Phil Hellmuth made his Excessive Stakes Poker Season 14 debut on Monday, however he did not final lengthy after struggling two coolers in opposition to the identical opponent.
The seventh episode of the season on PokerGO featured a brand new lineup because the Hustler On line casino Stay crew exited the sport. Hellmuth was joined by a star-studded solid of characters that included potential 2025 Poker Corridor of Fame inductee Scott Seiver, Jared Bleznick, Kento Mori, Seth Gottlieb, Markus Gonsalves, and Justin Gavri.
Every participant purchased in for at the least $100,000 within the $200/$400 no-limit maintain’em money sport. Bleznick began with the most important stack with $250,000. Full stack sizes previous to the primary hand have been as follows:
Poker Brat’s Had Sufficient
Hellmuth stole the present as per standard throughout Episode 7, regardless that he left the sport halfway by means of. The 17-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner obtained owned by the identical participant — Gottlieb — in three separate fingers.
The primary hand they performed in opposition to one another, Gottlieb raised preflop with A♣J♥ and obtained a name on the button from Hellmuth’s 8♣6♣. No wager from both participant was made on the Ok♥7♦5♣ flop regardless that Hellmuth, in place, flopped an open-ended straight draw. So, when the ten♠ hit on the flip and Gottlieb wager $1,400, Hellmuth’s elevate to $4,000 did not make sense to his opponent, who known as. Each gamers checked the J♣ river and Gottlieb took down the pot.
That hand was small compared to the next two fingers, beginning with a straddled pot Gotllieb raised to $2,000 with 5♠5♦. Hellmuth then three-bet to $6,000 with A♥J♦, and his new rival known as to see a flop of J♣5♠9♣, a little bit of a cooler.
Each gamers slowplayed their huge fingers and checked to the 7♥ on the flip. Gottlieb wager $4,200 just for his opponent to lift it to $11,000. That was adopted by a three-bet to $26,000 and a name. The river was the two♣ and Gottlieb, holding a set, wagered $28,000. Hellmuth tanked for a bit whereas complaining about “how unhealthy I run on Excessive Stakes Poker” earlier than throwing within the calling chips and shedding a $121,800 pot.
These two would play one remaining massive pot in opposition to one another. Gavri opened the motion with a elevate to $1,200 with Ok♠2♠. Gottlieb then three-bet to $3,500 with A♥A♣ earlier than Hellmuth introduced the four-bet to $12,000 with Q♥Q♣. Gavri moved out of the best way, however the participant with pocket aces got here again excessive to place the 17-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner all in for $31,300.
Hellmuth’s hand was too sturdy and the pot too huge to fold for one more $19,300. He discovered the unhealthy information as quickly as his opponent turned over his playing cards. They agreed to run the board only one time, and it got here out 10♦10♣J♣8♣6♣, giving Gottlieb the complete scoop of the $64,200 pot.
“I give up,” Hellmuth mentioned as he stood up from his seat and exited the PokerGO Studio with none kind of blow-up, to his credit score.
Motion Flip Card
Gottlieb and Hellmuth weren’t the one gamers within the sport. There have been different attention-grabbing fingers that transpired throughout Episode 7. One such hand started with Seiver elevating to $1,100 with A♦9♣. Gonsalves known as with Ok♥10♥ earlier than Bleznick three-bet to $6,000 with 8♣7♣ within the small blind.
Seiver folded, however Gonsalves known as after which the flop got here out 2♣3♥J♦, which did not hit both participant. Bleznick continued with a $6,500 wager and his opponent known as in-position with king-high. The Q♣ on the flip was the right motion card because it gave each gamers a draw. The sports activities card enterprise proprietor fired out one other wager, this one for $27,000. Gonsalves known as just for each gamers to brick the two♥ river. Bleznick gave up after which his opponent checked behind, permitting king-high to take down an $80,000 pot.
Bleznick would get some chips again in opposition to Seiver when J♦2♦ sucked out on the river in opposition to 6♦6♣ on a board of seven♦7♥5♠10♥10♣ for a $77,800 pot.
Cooler Flop Alert
The largest cooler of the evening did not contain Hellmuth, though Gottlieb was within the hand. Gonsalves kicked issues off with a elevate to $1,100 with Q♠Q♦. Gottlieb known as on the button with A♣8♥, as did the large blind, Seiver, with A♥3♣. Mori, who did not play many fingers, made an attention-grabbing fold with J♦8♦ within the small blind.
The flop confirmed 8♠Q♥8♣, creating an enormous cooler. Motion checked to Gottlieb, who wager $2,300 with journeys and the nut kicker. Seiver had simply ace-high and was out of place, however made the decision. Gonsalves, who has over $2.4 million in dwell event cashes, flopped prime boat and known as earlier than the uneventful 2♦ appeared on the flip.
Motion once more checked to the button. Gottlieb, drawing lifeless (Mori folded his out) regardless of having an enormous hand, wager $9,200, slightly below the dimensions of the pot. Seiver was lastly executed with the hand, and Gonsalves continued slowplaying by solely calling the wager.
The J♥ on the river did not change something. Gonsalves went for one final sneaky verify, which was adopted by a $26,000 wager. Gonsalves had a transparent check-raise in retailer, and he did simply that when he tossed in $88,000 value of poker chips.
“You have to be kidding me,” Gottlieb mentioned.
He knew he was in hassle with journeys after the check-raise got here, however his hand was too sturdy to fold. Gottlieb known as and misplaced the $205,200 pot.
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