I’ve covered high-stakes poker for some time, but nothing quite prepared me for this week, and I wasn’t even at my desk for most of it.
I was in a hospital room, laptop closed, ignoring the alerts from CoinPoker. My attention was fixed on something infinitely more important, the birth of my first child. Whilst the high-stakes games raged and six-figure pots were traded back and forth, I was watching a new life begin.
Welcome to the game, Magnus Anton James!
Now, bleary-eyed and wide awake in a different way (getting by on two hours sleep) I’m back. And what a week to return to.
Whilst I was away, an anonymous gambler going by NV22 sat down at CoinPoker’s $1,000-$2,000 Pot-Limit Omaha games and caused utter devastation.
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In the space of just a few sessions, he faced off against some of the game’s most feared names, including Laszlo “omaha4rollz” Bujtás and GucciNIKE, and emerged with nearly $1,000,000 in profit.
And he did it with style. What follows is a breakdown of the hands that built one of the most extraordinary weeks ever witnessed in the CoinPoker nosebleeds.
Hand 1: Fours Full, Sir.
Players: omaha4rollz (SB) vs NV22 (BB)
Effective stacks: ~$500,000
Pre-flop:
omaha4rollz raises to $6,000
NV22 calls
Pot: $13,000
Flop: 8
4
4
NV22 checks
omaha4rollz bets $4,000
NV22 calls
Pot: $21,000
Turn: 2
NV22 checks
omaha4rollz bets $15,000
NV22 raises to $65,000
omaha4rollz calls
Pot: $151,000
River: 10
NV22 bets $150,000
omaha4rollz calls
Showdown:
NV22: Q 8 4 10 — Full house, fours full of tens
omaha4rollz: A 9 4 3 — Three of a kind, fours
Result: NV22 wins $451,000
Comment: A bold river bet from NV22, extracting maximum value against one of the game’s toughest. I really enjoy seeing the turn raise here from “NV22” and gets max value on the river too.
Hand 2: Straight Over Straight
Players: GucciNIKE (SB) vs NV22 (BB)
Stacks: $212,800 vs $378,155
Pre-flop:
GucciNIKE raises to $6,000
NV22 calls
Pot: $13,000
Flop: 6 10 J
NV22 checks
GucciNIKE bets $9,675
NV22 raises to $41,925
GucciNIKE calls
Pot: $96,850
Turn: 8
NV22 bets $96,750
GucciNIKE raises all-in for $164,375
NV22 calls
Pot: $425,600
River: A
Showdown:
GucciNIKE: 9 7 K 3 — Straight, seven to jack
NV22: 4 Q 7 9 — Straight, eight to queen
Result: NV22 wins $425,500
Comment: Both players turn the straight but NV22 continues the tear with the better straight. GucciNIKE needed a Queen for help but did not receive it
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Hand 3: The Perfect Trap
Players: omaha4rollz (SB) vs NV22 (BB)
Stacks: omaha4rollz – $400,000, NV22 – $792,000
Pre-flop:
omaha4rollz raises to $6,000
NV22 3-bets to $18,000
omaha4rollz calls
Pot: $37,000
Flop: 2 8 2
NV22 checks
omaha4rollz bets $18,000
NV22 calls
Pot: $73,000
Turn: 6
NV22 checks
omaha4rollz bets $58,000
NV22 calls
Pot: $189,000
River: 10
NV22 checks
omaha4rollz bets $188,000
NV22 raises all-in for $697,463
omaha4rollz calls off for $117,500
Showdown:
NV22: 5 4 6 6 — Full house, sixes full of twos
omaha4rollz: 7 2 A 9 — Straight, six to ten
Result: NV22 wins $800,000
Comment: A massive river trap. omaha4rollz barrels the straight whilst blocking trips, but NV22’s patient line catches him perfectly.
Hand 4: Boat Over Boat
Players: NV22 (SB) vs GucciNIKE (BB)
Stacks: $286,240 vs $504,215
Pre-flop:
NV22 raises to $6,000
GucciNIKE calls
Pot: $13,000
Flop: 10 3 8
GucciNIKE checks
NV22 bets $12,900
GucciNIKE calls
Pot: $38,800
Turn: 10
GucciNIKE checks
NV22 bets $38,700
GucciNIKE raises to $85,400
NV22 calls
Pot: $209,600
River: 8
GucciNIKE bets $209,500
NV22 calls all-in for $181,440
Showdown:
GucciNIKE: 10 8 Q J — Full house, tens full of eights
NV22: 5 4 3 10 — Full house, tens full of threes
Result: GucciNIKE wins $572,380
Comment: A pure cooler. NV22 had the second-best full house and couldn’t get away and neither should he!
Who Is NV22?
No one knows. He arrived without a name, played without hesitation, and left with one of the biggest wins in CoinPoker history which is becoming a top site for PLO.
Poker remains one of the last great meritocracies. While I welcomed a child into the world, NV22 emerged in a very different way. Unreal welcome to CoinPoker.
Anyone can do it. All it takes is one good week.
Let’s see what emerges next week, check out my YouTube channel for all the highlights and updates.
Bobby James is a professional poker player, European Poker Tour champion, and one of the game’s leading strategy minds. He specializes in tournament analysis, player advocacy, and the evolution of competitive poker.
