HCL co-founder Ryan Feldman is aiming to put on a special show for a full 24 hours with huge buy-ins where each player must arrive to play with at least $1 million in the kitty.
The stakes will be $500/$1,000 with a $2,000 big blind ante, and a $500,000 minimum buy-in to even sit at the table.
In the spirit of having a little extra fun in the special game, some extra side action will be available.
The most popular additions to the format are Squid Game and a points-based bounty system.
For the Squid Game all players stand up at the start of each round. To earn a Squid Button which allows a player to sit down, the player must win a pot and show their hand down.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
💵 MILLION DOLLAR MARATHON 💵
Tuesday, December 2
$500K minimum buy-in
Every player must bring at least $1M
$500/1K + $2K BB ante
$2K squid game ($5K if 4+ buttons)The target: 24 hours ⏰
The lineup:@Mister_Keating@senortilt@nikairball@ICTMoxie… pic.twitter.com/m2jtcZqHBY
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The last player left standing immediately pays $2,000 to every seated player. If any player wins four or more Squid Buttons in one round, the stake rises to $5,000.
The additional Bounty Side Game rules are as follows:
- Successful bluff OR getting caught bluffing → 1 button
- Hero call at showdown → 1 button
- Win any pot using a deuce (2) → 1 button
- Stay seated at the table for 40 consecutive minutes (no breaks) → 1 button
- Every 2 hours, the player with the most buttons wins $10,000 from each opponent at the table.
Who’s Coming to Play the Hustler Casino Live $1,000,000 Game?
The current state of play would have us agree that Alan Keating and Nik Airball are the headline names for the big game next week. Both of these guys could keep the poker media in work alone.
Peter Wang is another ever-present face that we expect to see lining up on Tuesday, along with Stanley Tang, Sam ‘Senor Tilt’ Kiki, Jellyfish, and Brandon Steven.
We also hear that Steve is returning — the beneficiary of high-stakes gambler lawyer Tom Goldstein’s infamous mis-read of his hand for more than half a million dollars.
Incredibly, Alan Keating hasn’t been on Hustler Casino Live since April when he bagged a cool $1.4 million. No doubt he’ll be wanting to put the recent scandal of his quotes being altered by AI behind him.
