The 13th season of High Stakes Poker is here, and it opens with some new faces. Andrew Robl and Jennifer Tilly are headlining the $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em cash game, while Justin Gavri, Sameh Elamawy, Bo Brownstein, Masato Yokosawa, and Sean Dempsey join the action.
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Robl Goes Berserk on the Rookie
In the first big hand of the season, Elamawy opened 5♠3♠, Tilly called, Robl went for a squeeze with A♦7♦, Elamawy called, and Tilly folded. The flop came 2♣6♣K♥, Robl c-bet, and Elamawy called with a gutshot to a straight flush. The pot was $46,700.
The turn comes 5♠, giving Elamawy a low pair, Robl checks, Elamawy bets $17,000, Robl raises to $65,000, and Elamawy calls. The pot was $176,700.
The river comes 8♥, Robl checks again and Elamawy goes all-in with his missed draw, Robl snap folds, and Elamawy wins the first significant pot of the season.
Elamaway Reads Dempsey Like a Book
Elamawy opened with A♣K♠, Dempsey 3-bet with J♦J♣, Gavri 4-bet with 10♣10♦, and everybody called. The pot is 82.400.
The flop came 9♦J♥4♠, giving Dempsey a monster top set in a multiway 4-bet pot. Elamawy and Dempsey both checked, but Gavri bet $16,000. Both players called. The pot is $130,400.
The turn comes K♣, and Elamawy hits the top pair, but all three players check.
The river comes 8♠, Elamawy checked, and Dempsey bet $71,000. Elamawy started talking with Dempsey, who said he would show him one card if he made the correct guess. Elamawy does, so Dempsey shows J♣. After some thinking, Elamawy made the call, and Dempsey pockets 272,400.
Elamaway Gets One Back From Dempsey
Dempsey opened with J♥J♣, Elamawy 3-bet to $15,000, and Dempsey called. The pot was $32,900.
The flop came 10♣6♦9♣, Elamawy bets $10,000, and Dempsey calls. The pot is $52,900.
The turn came [invalid notations], Elamawy continued to bet with a $25,000 bet, and Dempsey called. The pot is $102,900.
The river K♦ was golden for Elamawy, who went for the third barrel with a $60,000 bet, and Dempsey called to get disappointed with how Elamawy played the hand but still got lucky. Elamawy won $222,900 in this hand.
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