But then he folded pocket 10's on a 9 ♦ 5 ♠ 8 ♣ 5 ♦ 3 ♦ board when Hanks bet $70,000 into a pot of $83,000 with nothing but ace-high. Unfortunately, for the loudmouth casino owner and high-stakes regular, it ended up convincing 'JRB' to fold his cards and he only won a small profit with a monster hand.īellande would get some breaks later on, however, including a six-figure pot he shipped with a flopped set against Tilly, who missed her flush draw.

Persson made every effort he could to talk his opponent into a call, and he went so far as to turn over the queen. Bellande went into the tank with Q ♣ 10 ♦. On a board of J ♥ 2 ♣ Q ♥ J ♠ 6 ♠ and $40,000 in the pot, Persson made an over-bet of $100,000 with Q ♠ J ♦ for a full house. This week's highlights include a mistake by Persson in how he attempted to get a call from Bellande. Last week's Season 10 premiere featured one of the more entertaining chop pots in High Stakes Poker history between Zajmovic and Hanks. Hanks had the largest stack with just over $350,000 and three players began the episode with a tad below $100,000. There were six other players at the table - Jennifer Tilly, Eric Persson, Matt Hanks, Jean-Robert Bellande, Bobby Baldwin, and Chino Rheem. When the action began, Ema Zajmovic took down a small pot of $3,400 with a pair of fives in the $200/$400 no-limit hold'em cash game. Gabe Kaplan Retires from High Stakes Poker The Action at the Table Me, you, and Gabe – never bet against Brooklyn guys, we’re gonna be fine,' Benza responded.īenza, Schulman, and Kaplan were all born in New York City.

'When I got the call from the Big Guy it was a little bit surreal, and can’t believe I’m sitting next to you on High Stakes, but I’m happy to be here.” Benza eased Schulman into the booth, introducing his new co-host right off the bat.

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