Feb 27, 2018
Photo: Phil Hellmuth
After a flop of , four players put in 17,000 each. The turn card pairs the board with the , and it checks to Hellmuth, who bets 53,000 from the button. James Rann folds the big blind, Mark Briggs calls from the hijack, and Craig Chait folds the cutoff.
The river card is the , Briggs checks, Hellmuth bets 30,000, and Briggs calls. Hellmuth shows for ten high (missed his straight draw), and Briggs turns over to win the pot with trip jacks.
Mark Briggs – 580,000 (73 bb)
Phil Hellmuth – 470,000 (59 bb)