When the 7 ♦ appeared on the turn, the competitors stared at a four-to-a-flush board - neither player holding a diamond - and again they checked.
Both players flopped a big piece of the A ♦ 9 ♦ Q ♦ flop but they each opted to check. Aguiar came along for the ride with 9 ♠ 9 ♣ from the small blind. With A ♥ 10 ♥ in the hole and 128,000 in his stack, the sports TV personality bumped it up to 5,500. Shortly after Hellmuth inhaled a chicken and bacon avocado sandwich to the delight of PokerGO commentator Ali Nejad, Wright, who made his debut appearance on Poker After Dark last week, tangled in an interesting pot on a dripping wet board against Aguiar. He also took on UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer and daily fantasy sports legend Peter Jennings.Įach player began with 125,000 chips in a sit-n-go style format game. The most ardent LeBron James defender you'll probably ever encounter sat down at the table against a few talented poker pros - Maria Ho, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, and Jon Aguiar.
Nick Wright, host of FS1's popular 'First Things First' sports TV debate show, returned to the felt on this week's 'Poker After Dark' Season 13 first episode for 'Fight Night,' and he showed even an amateur can have a creative bluff in their arsenal.
