Hoangin' Tough
John Hoang (X)(X) / / (X)
Phil Hellmuth (X)(X) / / (X)
Gary Benson (X)(X) / [5h / (X)
Hoang was all in on third street. Hellmuth and Benson both checked fourth. Hellmuth led out on fifth and Benson called. Check-check on sixth street. Benson bet the river and Hellmuth called.
Hoang won the high with trip threes while Hellmuth showed for a 8-6-5-2-A low. Benson gasped aloud and admitted that he'd misread his hand before mucking, leaving Hellmuth and Hoang to split the pot.
Hoang's comeback, however, was short-lived as he busted to Benson only a few hands later.