In the midst of a $50-$100 no-limit hold’em session on CoinPoker, YouTuber Ryan Depaulo thought he had accidentally stumbled into a lucrative spot. Holding 3♠2♠, Depaulo called a preflop raise from Linus ‘LLinusLL0ve’ Loeliger in position. He flopped a flush draw on a K♥K♠4♠ board, and raised Loeliger’s bet on the flop.
On the K♦ turn, Loeliger led out again with a small bet. “I’m gonna fold,” Depaulo said, as he live streamed the action. But with an audible change of heart, Depaulo called. The K♣ river put quad kings on the board, neutralizing most of the middling pocket pairs Loeliger could be holding. “I gotta go for it,” Depaulo continued. “I gotta rep the ace.” With a pot-sized bet left in his stack, and a river check from Loeliger, Depaulo went for it. After about 15 seconds, Loeliger made the hero call.
One of the sickest hands you will ever see
Enjoy@depaulo_ryan pic.twitter.com/PSljSESXZT
— Rob Kuhn (@RobKuhn_) November 16, 2025
His pocket eights, good for eight-high, gave Loeliger an unbelievable win.
“What is this guy, the best in the world?” the poker vlogger shouted, exasperatedly, as Loeliger pulled off one of the wilder call-downs in recent memory.
Loeliger has spent the better part of the last decade among the most prolific high-stakes no-limit hold’em cash game players in the world. He also has over $12 million in tournament results, including two seven-figure cashes and a Triton title to his name.
The Poker World Reacts
The hand garnered even more attention as it took place as part of CoinPoker’s High Stakes Cash Game World Championship. The competition, centered around $50-$100 cash games, runs through Dec. 7. The competition gives cash game players a chance at additional prizes including a share of a $100,000 prize pool and a $35,000 Land-Dweller Rolex.
The rake-free cash games require at least 20,000 hands played to be eligible for the top five prizes.
In the aftermath, the poker community weighed in on the remarkable way the hand played out. Before the clip of Depaulo’s perspective came out, Leonard posted the full hand history and marveled at Loeliger’s call.
Depaulo added some additional context as well, pointing out that the 7-2 game was on, which could have helped steer Loeliger towards a call.
NOT TRYING TO TAKE AWAY CREDIT BUT THIS WAS DEBUT OF THE 7-2 GAME GUYS
massive factor here. 5bbs each.
However on the other hand
I flatted pre which one should not give me remotely close to full 7-2— Ryan Depaulo (@depaulo_ryan) November 17, 2025
