In our Poker Hand of the Week we analyze a bluff by Ryan Feldman going extremely wrong on Hustler Casino Live as Nik Airball has a Straight Flush!
Poker Hand of the Week Setup
This spectacular hand was played in the Super High Stakes game at Hustler Casino live stream, which featured Nik Airball, Wesley, Charles, Ryan Feldman and Brandon Steven.
The blinds are $100/$200 with a $400 straddle. Nik Airball has Ryan Feldman covered at the start of our Poker Hand of the Week.
Poker Hand of the Week Action
Preflop:
Charles raises Under The Gun to $1,100 with 7♥4♥, Airball 3-bets from the button to $4,000 with K♥9♥ and Ryan Feldman goes for the cold 4-bet to $13,000 from the straddle.
Charles folds, but Nik Airball 5-bets to $33,000 and Feldman decides to see a flop. Pot Size: $67,600
Flop:
K9s goes up against A2s suited in a 5-bet pot! The flop of J♥10♥Q♥ gives Nik Airball a Straight Flush!
However, Ryan Feldman has whiffed and checks. Airball makes a very small $10,000 continuation bet (15% pot) and Feldman check-calls. Pot Size: $87,600
Turn:
The 7♣ on the turn is a blank and Ryan checks again and Nik Airball fires another small bet of $28,000 (32% pot).
Feldman is not done with this hand yet as he check-raises to $80,000 with only $68K behind. Airball calls. Pot Size: $247,600
River:
5♥ on the river and Ryan Feldman quickly announces All-In and obviously gets snap-callled by the Nuts,
Nik Airball wins a huge $383,400 pot, while Feldman is sent to the rails.
Poker Hand of the Week Analysis
Bluff gone wrong! Let’s try to find out why?
The preflop action is intense. After Charles makes a very loose UTG raise with 7h4h, Airball attacks the open with a 3-bets from the button holding Kh9h.
Ryan Feldman reads the situation and that Nik Airball wants to steal correctly and therefore goes for the cold 4-bet.
Charles quickly folds, but Airball plays back at him with a 5-bet and Ryan makes the call! Just like that there are $67,600 in the pot.
Absolute dream scenario for Nik, who flops a Straight Flush on jh10hQh in a 5-bet pot with K9s.
Ryan Feldman doesn’t have a heart and just has a gutshot, so he checks. Airball goes for a tiny cbet of only 15% pot, which is intended to induce a bluff. Nice bet by Nik, but Ryan check-calls instead.
The 7c on the turn is a blank and Feldman checks for a second time. Nik Airball tries once again to induce with a small second barrel sizing of 26% pot and this time it works!
Ryan check-raises to $80,000 and commits himself, since he has only $67,900 behind and there is already $193,600 in the pot. Nik obviously just calls with the Nuts.
The 5h on the turn completes the one-card flush. Feldman shoves and gets snap-called by the Nuts. Ryan is disgusted, while Nik Airball wins a huge $383,400 pot.
Poker Hand of the Week Conclusion
Flopping a Straight Flush is one thing, but getting paid with such a strong hand is even more difficult.
Nik Airball played the hand perfectly with two very small bets on flop and turn inducing a stone-cold bluff by Ryan Feldman, who only has a gutshot and no heart in his hand.
This hand is a great example, while small continuation bets or second barrells in certain spots are better than big bets as they can induce a bluff.
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