*** December 2025 High Stakes Thread ***
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CoinPoker, Omaha Pot Limit - §300/§600 (§120 ante) - 2 players
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Giselle54 (SB): §268,670 (448 bb)
LUKAKU (BB): §99,188.10 (165 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§1,140)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to §1,800, LUKAKU (BB) 3-bets to §5,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls §3,600
Flop: (§11,040) 5♣ 4♣ 7♣ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets §2,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls §2,400
Turn: (§15,840) Q♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets §15,800, Giselle54 (SB) calls §15,800
River: (§47,440) 8♥ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets §47,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls §47,400
Total pot: §142,240 (Rake: §40)
Showdown:
LUKAKU (BB) shows K♣ 6♦ K♥ T♥ (a pair of Kings)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 65%, Flop: 3%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)
Giselle54 (SB) shows 6♣ 9♣ 4♦ Q♥ (a flush, Nine high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 35%, Flop: 97%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)
Giselle54 (SB) wins §142,200
CoinPoker, Omaha Pot Limit - §300/§600 (§120 ante) - 2 players
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LUKAKU (SB): §60,420 (101 bb)
Giselle54 (BB): §357,146 (595 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§1,140)
LUKAKU (SB) raises to §1,800, Giselle54 (BB) 3-bets to §5,400, LUKAKU (SB) calls §3,600
Flop: (§11,040) 3♦ 7♠ 9♥ (2 players)
Giselle54 (BB) bets §5,500, LUKAKU (SB) calls §5,500
Turn: (§22,040) T♥ (2 players)
Giselle54 (BB) checks, LUKAKU (SB) bets §16,720, Giselle54 (BB) raises to §72,160, LUKAKU (SB) calls §32,680 (all-in)
River: (§120,840) A♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: §120,840 (Rake: §40)
Showdown:
Giselle54 (BB) shows T♣ 8♠ 7♣ 6♦ (a straight, Six to Ten)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 47%, Flop: 76%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)
LUKAKU (SB) shows 4♠ 8♦ A♦ J♦ (a straight, Seven to Jack)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 53%, Flop: 24%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)
Giselle54 (BB) wins §30,200
LUKAKU (SB) wins §90,600
CoinPoker, Omaha Pot Limit - §300/§600 (§120 ante) - 2 players
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Giselle54 (SB): §421,338 (702 bb)
LUKAKU (BB): §63,708 (106 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§1,140)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to §1,800, LUKAKU (BB) 3-bets to §5,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls §3,600
Flop: (§11,040) 6♣ 2♠ Q♥ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets §5,500, Giselle54 (SB) raises to §13,800, LUKAKU (BB) raises to §52,400, Giselle54 (SB) raises to §104,800, LUKAKU (BB) calls §5,788 (all-in)
Turn: (§127,416) 7♥ (2 players, 1 all-in)
River: (§127,416) K♠ (2 players, 1 all-in)
Total pot: §127,416 (Rake: §40)
Showdown:
Giselle54 (SB) shows 6♥ Q♦ J♣ 7♠ (two pair, Queens and Sevens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 29%, Flop: 64%, Turn: 70%, River: 100%)
LUKAKU (BB) shows J♥ 9♣ A♥ A♣ (a pair of Aces)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 71%, Flop: 36%, Turn: 30%, River: 0%)
Giselle54 (SB) wins §127,376
CoinPoker, Omaha Pot Limit - §300/§600 (§120 ante) - 2 players
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LUKAKU (SB): §60,000 (100 bb)
Giselle54 (BB): §485,006 (808 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§1,140)
LUKAKU (SB) raises to §1,800, Giselle54 (BB) 3-bets to §5,400, LUKAKU (SB) calls §3,600
Flop: (§11,040) J♣ 5♠ 6♥ (2 players)
Giselle54 (BB) checks, LUKAKU (SB) checks
Turn: (§11,040) Q♦ (2 players)
Giselle54 (BB) bets §8,250, LUKAKU (SB) calls §8,250
River: (§27,540) 8♣ (2 players)
Giselle54 (BB) bets §8,400, LUKAKU (SB) raises to §46,230 (all-in), Giselle54 (BB) calls §37,830
Total pot: §120,000 (Rake: §40)
Showdown:
LUKAKU (SB) shows 7♥ A♥ Q♣ T♣ (a pair of Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 52%, Flop: 35%, Turn: 75%, River: 0%)
Giselle54 (BB) shows 8♥ 9♦ T♠ 8♠ (a straight, Eight to Queen)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 48%, Flop: 65%, Turn: 25%, River: 100%)
Giselle54 (BB) wins §119,960
CoinPoker, Omaha Pot Limit - §300/§600 (§120 ante) - 2 players
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Giselle54 (SB): §537,926 (897 bb)
LUKAKU (BB): §67,640 (113 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§1,140)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to §1,800, LUKAKU (BB) calls §1,200
Flop: (§3,840) 8♦ K♣ A♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets §2,850, LUKAKU (BB) calls §2,850
Turn: (§9,540) 9♣ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) checks
River: (§9,540) 5♥ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets §7,220, Giselle54 (SB) raises to §31,160, LUKAKU (BB) calls §23,940
Total pot: §71,860 (Rake: §40)
Showdown:
Giselle54 (SB) shows 4♠ 9♦ 5♣ 5♦ (three of a kind, Fives)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 31%, Flop: 7%, Turn: 0%, River: 0%)
LUKAKU (BB) shows 8♠ K♦ 9♠ 8♥ (three of a kind, Eights)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 69%, Flop: 93%, Turn: 100%, River: 100%)
LUKAKU (BB) wins §71,820
CoinPoker, 5 Card Omaha Pot Limit - ₮300/₮600 (₮120 ante) - 2 players
Giselle54 (SB): ₮218,476
LUKAKU (BB): ₮102,467
Pre-Flop: (₮1,620)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮1,800, LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮5,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮3,600
Flop: (₮12,420) 6♣ 8♦ 4♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮5,500, LUKAKU (BB) calls ₮5,500
Turn: (₮23,420) T♦ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) checks
River: (₮23,420) 5♣ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮13,200, LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮61,600, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮48,400
Showdown:
LUKAKU (BB) shows 7♣ 6♦ A♦ A♠ Q♣ (a straight, Eight high)
Giselle54 (SB) shows T♣ 7♦ Q♠ 5♥ 5♠ (a straight, Eight high)
Split pot — LUKAKU wins ₮72,600
Split pot — Giselle54 wins ₮72,600
CoinPoker, 5 Card Omaha Pot Limit - ₮300/₮600 (₮120 ante) - 2 players
LUKAKU (BB): ₮101,403
Giselle54 (SB): ₮218,540
Pre-Flop: (₮1,740)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮1,800, LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮5,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮3,600
Flop: (₮11,940) 5♥ K♠ 4♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets ₮5,500, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮5,500
Turn: (₮22,940) 5♦ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets ₮7,040, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮7,040
River: (₮37,020) T♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets ₮36,080, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮36,080
Showdown:
LUKAKU (BB) shows Q♣ 9♠ K♥ J♥ 9♥ (two pairs, Kings and Fives)
Giselle54 (SB) shows 6♥ 7♠ 6♣ 4♣ 4♦ (a full house, Fours over Fives)
Giselle54 (SB) wins ₮108,240
CoinPoker, 5 Card Omaha Pot Limit - ₮300/₮600 (₮120 ante) - 2 players
LUKAKU (BB): ₮104,130
Giselle54 (SB): ₮267,415
Pre-Flop: (₮2,340)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮1,800,
LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮5,400,
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮16,200,
LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮48,600,
Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮32,400
Flop: (₮97,560) 6♦ Q♠ 3♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets ₮55,409 and is all-in,
Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮55,409
Turn (Run 1): 2♥
River (Run 1): K♥
Showdown (Run 1):
LUKAKU (BB) shows A♣ 7♥ A♠ T♣ 3♥ (a pair of Aces)
Giselle54 (SB) shows 8♣ 9♥ J♥ 7♦ Q♣ (a pair of Queens)
LUKAKU (BB) wins ₮104,110
Turn (Run 2): 4♦
River (Run 2): 9♠
Showdown (Run 2):
LUKAKU (BB) shows A♣ 7♥ A♠ T♣ 3♥ (a pair of Aces)
Giselle54 (SB) shows 8♣ 9♥ J♥ 7♦ Q♣ (two pairs, Queens and Nines)
Giselle54 (SB) wins ₮104,110
CoinPoker, 5 Card Omaha Pot Limit - ₮300/₮600 (₮120 ante) - 2 players
LUKAKU (BB): ₮122,458
Giselle54 (SB): ₮247,567
Pre-Flop: (₮1,740)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮1,800, LUKAKU (BB) calls ₮1,200
Flop: (₮4,140) T♥ 3♠ 2♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮2,850, LUKAKU (BB) calls ₮2,850
Turn: (₮9,840) 9♦ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮9,500, LUKAKU (BB) calls ₮9,500
River: (₮28,840) Q♣ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets ₮28,500,
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮72,000,
LUKAKU (BB) calls ₮43,500
Showdown:
Giselle54 (SB) shows A♠ 8♣ 5♣ K♠ 6♦ (Ace high)
LUKAKU (BB) shows 7♥ J♠ 2♥ 8♥ J♥ (a straight, Queen high)
LUKAKU (BB) wins ₮172,500
I think Prodigy deserves to be called the #1 poker player in the world. I support the claim in this video.
CoinPoker, 5 Card Omaha Pot Limit - ₮300/₮600 (₮120 ante) - 2 players
Giselle54 (SB): ₮358,497
LUKAKU (BB): ₮97,381
Pre-Flop: (₮1,740)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮1,800, LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮5,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮3,600
Flop: (₮11,340) 2♣ 6♦ 7♣ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) checks
Turn: (₮11,340) 3♥ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮11,000, LUKAKU (BB) calls ₮11,000
River: (₮33,340) 9♠ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮24,750,
LUKAKU (BB) raises all-in to ₮80,861, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮56,111
Showdown:
LUKAKU (BB) shows A♣ 8♥ A♠ 6♣ T♥ (a straight, Ten high)
Giselle54 (SB) shows T♠ 7♦ Q♦ 4♠ 5♠ (a straight, Seven high)
LUKAKU (BB) wins ₮194,722
I think Prodigy deserves to be called the #1 poker player in the world. I support the claim in this video.
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CoinPoker, 5 Card Omaha Pot Limit - ₮300/₮600 (₮120 ante) - 2 players
Giselle54 (SB): ₮291,526
LUKAKU (BB): ₮181,917
Pre-Flop: (₮1,740)
Giselle54 (SB) raises to ₮1,800, LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮5,400, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮3,600
Flop: (₮11,340) 7♥ 4♠ 6♥ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) bets ₮5,500,
LUKAKU (BB) raises to ₮18,000, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮12,500
Turn: (₮47,340) Q♥ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) bets ₮35,720, Giselle54 (SB) calls ₮35,720
River: (₮118,780) Q♦ (2 players)
LUKAKU (BB) checks, Giselle54 (SB) checks
Showdown:
LUKAKU (BB) shows 5♠ 7♣ J♣ A♥ K♠ (two pairs, Queens and Sevens)
Giselle54 (SB) shows 2♠ 9♥ 8♥ T♥ 6♦ (a flush, Queen high)
Giselle54 (SB) wins ₮118,440
CoinPoker, Hold'em No Limit - §1,000/§2,000 (§400 ante) - 2 players
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KennedyP (SB): §606,555 (303 bb)
cardsforfun (BB): §106,062 (53 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§3,800)
KennedyP (SB) raises to §4,400, cardsforfun (BB) calls §2,400
Flop: (§9,600) A♣ 5♠ Q♥ (2 players)
cardsforfun (BB) checks, KennedyP (SB) bets §2,850, cardsforfun (BB) calls §2,850
Turn: (§15,300) 4♠ (2 players)
cardsforfun (BB) checks, KennedyP (SB) bets §19,000, cardsforfun (BB) calls §19,000
River: (§53,300) 2♠ (2 players)
cardsforfun (BB) checks, KennedyP (SB) bets §579,905 (all-in), cardsforfun (BB) calls §79,411.60
Total pot: §212,123.20 (Rake: §100.20)
Showdown:
KennedyP (SB) shows 3♠ 7♠ (a flush, Seven high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 36%, Flop: 4%, Turn: 14%, River: 0%)
cardsforfun (BB) shows 6♠ A♠ (a flush, Ace high)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 64%, Flop: 96%, Turn: 86%, River: 100%)
cardsforfun (BB) wins §212,023
CoinPoker, Hold'em No Limit - §1,000/§2,000 (§400 ante) - 2 players
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cardsforfun (SB): §263,108 (132 bb)
KennedyP (BB): §447,309 (224 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§3,800)
cardsforfun (SB) raises to §4,400, KennedyP (BB) 3-bets to §18,480, cardsforfun (SB) calls §14,080
Flop: (§37,760) 4♠ K♠ 7♣ (2 players)
KennedyP (BB) bets §11,298, cardsforfun (SB) calls §11,298
Turn: (§60,356) K♦ (2 players)
KennedyP (BB) bets §30,128, cardsforfun (SB) calls §30,128
River: (§120,612) Q♦ (2 players)
KennedyP (BB) bets §90,384, cardsforfun (SB) calls §90,384
Total pot: §301,380 (Rake: §100)
Showdown:
KennedyP (BB) shows K♥ J♦ (three of a kind, Kings)
cardsforfun (SB) mucks
KennedyP (BB) wins §301,280
Stefan doing his magic now at PLO streets
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Who are the biggest cash winners this year?
Disclaimer: Im not a high stakes cash player, just someone who finds high stakes cash really interesting. Ive watched everything I can find online where good players discuss hands and Ive seen all the content from this years and last year's high stakes world championships. I am open to the possibility that Im just paranoid but I wanted to hear what other people who are interested in high stakes cash think.
Coin Poker youtube site recently released a video where the winner Biluzin commented on a few of his hands. I really feel like the way he was talking about poker and decisions was very different from how other top pros (Pr0digy, SeaLlama etc) do it and it left me with an off putting feeling.
While other pros talk about their decisions in a very human way, where they accept and embrace the fact that due to simplified strategies and human elements, even at the top level, you very quickly get into "battling" situations where you have to think "what does this guy think about me right now?", "Does he think Im a bit unbalanced in this node, so now hes trying to exploit me? How shoud I respond to that" etc. There was nothing from Biluzin like that in the entire video (the closest was basic stuff like "if you think the other guy is a nit you fold all your bluff catchers").
Video in question:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT-1YHLd...
Hand 1 is just a call down with the effective nuts, nothing interesting.
Hand 2 (08.30) much of the same. But on 10.30 when asked how he would choose his bluffs in that spot, he says "you have to mix everything on flop, turn, river". An example of something everyone knows is correct/GTO, but that is impossible for a human in practice. He says nothing about how he personally navigates that kind of spot, where mirroring a solver is not possible.
At 16:40 hes asked how he makes a decision on which hands to raise in a spot, and his answer is basically "I dont have any heuristics or rules to decide which hands to raise or not, I just try to emulate what the solver would tell me to do" and that he plays street by street trying to be protected on all runouts. Again, impossible and a waste of time for a human to attempt this is my takeaway from all the other pros talking about their approach.
Hand 3 (25:30). He does a low freq x/r w J hi BDFD, gets there on the river and then gets jammed on by IP repping better flush. The way he talks about this spot just feels weird. He says "you just have to RNG and call". With what frequency? How do you remember the correct frequency on the river in this specific spot? No comment as to what he thinks his opponent is thinking and how that should influence his decision other than "hes a good player so he will have bluffs which means I have to call some times". No comment as to the hand his opponent chose to bluff and how that influences how happy/unhappy he is with his decision to call.
Just in general a lot of the times the host has an idea about a spot that while bad/incorrect, shows how a human at a lower level of understanding would think about the game to make sense of whats going on, and the answers he gets are basically "I dont think like that, I try to be balanced".
Im probably just a paranoid tard but I would like to hear what others who frequently discuss high stakes strategy think about the way hes thinking about the game. Is this normal? Just feels very robotic and non human to me. Its not that his thoughts are theoretically wrong. Its that all pros Ive heard talking about high stakes cash say its impossible to try to copy the frequencies of the solver and that its a waste of time to try to get it perfect. But then this guy self admittedly "got into poker 5 years ago" and has this approach of "managing my frequencies and be protected in every spot" and pulls it off while the toppest of pros have decided that its not feasible in practice.
Smart decision to not publically share his real thoughts or reads for free on YouTube.
The video is 100% fine... he's on cloud 9 and seems to just be humble / he doesnt think he's the GOAT cause he had a bit of short term variance on his side. Prodigy is the GOAT of commenting though FWIW
he is coached and staked by saulo costa.
They have a full playbook with every line possible for every spot with gto/mda diff, thats why his poker knowledge/talk sounds robotic.
paranoid?
CoinPoker, Omaha Pot Limit - §10/§20 (§10 ante) - 4 players
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Gazzuaa (UTG): §7,644.64 (382 bb)
Sepp (BU): §6,012.14 (301 bb)
SIGNUM (SB): §7,058.57 (353 bb)
RivalDealer (BB): §3,533.68 (177 bb)
Pre-Flop: (§70)
Gazzuaa (UTG) raises to §70, Sepp (BU) calls §70, SIGNUM (SB) 3-bets to §300, 1 fold, Gazzuaa (UTG) calls §230, Sepp (BU) calls §230
Flop: (§960) 7♥ 3♦ Q♥ (3 players)
SIGNUM (SB) checks, Gazzuaa (UTG) bets §486.54, Sepp (BU) folds, SIGNUM (SB) calls §486.54
Turn: (§1,933.08) J♣ (2 players)
SIGNUM (SB) checks, Gazzuaa (UTG) bets §1,927.08, SIGNUM (SB) calls §1,927.08
River: (§5,787.24) 8♦ (2 players)
SIGNUM (SB) bets §4,334.95 (all-in), Gazzuaa (UTG) calls §4,334.95
Total pot: §14,457.14 (Rake: §6.04)
Showdown:
SIGNUM (SB) shows 6♥ A♥ 5♦ T♦ (high card, Ace)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 37%, Flop: 38%, Turn: 29%, River: 0%)
Gazzuaa (UTG) shows T♠ Q♣ Q♠ A♦ (three of a kind, Queens)
(Equity - Pre-Flop: 63%, Flop: 62%, Turn: 71%, River: 100%)
Gazzuaa (UTG) wins §14,451.10
