Is This One of the Tightest Folds You've Ever Seen in a High-Stakes Poker Game?
A player on Hustler Casino Live made a big fold that they will likely be thinking about for some time, and that's because they folded the winning hand in a six-figure pot despite getting 7:1 odds to call.
The hand between Pipi and stream star Nikhil "Nik Airball" Arcot took place during a Friday night stream of a $100/$200 game at the Southern California casino.
Airball Bluffs With an Airball
Action began with Pip opening to $1,200 in the hijack with A♥2♥ before Airball three-bet to $4,400 in the cutoff with A♠K♠. Denis the Menace called in early position with K♦J♣ and Pipi also called.
Action checked to Airball on the flop of 7♥7♦6♣ and he bet $6,000. Denis the Menace got out of the way and Pipi check-raised to $25,000. Airball didn't buy it and called with his ace-high, which is also what his opponent had.
Pipi continued bluffing with a bet of $35,000 as he picked up a flush draw on the Q♥ turn and Airball, still not believing his opponent, called.
The dealer miraculously put down the J♥ river to give Pipi his runner-runner nut flush. Pipi bet ten stacks of high society for most of his stack and Airball raised all in to put Pipi to the test for $155,400.
"So brutal," Pipi groaned with the nut flush, not knowing his opponent having a stone airball. "Queens, jacks?"
"One of the sickest hands you'll ever see," said HCL commentator David Tuchman. "This is crazy. The check-raise with absolutely nothing, he gets there, and now Airball raises for just $55,000 more."
Convinced his opponent had a full house, Pipi folded the winner before Airball slammed the bluff on the table. Pipi could only shake his head and push over Airball's stack after making the unfortunate laydown to surrender the $389,100 pot.
Airball ended the night as the big winner with $269,900 in profit, while Pipi still managed to book a win of $87,600.
There are plenty of other highlights to check out from the more than six-hour live stream with a lineup that also included Britney and Sam Kiki.
