Hellmuth’s Home Game: Top 3 Exciting Hands from the New Poker Show

Hellmuth’s Home Game, a new poker show powered by BetRivers Poker and available on Poker Night in America’s YouTube channel, is gaining popularity among poker fans. The show features players such as Dan “Jungleman” Cates, Xuan Liu, 3Coin, and Phil Hellmuth. With three episodes having aired, each featuring about 45 minutes’ worth of action, here are some of the biggest and most interesting hands.

Phil Hellmuth Off to a Great Start

In the first hand, Phil Hellmuth won a pot of almost $9,000 against Dan “Jungleman” Cates with pocket nines. Cates attempted a squeeze play from the big blind with TJ suited and committed himself against Hellmuth, who decided to put his $4,100 in the middle with pocket nines. They agreed to run it twice, and Hellmuth managed to hold up on both runouts.

Pocket Kings No Good for 3Coin

3Coin lost a pot of $15,000 to DJ Washburn with pocket kings on a 7-2-2 flop, a 7 turn, and a 9 river. The hand started with DJ Washburn opening to $250 with 8-7 and 3Coin just calling in the small blind with pocket kings. On a flop of 7-2-2, the action checked to DJ Washburn, who bet out for $400 with his top pair. 3Coin clicked it back, making it $900, which got rid of the other two players, while Washburn made the call. The turn brought another 7, improving Washburn to a full house. 3Coin fired out for $3,000. His opponent called once more. The river came a flush-completing nine, making the board that much scarier. 3Coin checked, prompting a $3,000 bet from DJ Washburn. 3Coin gave it some thought, but his curiosity got the better of him as he made the call, sending a 15k pot Washburn’s way.

Xuan Liu Lets a Coin Flip Decide in a Big Pot Against Jungleman

Xuan Liu let a coin flip decide whether to call or fold against Dan “Jungleman” Cates. The hand started with Liu opening the action from UTG with AT of the suited variety. Jungleman was the only taker, making the call with J9 in the straddle. The flop came T84 rainbow, giving Xuan top pair, while Cates flopped an open-ended straight draw. This was more than enough for Jungle to take an aggressive approach, check-raising Liu’s $400 continuation bet to $1,500. Xuan felt something was off, and came over the top, making it $3,700. After a short deliberation, Cates called, and they proceeded to see another 8 on the turn. The action checked through on this street, and the river brought a king. With nothing but a jack-high, Jungleman decided to try and steal this one with a big bet. He moved all in for about two times the size of the pot. This really confused Liu, and she spent a fair bit of time deliberating on the best course of action. In the end, she decided to flip a chip and leave it down to luck. The luck wasn’t with her this time around, as the chip landed on the fold side, and she mucked the winner.