Andrew Robl is one of biggest winners ever in televised cash games, but even he can’t avoid the occasional cooler. A recent episode of High Stakes Poker showcased yet another massive hand – the largest of the show’s new season.
The action featured blinds of $200-$400 with a $400 big blind ante and Robl straddled to $800. Jennifer Tilly raised to $10,000 with pocket queens and Robl called with the 10
9. Sameh Elamawy called with 7 4 and Brandon Steven called with J 3, creating a pot of $41,000.
Tilly had more than a 60% chance to win the hand preflop, according to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator. However, that changed significantly with a flop of 10
10
6.
“This is bad for Tilly,” commentator Nick Schulman quickly said.
Robl, Steven, and Elamawy all checked, and Tilly continued with a bet of $20,000. Robl just called as the other two players sent their hands to the muck. Robl was now 91% to win the hand, but the two-outer Q fell on the turn to give Tilly a full house.
This time Robl bet $40,000 and Tilly simply called, swelling the pot to more than $161,000. Robl missed the case 10 on the river as a fairly insignificant 7
completed the board, but he still continued betting, this time counting out $60,000 with $231,000 still behind.
Tilly announced that she was all in with her $266,000 and Robl faced a brutal decision.
“Do you have pocket queens Jen?” Robl inquired while considering his options. Despite having her hand called out, Tilly sat perfectly still and didn’t respond.
Robl still eventually called for a pot of almost $624,000, the biggest of the show’s 13th season.
Despite the loss, Robl remains a force in live-streamed high-stakes cash games. The 37-year-old has also been featured on No Gamble No Future, Poker After Dark, Triton Poker, WPT cash games, and more.
HighRollerPoker.com, which tracks streamed cash game results, listed Robl as the biggest winner on the site’s all-time money list with $5.6 million in net winnings, although that will dip some after the recent High Stakes Poker episode.
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