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!

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 #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.

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:
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!

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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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.

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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WPH #545: He SNAP LEAVES After This.

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Doug Polk has made millions of dollars throughout his career by getting players to call him with the second best hand. Well, he’s up to those tricks again during a huge cash game on the Lodge Card Club’s live stream. Doug manages to river a flush against the loose and splashy Tesla, but can Doug figure out the best way to ensure he extracts the maximum value?

In general, when you’re out of position and you are called in multiple spots, you should play turns cautiously and only continue betting with your strongest made hands or strongest draws. Hands such as one-pair are likely not going to be the best hand against your opponents’ calling ranges. When there are multiple opponents in a hand your continuing and value range should become much smaller.

Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’ is the owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has over $9,500,000 in live tournament earnings and 3 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including a win in the 2017 $100k Super High Roller for $1,600,000. Since 2014 he has played over 108 times on live streamed cash games and has won over $180,000.

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 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. There will be the same top-tier tournaments, cash games and service that Lodge Card Club is known for.

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 $400 straddle on, Doug Polk raises to $1,000 from the button. Tesla calls from the small blind with K6o before Goofy calls from the big blind with JTo. Bulldog defends with 53o from the under-the-gun straddle and they head to the flop four-ways.

💸 Flop – Kc 9c 8d:
The king-high, two-club board sees the action check to Doug on the button, who fires out a continuation bet of $1,000 with his relatively weak, three high flush draw. Tesla check-raises to $3,000, having flopped top pair, a backdoor straight draw and a backdoor flush draw. Goofy cold calls the raise with an open-ended straight draw and a backdoor flush draw himself. Bulldog folds with just five-high and Doug makes the call with the current nut low hand.

💣 Turn – 4d:
The 4 of diamonds on the turn introduces a second flush draw. Tesla still has the best hand with a pair of kings and decides to fire out a bet of $11,000. Goofy folds his straight draw, but Doug calls once more with his baby flush draw.

🌊 River – 5c:
Doug finds the perfect river card on the 5 of clubs, improving to the best hand with a flush. Tesla doesn’t seem concerned by the flush completing river and slides out a bet of $25,000 with just one pair. Doug then raises all-in for Tesla’s remaining $118,200. Surely, Tesla must realize his weak top pair is extremely unlikely to be good and will fold, right? Stay tuned for the entire poker video to see what happens!

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WPH #544: He THINKS He’s WON $100,000!!!

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Often at the poker table, there will be one specific card in the deck that would spark an insane amount of action. It may improve two players’ hands to the virtual nuts, yet one will lose thousands while the other reaps in their opponent’s misfortune. During a huge cash game at the Lodge Card Club – Bulldog, Tesla and Doug Polk find themselves involved in a massive pot when the river card improves Bulldog to a full house & Tesla to a flush! But will the British Bulldog get paid in full by his wild opponent?

When you have a fairly weak flush draw in a multi-way pot, it’s important to understand your opponents’ ranges and make disciplined laydowns, even if you might be getting the correct pot odds. Calling with a weak flush draw on a paired board could spell disaster for you as you might already be drawing dead to a full house or have very few outs against a stronger flush draw. It’s crucial to make disciplined folds in these situations.

Alex “”British Bulldog”” Spencer is a British professional poker player from Doncaster, England, UK. Spencer is a regular on The Lodge livestream and has over $350,000 in live tournament earnings. Since 2023, Alex has played on over 45 live streamed cash games and has won over $120,000.

James, also known by “”Tesla”” is an American amateur poker player and entrepreneur who lives in Panama City Beach, Florida, USA. This was his first appearance on The Lodge Live Stream. Since 2024,
Doug Polk ‘WCGRider’ is the owner of The Lodge Card Room along with Brad Owen and Andrew Neeme. Doug has over $9,500,000 in live tournament earnings and 3 World Series Of Poker (WSOP) bracelets, including a win in the 2017 $100k Super High Roller for $1,600,000.

🔍 Preflop:
Bulldog raises under the gun to $1,000 with QJ offsuit. Doug Polk calls from the small blind with T9 of hearts and Tesla squeezes from the big blind to $6,000 with A7 of hearts. Bulldog calls the 3-bet with his two broadway cards and Doug calls with his suited connector.

💸 Flop – Qh 5h 4s:
The flop gives every player a glimmer of hope in the hand. Doug checks with his ten-high flush draw (that he doesn’t want to hit!) Tesla with his nut flush draw fires a continuation bet of $7,000. Bulldog calls with top pair and Doug calls with his dominated flush draw.

💣 Turn – Qc:
The board pairing queen of clubs on the turn only helps Bulldog, improving him to trips. Doug checks first with just ten-high, having not picked up a backdoor straight draw or improved to a flush. Tesla chooses not to double barrel since it’s likely one of his opponents has a queen and he does have some showdown value with ace-high. After Tesla checks, Bulldog bets $15,000 with his three queens. Doug wisely folds his draw, but Tesla sticks around as the two of them head to the river.

🌊 River – Jh:
The biggest action card in the deck, the jack of hearts, hits the river. Bulldog improves to the nuts with a full house, queens full of jacks, while Tesla makes the second-best hand with an ace-high flush. Now, with Tesla first to act, how will he proceed? Will he check, worried Bulldog might have a boat, or will he move all-in, hoping to get paid by a queen? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out!

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WPH #543: HUGE ERROR By Charlie Carrel!!!

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Charlie Carrel and Maria Ho are both seasoned poker professionals when it comes to the live felt. So, when they had to battle against each other heads-up during GGPoker’s Game of Gold, there were sure to be fireworks! In this poker hand, both Ho and Carrel find themselves with trips on the river, but it is Carrel’s kicker that gives him the best hand. He shoves all-in and it looks like Ho is destined to get stacked — until Carrel decides to open his mouth!

When a flop contains two to a flush or two to a straight, you should often use larger bet sizes with hands that are strong but can be easily outdrawn. This is because many turn cards will cause you to slow down your action and force you to check. Therefore, you should get as much money in the pot as possible while your hand is still very strong & will often be the equity favorite.

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.

Charlie Carrel “Epiphany77” is a professional poker player from England and has over $9,600,000 in live tournament earnings with his biggest cash of £1,600,000 coming at a Triton Poker Super High Roller Series London in a £50,000 tournament. Charlie is a strong believer in live reads & live tells at the poker table and regularly explains his decision-making that often uses this ability to help guide his decisions. He is widely known to be against the Game Theory Optimal (GTO) approach to poker, often saying ‘F#&K GTO’ in his YouTube videos. Instead, he focuses on developing & executing exploitable poker strategies. Charlie’s big break came in 2014 when he took down the PokerStars Sunday Million for over $200,000. He is good friends with high-stakes tournament poker player Ben Heath.

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.

Round 2 was the heads-up team battle part of the show – There were 4 teams with three players on each team. After one match, the losing team would put up their next poker player. After one team had lost 3 matches, they would be eliminated to the losers bracket with the winning team advancing to the winners bracket. The 3 players on the losing team from the losers bracket would be eliminated from the show.

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
6th. Josh Arieh – U.S.A – $0

🔍 Preflop:
Maria Ho raises to 40,000 with Q4 of clubs from the button, which is also the small blind in a heads-up format. Charlie Carrel 3-bets to 140,000 with KQo and Ho calls with her dominated queen.

💸 Flop – Qh 9h 5s:
Both players flop top pair, but Carrel has the better kicker. He fires a continuation bet of 110,000 with his pair of queens and a backdoor straight draw. Ho calls with top pair, and they head to the turn.

💣 Turn – 6d:
The 6 of diamonds on the turn brings in a possible straight. Carrel doesn’t slow down, putting out a second barrel of 350,000. Ho calls again, needing only a four on the river to win the pot.

🌊 River – Qs:
A board-pairing queen of spades on the river is a disaster for Ho, as she improves to trips with a worse kicker. Carrel now unloads the clip and decides to overbet shove all-in for 1,400,000. Surely, Ho can’t get away from this heads-up cooler, right? Stick around until the end of this poker video to see what happens!

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WPH #542: Doug Polk Gets OWNED!!!!

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Huge pots were bound to happen when some of the best players in the world faced off during the 2023 edition of The Million Dollar Game on the Hustler Casino Live stream. In this poker hand, Doug Polk finds himself in a world of pain with the beautiful pocket aces after LSG Hank shoves over the top of his river value bet. Can Polk soul read Hank and make the correct call?

When you have the nuts on boards that are not very coordinated, you generally want to use a smaller bet size. Your opponents will struggle to have a strong hand as you lock up the board and there will not be any draws for them. Having said that, in deeper-stacked games and against stickier opponents, shifting toward larger bet sizes can also be a profitable play, especially against weaker players that are inelastic to bet size.

LSG Hank is introduced as a successful cryptocurrency investor from China. Since 2022, he has played over 13 times on live streamed cash games and has won $14,000.
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.

This was from the fourth and final stream of the highly anticipated 2023 Million Dollar Game, which was a $1,000,000 minimum buy-in cash game. The game was streamed for five evenings straight and featured an array of professional poker players and businessmen competing against one another.

🔍 Preflop:
With a $3,000 big blind ante, Tom Dwan limps under the gun with T2 of diamonds before LSG Hank decides to raise to $6,000 from the hijack with a mystery hand. After the cutoff and button fold, Doug Polk looks down at the best starting hand in poker, pocket aces and three-bets to $30,000. Dwan folds as Hank calls and the two of them head to the flop.

💸 Flop – Qh 4d 3c:
Doug bets $23,000 with his overpair and backdoor wheel draw. Hank makes the call with his unknown hand and they head to the turn.

💣 Turn – 8d:
The 8 of diamonds on the turn introduces a possible backdoor flush draw. Doug bets again with his pocket aces, this time for $81,000. Hank seems to still like his hand as he calls once more to see the river.

🌊 River – 9h:
The backdoor flush draw bricks out and Doug decides to go for value with his pocket rockets, firing a third consecutive street with a $200,000 bet. Hank, having stuck around after Doug barreled all three streets, shoves for the rest of Doug’s stack, for a huge $937,000! Doug is left with just one pair, but what will he do, call or fold? And what could Hank possibly have? Stay tuned until the end of this poker video to find out both!

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WPH #541: This Has NEVER HAPPENED Before!!!! [Feat. Nik Airball]

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With over a quarter of a million dollars on the line in a huge cash game at the Lodge Card Club in Texas, no one wants to be ‘that guy’ to call the clock on someone. However, when Nik Airball’s river tank against Tesla and Stache drags on so long that it risks compromising the integrity of the stream, something that has never been seen before happens in a live streamed cash game!

When playing deep-stacked cash games, you can & should apply a lot of pressure to your opponents when you have draws. Many of your opponent’s holdings will not be able to withstand big bets across multiple streets. However, you should be cautious in multiway pots, as you will be betting or raising into more than one range.

Nik Airball is an investment banker and an amateur poker player, he is a regular on the Hustler Casino Live poker stream playing any stakes, and is often involved in heated table talk with the other poker players. Nik Airball is almost fluent in Mandarin, engaging in table talk with many Mandarin-speaking poker players. He often voices his strong opinions about current trends, topics and scandals in the poker world on social media and poker podcasts. Since 2022 and from over 160 sessions, Nik has won over $590,000 from live streamed cash games.

James, also known by “Tesla” is an American amateur poker player and entrepreneur who lives in Panama City Beach, Florida, USA. This was his first appearance on The Lodge Live Stream.

Zach Hambrice ‘Stache’ is an American amateur poker player. He’s a management consultant at FTI Consulting, where he leverages his expertise in compliance and regulation. In addition to his role at FTI Consulting. He has played over 53 times in live streamed cash games and has won over $9,000.

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.

🔍 Preflop:
With the $200 straddle on, Nik Airball raises to $500 with 42 of hearts. Tesla calls with 98o in the cutoff and Brown Balla calls with K9o on the button. After the small blind folds, Stache squeezes to $2,500 from the big blind with 43 of clubs. Airball calls with his low suited one-gapper, as does Tesla, but Brown Balla folds and they head to the flop three-way.

💸 Flop – Ks 7s 5h:
The king-high, two-spade flop doesn’t pair any of the players’ holdings, but it does provide some draws. Stache, holding just a gutshot to the low end of a straight opts to check rather than fire out a continuation bet. Airball has a backdoor straight draw and the only backdoor flush draw, as he checks. Tesla, with a gutshot straight draw to the nuts checks back.

💣 Turn – 6h:
Stache turns a seven-high straight with his suited connector and believes he’s hit the jackpot. Little does he know that the 6 of hearts is the worst card in the deck for him as he is now drawing dead! He bets $5,000, only to be met by a raise to $16,500 from Airball, who has picked up a backdoor heart flush draw and an open-ended straight draw. Tesla has hit his dream card, improving to the nuts. He puts in the rare cold 3-bet to $31,625, which both Stache and Airball call.

🌊 River – 3d:
The 3 of diamonds river is a brutal card for Airball, as it improves his hand to a seven-high straight. Stache and Airball both check it over to Tesla, who fires out an overbet of $125,000. Stache makes the call with his straight, and now the action is on Airball, who holds the same straight. It shouldn’t take too long for Airball to make his decision, perhaps just one or two minutes. What happens next has never been seen before on a live streamed cash game! Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to find out what it is!

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