It's been a little more than two months since the livestream table at the The Lodge Card Club last played host to a cash game. This week, in celebration of the card room's re-opening, the lights on the set shone brighter than ever before as an outrageous lineup of cash game legends descended on Round Rock, Texas for a high stakes showdown.
Garrett Adelstein emerged from semi-retirement to jump back into the action and, alongside Alan Keating, served as the headlining act – but the openers were just as big of a draw. Doug Polk, co-owner of The Lodge, represented the home team. Sam 'Senor Tilt' Kiki flew out from Las Vegas, bringing his budding rivalry with Keating in tow. Billionaire business magnate and poker enthusiast Bill Perkins joined the party, alongside Jasper Ma, KBM, and Lodge livestream regulars Taras and EZ.
Despite losing the biggest pot of the night – more on that below – Keating walked away with more than $1M in profit.
If you want to check out all the big pots and wild action from the stream, scroll up to the video above and click play. In the video's description, you'll find timestamps for all of the must-see hands.
Polk scoops the big one
With the $1,600 double straddle live in front of Keating, Polk kicked off the action with a raise to $8,000 from the small blind with 
. Ma called from the single straddle with 
and Keating did the same with 
.
On the 
flop, Polk continued for $16,000, forcing Ma to muck his cards. Keating wasn't going anywhere, though, and made the call to bring in the 
turn. Now armed with two pair, Polk sized up considerably – firing an overbet of $85,000 into the $56,800. Keating, never one to shy away in the face of a big bet, made the call with second pair.
The 
river completed the board, a total blank. With about a pot-sized bet left in his stack, Polk moved all-in.
Keating didn't like it, but he didn't immediately fold his cards – like most players would. Instead, he thought through the spot and even called out Polk's exact holding.
"You have 8-5. $85,000," Keating said, drawing a correlation between Polk's cards and the bet size on the turn.
And then he made the call – only to see the bad news as Polk rolled over the exact cards Keating put him on.
Despite winning the largest pot of the night, Polk ended the stream as only the fourth-biggest winner of the night – check out each player's results below.
| Player | Profit/Loss |
|---|---|
| Alan Keating | +$1,041,300 |
| KBM | +$743,300 |
| Bill Perkins | +$149,100 |
| Doug Polk | +$95,000 |
| Garrett Adelstein | -$13,100 |
| Sam 'Senor Tilt' Kiki | -$217,300 |
| EZ | -$438,800 |
| Taras | -$551,000 |
| Jasper Ma | -$865,000 |
