Each Monday night time, Hellmuth’s Dwelling Sport introduced by Poker Night time in America (PNIA) and sponsored by BetRivers has aired on CBS Sports activities.
The nationally-televised present, which was filmed on the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and airs weekly at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT till the top of 2025 (Observe: the Sept. 18 episode will air at 9 p.m. ET / 6:00 p.m. PT), is exclusive in that there isn’t a commentary. As an alternative, the present is carried by desk discuss from Phil Hellmuth alongside a solid of fellow execs and buddies in an intimate, relaxed money recreation setting.
PokerNews watched the newest episode – which was the eleventh of the season – and compiled a recap of among the greatest fingers and attention-grabbing storylines.
It was a brand new lineup from previous weeks, and right here’s how issues stacked up initially of the episode:
The sport was performed with $25/$50 blinds with a $50 massive blind ante, and as a rule, a $100 straddle was on. Right here’s a have a look at among the greatest fingers from the episode.
“Wimpiest Name I’ve Ever Made”
Within the first hand of the episode, Nevada regarded down on the Q♥Q♣ first to behave and raised to $400. Hellmuth known as from the cutoff together with his A♣J♣, Xuan Liu got here alongside from the small blind with the 4♦4♣, and Randy “3Coin” Sadler known as a further $300 from the straddle with the Ok♦7♥ to make it four-way motion to the flop, which got here down A♠Q♠A♦.
Two checks noticed Nevada, who flopped a full home, verify it to Hellmuth, who wager $300 with journey aces. Each Xuan and 3Coin folded, Nevada simply known as, and the 5♥ appeared on the flip.
Each gamers checked and the 5♦ paired the board on the river. Nevada, who had been counterfeited, wager $1,000 and Hellmuth simply known as whereas saying, “That is the wimpiest name I’ve ever made.”
With that, Hellmuth took down a small pot of $4,300. “What am I doing simply calling?” Hellmuth lamented.
Hellmuth’s First Match Win
Round Hand #14, Phil Hellmuth revealed that the Grand Sierra On line casino was truly the place he received his first-ever event again in 1988, although the venue was generally known as the Reno Hilton again then.
“My first event win was right here,” he stated, including that if somebody scrolled again far sufficient on The Hendon Mob it’ll be there.
Certainly, it’s truly the third rating on Hellmuth’s legendary resume, and the win got here in a 1988 Pot of Gold $200 No-Restrict Maintain’em occasion. The scale of the sector is misplaced to time, however what is thought is that Hellmuth scored $17,550 for the win.
That was a career-high for all of 4 months earlier than he received the 4th Annual Diamond Jim Brady $10,000 No-Restrict Maintain’em for $125,000 (which was his career-high till he received the 1989 WSOP Important Occasion for $755,000).
Here is a have a look at the outcome on Hellmuth’s Hendon profile:
Not the King of Nevada
On Hand #17, Nevada was sitting with $2,500 below the gun and regarded down on the Ok♠Ok♦. He raised to $300 and motion folded all the way in which round to 3Coin, who defended his massive blind with the 7♠6♥ to see a flop of two♥A♣9♠.
3Coin checked and Nevada, probably fearful of the ace, checked behind. When the ten♠ appeared on the flip, 3Coin wager $300 and Nevada name, leaving himself $1,900 behind.
After the 4♥ accomplished the board on the river, 3Coin took his time earlier than shifting all in and placing Nevada to the take a look at. The bluff labored as Nevada hit the tank for a bit earlier than releasing his hand.
“How Dangerous Does Chris Run?”
On Hand #26, 3Coin raised to $200 from the cutoff earlier than Nevada easy known as from the button with the Ok♥Ok♦ off a stack of $1,600. Cates got here alongside from the small blind together with his 7♣4♣ earlier than DJ Washburn three-bet to $1,800 from the straddle with the A♥J♦.
3Coin responded by shifting all in for $8,800, Nevada rapidly known as off, and Washburn hit the tank for a superb bit earlier than releasing his hand.
There was $5,300 within the pot and Nevada had a chance to greater than triple in a heads-up pot. The 7♠4♠Q♥ flop was good for him, however catastrophe struck when the A♠ spiked on the flip. The 6♣ river modified nothing and Nevada, AKA Chris, was left to reload.
“How unhealthy does Chris run?” Hellmuth supplied.
3Coin vs. Jungleman
On Hand #30, Cates raised to $150 with the 6♦6♣ in early place and Washburn known as with the 4♠2♠. Xuan got here alongside from the button with the J♦4♦ and Phillip Hellmuth III did the identical from the small blind with the Ok♣9♥. 3Coin regarded down on the A♣Q♠ within the massive blind and three-bet small to $350, which enticed the opposite 4 gamers to name.
With $1,800 within the pot, the flop fell Q♥6♥J♣. Hellmuth III checked, and 3Coin wager a hefty $4,000 with prime pair. Cates, who had backside set, moved all in for $11,37,5 and motion folded again to 3Coin, who known as to create a $24,550 pot.
3Coin solely runs it as soon as, so he was left drawing lifeless when the 7♦ was run out on the flip. The meaningless A♦ was run out on the rive,r and Cates was pushed the pot.
Right here’s how issues regarded on the finish of the episode.
New episodes of Hellmuth’s Dwelling Sport will air at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT each Monday.
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Chad Holloway
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