Variance in poker is a serious matter. After all, bad phases don’t last forever, but good ones aren’t eternal either. Nik Airball was on a great winning streak on Hustler Casino Live. As a result, he became the player with the highest profit in the history of the televised cash game session.
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However, in one of the games last weekend, Nik Airball ended up having a bad run. The veteran faced an unfavorable cooler and, therefore, couldn’t find the fold. As a result, he lost a pot of nearly US$ 100,000. The play, by the way, was really hard to escape, since both players held pairs higher than the board cards.
Thus, everything happened at a table with blinds of US$ 50/US$ 100. A player identified as Jack C opened a raise to US$ 800 with J♣T♣. Then, Nik looked at his cards, found Q♦Q♣ and made a 3-bet, raising the bet to US$ 3,100. However, Mad Dawg had an even better hand. With A♠A♦, he made a 4-bet to US$ 8,500.
Therefore, only Nik Airball called the 4-bet. The two players saw the flop bring only low cards: 5♣4♦8♥. Since he had the best pre-flop hand in Texas Hold’em, Mad Dawg kept the aggression and bet US$ 7,500. Once again, Airball called and the pot kept growing.
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The hand’s outcome was unfortunate for Airball
Additionally, the turn didn’t change the scenario much. The 9♠ appeared and kept the action favorable for Mad Dawg. This time, he bet US$ 11,000 and had about US$ 22,000 behind. Still, Nik Airball decided to call again.
However, the river also brought a low card to the board. The T♥ appeared and changed Mad Dawg’s situation. Given the scenario, he decided to put Airball all-in, pushing another US$ 22,300 into the pot. Even holding Q♦Q♣, Nik Airball showed discomfort but called the last bet. With that, the pot reached US$ 99,750.
Finally, Nik Airball found out he was facing an unfavorable cooler. When Mad Dawg showed A♠A♦, the frustration of the Hustler Casino Live player was evident. Thus, the hand showed that even the biggest poker winners can face extremely tough situations at the tables.
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