Phil Hellmuth: "I Finally Called With Trips!"

Phil Hellmuth (pictured) raises UTG+1 to 65,000, and Srihari Mupparaju calls from the hijack. The flop comes , Hellmuth bets 62,000, Mupparaju quickly raises to 150,000, and Hellmuth snap-calls.

The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Hellmuth checks, Mupparaju bets 300,000, and Hellmuth snap-calls. Mupparaju shows for trip jacks, but Hellmuth proudly turns over for trip jacks, higher kicker.

Hellmuth says, “I finally called with trips!”

Phil Hellmuth  –  1,700,000  (71 bb)
Srihari Mupparaju  –  930,000  (39 bb)

After the hand, Hellmuth walks over to the next table to tell Dardon what happened and that he’s going to get him next.

Dardon says, “I’m not gonna do it again.”

Hellmuth says, “I’m gonna make you do it. I’m gonna check trips to you. You owe me. You owe me about two million.”

It should make for a particularly interesting final table if Hellmuth and Dardon both make it.