Who won? Shaun Deeb and Dan "Jungleman" Cates clashed fiercely in a home game at Hellmuth.

Hellmuth's Home Game Episode 29 Highlights: Jennifer Tilly wins big with $7,975, Dan Cates wins the final big pot but still suffers a crushing loss with $13,650, Phil Hellmuth and his son compete against each other.

"Hellmuth's Home Game," produced by Poker Night in America (PNIA) and sponsored by BetRivers, aired again Monday night on CBS Sports. Filmed at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, this national television program is unique in that it features no commentary, relying instead on conversations between Phil Hellmuth and a group of pro players and friends at a private, relaxed cash game table.

PokerNews watched episode 29—a continuation of last week's episode—and compiled a recap of some of the big hands and compelling storylines.

Here is the chip situation at the beginning of this episode:

The game uses $25/$50 blinds with a $50 big blind ante. Below is a recap of some of the biggest pots in this episode.

The first hand is incredibly entertaining.

In the first hand of this episode, Hellmuth raised from the close to $250, and Jennifer Tilly 3-bet from the button to $800. Action returned to Hellmuth, who 4-bet to $3,000, leaving $2,000 behind him. Tilly then 5-bet all-in, which Hellmuth called, creating a pot of $10,225.

Hellmuth showed J♠J♣, significantly ahead of Tilly's 10♥10♣. Both agreed to run twice. Tilly immediately took the lead on the first flop of 4♥10♠Q♣, and the turn 5♠ and river 9♥ gave her half the pot. However, with only a 10 left in the deck, she would need a great deal of luck to win it all.

To everyone's amusement, the second 10 appeared on the flop of 10♦J♦A♣, but it also contained a J, keeping Hellmuth ahead. The turn K♣ made the second board a tie, giving Hellmuth some compensation.

Tilly is a kitten.

Phil Hellmuth raised from the close with K♥J♠ to $300, and Jennifer Tilly got 4♦3♦ on the button.

"I just called, like a coward," Tilly said before calling. Erick Lindgren was the only other player to call, holding A♣2♣, and the three of them went to the flop 3♣6♦3♥. Lindgren checked, Hellmuth bet $600 to probe, and Tilly called with trips.

Lindgren folded, the turn card was a 2♦, and Hellmuth bluffed again, this time betting $1,400. Tilly had a straight flush draw and called, then bet $1,200 after Hellmuth checked on the river card a 6♠.

Hellmuth seemed suspicious, called with K-high, and said, "I think you deserve this pot."

And so, Tilly won the pot of $7,475.

Send only once

The action folded to Shaun Deeb in the cutoff position, who raised to $200 with 10♥10♣. Phil Hellmuth then went all-in from the small blind with A♣Q♥ for $2,350. Tilly folded from the big blind, and Deeb called, indicating he only wanted to run once.

The flop of Q♠A♦7♠ was a perfect board for Hellmuth, giving him a two-pair lead. The turn 2♣ and the river Q♣ did nothing to help Deeb, who watched helplessly as Hellmuth doubled up to $4,800.

The cube is Tilly's best friend.

Action folded to Dan Cates on the button, who raised to $250 with 7♥5♦. Tilly defended in the flop with J♦6♦, and the flop came 2♦K♠8♠, after which both players checked.

The turn 3♦ gave Tilly a flush draw, and she bet $400. Cates raised to $1,500. Tilly called, then checked the blinds before the river 9♦, giving her a flush. Luckily, Cates took the bait, betting $3,850. Tilly responded with a check-raise to $10,000, forcing Cates, holding a 7-high hand, to fold the $17,475 pot.

The huge pot in the last hand

In the final hand of this episode, Nick Hellmuth called from the close position with K♠10♠, and Deeb called from the button with A♣7♦. Cates, in the small blind with K♥K♦, raised to $600, and Hellmuth folded.

Deeb 3-bets to $2,300, Cates 4-bets to $4,000, Deeb calls, the flop comes Q♦7♠4♥. Both players check, the turn comes 10♦, Cates bets $5,000 into the pot of $8,300. Deeb calls with his 7pair, then watches Cates go all-in on $14,025 after the river comes Q♥ to pair his hand.

Deeb didn't think long before calling, and watched as the pot of $46,350 was pushed into his opponent's hands.

Here is the chip balance at the end of this episode:

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