Dwan, on the button, bumped it up to $5,500 with the A ♠ K ♣, Brunson folded, and then Bord four-bet to $25,000.ĭwan decided to jam all in for about $97,000 and his opponent, who had just a few thousand fewer chips, snap-called. He's run pure on the show for so long, and even he has admitted the breaks have gone his way numerous times on the popular poker show, but the luck wasn't on his side during the first episode of Season 9.Įarly in the show, he played the biggest pot of the episode, and the outcome wasn't very good for 'durrrr.' Brunson raised to $1,200 from early position with the A ♥ 10 ♠ and a sneaky Bord just called with his Q ♠ Q ♥. Rough Start for Dwan Tom Dwanĭwan has long been famous for crushing it on High Stakes Poker (among other things).
High Stakes Poker newcomer Kim Hultman, a casino streamer, 2021 World Series of Poker Main Event champ Koray Aldemir, and James Bord also appeared in the $100,000 minimum buy-in $200/$400 no-limit hold'em cash game. The first episode, which is available on the PokerGO app, features a poker fan's dream table, with legends of the game such as Tom Dwan, Doyle Brunson, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Ivey, and Patrik Antonius. PokerGO Vice President Mori Eskandani told viewers Season 9 of High Stakes Poker is the 'best ever.' If Monday's season debut episode is any indication, the Poker Hall of Famer wasn't kidding.
