DoorDash Founder Delivers on High Stakes Poker

Excessive Stakes Poker returned to PokerGO Monday evening following a two-week hiatus as a result of Poker Masters protection, and Episode 7 of Season 13 was definitely worth the wait.

Stanley Tang was the star of the most recent episode. He pushed round some completed poker gamers resembling Andrew Robl and Jennifer Tilly, and hit two fortunate river playing cards in the identical hand in opposition to Humboldt Mike. There have been 4 different gamers within the $500/$1,000 no-limit maintain’em money sport, together with Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot, Justin Gavri, Sameh Elamawy, and Brandon Steven. Beginning stacks when the cameras started rolling have been as follows:

Humboldt Mike Bringing the Warmth

It took no time for a juicy pot to pop off throughout Episode 7. The primary hand of the present began off with a elevate to $2,500 from Gavri in early place with Q♣J♠. Tang, in place in opposition to the raiser, three-bet it to $8,000 with A♠8♠, after which was the one participant to name a four-bet to $26,000 from the A♥J♥ Humboldt Mike had within the small blind.

The flop got here out 5♣4♦6♠, and the larger ace was nonetheless out in entrance however dealing with a gutshot straight draw. Mike guess $21,000 and obtained a name earlier than the 10♥ appeared on the flip, which didn’t enhance both hand.

Each gamers checked after which paired up on the A♣ river card. That was dangerous information for Tang, who had kicker points. Mike guess out $48,000, a bit an excessive amount of to get worth with the perfect hand as his opponent made the clever choice to fold with an inferior kicker.

Humboldt Mike would then try to make a play with 9♦8♥ on a board of 5♠3♣2♥7♠, betting $60,000 right into a three-way pot of $46,500. Tang known as with 8♦6♦ for an open-ended straight draw, however Elamawy moved all in for $196,000 with 7♥4♥. Mike folded his gutter ball, however Tang needed to name with simply $35,000 behind.

Every participant agreed to run the river twice. The 9♥ confirmed up on the primary river, finishing the straight, after which the 4♣ on the second river gave Tang one other straight and the complete $297,500 pot.

Automotive Dealership Proprietor Runs into It

Humboldt Mike, who infamously feuded with Phil Hellmuth on a latest No Gamble, No Future episode on PokerGO, got here to play. He tangled with a number of gamers for some huge pots throughout Episode 7, none greater than a hand in opposition to Steven.

Motion began with Steven, a automotive dealership proprietor from Kansas, elevating from an early place to $6,000 with Q♥J♠. Humboldt Mike known as with A♠10♠ from the small blind, whereas everybody else on the desk folded their weak holdings.

The flop ran out Q♦8♣J♦, making a two pair versus double-gutter state of affairs. Humboldt Mike check-called a $6,000 wager earlier than the Okay♣ on the flip gave him the nuts. He once more checked after which check-raised a $17,000 guess to $78,000. Steven, who wanted to hit his full home on the river to win the hand, moved all in for $217,000 complete, and naturally the participant sitting on the nuts made the decision.

There was $465,000 within the pot and Mike felt a way of reduction that he agreed to run the river twice as a result of the primary card was the J♥ to offer Steven a full home. They’d chop it up after the 5♦ confirmed up the second time round.

Mike then discovered himself in one other monster pot in opposition to Steven, who typically performs on Hustler Casino Live. The board confirmed 8♠4♦8♣10♥2♥ and the pot had $166,000 within the center. Steven guess $97,000 with journeys however didn’t get known as by prime pair prime kicker.

Billionaire Makes a Play

Tang, typically seen as a decent participant on reveals resembling Excessive Stakes Poker and Hustler On line casino Dwell, didn’t dwell as much as that fame throughout Episode 7. The co-founder of the DoorDash food delivery app delivered among the finest performs you’ll see all season in opposition to a Hollywood actress and skilled poker participant.

The hand started with Tilly elevating to $6,000 with Q♠Q♦ and receiving calls from Steven’s 10♠8♥ within the huge blind and Tang’s J♣10♣ within the $2,000 straddle. When J♠A♦10♥ hit on the flop, all three gamers had a bit.

Motion checked to Tilly, who guess $10,000 with the perfect hand, incomes a name solely from the meals supply government. The flip was the A♥, pairing the board and making it much less possible for every participant that they have been up in opposition to an ace. Tang checked, then check-raised a $17,000 wager as much as $70,000 with a weaker two pair than he was dealing with.

The guess didn’t scare away Tilly, who made the decision to see the 7♥ on the river. However she couldn’t discover a name on the river with the perfect hand when her opponent worth bluffed all in for $204,000 and took down the pot.

Tang wasn’t carried out pushing round completed poker gamers. The episode wrapped with Tang betting $45,000 on the river with king-high, sufficient to persuade Robl to fold prime pair on a reasonably moist board.

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