2010 World Series of Poker

Event #2: $50,000 Poker Player's Championship
Day: 1
Event Info

2010 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
q5
Prize
$1,559,046
Event Info
Buy-in
$50,000
Prize Pool
$5,568,000
Entries
116
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
50,000 / 100,000
Ante
30,000

The *New* Hellmuth Tank-Fold

No-Limit Hold'em

Joe Serock opened for 2,100 from UTG and got five callers including Phil Hellmuth and Erik Sagstrom. The flop came down {J-Diamonds}{10-Clubs}{8-Spades} and Hellmuth led out for 5,000. Only Sagstrom called. They went heads-up to the turn, which fell the {5-Hearts}. Hellmuth bet another 12,000 and Sagstrom called. When the {A-Hearts} hit the river, Hellmuth gave the table a slow knock and Sagstrom bet 16,000.

Hellmuth took off his sunglasses and stared at the board in silence. He uttered not a word about the quality of his luck, the quality of the river card, or Northern European idiots as he pondered his decision. Ultimately, he mucked without saying a word. Do we have the feng-shui expert to thank for that?

Tags: Phil HellmuthErik Sagstrom