Poker Brat Bests 3Coin on Way to Becoming Big Winner in Hellmuth's Home Game

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Chad Holloway

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May 12, 2026 5 min read

Table Of Contents

• What Was 3Coin Thinking?
• “It Gonna Do What It Do”
• 3Coin Felts P3
• 3Coin Tries to Bust Hellmuth
• 3Coin Gets Sticky
• 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 23 and compiled a recap of some of the biggest hands and interesting storylines.

Here’s how things stacked up at the start of the episode:

SeatPlayerStack

1Randy “3Coin” Sadler$5,000

2Kane Kalas$15,000

3Phil Hellmuth$5,000

4Mike Matusow$11,425

5Kelly Lucas$10,000

6Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III$5,000

7Rob$5,000

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.

What Was 3Coin Thinking?

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In the third hand of the game, which was the first shown on the episode, Kelly Lucas looked down at the K♦****K♣_ in the hijack and raised to $300. Randy “3Coin” Sadler called from the small blind with the A_♣****10♦_ and Hellmuth defended his $100 straddle by calling $200 more with the 4_♥****3♣_.

3Coin checked the 5_♦****4♠****J♥_ flop and Hellmuth bet $500 with bottom pair. Kelly called and 3Coin, who only had ace-high, check-raised to $1,500. Hellmuth folded, Kelly moved all in, and surprisingly, 3Coin called off the $3,225 he had behind.

As usual, 3Coin only runs it once, and neither the 6_♣_ turn nor 8_♠_ river helped him.

“You know what? 3Coin just 3Coined himself,” said Sadler. “That was a bad play.”

“It Gonna Do What It Do”

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3Coin limped under the gun with the A♠****8♣_ and Hellmuth, who had the 8_♥****7♥_, called from the hijack. Mike “The Mouth” Matusow then raised to $150 from the cutoff with the A_♣****8♦_, and Phillip "P3" Hellmuth III came along from the small blind holding the 10_♦****9♣_.

3Coin then limp-raised to $350, Hellmuth called, and Matusow folded. P3 called, and it was three-way action to the 6_♦****7♠****9♥_ flop. P3 checked, 3Coin continued for $600 with his up-and-down straight draw, and Hellmuth raised to $1,200 with his pair and straight draw.

P3 had an even bigger pair and straight draw, so he called, which prompted 3Coin to do the same. All three players proceeded to check the 2_♣_ turn, and the K_♣_ completed the board on the river.

P3 checked, 3Coin moved all in for $3,100, and Hellmuth thought for a bit before folding. His son, P3, thought even longer and said, “I’m gonna make another horrible call against 3Coin. I need to think about this.”

3Coin then engaged in some table talk, and it worked as P3 ended up folding the best hand.

“It’s gonna do what it do,” 3Coin delivered his patented catchphrase.

3Coin Felts P3

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On Hand #31, P3 limped the hijack with the 10♠****9♣_, and 3Coin raised to $125 after looking down at the 9_♦****8♦_ on the button. Kane Kalas called from the small blind with the Q_♥****J♣_, Hellmuth came along from the big with the 10_♦****7♠_, and P3 called to see the 2_♠****9♥****8♥_ flop.

Two checks saw P3 bet $300 with top pair, and 3Coin just called with top two pair. Kalas got out of the way, and Hellmuth called with his open-ended straight draw before checking in the dark. The 8_♠_ turn improved 3Coin to a boat, and he bet $600 after P3 checked. Both Hellmuth’s called and then checked the K_♥_ river.

Hellmuth folded his missed straight draw, and P3 called off his last $875 only to see the $5,000 pot pushed to 3Coin.

3Coin Tries to Bust Hellmuth

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On Hand #72 of the game, Hellmuth limped from early position with the K♣****K♠_, and P3 raised to $150 from the button with the A_♦****2♥_. 3Coin called out of the big blind with the A_♣****3♥_, and Hellmuth woke up with a limp-raise to $450. Both his opponents called, and it was three-way action to the flop of 2_♠****7♦****5♠_.

3Coin checked, Hellmuth continued for $500, and P3 folded bottom pair. 3Coin, who flopped a gutshot wheel draw, check-raised the minimum to $1,000 and Hellmuth moved all in for $2,525. It was $1,525 more for 3Coin to call, which he did after indicating he wanted to run it only once.

Unfortunately for him, he missed out on the $6,475 pot as the 8_♥_ bricked on the turn, followed by the 6_♥_ river.

3Coin Gets Sticky

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In the final hand of the episode, which was Hand #76 of the game, Rob limped with the Q♣****J♥_, and 3Coin did the same with the A_♦****10♦_ in the hijack. Hellmuth then looked down at the A_♠****A♣_ on the button and raised to $200, which Matusow called from the small blind with the Q_♦****J♣_.

Rob called the additional $150 before 3Coin reraised to $600. Not to be outdone, Hellmuth made it $2,800 to go, and both Matusow and Rob folded their respective queen-jacks. 3Coin, not one to shy away from action, called and took a flop of K_♠****7♣****2♠_.

3Coin checked but called when Hellmuth continued for $1,100, which brought about the 6_♠_ turn. 3Coin checked again, and Hellmuth kept the pressure on with a bet of $2,800. That did the trick as 3Coin finally released his cards, which prompted Hellmuth to show him his hand.

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

PlayerStackProfit

Phil Hellmuth$17,150+$12,150

Mike Matusow$18,900+$7,475

Kane Kalas$14,500-$500

Rob$3,175-$1,825

Kelly Lucas$7,325-$2,675

Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III$3,300-$6,700

Randy “3Coin” Sadler$4,575-$10,425

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
• Episode 22: Matusow Makes Quads on Hellmuth's Home Game; What Hand Impressed Phil Hellmuth?

Images courtesy of Poker Night in America.

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