For an online poker site still trying to regain its credibility in the wake of cheating scandals and a starring role in a 60 Minutes expose, UltimateBet.com took a big step backwards over the weekend with hand number 1162170993. It appears that the one and only Phil Hellmuth mucked his hand but still won a $5,599 pot.
Here’s the hand history:
Stage #1162170993: Holdem (1 on 1) Normal $200/$400 – 2008-12-20 04:15:23 (ET)
Table: FIR AVE (Real Money) Seat #4 is the dealer
Seat 4 – PHILHELLMUTH ($4495 in chips)
Seat 6 – DOUBLEBALLER ($7494 in chips)
PHILHELLMUTH – Posts small blind $100
DOUBLEBALLER – Posts big blind $200
*** POCKET CARDS ***
PHILHELLMUTH – Raises $300 to $400
DOUBLEBALLER – Raises $400 to $600
PHILHELLMUTH – Raises $400 to $800
DOUBLEBALLER – Calls $200
*** FLOP *** [Js Kc Kh]
DOUBLEBALLER – Checks
PHILHELLMUTH – Bets $200
DOUBLEBALLER – Raises $400 to $400
PHILHELLMUTH – Calls $200
*** TURN *** [Js Kc Kh] [2h]
DOUBLEBALLER – Bets $400
PHILHELLMUTH – Raises $800 to $800
DOUBLEBALLER – Raises $800 to $1200
PHILHELLMUTH – Calls $400
*** RIVER *** [Js Kc Kh 2h] [9c]
DOUBLEBALLER – Bets $400
PHILHELLMUTH – Calls $400
*** SHOW DOWN ***
DOUBLEBALLER – Shows [Kd Qh] (Three of a kind, kings)
PHILHELLMUTH – Mucks
PHILHELLMUTH Collects $5599 from main pot
*** SUMMARY ***
Total Pot($5600) | Rake ($1)
Board [Js Kc Kh 2h 9c]
Seat 4: PHILHELLMUTH (dealer) (small blind) won Total ($5599) HI: ($5599) [Mucked] [2s 10s]
Seat 6: DOUBLEBALLER (big blind) HI:lost with Three of a kind, kings [Kd Qh – B:Kh,P:Kd,B:Kc,P:Qh,B:Js]
When he was made aware of it, UltimateBet’s COO, Paul Leggett, quickly addressed this latest problem on the UltimateBet Blog: “Earlier today we learned about a poker hand where our system paid out the losing player instead of the correct winning hand. The hand number is #1162170993. We are investigating this software malfunction as our absolute top priority. This is the first incident of this kind we have encountered. We are currently examining the poker system and the application logs in order to pinpoint the cause of this malfunction.”
No word if Phil Hellmuth’s super-user account had been locked yet.