Hellmuth's Pointless Hand Of The Week

[dfunks222 0]

The following is an excerpt of an old Card Player Article by Phil Hellmuth. Someone please help me understand this.The second encounter I had with (K-9) 9 was when I ran into Scotty Nguyen in a $1,000 buy-in stud tourney in February at Commerce Casino. This hand is a bit more perplexing, though. I had been waiting patiently for a hand with which I could put my last $1,400 into the pot. I was dealt (K-9) 9 and raised, and Scotty reraised me with (A 2) 5 (no, this is not a misprint). At that point, not knowing his hand, I thought, "OK, I'm probably not going to fold this hand, but I'll just smooth-call and see what happens." The limits were $200-$400, and I called Scotty's raise ($400 total). Fourth street brought a jack for me and the 7 for Scotty, and I bet out, because he didn't catch a club or an overcard.Scotty called me. On fifth street, I hit a 9, and Scotty caught the 8, for a hand of (A 2) 5 7 8. I bet out $400, and Scotty somehow called $400 with no pair and no draw! He was staring at 9-J-9, and called with his hand. Sixth street brought Scotty an ace, so he had a pair of aces. I bet out my last $400, and he called. At that point I said, "I have trip nines." Scotty's head dropped down to the table as he said, "That's good." He didn't say he had any kind of draw like he usually does, so I had the distinct impression that he was drawing dead. So, in my mind, I had the pot counted down and in my stack. Then, all of sudden, Scotty stood up and said, "Three aces."I stared in disbelief at his hand, trying to reconstruct what his holecards were. Was it possible that he had A-2 in the hole, or the more likely A-A? The player next to him watched Scotty squeeze the last card and swore that A-2 was the case. Also, I've never seen Scotty slow-roll anyone, ever. Plus, Scotty himself admitted his starting hand. All of this convinced me that he did indeed start with A-2. Oh well, runner-runner happens. Scotty, I'll be seeing you at the stud table soon, too!......So why would Scotty even consider calling on 5th street....and why would Hellmuth share this pointless hand. Is he just trying to tell eveyone how horrible Scotty Nguyen is at stud?

[navybuttons 15]

we've already discussed this:http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...showtopic=86948

[chaosnhavoc 0]

This is a new one for me, a link to the same thread...

[dfunks222 0]

we've already discussed this:http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...showtopic=86948

must've been cool.

[Jw_513 0]

both of them cant play stud so it really doesnt matter.