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Level 13
: Blinds 2,000/4,000, 4,000 ante
In a matchup of blinds, Phil Hellmuth bet 7,000 from the big blind on a flop of 5♣7♠10♦. Ramon Kropmanns called.
The turn of the A♣ brought checks from both players.
When the 9♦ hit on the river, Kropmanns moved to place a bet that would cover the 35,000 chips Hellmuth had remaining. Hellmuth was lightning quick to beat him into the pot.
Phil Hellmuth: A♠10♠
Ramon Kropmanns: A♥A♦
Hellmuth reached for the pot, then realized he did not have the winning hand, as Kropmanns had trapped with pocket aces and turned a set.
Hellmuth's two pairs were no good.
"Oh," Hellmuth said. And, after taking a picture of Michael Mizrachi who was seated at the same table, he was gone.