Phil Hellmuth made his Season 13 debut on Excessive Stakes Poker Monday evening, and the sport wasn’t sort to the Poker Corridor of Famer.
The 17-time World Collection of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner would appropriately name his opponent’s bluff in a single hand, however nonetheless lose the pot. Jennifer Tilly can be worthy of headlines for her play, particularly one hand during which she engaged in an aces versus kings versus kings scenario.
Episode 11, the second-to-last of the season, featured a principally new forged of characters in comparison with final week. The sport included Hellmuth, Tilly, enterprise capitalist Jeff Housenbold, billionaire entrepreneurs Chamath Palihapitiya, Sameh Elamawy and Stanley Tang, and poker gamers Nik Airball and Andrew Robl. Here is a take a look at the stack sizes when the present started:
Aces and Kings and Kings
Episode 11 kicked off with Elamawy, a monetary business CEO who has been fairly lively throughout Season 13, having kicker points. He flopped high pair however was outkicked by Robl who took down a $38,700 pot proper off the bat.
There could be a bit extra motion – okay, much more motion – moments later when three gamers picked up premium arms.
The motion began with Elamawy elevating from early place to $2,000 with Q♣8♣. Tilly then made it $6,000 with A♠A♦ earlier than Housenbold popped it to $20,000 with Okay♥Okay♦, and he wasn’t the one one with the Cowboys.
Palihapitiya, within the massive blind, seemed down at Okay♠Okay♣ and moved all in for $97,200. Elamawy folded, Tilly moved all in for about $1,000 greater than the massive blind’s increase, and Housenbold known as. The J♦6♣3♦ flop wrapped up the hand for Tilly, who had each opponents drawing lifeless with two playing cards nonetheless to return.
Housenbold Can’t Run Any Worse
Housenbold’s debut look on Excessive Stakes Poker received off to a brutal begin, nevertheless it wasn’t his fault. He not solely misplaced with kings to aces, however shortly after would run into one other cooler towards a fellow rich opponent.
Tang, who co-founded the DoorDash meals supply app, opened the motion with a increase to $1,100 with Q♣10♠. Tilly, sitting on Okay♣9♣ on the button, known as, as did Housenbold and his Q♥9♠ within the massive blind.
The flop ran out Q♠Q♦Okay♦, hitting all three gamers. Housenbold checked, Tang guess $2,000, Tilly known as, after which the massive blind check-raised to $12,000 with journeys.
That was music to Tang’s ears as he had superior journeys and three-bet to $35,000. Tilly may not proceed within the hand with simply high pair and a marginal kicker, however Housenbold made the decision. The flip was the 8♥, which didn’t change something. Following a test, Tang guess $40,000 earlier than his opponent put him all in for $22,000 extra, to which he after all known as.
Each gamers agreed to run the river twice. And each rivers had been low playing cards that ensured the ten would play, which means Tang scooped your entire $202,000 pot.
Hellmuth Calls a Bluff and Nonetheless Loses
Tilly, as per traditional, was fairly lively throughout Episode 11. She four-bet Robl to $75,000 with 10♠10♦ earlier than folding to a five-bet jam to $247,000 (Robl had ace-jack). Hellmuth would then take a shot at a race in a $86,300 pot with A♦J♥. Elamawy held 8♠8♣ and would scoop each runouts regardless of the “Poker Brat” selecting up nut flush attracts on every board.
“He put in $40,000 with two eights towards me, and I am shedding on this sport,” a pissed off Hellmuth uttered.
Hellmuth performed one other attention-grabbing hand towards Elamawy. Airball began the hand off by elevating to $1,200 with 9♠9♣. Elamawy known as with 8♣6♣, and so did Housenbold on the button with 2♠2♣ and Hellmuth with 4♠4♦ within the massive blind.
The flop got here 10♣7♦Q♣ and all 4 gamers checked to see the 6♦ on the flip. Hellmuth led for $800 earlier than Airball folded the most effective hand, and Housenbold additionally folded. Elamawy then raised to $2,500 with a draw and the smallest pair on the board. Hellmuth, drawing to only one out, known as after which bricked the 5♥ river. He once more checked earlier than calling off a guess of $5,500, which Elamawy admitted was truly an try at a bluff.
Excessive Stakes Poker will return subsequent Monday at 5 p.m. PT on PokerGO for the Season 13 finale.
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