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Season 2 of Hellmuth’s Home Game, presented by Poker Night in America and sponsored by BetRivers, has begun airing on CBS Sports every Monday night. Filmed at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, the show keeps its trademark format of no commentary, relying instead on table banter from Phil Hellmuth and his rotating cast of poker pros and friends.
The season opener introduced a notable new face: singer, songwriter, and rapper 24kGolden, known for hits like “Valentino” and the chart-topping “Mood.” He joined a lineup that included Dan “Jungleman” Cates, Steven Jones Jr. of Squid Game: The Challenge fame, Ethan “Rampage” Yau, DJ Washburn, and Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III, playing $25/$50 stakes with a $50 big blind ante.
Early on, 24kGolden ran his pocket aces into Hellmuth’s aces after a four-bet jam, losing a triple-run pot despite Hellmuth’s offer to soften the blow by running it multiple times.
Later, a five-way pot saw Hellmuth flop a set of kings, but Cates managed to win with a bold river bluff after missing his draw, forcing both Hellmuth and 24kGolden to fold their strong hands.
P3 endured a brutal cooler against Jones, losing both runs of a twice-run pot after Jones rivered an ace each time to scoop the money with a rivered straight.
The episode’s highlight came when Washburn hit quad aces in one hand, followed by Cates completing a rare royal flush to scoop a $10,725 pot in a later all-in confrontation against Washburn’s top pair.
