Stanley Tang Takes a Big Pot in Hellmuth's Home Game

Season 2 of Hellmuth's Home Game airs on CBS Sports on Monday nights. The show, filmed at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, runs without commentators. The narration comes from the table talk of Phil Hellmuth and the supporting players.

The game is played with 25/50 dollar blinds and a 50 dollar big blind ante. From the button, Ethan "Rampage" Yau raised to 600 dollars. Stanley Tang, who had posted a 200 dollar straddle, called 400 dollars, taking the hand to a three-way pot. When the flop came K J 7, Tang checked his straight draw. Yau bet 1,200 dollars with top pair. Tang check-raised to 6,000 dollars and Yau called. The turn was a Q, and Tang completed his straight. When the river came K, Yau made three of a kind and bet 25,000 dollars. Tang called and won the 87,225 dollar pot.

Dan "Jungleman" Cates raised 600 dollars from the button. Phil Hellmuth called from the big blind with Q Q, and Xuan Liu and Yau called from the straddle seats, creating a four-way pot. When the flop came 4 4 8, Cates bet 600 dollars and Hellmuth called. Xuan check-raised to 2,000 dollars, and Cates and Hellmuth called. On the river, Cates bet 4,000 dollars, Hellmuth called, and he won the 16,500 dollar pot.

From the big blind, Tang raised to 2,000 dollars with the straddles open, holding A 9. Charlie Hook, who had posted the straddle, called with A 7. When the flop came 9 A 9, Tang made a full house and bet 2,000 dollars. Hook called with two pair. Tang checked the turn, and Hook also checked. On the river, Hook bet 1,000 dollars, and Tang responded with a check-raise to 10,000 dollars.