Phil Hellmuth limped in from early position. The cutoff called, as did Thomas Taylor in the small blind, and the big blind checked his option.
On the flop, it was checked to Hellmuth, who bet 1,400. The cutoff folded, Taylor raised to 5,200, and the big blind got out of the way. Hellmuth immediately announced all in for around 17,000 total, and Taylor called just as quickly.
Hellmuth:
Taylor:
Both players flopped a straight for the nuts, and each had redraws. Hellmuth had a flush draw, while Taylor had an inferior flush draw and a straight draw.
The on the turn changed nothing, nor did the on the river, and the players chopped the pot.
The player under the gun raised to 1,500, a player in early position called, as did a middle-position player and the hijack. Roussos Koliakoudakis was on the button and moved all in for 7,225. Everyone called except the player in middle position.
The flop was , and the player under the gun bet 20,000. Everyone folded, and he tabled . Koliakoudakis showed and was well ahead with a flush draw backup.
The turn was the and the river the , and Koliakoudakis took it down with an ace-high flush.