Did Tom Dwan Soul Read Phil Hellmuth in High Stakes Duel III?

Phil Hellmuth and Tom DwanBattling against Phil Hellmuth is nothing new to Tom Dwan, and there's a good chance Dwan's experience playing with Hellmuth influenced his decision-making in this hand.

The following hand took place during PokerGO's High Stakes Duel III Round 3 between Dwan and Hellmuth, which Hellmuth came out on top of.

The hand kicked off with blinds and 1,000/2,000 and Dwan (86,000) limping in on the button with . While many players would opt to raise, it is fine to mix it up and develop a limping strategy. Hellmuth (310,000) raised to 10,000 and Dwan opted to call, as he should against most opponents.

One benefit of limping with hands like this is that if you know your opponent…