Excessive Stakes Poker returned to PokerGO Monday night time following a two-week hiatus because of the Poker Masters protection, and Episode 7 of Season 13 was well worth the wait.
Stanley Tang was the star of the most recent episode. He pushed round some completed poker gamers reminiscent of Andrew Robl and Jennifer Tilly, and hit two fortunate river playing cards in the identical hand towards Humboldt Mike. There have been 4 different gamers within the $500/$1,000 no-limit maintain’em money sport, together with Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot, Justin Gavri, Sameh Elamawy, and Brandon Steven. Beginning stacks when the cameras started rolling have been as follows:
Humboldt Mike Bringing the Warmth
It took no time for a juicy pot to pop off throughout Episode 7. The primary hand of the present began off with a elevate to $2,500 from Gavri in early place with Q♣J♠. Tang, in place towards the raiser, three-bet it to $8,000 with A♠8♠, after which was the one participant to name a four-bet to $26,000 from the A♥J♥ Humboldt Mike had within the small blind.
The flop got here out 5♣4♦6♠, and the larger ace was nonetheless out in entrance however dealing with a gutshot straight draw. Mike wager $21,000 and obtained a name earlier than the ten♥ appeared on the flip, which didn’t enhance both hand.
Each gamers checked after which paired up on the A♣ river card. That was unhealthy information for Tang, who had kicker points. Mike wager out $48,000, a bit an excessive amount of to get worth with the perfect hand as his opponent made the sensible determination to fold with an inferior kicker.
Humboldt Mike would then try and make a play with 9♦8♥ on a board of 5♠3♣2♥7♠, betting $60,000 right into a three-way pot of $46,500. Tang referred to as with 8♦6♦ for an open-ended straight draw, however Elamawy moved all in for $196,000 with 7♥4♥. Mike folded his gutter ball, however Tang needed to name with simply $35,000 behind.
Every participant agreed to run the river twice. The 9♥ confirmed up on the primary river, finishing the straight, after which the 4♣ on the second river gave Tang one other straight and the total $297,500 pot.
Automobile Dealership Proprietor Runs into It
Humboldt Mike, who infamously feuded with Phil Hellmuth on a latest No Gamble, No Future episode on PokerGO, got here to play. He tangled with a number of gamers for some massive pots throughout Episode 7, none greater than a hand towards Steven.
Motion began with Steven, a automobile dealership proprietor from Kansas, elevating from an early place to $6,000 with Q♥J♠. Humboldt Mike referred to as with A♠10♠from the small blind, whereas everybody else on the desk folded their weak holdings.
The flop ran out Q♦8♣J♦, making a two pair versus double-gutter state of affairs. Humboldt Mike check-called a $6,000 wager earlier than the Okay♣ on the flip gave him the nuts. He once more checked after which check-raised a $17,000 wager to $78,000. Steven, who wanted to hit his full home on the river to win the hand, moved all in for $217,000 whole, and naturally the participant sitting on the nuts made the decision.
There was $465,000 within the pot and Mike felt a way of aid that he agreed to run the river twice as a result of the primary card was the J♥ to provide Steven a full home. They’d chop it up after the 5♦ confirmed up the second time round.
Mike then discovered himself in one other monster pot towards Steven, who typically performs on Hustler On line casino Stay. The board confirmed 8♠4♦8♣10♥2♥ and the pot had $166,000 within the center. Steven wager $97,000 with journeys however didn’t get referred to as by prime pair prime kicker.
Billionaire Makes a Play
Tang, typically considered as a decent participant on reveals reminiscent of Excessive Stakes Poker and Hustler On line casino Stay, didn’t reside as much as that fame throughout Episode 7. The co-founder of the DoorDash meals supply app delivered among the best performs you’ll see all season towards a Hollywood actress and skilled poker participant.
The hand started with Tilly elevating to $6,000 with Q♠Q♦ and receiving calls from Steven’s 10♠8♥ within the massive blind and Tang’s J♣10♣ within the $2,000 straddle. When J♠A♦10♥ hit on the flop, all three gamers had a chunk.
Motion checked to Tilly, who wager $10,000 with the perfect hand, incomes a name solely from the meals supply government. The flip was the A♥, pairing the board and making it much less doubtless for every participant that they have been up towards an ace. Tang checked, then check-raised a $17,000 wager as much as $70,000 with a weaker two pair than he was dealing with.
The wager didn’t scare away Tilly, who made the decision to see the 7♥ on the river. However she couldn’t discover a name on the river with the perfect hand when her opponent worth bluffed all in for $204,000 and took down the pot.
Tang wasn’t performed pushing round completed poker gamers. The episode wrapped with Tang betting $45,000 on the river with king-high, sufficient to persuade Robl to fold prime pair on a reasonably moist board.
DoorDash Founder Stanley Tang Will get Clobbered on Excessive Stakes Poker
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