Phil Hellmuth ran into a buzz saw Wednesday on “High Stakes Duel III.”

High-stakes poker pro Jason Koon defeated Hellmuth in their heads-up No-limit Hold ’em match at the PokerGO studio by the Aria, taking down the $1.6 million prize.

Hellmuth had won nine of his first 10 matches on “High Stakes Duel III” before facing Koon, who led almost wire-to-wire.

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