Jason Koon Makes Easy Work of Phil Hellmuth in ‘High Stakes Duel’ Poker Match

Daniel Negreanu, Uncle Tom Dwan, and Antonio Esfandiari are just now a few of the poker pros to have fallen to Phil Hellmuth on PokerGo’s “High Stakes Duel.” However, the Poker Brat was kicked away his rod Wednesday nighttime by first-timer Jason Koon.

Hellmuth has repeatedly used his Jedi mind tricks to outmaneuver his opponents in the heads-up salamander battles. But non this time. Going into Wed night’s battle, he was 9-1, with the only if red ink coming against Uncle Tom Dwan in August of shoemaker's last year.

As the stakes have increased, so has the level of play. Playing for a potful of $1.6 meg on Wednesday, Koon, a WSOP bangle bearer with to a greater extent than $40M inwards unrecorded poker game winnings, outran Hellmuth with little problems.

Cards Fall Wrong

Hellmuth had difficulty finding favorable cards on Wednesday. But that wasn’t his only if problem. Koon, who claimed the place against Hellmuth after Robert Scott Seiver backed out inward August, picked up on his opponent’s title rapidly and never allow go.

The defending title-holder came out sharply and was capable to sort out a duad of smaller pots through bluffs before Koon altered and took command. When Hellmuth tried to bully his way through a sens while holding a Q-6, his pile and ego were both deflated.

Koon was holding bag rockets, and Hellmuth was all of a sudden pull down 2-1 inwards chips. As the Poker Brat tried to fight down back, he found a few nonaged victories and could ne'er catch back on track.

An time of day into the match, Hellmuth began a horrible running game that would have got had Wild Bill Hickok shot upward the saloon. Koon repeatedly started pull down at Ace-high hole cards, piece Hellmuth couldn’t let anything.

The repeated blows took their toll and Hellmuth became to a greater extent frustrated as he couldn’t bump a pot. He tried to sheer his way of life through a couple, which also failed miserably.

The coup de goodwill for Koon was when he forced his 16-time WSOP victor to fold up with a meliorate hand. Holding pocket deuces against Hellmuth’s 7-7, Koon got Hellmuth to rearwards down, a contract that he was on the ropes.

In what was the shortest “High Stakes Duel” instalment yet, Koon finished Hellmuth turned after just now three hours of play. The eventual winner had a 10-to-1 crisp Pb when Hellmuth thought he impinge on compensate dirt. Sitting on A-K against Q-8, Hellmuth went all-in. However, peeress Luck returned formerly more for Koon, who scored a Q on the collapse for the win.

Time for a Rematch

If Hellmuth wants, he can buoy seek a rematch against Koon. But it will cost him. He would have got to assign in $1.6 one thousand thousand for a gamy worth twice that much. His deprivation last dark cost him $1.6 one thousand thousand — $1.35 billion of which he had accumulated through consecutive wins.

Give max credit entry to @Jasonkoon, he played outstanding poker in our “High Stakes Duel.” Congrats on the win Jason, you are a stratum represent and a great player and everyone knows it. I enjoyed playing the number one 11 matches of HSD, finished 9-2 #POSITIVITY pic.twitter.com/DuTIj9GDG0

— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) December 8, 2022

If he doesn’t need to continue, Hellmuth walks aside empty-handed. That, however, isn’t the Hellmuth who poker fans erotic love to hate.

After Hellmuth missed to Dwan, the ii returned to the matt-up this yesteryear Jan for a rematch. Hellmuth came out on top side that time, and he hasn’t faltered since. He’s non potential to turn cut down without a oppose this time, either.

With over $26 billion inward lifetime fire hook earnings, Hellmuth mightiness follow willing to clear his wallet to economise his reputation. If not, on that point testament be others willing to grab his recognize at the table.