Matusow Makes Quads on Hellmuth’s Home Game; What Hand Impressed Phil Hellmuth?

Each Monday evening, Hellmuth’s Residence Recreation introduced by Poker Evening in America (PNIA) and sponsored by BetRivers is as soon as once more airing on CBS Sports activities on Monday nights.

The nationally-televised present, which was filmed on the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and is exclusive in that there is no such thing as a commentary. As an alternative, the present is carried by desk speak from Phil Hellmuth alongside a solid of fellow professionals and mates in an intimate, relaxed money sport setting.

PokerNews watched Episode 22 and compiled a recap of a number of the largest palms and attention-grabbing storylines.

Right here’s how issues stacked up in the beginning of the episode:

The sport was performed with $25/$50 blinds with a $50 massive blind ante. Right here’s a have a look at a number of the largest palms from the episode.

P3 Felted in First Hand

Within the first hand of the episode, Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III limped underneath the gun holding the Q♥Q♣ and Randy “3Coin” Sadler raised to $150 subsequent to behave with the A♣7♦. John Cerasani got here alongside from the large blind with the Okay♥2♥, and it was three-way motion to the flop of A♥6♦5♥.

Cerasani checked, P3 wager $300, and 3Coin known as with high pair. Surprisingly, Cerasani folded his nut flush draw, which he would’ve hit on the 8♥ flip. As an alternative, it was P3 betting $650 and 3Coin elevating to $1,400.

P3 known as after which checked the three♣ river, which prompted 3Coin to maneuver all in. P3 had $4,750 behind and thought lengthy and arduous earlier than calling off solely to see the $13,425 pot pushed to 3Coin.

Kelly’s All-In Bluff

Kelly Lucas raised to $300 from the hijack with the Okay♣Q♥ and Hellmuth known as from the cutoff with the Q♠10♣. Cerasani then made it $900 to go from the button with the 7♥7♣ and DJ Washburn known as from the straddle holding the Okay♦10♥.

Kelly got here alongside, as did Hellmuth, and it was four-way motion to a flop of 9♥4♥3♣. Three checks put motion on Cerasani, and he wager $500. Solely Kelly known as, and the 9♣ paired the board on the flip.

Kelly checked for the second time, Cerasani wager $1,000, and the previous awakened with an all-in check-raise. Cerasani, who had the most effective hand, had $3,600 behind however opted to protect it by folding.

Within the subsequent hand, Cerasani raised to $250 from the hijack with the Okay♠J♥, and Kelly defended the straddle with the A♠9♥. It was heads-up to the 8♦A♥3♣ flop, and Kelly checked, which prompted Cerasani to maneuver all in for $3,350.

Kelly known as they usually agreed to run it twice. Cerasani had only a 5% probability of profitable the hand, and the Okay♥ flip gave him hope. Sadly for him, the 9♣ river was a brick. On the second run, the J♦ flip gave him hope as soon as once more, however the 2♦ river was no assist.

Hellmuth Impressed

With a $100 straddle on, Kelly raised to $300 first to behave holding the Q♠10♥ and DJ Washburn defended the large blind with the Q♦9♦. It was heads-up motion to a flop of 10♦4♦Okay♠, which noticed Washburn test his flush and straight attracts.

Kelly continued for $300 with center pair, Washburn check-raised to $1,200, and Kelly known as to see the 8♣ flip. Washburn wager $3,300, Kelly thought lengthy and arduous earlier than calling, and the three♠ accomplished the board on the river.

Washburn took his time earlier than transferring all in, and Kelly wasted little time in calling off for $11,825 to assert a $33,425 pot.

“Picked him off with a ten,” an impressed Hellmuth mentioned.

Quads for the Mouth

4 gamers every dedicated $600 to the pot preflop and noticed a flop of Q♠5♥2♥. 3Coin checked his J♥10♦ from the small blind, and DJ Washburn wager $1,300 with the 5♦3♦ within the massive. Mike “The Mouth” Matusow had flopped a set with the two♠2♦ from the under-the-gun place and simply known as.

Hellmuth ditched his 9♠6♠, and 3Coin known as, which introduced in regards to the 2♣ on the flip. 3Coin checked, Washburn did the identical, and Matusow slow-played his quad deuces by checking behind, which introduced the 7♦ on the river.

3Coin merely mucked, and DJ Washburn checked to Matusow, who wager $2,200. Washburn paid it off, and Matusow claimed a pot price $10,850.

Right here’s how issues seemed on the finish of the episode.

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