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 and DoorDash Co-Founder Stanley Tang make their Season 13 debut. Humboldt Mike also joins in the mix to make his High Stakes Poker debut in one of the biggest games in the show’s history. You can read about last episode here.
Airball Makes a Good Fold
Tilly opened to $3,000, Airball 3-bet to $9,000 with J♦9♦, Gavri 4bet to $26,000 with A♥K♣, Tilly folded, and Airball called. The pot was $57,500.
The flop was 9♠4♣7♦, Gavri c-bet for $14,000, and Airball called. The pot was $85,500.
The turn came K♠. Gavri had a great spot to continue barreling, and he did; Gavri bet $48,000, and Airball called. The pot was $181,500.
The river was 3♦, and Gavri moved all-in for $78,000. After some thinking, Airball made a disciplined fold with the second pair. Gavri won $181,500.
Elamawy Loves to Run It!
Tang opened to $6,000, Tilly called, Elamawy called, and Airball went all-in for $109,000 with A♣K♣. Elamawy asked how much it was and called with J♥9♥. Everybody else folded. The pot was $233,000.
They decide to run it twice, the first runout was 9♣K♠K♦7♦A♥ giving Airball the first half of the pot.
The second runout was 3♥3♣9♦5♠K♥; with the ace on the river, Airball won both runouts and collected $233,000.
Airball Hits Bullseye Against Tang
Airball opened Q♣J♣ to $3,000, Steven called, Tang raised to $15,000 with A♦A♣, and only Airball called. The pot was $35,500.
The flop was an absolute disaster for Tang as Airball flopped a monster. Flop came 4♣3♣K♣, giving Airball the flush, but Tang still had 32 percent of equity. Airball checked, Tang c-bet for $10,000, and Airball called. The pot was $55,500.
The turn came J♥, and Tang threw in another bet of $35,000; Airball called. The pot was $125,500.
The river was 9♠; Tang bet another $75,000 before he got jammed on by Airball. Tang had $78,000 remaining and was basically forced to call with the odds he was offered. Tang did call in the end, and Airball won the pot of $431,500.
You can watch the next episode on Monday, September 23, at 8 p.m. ET
