- An up-and-coming poker player called Mariano won the biggest pot of his life Friday.
- The vlogger's pocket Aces held against two opponents with Kings.
- It scooped him a $788,000 pot which you can watch play out right here.
An up-and-coming poker player known only by his vlogging name, Mariano, scooped the biggest pot of his life Friday when his pocket Aces earned him a $788,400 pot after a three-way all-in.
It all went down at the Hustler Casino in Gardena, southern California, during the popular Hustler Casino Live show which consistently hosts some of the biggest cash games in the States.
The game hosts local favorites, big-name players from Vegas, and popular vloggers on YouTube.
Mariano entered Friday's game and left the table with a bankroll that was $568,000 richer — and much of it was all because of one hand.
5 players were dealt starting hands that were either good, or great
The action began with Double M raising to $1,000 with his red Kings. Dario called with his Queen-Jack suited, and Han — with Ace-Queen off-suit — also calling.
Yang, who had the black Kings, raised to $6,000, and so continued a sequence in which both Mariano and Double M would end up committing their chip stacks.
As all three were playing deep stack poker, it meant the pot would be a massive one.
Mariano, loving the spot because he had pocket Aces — the best pre-flop hand one could wish for — raised to $16,000.
Double M called with his Kings, and other players began getting out of the way until the action returned to Yang, who raised, again, to $55,000.
Mariano, loving the spot even more, called, which led to Double M moving all-in to risk his entire $269,800 stack. Yang then called to commit his stack, and Mariano did not hesitate to call.
The players agreed to run the board (community cards) twice, meaning one person would have to win twice to see all the chips move their way, or risk splitting the pot with another player if they win one board each.
Mariano, though, won the first board …
As neither hand with Kings improved, Mariano's Aces held up and he tied up 50% of the pot.
Mariano then won the second board …
As there were three 7s on the second board, everyone connected to make a full house.
However, because Mariano's Aces were still the deciding factor, he won again to scoop 100% of the pot — the biggest of his career.
Watch the hand here:
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Mariano's cumulative winnings by the end of the show were $828,300. His profits for the session totaled $568,700.
Hustler Casino Live returns on Monday.