

Phil Hellmuth's WSOP Main Event Day 2D: A Detailed Hand-by-Hand Analysis
Phil Hellmuth started Day 2D of the WSOP Main Event with a stack of 108,500. The chip leader at his table was Nicholas Rigby with 408,800 chips. Hellmuth made a raise with AJo from an early position and Si Ren Chen called with the same hand. Davis Modans defended the big blind with .
On the flop, Hellmuth had a gutshot and A-high, betting about half the pot. Chen called, but Modans raised. Hellmuth, showing some discomfort, folded his hand, and Chen followed suit.
In the next hand, Hellmuth opened with a pair of threes (2.5 bb) from the first position. Ben Parent, a future dentist, called on the BB. On the flop, Hellmuth bet 2,000. Parent, noting Hellmuth's early position, folded his hand, excited to have played a hand against the poker legend.
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