Shaun Deeb played a slow-play game against Phil Hellmuth and Jennifer Tilly for an $82K pot.

Shaun Deeb slow-played Phil Hellmuth in episode 32 of "Hellmuth's Home Game" and battled Jennifer Tilly for a pot of $82K. Tilly won the pot with $39,825, becoming the biggest winner.

Hellmuth's Home Game, produced by Poker Night in America (PNIA) and sponsored by BetRivers, aired again on CBS Sports on Monday nights.

This national television program, filmed at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno, Nevada, is unique in that it has no commentators whatsoever. Instead, it features Phil Hellmuth engaging in tableside conversations with a group of pros and friends in a relaxed and intimate cash game setting.

PokerNews watched episode 32 (following up from last week) and compiled a recap of some of the biggest pots and interesting storylines.

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

The game was played with blinds of $25/$50 and a big blind of $50. Below are recaps of some of the best hands in this episode.

Deeb slow-playing Hellmuth

In hand 50, Shaun Deeb raised to $300 from the hijack position with Q♠J♠, and Hellmuth called from the button with A♠A♣. Xuan Liu joined from the stack with 7♦6♥, forming a three-way pot. The flop came Q♣A♦10♦, and all three players checked.

The turn, a K♦, gave Deeb a straight, but everyone checked again. The river, a 5♣, was empty. Xuan checked, and Deeb bet $1,000. Hellmuth called with his Aces, and Xuan folded.

"You win," Deeb said, and Hellmuth confidently revealed his three aces. Deeb smiled slightly, took his time, and then revealed his winning hand, winning the pot of $3,025.

"I expected him to play slowly against me," Hellmuth said casually.

Only run once

With a $400 stack, Dan Cates called from the small blind with 8♥7♥, followed by Deeb raising from the first stack to $2,000. Tilly double-stacked and then 3-bet to $6,000 with J♥J♣, while Hellmuth folded from the $400 stack.

Cates conceded, Deeb went all in, and Tilly quickly called with a total of $18,125, creating a pot of $37,150. It was a coin-flipping situation, and Deeb just wanted to run once.

The flop of Q♥10♣9♥ gave Tilly the lead, as did the turn of Q♠. The river 9♠ gave her two pair, but Tilly won the pot with her Q and J.

A really strange hand

When Deeb raised to $20,000, he developed a strong hand against Cates. It began when Cates raised to $250 from the close position with 8♦4♦. Deeb called from the small blind with A♥Q♣, and the rest of the players folded, making it heads-up. The flop came A♠Q♦4♥.

Deeb checks with top two pair, and Cates bets $500 with bottom pair. Deeb checks and raises to $1,500, and Cates calls. The turn card is a 3♦. Deeb bets $4,500, and Cates calls with his diamond flush draw, but the river card is a 3♣, making the board pair and preventing him from completing his draw.

Deeb bet all $16,475, and Cates asked about the amount of chips.

“This hand is really strange,” Cates said. “I think I could split it unless it’s a 6-5 flush, which is possible.”

Cates eventually called, and a pot worth $45,650 was pushed to Deeb.

"I just got lucky and won by flipping a coin."

Cates opened from the button with 9♣5♥ to $250. Deeb, from the big blind, 3-bet to $1,100 with A♥K♣. Tilly, holding Q♥Q♣, 4-bet to $5,100. Cates folded, and Deeb 5-bet to $15,000 from his $45,400 stack.

Tilly had $31,574 behind her, so she went all in for a total of $36,575, and Deeb called.

"It's another coin toss," Tilly said, adding that Deeb only wanted to run it once.

The flop of 4♠4♣6♠ didn't help Deeb, nor did the turn 2♣. He needed an Ace or King on the river to win the pot of $73,475, but unfortunately, the river 10♦ didn't work out.

"Wow, she did it again," Hellmuth said. "Unbelievable."

"I just got lucky and won the coin flip," a happy Tilly said as he pocketed the pot.

Deeb won back

Cates raised to $250 from the front position with 10♠7♠, Xuan Liu 3-bet to $800 from the hijack position with 9♥7♥, Deeb raised to $2,500 from the gate position with K♠K♦, and Tilly 5-bet to $6,000 from the button position with Q♥Q♣.

The blinds folded, Cates and Xuan both left the game, and Deeb paused for a few beats before 6-betting to $17,500. Tilly took a moment, looking somewhat hesitant, but she went all in anyway. Deeb instantly called the $22,625 behind him, leaving a pot of $81,525 waiting for the winner.

"I had a feeling you took me," Tilly said.

Once again, with only one run, Deeb held firm, and the community cards were 8♠5♣J♦A♠10♥.

"I had a feeling you had a hand, but I couldn't fold my pocket queens pre-flop," Tilly admitted as he paid off his opponent.

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

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