Doug Polk vs Phil Hellmuth Basketball $10,000 Prop Bet
On October 7, Doug ‘WCGRider' Polk uploaded a Youtube video showing his one-on-one basketball match against Phil Hellmuth in Pittsburgh, a 10-1 odds on a three-point shot on the first try without even warming up. It is Polk's $10,000 versus Helmuth's $1,000. Guess who had the most fun and won in the end?
Hellmuth, 53, may have not been able to defend his title in the second edition of Poker Night in America's King of the Hill II (more info here) event that occurred last weekend at the Rivers Casino; however, he apparently had a lot of fun in the end as he luckily won a total of $15,000 from his opponents in a post-match shootout at a makeshift basketball court in a Pittsburgh parking lot around the wee hours of 2am.
The unplanned prop bet was hatched after the members of the King of the Hill II crew and poker players had been enjoying a drink or two after the event. They loved the topic of basketball so much that it led to a bet, and it's Hellmuth versus Polk, entailing that Hellmuth couldn't hit a 3-pointer without any warm-up or practice shots, with Polk challenging him 10-1 or as Phil Hellmuth posted in his Twitter feed:
With show producer Todd Anderson and one of the four players in KOTH II Parker Talbot also wanting a piece of the basketball action, Hellmuth then stood to win $15,000 to his $1,500 to make the miraculous shot. However, first to do - where can they find a basketball court at 1:30am?
The merry party sought the help of fans via Twitter for the search of a basket ball from anyone in the Pittsburgh area until a local poker fan named Chris Macedonia delivered it to them.
After they found a random parking lot with a makeshift basketball court, the merry party gathered, which includes Hellmuth, Talbot, Anderson, KOTH II champ Olivier Busquet, Pete ‘The Manz' Manzinelli, Shaun Deeb, along with owner of the ball Chris Macedonia.
What transpired the moment after Hellmuth released the ball made everyone thunderstruck, and just like that, Hellmuth makes another legendary moment to his name.
Their amazement has then turned to a bit of dismay, as the poker pros who bet against Hellmuth realized they just lost a couple thousands on a bet!
Source:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r7ZWN5A5LI
https://twitter.com/phil_hellmuth/status/917159444605210624
from BankrollMob News - Poker / Casino / Betting
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