Another week of high-stakes poker action brought us a lot of action from KPC Live, as a new group of online poker legends and cash game grinders took on the Asian high rollers for millions of dollars.
Wiktor Malinowski, also known as Limitless, made some big plays and was right in the center of action in the Super High Roller Invitational, while Jungleman spiced up the action with aggressive play of his own and his well-known bravado.
Back in California, Hustler Casino Live streams continued airing on the regular schedule, as the likes of Rampage, Mariano, and Jellyfish were just a few of the stars seen in the daily lineups.
If you happened to miss the action this time around, keep on reading and find out how your poker heroes did in another edition of the top-streamed hands of the week.
Limitless Picks the Wrong Time to Bluff
Another episode of the Special High Roller Invitational game from KPC Live saw Wiktor “Limitless” Malinowski, Dan “Jungleman” Cates, and David Coleman go up against the local high rollers in a $200/$400/$1,000 NLH game that spiralled out of control.
The action was wild, and the pots were huge, as the pros looked for ways to outplay the VIPs. One such hand got Malinowski in trouble, as he looked for a creative way to win a pot that simply wasn’t his to win.
Action started with Coleman raising it up to $10k with 10♠8♠, which got called by Wiktor’s 6♦5♦, Jungleman’s 10♥2♥, and Tan Xuan’s 10♣3♣, before Aaron Zang looked down at pocket Kings.
Holding K♣K♦, Aaron popped it up to $62k, looking to shrink the playing field and perhaps get down to heads up with one of his opponents.
That’s exactly what happened, as Malinowski was the only player to make the call, while the other three got out of the way, leaving $10k of their chips in the pot.
The flop was a beauty for Aaron, as K♥9♠6♠ meant he had the stone cold nuts. He c-bet $56k into $154k, and having flopped a pair, Wiktor was now obligated to peel a card.
That card was the 9♦, which further cemented Zang’s lead. He went for a small bet of $80k, and his trap worked, as Malinowski saw something that simply wasn’t there.
Limitless went down the aggressive route and raised it up to $190k with his bottom pair, with no chance to win the pot. Aaron’s only decision now was whether to raise or call, and he opted for the latter, allowing his opponent to perhaps bluff again on the river.
The final card was the 2♦, and Aaron checked his option with $314k behind. Limitless decided that his pair of Sixes had enough showdown value, so he checked behind, only to get the bad news very quickly.
This pot was worth nearly $650k and was the breaking point for Aaron, who ended up profiting about $100k in the game, while Malinowski’s mistimed bluff here meant he would end the day down $176k, which he could have saved had he folded the turn in this key hand.
Tan Xuan Looks to Crack the Aces
It’s not always the Western pros who get involved in big pots with the locals at KPC Live, as they love to tangle with each other as well.
One of the big pots of this week’s Special High Roller Invitational saw Tan Xuan and Aaron Zang go head-to-head after Xuan put in a $11k squeeze over the top of a few limps holding K♣J♣ and Aaron re-raised to $40k with his A♠A♦.
The flop was a miraculous 10♣5♣3♣, giving Xuan a flopped flush, and a lot of reason to be excited. Aaron put in a $20k c-bet, and Xuan went for value right away, raising to $75k.
Aaron had little choice but to call, and when the 2♠ hit the turn, he knew he would have to hold his ground at least a little while longer. The bet this time was $160k, and the pair of Aces was in a difficult spot, but forced to call once again.
Zang got bailed out by the river, as the 4♣ gave him a straight, but also put out a four-liner to a flush. Xuan, perhaps slightly concerned about the potential A♣, checked, and Aaron decided to take his straight to showdown, instead of turning it into a bluff.
Xuan won $281k in this pot alone and would keep crushing the game for a total of $869k, while Aaron was also able to squeeze out a $100k win in a game that was completely dominated by the players from Asia, as Jungleman, Limitless, and Coleman dropped a combined $900k on the day.
Rampage and Mariano Continue Their Rivalry
Ethan “Rampage” Yau and Mariano Grandoli are two of the biggest YouTubers in the poker space, and two of the closest friends in the high-stakes streamed games. Yet, once chips are in the air, the two simply can’t seem to stay out of each other’s way.
This was true last Friday as well, as the popular poker vloggers got involved in Friday’s high-stakes game on Hustler Casino Live, along with Alec Torelli, Henry, Mike X, and others.
Rampage was the first to put in a raise with 10♥10♣, bumping it up to $2,500 over the top of a $200 limp from Alec. Vincent made the call with 8♣7♣, and Mariano saw this as an invitation to put on the squeeze play and raise to $12,500.
Rampage made the obligatory call with his Tens, and the players saw a flop of 9♦4♠9♥. Mariano bet $7,500, and Rampage made the call, taking the pot up to $43k.
The turn card was the 3♦, finally giving Mariano a pair of his own. He kept the pressure on by betting a further $14k, and Rampage once again had a fairly easy call to make.
The river card was the Q♠, which was relatively unlikely to help Mariano, but he bet once again. This time, the bet was for $36k, which was all of Mariano’s remaining chips, and Rampage had a decision to make.
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On the one hand, his hand was an overpair to the board until the river. On the other, Mariano could easily have had an overpair of his own. Finally, Rampage said out loud: “Who’s dumb enough to bluff me at this point?”
Of course, Ethan was referring to the fact that he has made so many big hero calls over the years that his opponents should probably not be bluffing him very often anymore.
Yet, Mariano was bluffing, and all Rampage needed to do was flick in a chip, and he would win the hand. Eventually, after some tanking, Rampage did make the right choice and called, earning him a $140k pot and allowing him to go one step closer to unstuck for the game.
Rampage eventually won just over $20k in the game, while Mariano was the day’s big loser, down about $97k, a drop in the sea for one of the most successful players on the HCL streams.
