The stakes are going up on this episode of High Stakes Poker as a new lineup of players battle away at $500/$1,000 No-Limit Hold’em. Andrew Robl, Sameh Elamawy, Jennifer Tilly, Justin Gavri, and Brandon Steven all return for some high-stakes action, while Nik Airball, Stanley Tang, and Humboldt Mike join the action. You can read about last episode here.
Tang Dodges the Bullet With Aces, But Humboldt Made Gavri a Happy Poker Player
Tang opened to $5,000 with A♠A♥ and got called by four players. The pot was $26,500.
The flop came 6s7d3d, putting Gavri in front with his set of sixes. Tang bet $8,000, got the call, and Humboldt Mike raised $26,000. Tang decided to fold his pocket aces, Elamawy also folded, and only Gavri called with 90 percent of the equity. The pot was $94,500.
The turn was 9♣, Gavri checked, and Humboldt continued with a bet of $54,000 before he got shoved on for $190,000. Humboldt decided to make the call, and soon, he found out that he was far behind with 10♥10♣. The pot was $473,500, and they decided to run it twice.
The first river was K♣, giving Gavri the first half of the pot, and the second river was 9♠, giving Gavri the whole pot.
Humboldt Flops a Monster, and Makes His Money Back!
Steven opened to $5,000 with 5♠5♦ and got called by four players. The pot was $27,500.
The flop came when A♠10♥10♣ gave Humboldt(A♥10♦) the full house. Surprisingly, all players checked.
The turn was 7♦, and Tang was fired for $15,000, holding Q♦10♠. Humboldt just called, and the pot was $57,500.
The river was 3♣, and Tang fired again for $50,000; Humboldt didn’t think for too long before putting all his money in the middle. Tang asked for a count and called just to see he was coolered. Humboldt won the pot of $445,500.
Tilly is Out of The Show After Losing Running it Twice as a Favorite
Tilly opened to $6,000, Steven 3-bet to $23,000, Tilly 4-bet to $81,000, Steven 5-bet shove for $298,000, and Tilly called. The pot was $599,500, and they decided to run it twice. Tilly had Q♠Q♦ vs Steven’s A♠K♣.
The first board ran J♣4♠K♥J♣7♣, giving Steven the first half of the pot, and the second runout was 2♠K♠5♦A♦3♣, ending Tilly’s appearance on the show for this season.
You can watch the next episode of High Stakes Poker on October 21, at 8 p.m. ET
