Don't know what they've been saying on 2+2 but underneath the commentary you can hear JC asking Hellmuth what hand he thought he was on, to which the reply is "It just didn't feel like you had it"
Is that the extent of his hand analysis or is he not letting on? Discuss.
Gut feeling is a powerful form of instinct. Of course, there has to be a lot of visual clues that he is picking up on unconsciously, which leads to him having the gut feeling.