Phil Hellmuth Flops it vs. Michael Mizrachi

There was an open to 1,100, and Michael Mizrachi called on the button. Action was on Phil Hellmuth in the small blind, and he wasn’t going to put any chips into the pot without making a little speech.

Hellmuth said to the raiser that he was thinking of raising it up, as it had been working out pretty well for him so far, but would just call this time

Three players saw the flop come . Action checked to Mizrachi, who bet 2,500. Hellmuth called, and the original raiser folded to make it a heads-up pot. The turn card was the , and Hellmuth checked. A bet of 5,000 from Mizrachi saw Hellmuth break out a check-raise to 15,000. Mizrachi mulled it over and called. The river was the and both players checked.

Hellmuth showed for flopped set.

Mizrachi gave Hellmuth a look at his cards, and they were then retrieved from the muck by the dealer after the “show one, show all” rule was invoked by another player.

Mizrachi had for a flopped two pair, and Hellmuth was left wondering at some lost value on a missed flop raise.