Matusow Makes Quads on Hellmuth's Home Game; What Hand Impressed Phil Hellmuth?

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Chad Holloway

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May 06, 2026 5 min read

Table Of Contents

• P3 Felted in First Hand
• Kelly’s All-In Bluff
• Hellmuth Impressed
• Quads for the Mouth
• Past Episode Recaps

Every Monday night, Hellmuth’s Home Game_** presented by Poker Night in America (PNIA) and sponsored by BetRivers is once again airing on CBS Sports on Monday nights.

The nationally-televised show, which was filmed at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada and is unique in that there is no commentary. Instead, the show is carried by table talk from Phil Hellmuth alongside a cast of fellow pros and friends in an intimate, relaxed cash game setting.

PokerNews watched Episode 22 and compiled a recap of some of the biggest hands and interesting storylines.

**https://twitter.com/PokerNightTV/status/2048849066918850944 Here’s how things stacked up at the start of the episode:

SeatPlayerStack

1Randy “3Coin” Sadler$8,325

2DJ Washburn$38,425

3Mike Matusow$13,800

4Kelly Lucas$7,000

5Phil Hellmuth$3,575

6John Cerasani$12,125

7Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III$6,700

The game was played with $25/$50 blinds with a $50 big blind ante. Here’s a look at some of the biggest hands from the episode.

P3 Felted in First Hand

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In the first hand of the episode, Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III limped under the gun holding the Q♥****Q♣** and Randy “3Coin” Sadler raised to $150 next to act with the **A♣****7♦**. John Cerasani came along from the big blind with the **K♥****2♥**, and it was three-way action to the flop of **A♥****6♦****5♥_**.

Cerasani checked, P3 bet $300, and 3Coin called with top pair. Surprisingly, Cerasani folded his nut flush draw, which he would’ve hit on the 8_♥_ turn. Instead, it was P3 betting $650 and 3Coin raising to $1,400.

P3 called and then checked the 3_♣_ river, which prompted 3Coin to move all in. P3 had $4,750 behind and thought long and hard before calling off only to see the $13,425 pot pushed to 3Coin.

Kelly’s All-In Bluff

Kelly Lucas raised to $300 from the hijack with the K_♣****Q♥_ and Hellmuth called from the cutoff with the Q_♠****10♣_. Cerasani then made it $900 to go from the button with the 7_♥****7♣_ and DJ Washburn called from the straddle holding the K_♦****10♥_.

Kelly came along, as did Hellmuth, and it was four-way action to a flop of 9_♥****4♥****3♣_. Three checks put action on Cerasani, and he bet $500. Only Kelly called, and the 9_♣_ paired the board on the turn.

Kelly checked for the second time, Cerasani bet $1,000, and the former woke up with an all-in check-raise. Cerasani, who had the best hand, had $3,600 behind but opted to preserve it by folding.

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In the next hand, Cerasani raised to $250 from the hijack with the K♠****J♥_, and Kelly defended the straddle with the A_♠****9♥_. It was heads-up to the 8_♦****A♥****3♣_ flop, and Kelly checked, which prompted Cerasani to move all in for $3,350.

Kelly called and they agreed to run it twice. Cerasani had just a 5% chance of winning the hand, and the K_♥_ turn gave him hope. Unfortunately for him, the 9_♣_ river was a brick. On the second run, the J_♦_ turn gave him hope once again, but the 2_♦_ river was no help.

Hellmuth Impressed

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With a $100 straddle on, Kelly raised to $300 first to act holding the Q♠****10♥_ and DJ Washburn defended the big blind with the Q_♦****9♦_. It was heads-up action to a flop of 10_♦****4♦****K♠_, which saw Washburn check his flush and straight draws.

Kelly continued for $300 with middle pair, Washburn check-raised to $1,200, and Kelly called to see the 8_♣_ turn. Washburn bet $3,300, Kelly thought long and hard before calling, and the 3_♠_ completed the board on the river.

Washburn took his time before moving all in, and Kelly wasted little time in calling off for $11,825 to claim a $33,425 pot.

“Picked him off with a ten,” an impressed Hellmuth said.

Quads for the Mouth

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Four players each committed $600 to the pot preflop and saw a flop of Q♠****5♥****2♥_. 3Coin checked his J_♥****10♦_ from the small blind, and DJ Washburn bet $1,300 with the 5_♦****3♦_ in the big. Mike “The Mouth” Matusow had flopped a set with the 2_♠****2♦_ from the under-the-gun position and just called.

Hellmuth ditched his 9_♠****6♠_, and 3Coin called, which brought about the 2_♣_ on the turn. 3Coin checked, Washburn did the same, and Matusow slow-played his quad deuces by checking behind, which brought the 7_♦_ on the river.

3Coin simply mucked, and DJ Washburn checked to Matusow, who bet $2,200. Washburn paid it off, and Matusow claimed a pot worth $10,850.

Here’s how things looked at the end of the episode.

PlayerStackProfit

Randy “3Coin” Sadler$37,200+$27,200

Kelly Lucas$35,200+$25,200

Phil Hellmuth$19,125+$9,125

Mike Matusow$21,425+$1,475

Phillip “P3” Hellmuth$5,200-$4,800

John Cerasani$6,900-$28,100

DJ Washburn$10,400-$28,600

Past Episode Recaps

• Episode 1: Jungleman Takes on Hellmuth's Son in Episode 1 of Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 2: That's What Jungleman Gets for F-ing Around on Latest Hellmuth's Home Game Episode
• Episodes 3 & 4: Hard Lessons for Phillip Hellmuth III in Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 5: 'Poker Brat' Gets Busy in Latest Episode of Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 6: Phil Hellmuth & His Son Both Lose Big in Latest Hellmuth’s Home Game
• Episode 7: Randy “3Coin” Sadler Felted in Back-to-Back Hands in Hellmuth’s Home Game
• Episode 8: What Poker Hand Had One Playing Saying “You Just Got Trapped By Hellmuth"?
• Episode 9: Poker Player Tries to ‘Kill Phil’ in Latest Hellmuth’s Home Game
• Episode 10: Jungleman Calls Xuan’s Hand in Largest Pot in Hellmuth’s Home Game History
• Episode 11: Phil Hellmuth Shares the Story of His First-Ever Poker Tournament Win
• Episode 12: No Home Game Handouts: Hellmuth Encourages Son to “See If You Can Run $75 Up"
• Episode 13: Dan "Jungleman" Cates Gets Slaughtered in Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 14: Phil Hellmuth’s Eldest Son, Nick Hellmuth, Makes Televised Poker Debut
• Episode 15: Texas Mike Gets Absolutely Wrecked on Hellmuth’s Home Game; Jennifer Tilly Crushes
• Episode 16: Phil Hellmuth Brutally Slow-Rolled on Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 17: Jennifer Tilly Celebrates Birthday Filming Hellmuth's Home Game, But Did She Win?
• Episode 18: “I Want It to Sting if I Get There”: Dan Cates Goes for Blood on Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 19: Jungleman & Texas Mike Clash Over Six-Figure Pots in Latest Hellmuth's Home Game
• Episode 20: “When You’re the Greatest, You Make Quads” Says Phil Hellmuth on National Television
• Episode 21: DJ Washburn Crushes While Phil Hellmuth Falters in Latest Hellmuth's Home Game

Images courtesy of Poker Night in America.

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