On Monday night, PokerGO aired the latest episode of “Poker After Dark” Season 13, which was Part 1 of “Action Arden.”
It was actually Phil Hellmuth’s online home game going live as many of the regulars joined the lineup including Hellmuth, Arden Cho, Jeremy Levin, Julie Yorn, Danielle Andersen, and Ryan Feldman.
The game was $50/$100 no-limit hold’em with a $100 big blind ante. The minimum buy-in was $5,000 with no max. Here’s a look at the stacks at the top of the broadcast:
Player | Stack |
---|---|
Ryan Feldman | $108,900 |
Ben Yerushalaim | $10,000 |
Jeremy Levin | $10,000 |
Steven Dang | $10,000 |
Julie Yorn | $10,000 |
Arden Cho | $5,000 |
Phil Hellmuth | $5,000 |
Below is a look at five of either the biggest or most interesting hands from this week’s episode.
Running It Twice in Hellmuth’s Home Game
Cho, an actor/singer from Amarillo, Texas who graduated from the University of Illinois (Psychology), raised to $300 with the
Dang checked his flush draw, Cho continued for $500 with top pair, and Hellmuth got out of the way. Dang woke up with a check-raise to $2,000 and Cho moved in for $2,375. Dang called and a $6,050 pot was on the line.
As Hellmuth explained, in their home game they always run it twice, so that’s what they did in this hand. Neither the
The
Hollywood Producer Scoops w/ Pocket 10s
With a $200 straddle on, Cho raised to $550 from the button with the
They agreed to run it twice, and the
Fireworks on Big Flop
Yerushalaim raised to $300 under the gun with the
The
“No One Had Beat Me Like You Do”
Hellmuth raised to $300 from the cutoff with the
The
The
“Nice hand, Ryan,” Hellmuth offered before reaching into his pocket to reload for another $5,000.
“I’ve won $2 million playing poker in the last 13 months but no one has beat me like you do,” Hellmuth told Feldman.
Feldman’s Hero Call Goes Wrong
With a $200 straddle on, Feldman raised to $700 from the cutoff with the
It was heads-up action to the
Levin bet $3,000, Feldman called, and the
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