{"id":3435,"date":"2018-12-10T15:40:16","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/?p=3435"},"modified":"2018-12-10T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T15:40:16","slug":"tennis-prop-bet-gives-phil-hellmuth-a-payout-of-23k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top10pokersites.net\/news\/tennis-prop-bet-gives-phil-hellmuth-a-payout-of-23k","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Prop Bet Gives “Poker Brat” A Payout Of $23,000"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Phil Hellmuth\u2019s skills and abilities<\/a> are not confined to the poker table \u2014 the 15-time World Series of Poker (WSOP) champion<\/strong> has successfully proven he can also make it on the tennis court. <\/p>\n

Hellmuth, a \u201crank amateur<\/em>\u201d tennis player announced that he has won a prop bet which made him $23,000 richer<\/strong>. <\/p>\n

Under the terms of the bet, Hellmuth had to return at least 1 serve within 20 attempts against a professional tennis player<\/strong>. To make things more exciting, the speed of the serve must be 80 mph<\/strong> \u2013 much like hitting the ball in slow motion.<\/p>\n

Returning one serve would be worth $7000 for the poker pro, while he would net an extra $16,000 for scoring a point against an unnamed professional player<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Hellmuth documented his performance through a series of videos he posted on social media. It wasn\u2019t an easy task for the poker pro, as can be seen during the first two serves when his racket could hardly touch the ball. He could have backed out of the game and take home $3000, but the \u201cPoker Brat<\/em>\u201d refused to give up.<\/p>\n

It didn\u2019t take long before Hellmuth found his groove \u2013 a video documentation showed the poker pro slaying many of the serves.<\/p>\n

Moment of Truth<\/h2>\n

It was during his eighth attempt, when he returned the serve successfully and scored a point within the 80 mph speed limit to win the full $23,000. Hellmuth then shared his triumph on Twitter showing a video of the kill shot which he captioned \u201cthe moment of truth<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

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The moment of truth: my $23,000 return of serve, and point! [First we discuss running it back] $7,000 I couldn\u2019t return 1-in-20 80 MPH serves from a pro + $16,000-to-my-$2,000 I couldn\u2019t score a point..Hello $23,000! #SlopCounts<\/a> #Lucky<\/a> #UnForcedErrorCounts<\/a> #GoingWClutchShot<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/PiOlRCSXLw<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 phil_hellmuth (@phil_hellmuth) December 6, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n