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Hellmuth wearing Stanford jacket today: Stud (Plastic Alto field report from Steven J. Cohen)

David “ODB” Baker completed on third street and Phil Hellmuth put in a raise after which Baker made the call. On fourth street Baker called a bet from Hellmuth and the same thing repeated itself on fifth. Sixth street turned the tables and Baker checked to Hellmuth who bet again. Baker called and checked on seventh street. Continue reading

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Congrats to Phil Hellmuth Palo Alto poker champ

edit to add, two days and two views later: a When I called my friend Steve Cohen in LA to spread the news on Matt Cain’s perfect game, he said “not only that, but Phil Hellmuth won his record-setting twelfth … Continue reading

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Dressed to the nines

That’s a mixed metaphor –“Dressed to the Nines” — to the extent I am talking poker. This is a tribute to local hero Phil Hellmuth and his winning the 1989 World Series of Poker against Chan using a relatively weak … Continue reading

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