Stack sizes are getting big on High Stakes Poker and the pots are beginning to hit six figures thanks to the loose-aggressive play of actress Jennifer Tilly, who found herself in some tricky situations during Episode 5 of Season 9.
The show aired on PokerGO Monday evening with the same table returning from the previous episode. Here are the stack sizes when the show began:
| Player | Stack |
|---|---|
| Garrett Adelstein | $307,600 |
| Jennifer Tilly | $232,000 |
| Patrik Antonius | $154,100 |
| Krish Menon | $140,000 |
| Kim Hultman | $127,600 |
| Xuan Liu | $121,200 |
| Doyle Brunson | $117,900 |
| Tom Dwan | $100,000 |
Doyle Attempts to Bluff 'Child's Play' Star
Right off the bat on Episode 5, Tilly was put to the test. Doyle Brunson, the 88-year-old poker legend, made an "un-Doyle-like play," according to High Stakes Poker commentator AJ Benza in the first hand of the show.
Brunson limped in early position with a♥️
The flop came out 4♠️k♦️2♦️ and all three players checked to see the j♥️ on the turn. Brunson checked, Tilly bet $3,000 with top pair, Antonius folded. And then Doyle was feeling a bit frisky, so he went for a check-raise to $15,000 with air. That didn't scare his opponent off the pot, and both players saw the 3♠️ on the turn.
The 10-time WSOP bracelet winner continued his story, this time betting $26,000 on a stone-cold bluff. Tilly, who starred in the hit horror flick 'Child's Play,' came to the conclusion that top pair was too good to fold, and she took down a pot of $90,000.
"Texas Dolly" Gets Chips Back on Lucky Flop Vs. Adelstein
Moments later, "Texas Dolly" didn't need a bluff to go his way to win a big pot. After Garrett Adelstein, a Los Angeles high-stakes poker legend, raised to $1,200 from early position with j♥️j♣️, Xuan Liu went for a three-bet to $3,600 with q♣️10♣️.
Brunson made the call in position with the a♥️4♥️ against those two players, as did Tilly, holding q♥️9♥️, on the button. When action returned to "G-Man," he four-bet to $20,000. Doyle was the only one who called.
The flop came out 3♣️4♠️4♣️, a lucky flop for Brunson who called a $15,000 bet to see the 7♣️ on the turn. Adelstein checked this time, while Doyle moved all in for around $55,000. Following a brief pause, Adelstein called and both players agreed to run it twice.
The first river was the a♣️, giving Doyle a full house, and the second one was the 9♠️, also no help to Garrett, who lost the full $193,000 pot.
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Tilly Overplays Top Pair Against Casino Streamer
Kim Hultman, a popular casino streamer from the YouTube channel "LetsGiveItASpin," played a monster pot against Tilly, and this time Phil Laak's longtime girlfriend may have overplayed her hand.
Tom Dwan limped with 8♦️
The juicy flop came out 9♥️2♦️k♥️, smacking Tilly and Hultman in the face. Tilly bet out $5,000 only for the casino streamer to pop it to $17,000. With top pair and a decent kicker, the Academy Award-nominated actress reraised to $50,000 and her opponent called.
When the 4♥️ appeared on the turn, Tilly checked and Hultman wasn't concerned with the potential flush out there, so he fired out $50,000. He received a call and then the j♠️ flipped over on the river, giving Tilly two pair against a set.
Hultman, with about $75,000 behind, moved all in. Tilly, who acknowledged she could only beat a bluff, was unable to get away from the hand and lost a $367,200 pot, the largest thus far on High Stakes Poker Season 9.
Krish Attempts Adventurous Bluff Against Tilly
Krish Menon, a regular in the big games on Hustler Casino Live, gave it the old college try with 10♣️9♣️ on a board of 7♦️k♠️2♥️, attempting to bluff the loosest player at the table.
After Tilly bet $15,000 with a♠️k♦️, Menon went for a surprising all in raise to $110,000. His opponent's hand was far too strong to fold, and she would ship the full $257,300 pot after two favorable runouts.
Tilly would again play a monster pot against an HCL regular. She straddled to $800 and Adelstein raised j♥️8♣️ in late position. Action folded to the actress who decided to just call with the q♠️q♦️.
The flop was 9♠️j♠️j♣️ and Tilly checked her over pair to her opponent who made a $2,000 wager. Both players then saw the 8♦️ on the turn. Action checked back to Adelstein's full house, and he bet $8,000 and received a call.
The river was the 4♥️ and this time Tilly led out for $15,000. Adelstein, noticing that his opponent had been calling off large-sized bets, made a massive raise to $100,000. Tilly wasn't able to put him on a weaker hand than pocket queens, so she made the call and lost a $234,000 pot.
