{"id":53146,"date":"2021-07-27T20:48:15","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T20:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/?p=53146"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:42:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T15:42:08","slug":"phil-hellmuth-returns-to-face-fox-sports-host-nick-wright-on-pokergo-high-stakes-duel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pokerscout.com\/phil-hellmuth-returns-to-face-fox-sports-host-nick-wright-on-pokergo-high-stakes-duel\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Hellmuth Returns To Face FOX Sports Host Nick Wright on PokerGO \u2018High Stakes Duel\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can Phil Hellmuth<\/strong><\/a> make it seven in a row? That\u2019s the question many in the poker world are asking as the 15-time World Series of Poker<\/strong><\/a> bracelet winner heads into another High Stakes Duel<\/strong><\/em> match on PokerGO<\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

This edition is set for Wednesday and finds the Poker Brat squaring off with Nick Wright<\/strong>, host of FOX Sports<\/strong>\u2019 <\/span>First Things First<\/em>. While not a pro, Wright believes he can mix things up in a way that pros might not against Hellmuth.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201c<\/span>Phil has had massive success in this event playing against professionals who clearly think they’re better than him, but now he has to play an amateur who has no such delusions,\u201d Wright told PokerGO. \u201cI am almost incalculably worse than Phil at all forms of poker, most notably this form that he may have mastered. I think that should work in my favor. It might actually throw him off.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

That seems like a tall order considering talented, seasoned pros like Daniel Negreanu<\/strong> and Antonio Esfandiari<\/strong> fell in three straight matches. However, Hellmuth experienced some dental issues<\/strong> earlier this week.<\/span><\/p>\n

Will the canine conundrum keep Hellmuth from playing his best? <\/span>Poker fans will be watching to see how things shake out.<\/span><\/p>\n

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A look at the challenger<\/span><\/h2>\n

Wright is no stranger to the poker table or the PokerGO Studio<\/strong>. The two competitors are both part of an upcoming eight-episode Poker After Dark<\/em><\/strong> series on the network.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cPhil and I have played before and he thinks he’s picked up a number of physical tells of mine,\u201d Wright said. \u201cLittle does he know that I always had this match in mind, and I was just setting him up for the long con. Wait, is he going to read this? Damn it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He now takes a big stage facing off with Hellmuth. The current High Stakes Duel<\/em> champ has already pocketed $700,000<\/strong> from his wins over Esfandiari and Negreanu. Wright expressed his excitement about battling Hellmuth mano a mano<\/em> in Las Vegas<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cTo be serious for a moment, this is one of the greatest honors of my life, to be selected as Phil’s next opponent,\u201d he said. \u201cI’ve made a career discussing the \u2018men in the arena,\u2019 as Teddy Roosevelt put it, but I’ve obviously never actually been able to be in that arena myself.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cNow, for at least one night, and hopefully for more than one night, I get to be in that arena and compete against literally not only arguably the best in the world, but arguably the best in world history. I cannot wait.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a look at the complete details on the match:<\/span><\/p>\n