WPH #550: He STUNS Everyone!!!!!!

Being seated at the same poker table with legends such as Daniel Negreanu and Maria Ho would make anyone a little nervous. Now, imagine this happening on Game of Gold, a reality poker TV show, hosted by GGPoker and broadcast to millions all around the world.

During this hand on the show, online poker streamer Lucas Robinson finds himself in front of all the cameras, facing a river bet from Maria Ho. Robinson has top pair facing a bet from Ho. He has what feels like a relatively easy call, but will the nerves get to him?

When you have a weak top pair and you are out of position, it’s generally not advised to start check-raising and putting a lot of money in the pot. TMost of the time, you are either way ahead and you do not need to worry about being outdrawn, or you’re way behind and have very few outs to make the winning hand.

Maria Ho is a professional poker player from America. She has over $5,400,000 in live tournament earnings, putting her in the top 350 on the all-time money list. She is well known for commentating on a wide variety of poker shows including the US Poker Open, Super High Roller Bowl, Poker Masters and the World Series of Poker.

Lukas Robinson “RobinPoker” is a professional poker player from England. He has over $58,000 in live tournament earnings. He is known for being the first PokerNews ambassador, a role that sees him streaming online poker on Twitch. He rose to fame in 2021 when he became the first poker player to stream his poker sessions for over 1,000 hours across 100 consecutive days.

Filmed in Seoul, South Korea and hosted by experienced poker broadcaster Ali Nejad, Game of Gold combines high stakes poker with survival reality TV. Over the course of the 12 episodes, the sixteen participants competed across various poker formats, including Sit & Go’s, Heads-Up games, Indian Poker and a standard tournament poker game.

The poker players on the show included Daniel Negreanu “KidPoker”, Jason Koon, Fedor Holz “CrownUpGuy”, Kevin Martin, Kyna England, Josh Arieh, Daniel Cates “Jungleman”, Lukas Robinson “RobinPoker”, Nikita Luther ‘HiiiBarbie’, Charlie Carrel “Epiphany77”, Johan Guilbert “YoH ViraL”, Olga Iermolcheva, David Williams, Andy Tsai “Andy Stacks”, Michael Soyza and Maria Ho.

In Round 1, a four-tier Sit & Go poker format, each team (spades, diamonds, hearts, and clubs) put a poker player into a separate round of four-handed poker action, with Game of Gold coins on offer for finishing first, second, third, or fourth. The rounds increased in the amount of coins that were offered, until the fourth ‘mystery’ round, where no-one knew how many coins were on offer. The team with the least Game of Gold coins at the end of all four Sit & Go’s would be eliminated.

The final six players competed in a winner-take-all format Sit & Go (SNG). This was unique as it meant there was no Independent Chip Model (ICM) pressure on any of the poker players.

Game of Gold Results
1st: Maria Ho – U.S.A – $456,000
2nd: Daniel Cates ‘Jungleman’ – U.S.A – $0
3rd: Johan Guilbert ‘Yoh Viral’ – France – $0
4th: Fedor Holz ‘CrownUpGuy’ – Germany – $0
5th: Kyna England – U.S.A – $0

🔍 Preflop:
Lukas Robinson raises from the cutoff to 50,000 with A5o. After the button and small blind fold, Maria Ho defends her big blind with A4 of hearts and the two professional poker players head to the flop.

💸 Flop – Ac Ts 6d:
With her suited wheel-ace, Ho flops top pair with no backdoor draws. She checks, to which Robinson fires a continuation bet of 40,000 with the same top pair. Ho decides not to raise and just calls as they head to the turn.

💣 Turn – Tc:
Ho checks again when the board-pairing ten of clubs arrives on the turn. Robinson correctly realizes this card is better for Ho’s range than his, so he chooses to do some pot control and checks behind.

🌊 River – Kh
A broadway gutshot straight draw comes in on the K of hearts river. As of now, both players have the same hand with two pair, aces and tens, with a king-kicker. Ho now bets 80,000 and the action is on Robinson. How will the poker streamer react; folding seems out of the option so will he play it safe and just call or do something crazy like raise? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to see what he does.

Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

You will also find many poker hands on this channel that contain some of the biggest names in the poker world such as; Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, Doug Polk, Garrett Adelstein, Tom ‘Durrrr’ Dwan, Dan ‘Jungleman’ Cates, Fedor Holz & many more!

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WPH #553: Rampage Poker Is So LUCKY!!!!!!

Rampage Poker’s vlogging career has featured everything poker has to offer: bluffs, hero calls, hero folds, punts & more recently losing over a million dollars! This time, while playing at the Lodge Card Club during one of his vlogging sessions, Rampage records himself picking up quads in a huge three-way pot against Bart Hanson and Bones. Can Rampage find a way to extract maximum value with the nuts?

Poker players that will often cold call 3-bets will generally have a strong but non nutted range. This includes medium to high pocket pairs, suited broadways and sometimes even ace-king. Against this type of range you should proceed cautiously on a wide variety of flops but also be aware of players that will play very passively postflop. These type of opponents will often fold at a high frequency if they do not drastically improve.

Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 310,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,700,000 in tournament earnings, including a $900,000 win in a 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn. Since 2021, Rampage has played on over 57 live streamed cash games and has won over $1,100,000.

Bart Hanson is an American professional poker player with over $1,000,000 in live tournament earnings. He primarily specializes in cash games and is the founder of Crush Live Poker, a popular training site that offers valuable content for players looking to improve their live poker game.

Casey, a.k.a Bones, is a professional poker player from America, who currently resides in Austin, Texas. Little is known about him apart from that he predominantly plays cash games. Since 2021, Bones has played over 30 live streamed cash games and is currently up over $25,000.

There is also a Lodge Live Stream that has had a variety of different poker players coming to play on stream, these include; Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’, Alex Foxen, Dan Cates ‘Jungleman’, Ben Lamb, Bill Perkins, Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme and Nik Airball.

🔍 Preflop:
With the $100 straddle on, Bart Hanson raises to $300 from under-the-gun+1. Rampage Poker 3-bets to $1,100 from UTG+2 with pocket queens and Bones cold-calls on the button with pocket jacks. Hanson also decides to call and they head to the flop three-way.

💸 Flop – Qd Js 3h:
Hanson is first to act and checks to Rampage, who has flopped the current nuts with top set. Rampage puts out a continuation bet of $1,100, and Bones just calls, holding a disastrous middle set with only one out in the deck to make the best hand. Hanson calls as well and they head to the turn.

💣 Turn – Qc:
The board-pairing queen on the turn improves Rampage to quad queens, while Bones improves to a full house. Hanson checks and Rampage checks, likely hoping his opponents will catch up on the river. Bones, looking for some value with his boat, bets $3,000. Hanson folds and Rampage just calls with his quad queens.

🌊 River – 5c:
The front door straight and flush draws miss with the 5 of clubs on the river. Will Rampage manage to stack Bones with quads over a full house, or will Bones find a way to save some chips? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out!

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WPH #552: Did Andrew Neeme Just Get OWNED????

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Andrew Neeme is the OG when it comes to poker vlogging and his poker strategy is documented in detail throughout his popular YouTube channel. However, those poker vlogs could hurt his win rate during the Lodge Card Club live stream after he flops a boat against T1000, who may have studied Neeme’s game and knows that he tends not to be a punter. So, will the poker vlogger be able to extract the maximum with the virtual nuts?

When you are out of position and have a very strong hand, such as top set or a full house on a wet board, this is often a good time to put in a 3-bet on the flop. When playing deep stacked poker from out of position, it is often harder to get all of the money into the middle by the river since the turn will often check through.

Andrew Neeme is a WPT ambassador and co-owner of The Lodge Card Club in Texas. He is a very successful YouTube poker vlogger with over 195,000 subscribers. Neeme’s YouTube channel has had over 48,000,000 views. Since 2021, Neeme has played on over 28 live streamed cash games and has won over $200,000.

T1000 whose real name is John-Christian Templeton is an American poker player who currently resides in Austin, Texas, USA. He’s a regular on The Lodge live stream primarily playing mid-stakes poker and has over $350,000 in live tournament earnings Since 2022, T1000 has played on over 72 live streamed cash games and has lost over $95,000.

In early 2022, poker professionals Doug Polk, Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme joined forces to acquire a controlling stake in The Lodge Poker Club & Card Room, which happens to be the largest poker establishment in Austin, Texas. This exclusive poker club, accessible only to its members, boasts an impressive array of amenities, including over 80 poker tables of cash games and tournaments, operating around-the-clock. Additionally, The Lodge provides an inviting ambiance with 40 large-screen TVs, allowing poker club members to enjoy sports entertainment while playing poker or while relaxing in the cozy waiting area. The live poker stream includes commentary from Skull Mike and Slick Rick, who have been long-time regulars at The Lodge. They provide viewers with strategic insights, complemented by a perfect blend of humor. Lodge Card Club has bought San Antonio’s largest poker room, Rounders Card Club, which opened in July 2024. The new Lodge Card Club San Antonio will relocate to a larger space to host bigger poker tournaments and events. Chaz Gill, known as Big Daddy Chaz, will join Doug Polk, Andrew Neeme, and Brad Owen as a partner to help meet the local poker community’s needs.

🔍 Preflop:
With the $20 straddle on, Kiero limps from under-the-gun+2 with pocket threes and Goob calls from the cutoff holding A8o. T1000 follows with a limp from the button, holding T7 of clubs. Andrew Neeme however, punishes the limpers by raising to $175 with his pocket queens. The small blind and big blind fold, but Shai calls from the under-the-gun straddle with pocket fours. Kiero folds his crabs, and Goob folds the “”dead man’s hand,”” but T1000 calls in position with his suited two-gapper and they head to the flop three-way.

💸 Flop – Qh Th Td:
Neeme’s pocket queens turn into a full house on the flop, which sees him put out a continuation bet of $150. Shai calls with his underpair, which is virtually drawing dead and can only win by hitting runner-runner quads. Meanwhile, T1000 has flopped trips with just one out in the deck to take the lead. Worried about the flush and straight draws on the board, he raises to $450 to protect his three tens. Neeme, likely licking his chops with the action in front of him, decides to set the trap by smooth-calling. Shai realizes his pocket fours are almost definitely behind and folds, leaving Neeme and T1000 to arrive at the turn heads-up.

💣 Turn – 8d:
The 8 of diamonds on the turn brings in jack-nine for a possible straight and introduces a second flush draw to the board. Neeme checks and T1000 continues with a bet of $700. Still setting the trap with the virtual nuts, Neeme opts to smooth-call and see a river.

🌊 River – 5h:
The 5 of hearts on the river completes the front-door flush. Neeme, holding a full house, is first to act. Will he check, hoping T1000 will either continue the betting for him or will he lead out himself, aiming to get paid? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to see how the hand concludes!

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WPH #551: She’s The NEW QUEEN of Poker!!

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Being a world-famous actor like Arden Cho will surely help her maintain the perfect poker face. She needed all her acting skills in this hand as she finds herself heads-up against the 17-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Phil Hellmuth. Cho gets all her money in with Hellmuth drawing dead on Hustler Casino Live. A classic Hellmuth blowup is surely on the cards next, right?

When you decide to 3-bet from out of position, like the small blind versus a button open raise, you generally want to make your re-raise larger because you will be playing the rest of the hand from ‘out of position’ which is the worst position in poker. Being able to act last gives you much more information for you to make your decision. Raising larger also reduces the stack-to-pot ratio which then helps reduce the edge that the in position player will have as the effective stack is now shorter.

Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’ has over $30,000,000 in live tournament earnings putting him in the top 25 on the all time money list and has 17 World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets which is currently the most that any poker player has won! Hellmuth is also well known for his antics and outbursts at the poker table. Since 2006, Phil Hellmuth has played on over 165 live streamed cash games and is down over $570,000.

Arden Lim Cho is a 38 year old American actress, singer, and model known for portraying Kira Yukimura in the 2011 MTV television series Teen Wolf and Ingrid Yun in the 2022 Netflix television series Partner Track. She has over $370,000 in live tournament earnings. Arden Cho has played on over 20 live streamed cash games and is down over $22,000.

Hustler Casino Live is a full-scale, high-value poker production. Close to a million dollars was spent transforming the casino’s high-limit poker room, the Crystal Room, into the set of this new state-of-the-art live poker show. Hustler Casino Live looks more like coverage of a TV broadcast sporting event and appeals to those beyond the poker community. Unscripted and unedited, they host regular poker streams such as ‘Max Pain Monday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’. Some of the most notable poker players to have appeared on the show are Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’ ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ’durrrr’, Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’, Chris Moneymaker, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider, Garrett Adelstein ‘Gman’, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’ and many more.

🔍 Preflop:
Arden Cho raises from the cutoff with pocket fours and Stanley calls with J4 of clubs from the small blind. Phil Hellmuth decides to 3-bet to $1,000 with KQo from the big blind. Cho calls with her sailboats as Stanley decides to fold. They go to the flop heads-up.

💸 Flop – Jh 6c 4h:
Hellmuth misses the flop and is left with just two overcards and a backdoor straight draw. He continues to be the aggressor in the hand and fires a continuation bet of $1,100. It is a dream flop for Cho as she has flopped bottom set with her low pocket pair. She sets the trap and decides to just call to keep all of Hellmuth’s bluffs in.

💣 Turn – Qs:
Hellmuth turns top pair with the second-best kicker on the queen of spades turn. He fires a second barrel of $3,000. Cho doesn’t know it, but she has The Poker Brat drawing dead. Will she raise all-in for her remaining $6,900 or just smooth call to let Hellmuth unload the clip on the river? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to find out!

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WPH #550: The Most INSANE READ Ever????

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Every poker player will have an unforgettable moment when they have made a huge fold at the poker table. However, making huge laydowns because you are afraid of your opponent always having a better hand is not advised! In this poker hand L finds himself with a full house on the river, but unbeknownst to him, he’s way behind Dylan’s higher flopped boat. Will L find himself making the fold of a lifetime or will this poker hand simply go down as another classic cooler?

When playing in a deep stacked poker game you should make sure that you try to build a pot with your extremely strong hands. There is no merit in trying to slowplay as it will be difficult to get all of the money in by the river. Look to use big bet sizes or even big raises so that when you get to the river the stack-to-pot ratio is small enough that it makes sense to jam when you have the effective nuts!

L is introduced as being a sushi chef who plays regularly on the Hustler Casino Live stream. He has played over 65 live streamed cash games and won over $230,000.

Dylan Flashner is an American actor and musician from Los Angeles. Originally from Boston, Dylan pursued his education at Chapman University, where he competed as a collegiate athlete. Since graduating, he has actively engaged in diverse artistic endeavors and has dedicated the past four years to his career as a recording artist. He is regular on the Hustler Casino Live stream having played more than 35 times and has lost over $150,000.

Hustler Casino Live is a full-scale, high-value poker production. Close to a million dollars was spent transforming the casino’s high-limit poker room, the Crystal Room, into the set of this new state-of-the-art live poker show. Hustler Casino Live looks more like coverage of a TV broadcast sporting event and appeals to those beyond the poker community. Unscripted and unedited, they host regular poker streams such as ‘Max Pain Monday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’. Some of the most notable poker players to have appeared on the show are Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’ ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ’durrrr’, Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’, Chris Moneymaker, Santhosh Suvarna, Hook, Texas Mike, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider, Garrett Adelstein ‘Gman’, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’ and many more.

🔍 Preflop:
L raises to $200 from the hijack with QTo. After the cutoff, button and small blind fold, Dylan defends from the big blind with his dominated Q9o.

💸 Flop – Qd Qh 9s:
Dylan flops a full house, queens full of nines and currently has the nuts. After he checks, L puts out a continuation bet of $200, having flopped trip queens with a ten kicker. Dylan chooses to slow play as he decides to just call as they head to the turn.

💣 Turn – 3d:
Dylan checks when the 3 of diamonds comes on the turn and surprisingly, L doesn’t fire a second barrel with his three queens, opting to check back.

🌊 River – 3c:
The second board-pairing 3 of clubs on the river is a disaster for L, as he improves to a boat, queens full of threes, but he is still second best to Dylan’s better full house. Dylan decides to try and extract some value, overbetting $1,000. Unsurprisingly, L raises to $5,000, only for Dylan to shove for L’s remaining $7,800. It seems inevitable that L will call and get stacked in this cooler, right? Stay to the end of this poker video to watch how this massive poker cooler plays out!
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!

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BUILDING Your Poker Bankroll In 2025 [A SIMPLE Guide] | A Little Poker with Jonathan Little 02-03-2025

Poker players everywhere love the game because it gives anyone the opportunity to potentially play in the highest stake cash games and tournaments all around the world. However, to get seated across from either Phil Hellmuth or Rampage Poker, building your poker bankroll is a crucial step. Here’s a simple guide to help you get started on building your poker bankroll in 2025!

Maybe you struggle to build a poker bankroll and end up finding yourself broke too often, or maybe you’re playing too conservatively — sticking to the lowest stakes and never taking a calculated shot at bigger games. In this simple guide, Jonathan Little shares his top tips to help you build your poker bankroll correctly in 2025.

As the founder of PokerCoaching.com, Jonathan Little has seen all the highs and lows of a professional poker career. His longevity in this industry isn’t just from mastering strategies like understanding poker ranges, studying independent chip model (ICM) situations, learning game theory optimal (GTO) and exploitative styles; it’s also from knowing the best ways to build a solid poker bankroll that will allow you to play with more monetary freedom when you sit down at the poker table.

In order to take your poker game to the next level it is vitally important you learn all the nuances of the game.

Do you know what ranges of poker hands you should be playing from each position? When should you 3-bet, call or fold? When is the right time to make a hero call or a huge bluff? Do you know how to play preflop, flop, turn & river effectively and how should your poker strategy change depending on the street? What difference does it make if you are playing multi-way vs heads-up?

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WPH #549: INSANE READ By Mariano!!!!!!!!

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Vlogger-on-vlogger action took place on the Hustler Casino Live stream as Mariano faced off against China’s Eric Poker. Mariano was left with just bottom pair on the river and faced a huge pot-sized bet from Eric. Could Mariano decipher this creative bluff, or would Eric maneuver his way to victory in front of thousands of his and Mariano’s fans watching at home?

When an opponent overbets on the turn, they will usually be highly polarized, either holding a very strong made hand, a strong combo draw, or complete air. Raising these bets out of position is not often a good idea. A raise will typically only succeed in folding out the bluffs in their range. These are the types of hands that you want to keep betting when you have value. It will also keep in the strongest parts of their range which may already have you crushed or a lot of outs to improve by the river.

Mariano Grandoli, or Mariano as he is more commonly known as is an American professional poker player born in Argentina. He regularly features on the Hustler Casino Live stream but has started to make more of an appearance on The Lodge Card Club stream. He also has a popular poker YouTube channel with over 157,000 subscribers. Since 2021 he has won over $900,000 from live streamed cash games, he is yet to make a name for himself on the poker tournament circuit as he primarily focuses on cash games.

Eric is a professional poker player from China, he has a poker YouTube channel with over 40,000 subscribers. The commentator mentions at the start of the stream that the chat has mainly tuned in to see Eric play. This was his first time playing on a tracked live streamed cash game.

🔍 Preflop:
Eric Poker limps in from under-the-gun+1 with T7o. Mariano Poker raises to $400 with Q6 of spades from the hijack. After the cutoff, button, and blinds fold, Eric makes the call, and they head to the flop.

💸 Flop – Jd 9s 6h:
Eric checks after flopping a gutshot straight draw on the jack-high rainbow board. Mariano flops bottom pair, a backdoor flush draw, a backdoor straight draw, and also has an overcard. He fires out a continuation bet of $300 and Eric calls.

💣 Turn – Kd:
The K of diamonds on the turn introduces a backdoor flush draw and brings in a possible straight. Eric has now improved to a double-gutter. He checks and Mariano fires an overbet of $2,400 with bottom pair and his own gutshot straight draw. Eric check-raises to $6,500 with his draw and ten-blocker to the nuts. Mariano calls and they head to the river.

🌊 River – 3d:
The backdoor flush draw arrives on the 3 of diamonds river. Eric misses his draw but does have a flush blocker and straight blocker. He fires a bet of $15,000 for just over pot. Mariano only has bottom pair and a straight blocker himself. Can the popular poker vlogger figure this bluff out? Stay tuned to this entire poker video to find out!

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WPH #548: MASSIVE MISTAKE Cost Him $500,000!!!!

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Mistakes at the poker table are bound to happen to both professionals and amateurs alike. However, we all know that some mistakes can be more costly than others, especially if you’re playing in Hustler Casino Live’s 2024 Million Dollar Cash Game! In this poker hand, Thomas spikes a straight on the river and makes the perfect value bet against Steve’s overpair but what you are about to witness next will truly shock you!

When you are the preflop raiser and the flop is ten-high and connected, you should recognize that this flop is much better for your opponent’s calling range. A large portion of your opponent’s calling range will consist of hands that connect well with these types of flops. Your response should be to check at a higher frequency on these types of flops both in and out of position.

Michael Moncek or “”Texas Mike”” is from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Moncek has over $1,800,000 million in live tournament earnings with two World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelets. The first was from the $1,500 Limit Hold’em event in 2022 where he won $145,856. The second was from the $5,000 No Limit Hold’em/Pot Limit Omaha event in 2023 where he won $534,499. He also has 3 WSOP Circuit rings. Since 2023, Mike has played in over 10 live streamed cash games and has lost over $1,800,000.

Steve is an American retired litigation attorney from Chicago, Illinois. He was previously a partner at Quinn Emmanuel, one of the nation’s top law firms. Since 2024, Steve has played in over 8 live streamed cash games and has won over $900,000.

Nothing is known about Hustler Casino Live’s mystery guest – Thomas. The commentators introduce him as a European businessman and a whale at the poker table. He says he comes to have fun at the poker table and likes to splash around.

Hustler Casino Live is a full-scale, high-value poker production. Close to a million dollars was spent transforming the casino’s high-limit poker room, the Crystal Room, into the set of this new state-of-the-art live poker show. Hustler Casino Live looks more like coverage of a TV broadcast sporting event and appeals to those beyond the poker community. Unscripted and unedited, they host regular poker streams such as ‘Max Pain Monday’ and ‘Thirsty Thursday’. Some of the most notable poker players to have appeared on the show are Phil Ivey ‘The Tiger Woods of Poker’ ‘RaiseOnce’, Tom Dwan ’durrrr’, Phil Hellmuth ‘The Poker Brat’, Chris Moneymaker, Santhosh Suvarna, Hook, Texas Mike, Doug Polk ‘WCGRider, Garrett Adelstein ‘Gman’, Tony Guoga ‘Tony G’ and many more.

This was from the first day of the 2024 edition of the highly anticipated Million Dollar Game, which had a $1,000,000 minimum buy-in.

🔍 Preflop:
Texas Mike raises to $4,000 with Q9 of hearts in the hijack. Tom Dwan calls with pocket fives on the button and Thomas follows suit by calling on the button with 87 offsuit. Steve squeezes with a 3-bet to $22,000 from the small blind holding pocket kings. Alan Keating cold-calls from the big blind with A3 of hearts before Dwan and Thomas also make the call.

💸 Flop – Th 9c 4c:
Steve chooses not to continuation bet with his overpair, backdoor straight draw and backdoor flush draw. Keating checks as well, holding an overcard, a backdoor flush draw and a backdoor wheel draw. Mike fires out a bet of $56,000 with middle pair, a backdoor straight draw and a backdoor flush draw. Dwan misses his set and decides to fold his low pocket pair, while Thomas calls with his open-ended straight draw and backdoor flush draw. Steve calls with his cowboys as Keating decides to fold and they head to the turn three-way.

💣 Turn – 2s:
Steve bets $1,000 which is the minimum upon seeing the 2 of spades come on the turn. Mike calls with his second pair and Thomas calls with his open-ender.

🌊 River – Jh:
The jack of hearts on the river propels Thomas into the lead with a jack-high straight. Steve realizes this card favors his opponent’s range more than his, so he opts to check. Mike checks as well, hoping to get to showdown cheaply with his pair of nines. Thomas now looks to extract value from his opponents by firing a half-pot bet of $130,000. Will Steve be able to lay down the cowboys? What happens next is something that gives all poker players nightmares! Stay tuned to find out what it is.

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WPH #547: He LOSES It ALL & Gives Brad Owen THIS!!!

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Brad Owen will play almost any stakes anywhere around the globe and always has his trusty camera with him to vlog the action for his poker fans. In this hand he found himself on the river with quads in a four-way pot at the bestbet Jacksonville poker room. Brad was shocked at the end when one of his opponents had something to give him which wasn’t just his poker chips!

When deciding whether to defend the big blind with low-suited connectors, you should fold more often when the raise size is larger than usual and also if the pot is going to be more multi-way postflop. When you make a flush or the bottom end of a straight, you will often run into stronger hands, so do be careful!

Brad Owen is a WPT ambassador and co-owner of The Lodge Card Club in Texas, he is a very successful YouTube poker vlogger with over 715,000 subscribers. His YouTube channel has had over 172,000,000 views. Primarily a cash game player Brad has started playing more poker tournaments since the start of 2022. His lifetime total live tournament winnings are over $790,000. His biggest cash for $152,266 came in December 2023 when he came 7th in the $50,000 WPT Alpha8, during the WPT World Championship at the Wynn, Las Vegas.

Bestbet Jacksonville is Florida’s largest poker room. It has 70 poker tables and spreads all poker games at all limits. In addition, it offers a beautiful High Limit Poker Room. They have award winning poker dealers and floor staff that will ensure all poker players have a great poker experience.

🔍 Preflop:
Villain 1 limps in for $5 from middle position. Villain 2 then raises to $25 from the cutoff. Villain 3 calls from the button before Brad Owen calls from the big blind with 54 of spades. The original limper from middle position calls, and they head to the flop four-way.

💸 Flop – 4h 4c 2d
The low-paired board is perfect for Brad as he flops trips with his suited connector. He checks and sees checks from all three opponents as all four of them head to the turn.

💣 Turn – 3d
The 3 of diamonds introduces a backdoor flush draw and gives the poker vlogger an open-ended straight draw to accompany his trip fours. He now leads out for $75 into his three opponents to try and extract some value from potential draws. Surprisingly, he finds calls from all three villains as they head to the river.

🌊 River – 4d
Brad can hardly contain his excitement upon drilling quads on the 4 of diamonds river. Not only does it improve Brad’s hand, but it also brings in the backdoor flush. Brad could still lose to a possible straight flush and potentially claim the bad beat jackpot at the Bestbet Jacksonville poker room. But he can’t be scared of monsters under the bed as he fires out a pot-sized bet of $400. Will Brad’s greedy bet get called by any of his opponents? Watch this entire poker video to find out!

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WPH #546: Rampage Poker Is A BEAST!!!!!

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Rampage Poker is best known for his cash game ventures, from micro-stakes to the nosebleeds. But here, he dived into the tournament streets against some of the best poker minds in the world. Left with just ace-high on the river in a huge pot, he had to decide whether to fire a third and final bullet or give up on this huge bluff. What will he do?

When 3-betting preflop from out of position, you should make your 3-bet at least four times the initial opener’s raise size. If you make the raise too small, your opponent can always call, getting great odds, and you will end up playing a huge pot out of position against a wider range.

Ethan Yau, a.k.a Rampage, is a popular YouTuber and poker player. He has over 281,000 subscribers on YouTube and has won over $2,300,000 in tournament earnings, including a $900,000 win in a December 2022 World Poker Tour (WPT) High Roller at the Wynn.

The Wynn Las Vegas is a luxury resort and casino on the Las Vegas Strip in Las Vegas, USA. It was opened in April 2005 and is named after its developer, Steve Wynn. The casino is known for its high-end amenities, exquisite design, and a focus on providing a luxurious experience for its guests.

The Wynn Poker Room is well-known for its upscale atmosphere, providing a great experience for all poker players. The poker room at The Wynn offers a variety of poker cash games and poker tournaments, with different stakes to cater to everyone.

This WPT Poker Series took place from December 1st – December 20th 2022 and had 23 events including H.O.R.S.E (Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8 or better, RAZZ, Seven Card Stud, and Seven Card Stud 8 or better), 8-Game Mix (No Limit Hold’em, Seven Card Stud, Omaha 8 or better, RAZZ, Pot Limit Omaha, Seven Card Stud 8 or better, Limit Hold’em, and 2-7 Lowball Triple Draw).

$25,200 – 2022 WPT World Championship High Roller – Results

1st: Ethan Yau ‘Rampage’ – U.S.A – $894,240
2nd: Kevin Rabichow – U.S.A – $518,940
3rd: Taylor Paur – U.S.A – $328,320
4th: Elijah Berg – U.S.A – $226,260
5th: Benjamin Yu – U.S.A – $168,750
6th: Aram Oganyan – U.S.A – $133,920
7th: Tobias Schwecht – Germany – $109,890
8th: Justin Zaki – U.S.A – $92,880
9th: Justin Saliba – U.S.A – $81,000

🔍 Pre-Flop Action:
Villain 1 makes a min-raise to 50,000 from the cutoff. Villain 2 in the small blind calls, before Rampage Poker 3-bet squeezes to 230,000 from the big blind with AQo. Villain 1 calls in position, but Villain 2 folds.

💸 Flop – Kh Ts 6h:
Rampage flops a gutshot straight draw on the king-high, two-heart board. He continuation bets for 160,000, and Villain 1 calls to see the turn.

💣 Turn – 6s:
A board-pairing 6 of spades on the turn doesn’t slow down Rampage, who fires a second barrel of 375,000. Villain 1 smooth calls, and they head to the river.

🌊 River – 8s:
The 8 of spades brings in the backdoor flush. Rampage is left with just ace-high after missing his straight draw. But what will he do now? Will he continue his story of a monster hand and move all-in, or will he wave the white flag and check? Watch this poker find video to find out!

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