Friday night was rough for Phil Hellmuth, who bought in short and lost two bullets quickly on Hustler Casino Live (HCL) before watching his beloved Golden State Warriors get knocked out of the NBA Playoffs.
When the stream began at 5 p.m. PT, the "Poker Brat" bought into the $100/$200 no-limit hold'em cash game with $20,000. He was seated at a table with mostly amateurs — all HCL regulars — who were in for at least $100,000, except for Mike X's $75,000 stack.
Hellmuth's starting chip stack has been a topic of interest around the poker community the past year.