
When they are not arguing on social media, Deeb and Hellmuth have a good relationship
Shaun Deeb

At a table that also included Jennifer Tilly



The action was played with blinds of US$25/$50 and a big blind ante of US$50. On hand 50, Deeb opened to US$300 with Q J and Hellmuth called on the button with A A. Xuan Liu also joined with 7 6.
The flop was Q A 10 and all three checked. The K on the turn gave Deeb the straight, although again no one bet. After the 5 on the river, Liu checked and Deeb bet US$1,000.
Hellmuth called with his set of aces and Deeb, before showing his cards, said: “You win”.
The owner of 17 bracelets confidently showed his three aces, but Deeb took a few seconds, smiled, and only then revealed his Q-J to take the pot of US$3,025.
“I was expecting him to slowroll me,” commented a relaxed Hellmuth.
Tilly wins… but Shaun Deeb takes revenge
The session also featured two huge confrontations between Deeb and Jennifer Tilly. In the first, with a US$400 straddle, Deeb ended all-in with A-K against Tilly’s J-J for a pot of US$37,150. The actress and player maintained the advantage and took the money.

But the real bombshell came shortly after.
Cates opened with 9 5 and Deeb made a 3-bet with A -kc. Tilly found Q Q and raised to US$5,100. Deeb responded with a 5-bet to US$15,000 and Tilly went all-in.
There was US$73,475 in the middle and Deeb needed to hit an ace or a king to turn the situation around. However, the board did not help him and the queens prevailed again.
“Wow, he did it again! Incredible,” reacted Hellmuth. Tilly, happy with the result, responded ironically: “I’m just lucky”.
The US$81,525 pot that Deeb finally won
However, Deeb would get revenge in an even bigger hand.
The action started with a raise from Cates and a 3-bet from Xuan Liu. Deeb found K K and raised to US$2,500, but Tilly, again with Q Q, made a 5-bet to US$6,000. Deeb took his time and responded with an impressive 6-bet to US$17,500.
Tilly suspected she was in trouble but decided to go all-in. Deeb instantly called the remaining US$22,625 and there was US$81,525 at stake.
“I had a feeling you had me,” admitted Tilly.
This time there was no miracle for the queens. The board was 8 5 J A 10 and Deeb’s kings held to give him the biggest pot of his night.
Tilly ended the session as the big winner, with US$39,825 in profits, while Deeb managed to recover to close up US$11,300. Hellmuth, meanwhile, suffered another tough night and ended up losing US$8,100.
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