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Written by Phil Hellmuth, from the WSOP 1997 ME

I recall a couple of the hands in which Stuey beat me. In one hand, Stuey made a raise with the A 3, and I called with the K J. The flop came 7 4 3, and Stuey bet out. I figured that I had two overcards with my flush draw, so I decided to raise. I made a big raise to try to bluff Stuey out of the pot, but he called me. The next card off the deck was the 4, for a board of 7 4 3 4. Stuey checked and I made another big bet, and he called me fairly quickly with his bottom pair. The last card was a blank, the 8, and Stuey checked. I just gave up and “dogged it” (checked behind him). When he showed me his hand, I stared at it in disbelief for a moment and said, “Oh, I see, you were going to try to bluff me with the bare A in your hand if the flush card hit.” He just smiled and said, “The thought had crossed my mind.” Whatever the case may be, he did manage to take the heat with bottom pair in the world championship!