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Classic Phil


2007-04-24 22:23:34
By: Gene Bromberg

CardPlayer currently shows Phil Hellmuth as the chip leader of the WPT World Championship with a bit more than $1.3 million. This despite losing a sizeable pot, one that CP recounted like this:

Phil Hellmuth raises to $20,000 under the gun and Shawn Buchanan re-raises to $53,000.  Hellmuth calls and checks in the dark.  The flop comes 10d-6d-3h and Buchanan bets $120,000 with another $250,000 behind.  Hellmuth calls, the turn is the 7d and both players check.  The river is the 9c and again both players check.  Buchanan shows down Kh-7c and Hellmuth bursts into a tirade.   He lectures Buchanan saying, "You bluffed $200,000 against the best poker player in the world on the top of his game, you wont make it at past the end of the day."  Hellmuth finally showed As-6s and right before he mucked he told Buchanan, "I see right through your soul."  Despite Hellmuth's claims he still lost a pot worth over $400,000.  Buchanan now has over $600,000 chips and Hellmuth is just under a million.

We'll keep an eye on Phil, as well as Team UltimateBet member Jim "KrazyKanuck" Worth, who has $358,000 right now and sent Phil Ivey home earlier in the day.


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