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Andrew Robl is synonymous with high stakes poker action, and as the biggest games in Asia shifted from No Limit Hold’em to Short Deck, the Las Vegas resident was right there to see it grow and develop into the hype that it carries today. Before the start of play of the final table of the $10,000 Short Deck event at the 2018 Poker Masters on PokerGO we caught up with Robl to talk about why this game is catching on the way it is.
Three years ago, Robl got first introduced to Short Deck in Asia, where he’d been a regular in the biggest games that had been No Limit Hold’em for many years. Despite its roots going way back in poker history, it was the wealthy Chinese gamblers who brought the game back to life.
“A lot of the Chinese gamblers come from a Baccarat background and they don’t have the patience to play regular No Limit Hold’em. They don’t want to just sit there and fold, and I think one of them just got the idea to remove the small cards to make it more exciting, and ever since it’s been growing in popularity quickly.”
Robl’s a big fan of Short Deck himself as the game drives a lot of action and allows for a lot of hands to be played, but he doesn’t think that the same players that are drawn to the game from a gambling background will be swayed to dabble in the regular forms of poker anytime soon.
“I love it because there is no hand that’s a big favorite against another. This also makes it great for tournaments because there’s a lot of gambling in the game. Because many of the players in Asia have already played No Limit Hold’em in the past, I don’t think that they’ll come back to the game. I think that because of this there will only be more Short Deck tournaments in the future.”
Short Deck is making its debut on PokerGO today, seeing its first $10,000 buy-in tournament broadcast from the PokerGO Studio in Las Vegas. In the last 18 months, Triton has been putting on a series of Short Deck events as well, adding even more excitement to Robl’s views on the game’s potential growth.
“This event in Las Vegas got a great turnout despite most players here being regular No Limit Hold’em players with little to no experience in this game. On top of that, the Triton events have also done really well, so I expect to see the numbers only to go up in the future. Short Deck is a simpler game than No Limit Hold’em or PLO, and that makes it a bit easier for new players to get into.”
Living at the Mandarin, just a few steps away from the PokerGO Studio and ARIA’s Ivey’s Room, Robl’s always amidst the biggest action no matter what the game of the day might be. As he no longer plays tournaments unless convenient or particularly interesting, the man is formerly known as ‘Good2CU’ still holds a love for the Cadillac of Poker, but he also has to admit that the craze of this new game might be taking a hold on a lot more poker fans in the months and years to come.
“Short Deck is definitely more fun and makes No Limit Hold’em look boring, but I still like playing regular No Limit as well. There’s more skill in No Limit Hold’em, and I still enjoy playing both.
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A new set of players took to the felts on the GSN cash game franchise “High Stakes Poker” this week, as Andrew “good2cu” Robl, Dennis Phillips, and Lex Veldhuis made their debuts. New episodes of “High Stakes Poker” air at 8:00pm ET on Sundays on GSN.
The action was fast and furious from the beginning, as poker veterans Phil Ivey and Patrik Antonius battled. The former held pocket kings and raised to $13,000 pre-flop, while the latter looked down at pocket aces and made it $36,400. Ivey called and the flop came 10-J-Q. “High Stakes Poker” host Gabe Kaplan remarked, “Just about the worst flop for both of these players. They’re both afraid of A-K or sets.” Accordingly, the action went check-check and a queen hit on the turn, pairing the board. Once again, both players checked and a nine came on the river, giving Ivey a straight. Antonius check-called a bet of $45,500 and Ivey raked in a $168,200 pot.
Antonius rebounded, however. Despite nearly mucking his cards pre-flop in the big blind, the Durrrr Challenge combatant called a raise to $3,500 with Q-6 and the flop came 10-Q-Q. Antonius checked, Veldhuis bet $12,800 with K-2 of spades, and Antonius called to see a jack fall on the turn. Antonius check-called a bet of $31,300 and the river was a five. Both players checked and Antonius scooped the $104,200 pot.
The PokerStars-sponsored segment “Did You Know?” reviewed the concept behind a straddle, while “30 Seconds with Kara Scott” investigated what the group of eight players would be doing if they weren’t poker pros. Both vignettes were introduced for the sixth season of “High Stakes Poker,” which was filmed at the Golden Nugget in Downtown Las Vegas.
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Back on the felts, Ivey straddled to $1,600 and Daniel Negreanu raised to $4,500 with 10-8 of clubs. Tom “durrrr” Dwan made the call with 4-3 of spades. Ivey peeked down at 6-4 and also called to bring a flop of 6-7-8 with two spades. Dwan fired out a bet of $13,300 with flush and straight draws, Ivey got out of the way, and Negreanu called. The turn was a five, giving Dwan a straight, and the action went check-check to a river ten. Dwan bet $31,800 and Negreanu tanked before finally calling with two pair. He ultimately concluded, “There’s no way I would ever fold there” and Dwan boosted his stack by $106,100.
Negreanu quickly proceeded to make a king-high straight flush in a hand against Antonius, telling the table that it was the best hand he’s ever had. Then, the two newcomers tangled, as Veldhuis made a continuation bet of $23,800 with 8-6 of hearts on a flop of Q-7-3. Robl, holding pocket queens for top set, made the call and a jack hit on the turn. Both players rapped the table and an ace came on the river. Robl checked, trying to induce a bet from his opponent, and Veldhuis bit by betting $54,000. Robl called and raked in a colossal $190,000 pot.
Antonius, Dwan, and Ivey each began the new “High Stakes Poker” table with $500,000, while Negreanu held the fourth largest stack at $326,000. Barry Greenstein, who has appeared in every season of “High Stakes Poker,” and the three newcomers all bought in for $200,000. Phillips bled chips throughout much of the episode and, at its midpoint, was down nearly $80,000. Dwan, meanwhile, was up more than $160,000.
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This week on “High Stakes Poker,” Negreanu builds a $300,000 pot, while Antonius commits his stack with pocket aces against Robl. Catch new episodes of the popular GSN series on Sundays at 8:00pm ET.