A five-hour stream on Hustler Casino Live ended in “the most Rampage way” possible as the popular poker vlogger blasted off into the stone nuts of fellow HCL regular Mariano in a $137,000 pot.
The hand in question took place toward the end of Thursday night’s Bounty Game headlined by Dan “Jungleman” Cates. Thanks to the six-figure pot, Mariano walked away as the game’s big winner up $183,200, while Rampage finished $56,650 in the hole.
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“That Is Unlucky”
With blinds of $25/$50, there were several calls before Cates opened to $400 in the hijack with 8♦5♠. Poker vlogger Lex O called on the button with A♠10♠ and Mariano called in the small blind with K♦10♦ before Rampage three-bet to $4,000 in the big blind with J♥10♥. Only Lex O and Mariano called.
All three players checked on the flop of J♠8♥A♣ and Mariano checked again on the Q♣ turn after hitting Broadway. Rampage also checked and Lex O stabbed for $4,000 with his pair of aces. Mariano went for maximum value with a check-raise to $18,400.
Rather than quickly folding his middle pair and gutshot, Rampage went in the tank behind a pair of sunglasses and a flashy white WPTGlobal bucket hat.
“Rampage thinking about getting stupid here,” the HCL commentator noted. “Rampage no. Do not do this.”
Rampage went for it and three-bet all in for $60,275 to bring a quick fold from Lex O as Mariano called and informed him he had the nuts, leaving Rampage drawing to just a chop.
“I have three outs,” Rampage commented. “That is unlucky.”
The 7♠ river didn’t change anything and Mariano took down the sizable pot as the stream winded down.
Downswing Continues for Rampage
The losing session was just the latest for Rampage, who is in the midst of a downswing as the award-winning content creator looks to turn things around in the upcoming Million Dollar Game, which is slated to take place May 28-31.
It also comes just a few weeks after Rampage challenged the “chat pros” who have criticized his play by offering a World Series of Poker (WSOP) prop bet.
“Idea for WSOP prop bet, would anyone be interested in fading me and my entire schedule? I’m 0/2 in profitable summers lifetime and looking to make things interesting. Looking to increase my exposure x2 basically and the fader acts as casino. If I brick a 5K, I lose extra 5K on top within prop bet. If I min cash a 5K for 9K, I’ll profit an extra 4K. Winning a 5K for $300K~ then I profit 295K. Looking for action for my whole schedule or capped to a buy in amount. Chat pros, your time to step up and put your money where your Twitter thumbs are,” Yau tweeted in April.
But it wasn’t all bad news for Rampage in the Bounty Game. Earlier in the stream, Rampage doubled up in a five-bet pot as his king-deuce outflopped the Big Slick of Jungleman.
Watch the rest of the HCL Bounty Game stream on YouTube.