Like father, like son. Phil Hellmuth ended up on the similar desk as his son, Phillip Hellmuth III, on Thursday in a $5,100 buy-in PokerGO Tour Kickoff Sequence occasion, and the daddy and son duo had been eradicated by the identical participant.
John Riordan took out the 17-time World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner with ace-king in opposition to pocket jacks after hitting a set. He’d then get rid of the poker champ’s offspring with the identical hand, the second time versus pocket nines, once more hitting a set.
The Hellmuth’s each late registered for the fourth event of the collection on the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. Neither participant got here near reaching the cash, however they did have a narrative to inform.
The youthful Hellmuth, like his father, is profitable away from the felt. He is works in an government function with Citibank and has been invited to compete within the First Likelihood U Inaugural Golf Match at Papago Golf Membership in Phoenix subsequent month, in accordance with Instagram.
As a poker participant, he would not have his dad’s event resume — solely $914 in The Hendon Mob outcomes — however does have loads of money recreation expertise. Hellmuth III took his shot at some event poker this week, competing in a couple of PokerGO Tour occasions.
“Phillip, did you’ve gotten enjoyable immediately enjoying?” Hellmuth requested his son within the above video.
“Yeah, it was a good time,” Hellmuth III, enjoying in simply his third event ever at PokerGO Studio, responded.
Day 1 attracted 126 entrants and can play right down to a winner on Friday, the identical day because the $10,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em finale kicks off. The Hellmuth’s weren’t the one massive story on the Studio on Thursday.
Japanese Poker Star Masato Yokosawa Wins Occasion #3
Masato Yokosawa, the favored Japanese poker vlogger, took down Occasion #3: $5,100 No-Restrict Maintain’em for $142,800.
The poker professional with 944,000 YouTube subscribers defeated heads-up opponent Neil Warren and navigated a last desk that included poker coach Justin Saliba (seventh – $22,400) and Poker Corridor of Famer Erik Seidel (fifth – $36,400), who made his second last desk of the collection.
PGT Kickoff Occasion #3 Closing Desk Outcomes
Yokosawa has had different massive scores in Las Vegas, together with from a sixth-place end within the 2024 PokerStars North American Poker Tour (NAPT) Principal Occasion for $155,550. He has $1.8 million in Hendon Mob earnings and sits ninth on Japan’s all-time cash listing.
Yokosawa sat down with PokerNews on the 2023 World Sequence of Poker (WSOP) to speak about changing into one of many world’s greatest poker vloggers.
*Pictures courtesy Phil Hellmuth & PokerGO
Connor Richards
Editor & Dwell Reporter U.S.
