'Poker Brat' Gets Busy in Latest Episode of Hellmuth's Home Game
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Every Monday night, Hellmuth’s Home Game presented by Poker Night in America (PNIA) and sponsored by BetRivers has aired on CBS Sports.
The nationally-televised show, which was filmed at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and airs weekly at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT until the end of 2025, is unique in that there is no commentary. Instead, the show is carried by table talk from Phil Hellmuth alongside a cast of fellow pros and friends in an intimate, relaxed cash game setting.
PokerNews watched the latest episode – which was the fifth of the season – and compiled a recap of some of the biggest hands and interesting storylines.
- Episode 1: Jungleman Takes on Hellmuth's Son in Episode 1 of Hellmuth's Home Game
- Episode 2: That's What Jungleman Gets for F-ing Around on Latest Hellmuth's Home Game Episode
- Episodes 3 & 4: Hard Lessons for Phillip Hellmuth III in Hellmuth's Home Game
You can also watch the fifth episode on YouTube now.
Here’s how things stacked up at the start of the show:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| DJ Washburn | $51,750 |
| Dan “Jungleman” Cates | $46,300 |
| Phil Hellmuth | $3,925 |
| Xuan Liu | $26,850 |
| Phillip Hellmuth III | $4,975 |
| Randy “3Coin” Sadler | $25,950 |
| Alex | $25,275 |
The game was played with $25/$50 blinds with a $50 big blind ante. Here’s a look at some of the biggest hands from the episode.
Early Double for the Poker Brat
In the first hand of the episode, Xuan Liu looked down at the 3♠3♦ and raised to $200, which Hellmuth called next to act in the hijack holding the A♠Q♠. Alex came along from the small blind with the Q♣8♦, Randy “3Coin” Sadler from the big with the 5♠5♦, and Dan “Jungleman” Cates put in an additional $100 from the straddle with his 6♥4♦.
It was five-way action to a flop of J♠6♠K♦, and action checked to Hellmuth, who checked behind with his straight and flush draws. The 10♦ turn completed the said straight, and after Alex checked, 3Coin bet $400. Cates raised to $1,600 with bottom pair, Liu folded, and Hellmuth just called while saying, “I am not going to fold this.”
Alex got out of the way, 3Coin called, and the Q♥ completed the board on the river.
“Check. Surrender,” said 3Coin. Cates thought long and hard before betting $4,000, and Hellmuth called off his remaining $2,125. 3Coin quickly folded, and Hellmuth took down the $11,975 pot with the nuts.
Hellmuth Overbets River
After forgetting to straddle, Cates raised to $150 under the gun with the Q♦J♣. Hellmuth called from the hijack holding the 9♠4♠, DJ Washburn came along from the cutoff with the 7♣6♥, and Alex called out of the small blind with his 8♦2♦ to make it four-way action to a flop of 6♠A♠Q♣.
Three checks saw Washburn bet $500 with bottom pair, Alex folded, and both Cates and Hellmuth called to see 2♠ appear on the turn. Cates checked, and Hellmuth, who made a spade flush, coyly checked behind.
Washburn also checked, and the 7♦ completed the board on the river. After Cates checked, Hellmuth bet $2,375 into the pot of $2,200. Washburn called with two pair, Cates folded, and Hellmuth won a pot worth $6,950.
“I’m onto gangster poker, bro,” Hellmuth exclaimed.
We’re Still Friends?
Alex raised to $400 with the 9♦8♦ in the cutoff and Ca,tes called from the small blind holding the 5♠5♦. Xuan came along from the big with her 10♣5♣ and Hellmuth, who had straddled to $100, called with the J♥2♥.
It was four-way action to the J♠A♦3♦ flop, and three checks saw Alex continue for $1,000 with his flush draw. Both Cates and Xuan folded, and Hellmuth called with middle pair. Hellmuth checked dark headed to the turn, which was the 2♠ and gave him two pair.
Alex checked behind and then paired up on the 9♥ river. Hellmuth bet $3,000 and Alex pondered what to do, seemingly enticed to potentially see a Hellmuth blowup if he was right.
“We’re still friends if I’m right?” Alex asked before tossing in a call and watching the $9,650 pot pushed to Hellmuth.
Cooler Flop Results in Monster Pot
Alex raised to $400 from the cutoff with the 10♠2♠ only to have 3Coin three-bet to $900 holding the A♥10♥. The rest of the players folded, Alex four-bet to $3,500, and 3Coin pushed back with a five-bet to $6,100.
Alex called and then checked dark to the flop, which came a cooler 10♦10♣Q♦, giving both players trips. 3Coin coyly checked back and the A♦ hit the turn. Alex, who was drawing dead, moved all in for $12,325 and was called by 3Coin, who claimed a pot worth $37,075.
The meaningless 6♣ was run out on the rive,r and 3Coin was pushed the pot.
This Game Had Lost Its Mind
Hellmuth called with the 10♣8♦ and DJ Washburn with the Q♥8♥ before Alex raised to $800 from the button with the K♦Q♠. 3Coin just called with the A♣K♣ in the small blind, and then Cates looked down at the A♠J♣ in the big blind and three-bet to $4,000.
Action folded to Ale,x and he moved all in for $16,025. 3Coin then five-bet jammed for $26,150, and Cates said, “I didn’t expect that. I don’t know what to do.”
Eventually, Cates called to create a $68,675 pot while adding, “This game has lost its mind.”
The triumvirate ran it just once, and the K♠5♣5♠ flop was gin for 3Coin, who just had to avoid runner-runner. The 6♥ turn locked it up for 3Coin, and he claimed the biggest pot of the night after the 2♥ was run out on the river.
Here’s how things looked when the game came to an end.
| Player | Results |
|---|---|
| Randy “3Coin” Sadler | +$58,275 |
| DJ Washburn | $52,075 |
| Phil Hellmuth | +$17,575 |
| Phillip Hellmuth III | -$6,950 |
| Nevada | -$8,450 |
| Xuan Liu | $31,125 |
| Dan “Jungleman” Cates | -$26,700 |
| Alex | -$60,100 |
New episodes of Hellmuth’s Home Game will air at 10:00 p.m. ET / 7:00 p.m. PT every Monday.
Images courtesy of Poker Night in America.
