He Plays Draw Games, Too
Livello 13
: 1,200/2,400, 600 ante
Hasan Habib opened to 6,100 in the cutoff seat, and Phil Hellmuth made the call in position. In the small blind, Alex Balandin squeezed all in for 22,100 more. Habib ducked out, but Hellmuth made the call to put Balandin at risk.
The two men each drew one card.
Balandin: 
Hellmuth: 
Balandin pulled an unfortunate off the deck, and Hellmuth only had to avoid pairing his eight to notch the knockout. He drew a 
, and his ten-eight gives him the pot.
That ones vaults Hellmuth to the top of the counts with an impressive 280,000 chips.