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. You can read about last episode here.
Run it Twice, Hit it Twice!
Tang opens 8♣6♣, Airball, Elamawy, Tilly, and Humboldt Mike all called. The pot was $16,500.
The flop came 2♥5♠3♣; action went to Humboldt Mike, who decided to bet $10,000; Tang and Elamawy were the only callers. The pot was $46,500.
The turn was 7♠, and action went to Humboldt Mike again, and he went for a double barrel with a $60,000 bet holding 9♣8♥. Tang called the bet, and Elamawy went all-in, which Tang called, and Humboldt Mike folded. Elamawy had 77 percent of equity holding 7♥4♥, and they decided to run it twice. The pot was $297,500.
The first river was 9♥, giving Tang half of the pot, and the second river was 4♣, giving Tang the full pot with just 23 percent of equity.
Steven Gets Lucky to Take Half of The Pot
Steven opened to $6,000 with Q♥J♠, and Humboldt Mike was the only caller holding A♠10♠. The pot was $16,000.
The flop was Q♦8♣J♦, giving both players something. Steven bet $8,000, and Humboldt Mike called. The pot was $32,000.
The dealer put down K♣ on the turn, and Steven continued to barrel with his two pairs, betting $17,000. Humboldt Mike went for a raise of $78,000, Steven snap-shoved for $217,000, and Mike called. The pot was $465,000, and they decided to run it twice.
Humboldt Mike had 91 percent of the equity with his straight, but the first river was J♥, giving Steven half of the pot. The second river came 5♦, and they split the pot.
Tang Continues to Bluff Them With Success
Tilly opened to $6,000 with Q♠Q♦, and Tang and Steven both called. The pot was $19,500.
The flop came 10♥J♠A♦, giving Tang the best hand with two pairs. Steven and Tang both checked, and Tilly went for a $10,000 c-bet. Steven folded, and Tang called. The pot was $39,500.
The turn was A♥ giving Tilly the lead in the hand as the board pair and gave her queens another pair. Tang checked, and Tilly bet $17,000. Tang raised to $70,000, and Tilly called. The pot was $179,500.
The river came 7♥, which made Tang pull the trigger and go for a $204,000 all-in bluff. Tilly was in a tough spot and worried about Tang completing the backdoor flush draw, but she folded in the end, holding the better hand.
