All the top pros and poker players from across the globe are assembling at Paris and Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas for the World Series of Poker (WSOP) 2023. Among the sea of players flocking to the venue are well-known and controversial names like Shaun Deeb and Phil Hellmuth.
Recently, the two were on the same table at the WSOP 8-Game Mix event, and something happened that made Deeb laugh at the 16-time WSOP bracelet winner. Deeb shared the incident on Twitter. “Few things bring more joy than watching @phil_hellmuth fold incorrectly ako pre while itm of a @wsop event action was utg 6 handed 2.5x off 15bb utg 1 allin 25bb aqo phil covers barely and folds in sb and shows me I laughed at him,” (sic.) he wrote.
Few things bring more joy than watching @phil_hellmuth fold incorrectly ako pre while itm of a @wsop event action was utg 6 handed 2.5x off 15bb utg 1 allin 25bb aqo phil covers barely and folds in sb and shows me I laughed at him
— shaun deeb (@shaundeeb) June 13, 2023
He described that nothing else gives him more joy than seeing the ‘Poker Brat’ incorrectly fold an AKo. He further explains that it was a 6-handed game pre-flop. The player in the UTG made a 2.5x raise with his 15BB. The player next to him shoved his 25BB UTG+1 with AQo. Hellmuth, with 32 BB in the small blind, folded the hand and showed Deeb his cards. Looking at the fold, Deeb laughed at the six-time WSOP bracelet winner.
Hellmuth retweeted Deeb’s tweet and wrote, “Sigh…” (sic.)
Sigh… https://t.co/OZ7Z2OqdAs
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) June 13, 2023
Hellmuth also shared the hand on Twitter, saying, “W 85 left in @WSOP 8-Game Mix, folded AK pre-flop in NLH, whoops! UTG raise, next to act all in for 26 big blinds w A-Q, I fold A-K w 32 BB’s. Whoops!” (sic.)
W 85 left in @WSOP 8-Game Mix, folded AK pre-flop in NLH, whoops! UTG raise, next to act all in for 26 big blinds w A-Q, I fold A-K w 32 BB’s. Whoops!
— phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) June 13, 2023
Several fans of Hellmuth showered their support by encouraging him in the comments section of the tweet.
Fuck it, as long as you still got chips, you are in it!
— EL A. (@el_dog_13) June 13, 2023
It's Shaun! Fugget About It! pic.twitter.com/KD8WXzjui8
— Brad Michaels (@BradMichaels65) June 13, 2023
They only talk about you because they can't be you.
Keep your head up King. Drown these haters out. 17 is coming soon. You're doing great sir!
— BrandNameBeats.eth .;:*:;. 🧩 (@Brandnamebeats_) June 13, 2023
Id go with your play any day, Phil! #GOAT𓃵 16 Time WSOP Champion!
Tell Deeb, Nelly said it best. When you call me, call me, The Champ!! #LFGGGGG #philhellmuth #wsop23 #17in23— Justin Ray Moore (@JustinRayMoore1) June 13, 2023
I won't mention.
I agree with all your actions.
Good luck !— kenney21 (@KenneyNishimura) June 13, 2023
That’s why you are #1
— biestercito 🇩🇪🇨🇴🇵🇹 (@biester76) June 13, 2023
Not a "whoops". Preflop you're only crushing against Ax, flipping against any pr, correct? Unless first to act, fold is probably right w/that action in front of you.
— Larry Black (@LarryBlack10) June 13, 2023
Pro move, only the best can do this, not even the best, only the best of the best can fold AK in that spot…..They don't understand, only Hellmuth understands
— Melonjuice (@N102Melonjuice) June 13, 2023
Well, maybe folding an AK preflop from the small blind looks like a mistake or a bad fold , but a player like Hellmuth definitely knows how to play his cards. The Palo Alto resident has made it in the money at the event, marking his fourth cash of the series already.
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Amarylisa Gonsalves is a Content Writer at Gutshot Magazine. Advancing from a marketing background, she found her calling in writing. She takes delight in exploring genres and is a curious learner. Patient and ambivert, she believes in letting her work speak for itself. Apart from content writing, she finds solace in writing poetry by expressing herself through words. Additionally, she adores indulging in anything that satisfies her creative self, like drawing and DIY crafts.
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