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  • This week’s players are Todd Brunson, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Gordon, Gabe Kaplan, Cory Zeidman, and David Grey. The theme is “Speak Your Mind,” featuring players who love to talk at the poker table.
  • Hellmuth (10h/8h) raises to $500, Kaplan (3s/3h) and Zeidman (Ah/Jc) call. The flop is 7h/6s/Jd giving Hellmuth a straight draw and Zeidman a pair of jacks. Kaplan bets $1,500 and Zeidman raises to $5,000. Kaplan gives up his hand.
  • Zeidman (Qs/7s) raises to $600 and takes a freebie pot.
  • After only two hands, a small argument breaks out between Hellmuth and Zeidman. Hellmuth has never heard of Zeidman.
  • Brunson (Kh/7c) calls and Hellmuth (10d/8d) checks. The flop is 4s/7s/9c giving Brunson a pair and Hellmuth a straight draw. Brunson bets $300 and Hellmuth raises to $800 (Brunson calls). The turn (6s) gives Hellmuth a straight. A fourth spade (2s) hits the river and neither player bets. Hellmuth takes the $2,000 pot.
  • Kaplan (Js/9s) and Hellmuth (9h/3s) call and Gordon (As/Qc) checks. The flop is Kc/6c/10c giving Gordon a flush draw and a gut-shot straight draw. Kaplan bets $400 and both Hellmuth and Gordon (why?) get out.
  • Brunson (Qh/Jh) raises to $600, Gordon (6h/6c) calls. The flop is 2s/8d/As helping neither player. Brunson bets $800 and Gordon gives up.
  • Gordon (8c/5c) raises to $600, Kaplan (8h/7h) and Zeidman (As/4s) call. The flop is Kd/3c/Ah giving Zeidman a pair of aces. He bets $1,200 and both players lay down.
  • Zeidman (Ad/4c) calls and Grey (Qc/6s) checks. The flop is 8d/Ac/Kc giving Zeidman another pair of aces. The turn is As giving Zeidman trip aces. The river is 5d. Zeidman bets $400 and Grey lays down.
  • Hellmuth (Ad/8c) raises to $700, all other players get out.
  • Brunson (Jd/10h) buys a pot with his $600 raise.
  • Zeidman (Ac/10s) raises to $700 and takes a freebie.
  • Hellmuth (Ac/Jc) raises to $500 but gets no action.
  • Hellmuth (Qs/Js) raises to $600, Gordon (Ah/9d) re-raises to $1,700 (Hellmuth calls). The flop is Qd/3s/5c giving Hellmuth a pair of queens. Gordon bets $1,600 and Hellmuth calls. The turn (2c) doesn’t help but the river (Ad) gives Gordon the winning pair. He bets $1,600 and Hellmuth calls. Gordon takes the $10,250 pot.
  • Current chip count: 1) Zeidman-$24k, 2) Gordon-$24k, 3) Brunson-$20k, 4) Grey-$19k, 5) Kaplan-$17k, 6) Hellmuth-$16k
  • Kaplan (Ad/10c) raises to $700 but nobody wants to play.
  • Hellmuth (Js/7s) raises to $700 and takes a free pot.
  • Kaplan (Qs/9s) raises to $800, Grey (4h/4c) re-raises to $2,800. Kaplan gives his hand up.
  • Hellmuth (Qc/3s) calls and Gordon (9h/6h) checks. The flop is 9s/7s/Qs giving Gordon a pair and Hellmuth a flush draw and a pair of queens. Hellmuth bets $500 and Gordon calls. The turn is Ac, Hellmuth raises to $1,300. Gordon gets out.
  • Brunson (Qc/10c) raises to $900 and the other players lay down.
  • Hellmuth (Js/9d) raises to $900 and yet again nobody wants to play.
  • Brunson (Ks/Qd) raises to $900, Hellmuth (3s/3d) calls. The flop is 5h/2c/Kc giving Brunson a pair of kings. He bets $1,500 and Hellmuth gets out.
  • Grey (4d/2d) calls, Brunson (7c/6d) checks. The flop is 6s/10c/As giving Brunson a pair. He bets $350 and takes the pot.
  • Grey (Ah/3d) raies to $800, Hellmuth (Ad/10c) is the only one to call. The flop is 6c/3c/Qd giving Grey a pair. He bets $1,200 and Hellmuth folds.
  • Brunson (Ad/5d) raises to $1,200 and takes the pot.
  • Hellmuth (Kh/9c) raises to $1,100, Kaplan (Ad/8s) calls. The flop is 3h/5h/Jh giving Hellmuth a flush draw. Both players check and the turn is 10c. The river is 2c. Both players check and Kaplan wins $2,400.
  • Grey (Ac/6c) raises to $1,200, Hellmuth (6h/6d) calls. The flop is 7h/Qs/9d. Hellmuth bets $1,200 and Grey gets out.
  • Kaplan (7d/5d) raises to $1,100, Grey (Qc/9h) calls. The flop is 7s/3h/4c giving Kaplan a pair. He bets $2,000 and Grey folds.
  • End of the episode.
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