Hellmuth: A♥J♣10♠3♥2♥
Carlo van Ravenswoud: A♠A♣8♦6♦4♦
Van Ravenswoud was ahead with his aces as the flop came K♣4♥K♦. Hellmuth picked up a flush draw on the 5♥ turn, but he missed the Q♣ river and was sent to the rail.
"You called him over just to bust him?" tablemate Noah Bronstein said to Rotholz.