The Poker at the Lodge livestream was the site of quite an interesting hand this week as poker vlogger Corey Eyring let another player decide his fate in a massive pot with his entire net worth on the line.
The Action
With blinds of $50-$100, Randy “3 Coin” Sadler raised from early position to $1,000 with J♠5♠, and Eyring three-bet to $3,000 behind him with A♥10♦. Everyone folded back to Sadler, who called.
At this point, Eyring was an 60% favorite to win the hand, according to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator, and the pot stood at $6,250.
The flop came down 9♥8♥7♥, giving Eyring an open-end straight draw and the nut flush draw. Sadler, however, fired $3,000 with his gutshot. Eyring made the call and was an 88% favorite.
The 3♠ then came on the turn and both players checked.
The 10♥ hit on the river, giving Sadler a straight, but Eyring had the nut flush. He could lose to a straight flush, however, if his opponent held the 6♥ or J♥.
“In hold’em one card just plays,” Sadler said. “I’m all in.”
Despite a pot size of just $10,250, the rest of Sadler’s chips went into the middle. Eyring only had $5,000 invested so far, but would need to call off $84,700 to earn the pot.
The 10-Minute Tank
Eyring looked anguished as he stood up and considered whether to call. Other players called the scenario a “ridiculous hand.” Sadler, who placed his cards on top of a toy firetruck, said that he wouldn’t show.
“If I incorrectly fold this, this is ridiculous,” Eyring said, having revealed the A♥. “I’m going to need therapy.”
Some viewers might agree with him as he let other players in on his financial situation.
“I didn’t really make this clear before the game, but I am sitting with my whole net worth, technically speaking, which I didn’t announce to the whole table for obvious reasons,” he said. “So this makes the spot a little more interesting.”
“I don’t really know what other people would do in this spot with everything (on the line). It’s obviously irresponsible. I really don’t know what to do.”
“Can you beat a straight?” Sadler asked with a big laugh.
The table was initially willing to give Eyring as much time as he needed, but after a 10-minute tank, the clock was called. With just a few seconds left, Eyring decided to leave it up to fate. He opted to randomize his decision by shuffling his two cards and picking one. If the A♥ was revealed, he would call, and if the 10♦ came up, he would fold.
“I don’t even know what I want you to pick,” he said.
Eyring ultimately let fellow poker vlogger Mariano Grandoli make the card selection. He pulled the A♥ and Eyring doubled up to drag a $179,650 pot. The virtual flip of the coin paid off.
“We’re going to remember this one for a while,” the Lodge commentator noted.
Watch The Hand
Poker Players React
Eyring regularly vlogs his poker play on his YouTube channel and has almost 150,000 subscribers. A few Twitter/X users doubted Eyring’s story that his entire net worth was on the line, given that he has been known to make that claim in his videos before.
Poker writer Brandon Temple said his nickname should be “hyperbole.”
Some thought leaving it up to chance was a bad decision. Another poster thought these kinds of antics don’t give poker a good look.
“Streamers like Corey, Rampage, and others …. are just GAMBLERS, not skilled poker players,” podcast host Don Ranalli noted.
Others roasted Sadler for the massive overbet.
“One of the worst shoves in the history of the game,” said podcaster Joey Ingram.
Sadler was quick to shake off the loss. He is the former co-owner of Sadler’s Smokehouse, a premium smoked meats supplier, which he reportedly sold in 2020 for $279 million. He has also appeared on Hustler Casino Live, No Gamble No Future, and Champions Poker Live. His losses in those appearances are approaching $800,000, according to HighRollPoker.com.
While the pot was potentially life changing for Eyring, he would give some back and end up only $27,600 from his initial $100,000 buy in. He is up about $60,000 overall on livestreamed cash games.
Doug Polk Weighs In
Lodge co-owner Doug Polk, who was also in the game, analyzed the hand on his own YouTube channel.
