On the eighth episode of “Calling the Clock,” Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen cover eight more topics “On the Board.” That included who they like for Poker Hall of Fame, Brian Rast winning the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for the third time, and Phil Ivey making the final table, just missing out on his eleventh bracelet.
They also highlight Jeremy Ausmus winning his sixth bracelet, the upcoming PokerNews Cup at Golden Nugget, the July 2 Celebration of Life for Doyle Brunson, and Phil Hellmuth arriving in costume with his tag team partner Dan “Jungleman” Cates.
Check out those stories and more in the latest “Calling the Clock” straight from the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP)!
Following a raise from Esther Taylor in the cutoff, Phil Hellmuth defended his big blind.
Hellmuth then led out on the 9♣8♣2♦ flop. Taylor called and the dealer put the 6♥ out on the turn.
Again, Hellmuth bet and got a call from Taylor. On the A♣ river both players checked with Hellmuth declaring "eights."
Taylor showed her J♥J♣ for a better pair of jacks and the win.
Hellmuth mucked his hand then let out one of his now trademark sigh-squawks before telling Taylor that he had jack-eight suited and that she had him really dead.
A pair of sizeable hands have recently gone the wrong way for Phil Hellmuth, cutting a sizeable chunk out of his stack.
First, picking action up on the river with several bets in the middle and a completed board of 7♠9♣K♠8♣2♣, Hellmuth check-called a river bet from the small blind versus David "Bakes" Baker on the button to see his opponent show 8♥6♠5♣4♥ for a nine-high straight and a low.
Hellmuth mucked his hand and said he'd "been waiting all day to get Baker when he got out of line". Unfortunately for the 16-time bracelet winner that chance didn't go his way.
Neither did a hand shortly after.
Hellmuth raised in the hijack and after a re-raise from Alex Livingston on the button, Esther Taylor and Brian Yoon came along as well from the small and big blinds respectively. Hellmuth called as well to set up a four-way flop.
It came Q♥9♥4♣ and after the blinds checked to Hellmuth, he bet and got raised by Livingston. Taylor and Yoon folded, leaving the pot heads-up.
On the 10♠ turn, Hellmuth check-called a bet from Livingston, then again on the 6♣ river.
Livingston showed A♦Q♣J♦4♠ for two pair, queens and fours, while Hellmuth flashed his A♥9♠4♦3♥ for two pair of nines and fours with a missed low draw.
Connor Drinan raised in the cutoff before Christopher Claassen three-bet on the button. Brad Ruben, in the big blind, put in a four-bet and both players called.
The flop came K♠A♣7♦ and Ruben continued with a bet. Claassen and Drinan both called to the 7♦ turn, where action checked around to Claassen.
He bet and Ruben folded, while Drinan called to the 3♣ river. Claassen bet again and this time Drinan folded.
