DJ Washburn Crushes While Phil Hellmuth Falters in Latest Hellmuth's Home Game

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Chad Holloway

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Apr 28, 2026 4 min read

Table Of Contents

• Cerasani Picks a Bad Time to Shove
• Pocket Rockets for the Mouth
• Washburn Flops the Joint
• Cerasani Closes Out Night with a Double
• 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, 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 21 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

2DJ Washburn$15,000

3Mike Matusow$14,950

4Kelly Lucas$10,000

5Phil Hellmuth$5,000

6John Cerasani$5,000

7Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III$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.

Cerasani Picks a Bad Time to Shove

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John Cerasani looked down at the A♦****2♠_ in early position and limped, which prompted Phillip “P3” Hellmuth III to do the same from the hijack with the 9_♦****8♥_. Randy “3Coin” Sadler came along from the cutoff holding the J_♣****9♣_ and DJ Washburn raised to $500 from the button with the J_♥****5♠_.

Kelly Lucas flatted from the small blind with the 4_♠****4♣_, Cerasani called, and P3 folded. 3Coin called, and it was four-way action to a flop of 2_♥****J♠****Q♥_. After Kelly checked, Cerasani bet $250 with bottom pair. 3Coin folded, Washburn raised to $700, and Kelly ditched her pocket pair.

Cerasani called, and it was heads-up to the 4_♥_ turn. Cerasani bet $500, Washburn called, and the 3_♥_ river put four heads on board. Cerasani, who didn’t have a heart, picked a bad time to move all in for $3,500 as Washburn called with his flush to win the $11,525 pot.

Pocket Rockets for the Mouth

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Mike Matusow looked down at the A♥****A♦_ in early position and raised to $300. Cerasani called from the button with the K_♠****J♠_, 3Coin came along from the big blind with the J_♣****10♣_, and Washburn defended his straddle with the K_♣****4♥_.

The 10_♦****6♦****8♣_ flop saw two checks put action on Matusow, and he continued for $600. Cerasani called with not much of anything, and then 3Coin check-raised to $1,200. Washburn folded, Matusow reraised to $5,000, and Cersani folded. 3Coin called off for $3,600 total, and just like that, there was a $9,075 pot on the live.

The 7_♦_ turn was no help to 3Coin, and neither was the 8_♦_ river, which improved Matusow to a needless flush.

Washburn Flops the Joint

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Cerasani limped the hijack with the 10♠****2♣_ before DJ Washburn raised to $250 from the button with the Q_♠****10♣_. Kelly Lucas came along from the big blind with the 6_♠****5♠_, Cerasani put in an additional $200, and it was three-way to a flop of Q_♣****10♦****Q♦_.

Kelly checked, Cerasani moved all in for $1,450 with his two pair, and Washburn had an easy call after flopping a full boat. Kelly quickly got out of the way, and Cerasani discovered the bad news that he was drawing dead, headed to the turn and river, which came the meaningless A_♣_ and 7_♠_ respectively.

Cerasani Closes Out Night with a Double

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With the $100 straddle on, Hellmuth limped first to act with the 6♥****6♦_, and Cerasani raised to $400 next to act with the A_♥****J♠_. 3Coin made it $700 to go from the button with the A_♦****K♣_, both blinds and the straddler folded, and Hellmuth called with his small pocket pair. Cersani came along, and it was three-way to the flop of J_♣****3♠****7♠_.

Hellmuth checked, Cerasani bet $1,000 with top pair, and 3Coin called. Hellmuth got out of the way and the 10_♦_ appeared on the turn. Cersani bet another $1,000 and 3Coin wasted little time in moving all in. Cersani had $3,200 behind and called off to create a $12,725 pot.

The J_♦_ river improved Cersani to trip,s and he scored a double in the last hand of the night.

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

PlayerStackProfit

DJ Washburn$35,250+$15,250

Phillip “P3” Hellmuth$6,700+$1,700

Randy “3Coin” Sadler$9,500-$500

Kelly Lucas$7,550-$2,450

John Cerasani$12,225-$2,775

Mike Matusow$9,425-$5,525

Phil Hellmuth$4,300-$5,700

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

Images courtesy of Poker Night in America.

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