Phil Hellmuth & His Son Both Lose Big in Latest 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 sixth 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
- Episode 5: 'Poker Brat' Gets Busy in Latest Episode of Hellmuth's Home Game
You can also watch the sixth episode on YouTube now.
Here’s how things stacked up at the start of the show:
| Seat | Player | Stack |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phillip Hellmuth III | $5,000 |
| 2 | Alex | $9,950 |
| 3 | Dan “Jungleman” Cates | $25,000 |
| 4 | Phil Hellmuth | $5,000 |
| 5 | Xuan Liu | $20,000 |
| 6 | Randy “3Coin” Sadler | $9,975 |
| 7 | Peter Costa | $5,000 |
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.
Hellmuth Moves All In Dark
In the first hand of the episode, Alex raised to $300 from the cutoff with the K♠4♥ and Hellmuth just called with the Q♦Q♣ in the small blind. Xuan Liu came along from the big with her J♠8♠ and 3Coin called $200 more from the straddle after looking down at the K♣10♠.
Two checks on the 9♥10♥J♣ flop saw 3Coin bet $600, and Alex folded.
“I’m raising it up, $1,900, and a quick raise, too,” Hellmuth announced before doing just that. Xuan released her top pai,r and 3Coin called.
Before the turn was revealed, Hellmuth announced he was moving all in dark for $2,800. The dealer then put out the Q♠, which gave Hellmuth a set but 3Coin a king-high straight.
“My only regret is that he doesn’t have enough money on the table,” said 3Coin. “I call.”
3Coin only runs it once, so Hellmuth was looking to pair the board to fill up and claim the $10,650 pot. That didn’t happen, though, as the 7♣ bricked.
“What the f*** is going on here?” Hellmuth said in Poker Brat fashion as he shot out of his chair. “3Coin has bludgeoned me … I trapped you 3Coin, again. WTF is going on here?”
“Hey, you can be the worst and beat the best. That’s what this game has taught me,” 3Coin said as he pulled in the pot.
Like Father, Like Son
Shortly after Phil Hellmuth Jr busted and reloaded, his son, Phillip Hellmuth III, got involved in a big hand. It happened when Alex raised to $200 under the gun with the 6♦4♦ and action folded to Phillip, who defended his big blind with the 9♦8♣ to see a flop of 10♦Q♠J♦.
Phillip flopped bottom straight and checked to Alex, who continued for $300 with his diamond flush draw. Phillip raised to $800, Alex quickly called, and the 2♦ appeared on the turn.
Phillip checked and Alex, who made the flush, bet $800. The former then check-raised all in for $3,950 and Alex wasted little time in making the call to create a $9,975 pot.
“Wow, kid flops a straight and loses his money,” quipped Hellmuth, who told his son he could ask to run it twice. Indeed, Phillip did and Alex agreed.
Unfortunately for young Phillip, neither the 3♣ on the first river runout was the diamond he needed nor was the 2♣ on the second.
“I Have the Easiest Call Though”
In the next hand, Phil Hellmuth limped for $50 with the 3♥3♣ and Peter Costa called from the button. Hellmuth III came along from the small blind with the Q♣10♦ before Alex raised to $350 after looking down at the K♥K♦ in the big blind.
Hellmuth called, both Costa and Hellmuth III folded, and it was heads up to a flop of 9♦3♦Q♥. Alex continued for $400, and Hellmuth called with his set, which improved to quads on the 3♠ turn.
“Fair warning, I have easy bets,” Alex declared before betting $1,000. Again, Hellmuth just calle,d and the 5♠ completed the board on the river.
“Another fair warning, I have easy shoves,” Alex said before moving all in with the covering stack.
“Yeah, I have the easiest call though,” Hellmuth replied before calling off for $3,250 and winning a pot worth $10,150.
Jungleman Gets in the Game
Dan “Jungleman” Cates was late to the party and finally took his seat about midway through the episode. Once he did, he wasted little time getting to work playing several hands.
In one of them, Cates raised to $300 from the hijack with the 7♣5♣ and Alex defended his straddle holding the Q♣J♠. Alex check-called a bet of $400 and then checked again on the 8♣ turn.
Cates, who had bottom pair with a gutshot straight draw, bet again, this time $1,300, and Alex called to see the 10♥ river. Alex coyly checked his rivered straight, and Cates took the bait by betting $1,900.
Alex took his time before check-raising to $5,700, and Cates let it go while saying, “You got it.”
Here’s how things looked at the end of the episode.
| Player | Results |
|---|---|
| Alex | +$9,900 |
| Peter Costa | +$1,825 |
| Randy “3Coin” Sadler | -$1,150 |
| Xuan Liu | -$1,975 |
| Phil Hellmuth | - $2,475 |
| Dan “Jungleman” Cates | -$3,000 |
| Phillip Hellmuth III | - $3,125 |
Images courtesy of Poker Night in America.
