Hellmuth Nearly Traps Himself
Level 11
: 3,000/6,000, 6,000 ante
Sean Winter raised to 14,000 from under the gun and Barry Woods three-bet to 38,000 from the cutoff. Phil Hellmuth just called out of the small blind, leaving himself with only 13,000 behind. Winter also made the call and they went three-ways to the flop of 
.
The action checked around to the 
on the turn and Hellmuth stuck in his last few chips. Winter called while Woods tossed his cards. Hellmuth tabled 
and Winter showed 
for a gut-shot straight draw. The river brought the 
and Hellmuth was able to nearly triple his stack.
"Should have bet the flop, he probably would have folded," Daniel Negreanu said to Winter as they both laughed.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
510,000
255,000
|
255,000 |
|
196,000
1,000
|
1,000 |
|
150,000
100,000
|
100,000 |
|
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