The fifth episode of High Stakes Poker Season 13 saw Andrew Robl and Sameh Elamawy resume their heated battle, this time squaring off in the biggest pot of the series. Both players started the hand with deep stacks, Robl only slightly covering Elamawy's $489,000.
Bo Brownstein's $800 straddle started proceedings as a mere appetizer to the main course that was to come. From the button, Robl made it $2,000 to go with 
. Brandon Steven hoped to see a flop with 
, but Elamawy wanted to play for more after looking down at 
. The price of poker rose to $10,400 and Robl gave his opponent the once over before four-betting to $35,000.
Commentator Nick Schulman chimed in, saying, "They might be getting it in pre. They have a lot of history all season, they've been scrapping." Before Schulman could finish his sentence, Elamawy put in a five-bet to $150,000.
Robl took his time, perhaps, as Schulman pointed out, "posturing a bit" to make his hand look weaker. Eventually, he said the magic words and the two players put all the money in the middle, agreeing to run out two boards.
After seeing he was ahead, Robl half-jokingly began a prayer to the poker gods: "Please poker gods. Please. Why have you forsaken me? It's your old pal. Remember me?"
Elamawy laughed along with the rest of the table, unfazed.
The 
flop served as a stark reminder that the poker gods hold no favorites to heart. "Robl might have summoned the gods too hard," suggested Schulman.
Robl took a sip of his wine, watching on as his hand failed to improve on the 
turn and 
river. With half the pot secured, Elamawy kept on laughing as his opponent continued to plead with the gods.
Again, Robl's pleas to our fickle deities fell on deaf ears as the dealer spread the 
flop. "The window card, no!" Robl exclaimed, jumping up out of his seat in disbelief, disgust, and disapproval. The 
turn and 
river kept it clean for Elamawy and the entire $981,300 pot went his way.
Robl understandably stepped away from the table and did not return for the remainder of the episode.
High Stakes Poker airs on Monday nights at 8:00pm ET, exclusively on PokerGO.
