Phil Hellmuth and Phil Galfond are considered as the two of the greatest poker minds in the world, and BetRivers is fortunate enough to have both of them as its ambassadors.
People have been debating as to who is the better player between the two. To settle this debate, BetRivers Poker, the newest online poker site in Pennsylvania, recently brought the two to Philadelphia for the “Battle for Phil-adelphia, where the two played a pair of $5,000 freezeouts with blinds of $25-$50. In the end, the 17-time bracelet winner Hellmuth reigned supreme, winning $10k off the younger Phil Galfond.
Serving as a promotional event for BetRivers Poker, the heads-up matches between the two legends were live-streamed for 4 days. Hellmuth streamed his online poker play on Wednesday and Friday, while Galfond streamed a session on Saturday. Finally, the two squared off on Sunday, with Hellmuth ultimately winning it. The match was aired on BetRivers Twitch channel. It was also aired on Hellmuth’s and Galfond’s social media channels.
Quick Recap of How Hellmuth Sealed The Victory
The first heads-up match saw everything going Hellmuth’s way as Galfond was never able to win any significant pot. The second match gave Galfond a glimmer of hope but eventually turned in Hellmuth’s favor. Holding 5♠ 5♣, Hellmuth limped on the button and Galfond checked with 3♥ 2♠ in the big blind position.
The flop came down J♠ 5♥ 2♣, giving Hellmuth a set and Galfond a bottom pair. The two checked the flop. The turn brought 3♣, improving Galfond to two pairs. Galfond bet $66 and Hellmuth min-raised, which Galfond called.
The river 3♦ gave Galfond a full house but Hellmuth got a superior full house with fives full of threes. Galfond checked, Hellmuth bet $121, and Galfond raised to $928. Hellmuth three-bet to $2,693, and Galfond called, leaving himself with just $233 and less than five big blinds. Hellmuth finished Galfond off shortly after that, winning the heads-up challenge on Bet Rivers Poker. Hellmuth adopted a unique approach during this thrilling challenge against Galfond. He credited the victory to his playing style.
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