Phil Hellmuth Quits Tough Game on High Stakes Poker

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 Casino Live 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 not less than $100,000 within the $200/$400 no-limit maintain’em money recreation. 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 common throughout Episode 7, despite the fact that he left the sport halfway via. The 17-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner acquired 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 guess from both participant was made on the Ok♥7♦5♣ flop despite the fact that Hellmuth, in place, flopped an open-ended straight draw. So, when the 10♠ hit on the flip and Gottlieb guess $1,400, Hellmuth’s increase to $4,000 did not make sense to his opponent, who referred to 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 referred to 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 guess $4,200 just for his opponent to boost it to $11,000. That was adopted by a three-bet to $26,000 and a name. The river was the 2♣ and Gottlieb, holding a set, wagered $28,000. Hellmuth tanked for a bit whereas complaining about “how dangerous I run on Excessive Stakes Poker” earlier than throwing within the calling chips and shedding a $121,800 pot.

These two would play one last giant pot in opposition to one another. Gavri opened the motion with a increase 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 Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet winner all in for $31,300.

Hellmuth’s hand was too sturdy and the pot too huge to fold for an additional $19,300. He discovered the dangerous 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 type of blow-up, to his credit score.

Motion Flip Card

Gottlieb and Hellmuth weren’t the one gamers within the recreation. 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 referred to as with Ok♥10♥ earlier than Bleznick three-bet to $6,000 with 8♣7♣ within the small blind.

Seiver folded, however Gonsalves referred to as after which the flop got here out 2♣3♥J♦, which did not hit both participant. Bleznick continued with a $6,500 guess and his opponent referred to as in-position with king-high. The Q♣ on the flip was the proper motion card because it gave each gamers a draw. The sports activities card enterprise proprietor fired out one other guess, this one for $27,000. Gonsalves referred to as just for each gamers to brick the 2♥ 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 7♦7♥5♠10♥10♣ for a $77,800 pot.

Cooler Flop Alert

The largest cooler of the night time did not contain Hellmuth, though Gottlieb was within the hand. Gonsalves kicked issues off with a increase to $1,100 with Q♠Q♦. Gottlieb referred to as on the button with A♣8♥, as did the massive 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 guess $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 referred to as earlier than the uneventful 2♦ appeared on the flip.

Motion once more checked to the button. Gottlieb, drawing useless (Mori folded his out) regardless of having a giant hand, guess $9,200, just below the scale of the pot. Seiver was lastly executed with the hand, and Gonsalves continued slowplaying by solely calling the guess.

The J♥ on the river did not change something. Gonsalves went for one final sneaky examine, 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 referred to as and misplaced the $205,200 pot.

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