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Hand breakdown

Mariano's $500 decision against DJ

Hustler Casino Live · The Ante Game · No-Limit Hold'em · $25/$50 · November 3, 2026

Eight players see the Q♠ K♦ A♥ flop for $50 each and all check. On the 7♦ turn, Mariano bets $500 with A♦ 7♠, the other six fold and DJ check-raises to $1,000.

You're Mariano. Fold, call $500 or raise?

Turn

Your cards

Pot
$1,900
To call
$500

It's $500 to call for a pot of $2,400 with your call in it. You're last to act.

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Video by Hustler Casino Live on YouTube, starting at 5:03:06

The hand so far
  1. 5:03:32 Big Mike checks. DJ, you, Brazil God, Dr. P, Adi, Harut and Francisco call.
  2. 5:03:56 On the flop, DJ, you, Brazil God, Dr. P, Adi, Harut, Francisco and Big Mike check.
  3. 5:04:17 On the turn, DJ checks. You bet $500. Brazil God, Dr. P, Adi, Harut, Francisco and Big Mike fold.
  4. 5:04:35 DJ raises to $1,000.

Turn

Players in the hand

  • DJ UTG $4,025
  • Mariano UTG+1 $233,300
  • Brazil God UTG+2 $86,000
  • Dr. P UTG+3 $112,400
  • Adi Lojack $73,775
  • Harut Hijack $25,550
  • Francisco Cutoff $24,875
Stakes
$25/$50
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What happened

Mariano raised after 17 seconds. DJ showed J♠ 10♣ (an ace-high straight) against Mariano's A♦ 7♠ (aces and sevens) and won the $8,350 pot.

  • All-in
  • DJ 90.6%

    DJ won ⁠$4,325

  • Mariano 9.4%

    Mariano lost ⁠$4,025

  • Brazil God

    Brazil God lost ⁠$50

  • Dr. P

    Dr. P lost ⁠$50

  • Adi

    Adi lost ⁠$50

  • Harut

    Harut lost ⁠$50

  • Francisco

    Francisco lost ⁠$50

Board

Final pot
$8,350

What made it hard

DJ's J♠ T♣ made an ace-high straight on the Q♠ K♦ A♥ flop, and all eight players checked it. Mariano's A♦ 7♠ paired the ace there, and the 7♦ turn gave him two pair, aces and sevens. DJ checked again and Mariano bet $500. The other six folded and DJ raised to $1,000, which left Mariano $500 to call into $1,900. Mariano took 17 seconds and raised to $3,975, enough to put DJ all-in, and DJ called. An ace or a seven on the river would have given Mariano a full house. The 2♣ came, and DJ's straight won the $8,350 pot.

Chance to win, street by street

  1. Preflop

    • DJ: 24.0% chance to win outright (2.6% chance to split the pot).
    • Mariano: 23.3% chance to win outright (0.9% chance to split the pot).
    • Brazil God: 6.4% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Dr. P: 21.6% chance to win outright (0.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Adi: 5.2% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Harut: 9.9% chance to win outright (0.9% chance to split the pot).
    • Francisco: 5.2% chance to win outright (3.6% chance to split the pot).

  2. Flop

    • DJ: 75.8% chance to win outright (17.6% chance to split the pot).
    • Mariano: 3.6% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Brazil God: 0.0% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Dr. P: 3.0% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Adi: 0.0% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Harut: 0.0% chance to win outright (1.1% chance to split the pot).
    • Francisco: 0.0% chance to win outright (17.6% chance to split the pot).

  3. Turn

    • DJ: 81.3% chance to win outright (9.4% chance to split the pot).
    • Mariano: 9.4% chance to win outright.
    • Brazil God: 0.0% chance to win outright.
    • Dr. P: 0.0% chance to win outright.
    • Adi: 0.0% chance to win outright.
    • Harut: 0.0% chance to win outright.
    • Francisco: 0.0% chance to win outright (9.4% chance to split the pot).

    Brazil God had no way left to win or split at a showdown on the turn.

    Dr. P had no way left to win or split at a showdown on the turn.

    Adi had no way left to win or split at a showdown on the turn.

    Harut had no way left to win or split at a showdown on the turn.

  4. River

    • DJ: 100.0% chance to win outright.
    • Mariano: 0.0% chance to win outright.

    DJ wins.

    Mariano had no way left to win or split at a showdown on the river.

How long they took

  • 5:04:19 Brazil God folds after 2 seconds.
  • 5:04:21 Dr. P folds after 2 seconds.
  • 5:04:25 Harut folds after 4 seconds.
  • 5:04:35 DJ raises to $1,000 after 8 seconds.
  • 5:04:52 Mariano raises to $3,975 after 17 seconds.
  • 5:04:54 DJ calls all-in for $3,975 after 2 seconds.

At the table

All right, give him a courtesy double.
Watch at 5:04:41
You got aces up.
Watch at 5:04:43
Two pair no good.
Watch at 5:05:06

Tonight

The 21st-biggest pot of the night, out of 65.

Mariano's $3,975 put this hand 26th for the night's biggest bet or raise.

Adi, DJ and Mariano played seven pots together that night.

Chance to win when the money went in

Each hand's share of the pot across every way the rest of the board could come, ties split, with every hand in the pot face up. At the table, nobody could see the others' cards.

  • DJ 90.6%
  • Mariano 9.4%

Who got lucky, in dollars

What each player collected, minus their expected share of the pot when the money went in. The cards still to come decided the difference.

  • DJ +⁠$783 DJ: expected share $7,567, collected $8,350. Luck: +⁠$783.
  • Mariano −⁠$783 Mariano: expected share $783, collected $0. Luck: −⁠$783.

Every action, street by street

  1. Preflop
    1. 5:03:32 DJ calls $50
    2. 5:03:33 Mariano calls $50
    3. 5:03:34 Brazil God calls $50
    4. 5:03:35 Dr. P calls $50
    5. 5:03:36 Adi calls $50
    6. 5:03:41 Harut calls $50
    7. 5:03:44 Francisco calls $50
    8. 5:03:45 Big Mike checks

    Pot: $400

  2. Flop
    1. 5:03:56 DJ checks
    2. 5:03:57 Mariano checks
    3. 5:03:58 Brazil God checks
    4. 5:03:59 Dr. P checks
    5. 5:04:02 Adi checks
    6. 5:04:02 Harut checks
    7. 5:04:02 Francisco checks
    8. 5:04:04
      “He ended up outsourcing a FaceTime call to Bart Hanson.”
    9. 5:04:06 Big Mike checks Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. No bet went in, and the pot stayed the same.
    10. 5:04:08
      “Mind you, Bart's on the East Coast.”

    Pot: $400

  3. Turn
    1. 5:04:17 DJ checks
    2. 5:04:17 Mariano bets $500
    3. 5:04:19 Brazil God folds Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. They put in no more chips and took no further part in the hand.
    4. 5:04:21 Dr. P folds Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. They put in no more chips and took no further part in the hand.
    5. 5:04:21 Adi folds Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. They put in no more chips and took no further part in the hand.
    6. 5:04:25 Harut folds Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. They put in no more chips and took no further part in the hand.
    7. 5:04:25 Francisco folds Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. They put in no more chips and took no further part in the hand.
    8. 5:04:27 Big Mike folds Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. They put in no more chips and took no further part in the hand.
    9. 5:04:35 DJ raises to $1,000
    10. 5:04:52 Mariano raises to $3,975 Not shown in the broadcast's graphics. The pot and the player's stack show the chips went in.
    11. 5:04:54 DJ calls all-in for $3,975

    Pot: $8,350

  4. River

    Pot: $8,350

Before and after

Before5:01:12Adi, Big Mike and Brazil God: Big Mike bets $600 on the turn.After5:05:48Dr. P, Francisco and Mariano: Francisco bets $4,500 on the flop.

The players

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Share this hand

Mariano to act, with $500 to call. Stacks at the start of the hand: DJ $4,025, Mariano $233,300, Brazil God $86,000, Dr. P $112,400, Adi $73,775, Harut $25,550 and Francisco $24,875. Board: queen of spades, king of diamonds, ace of hearts and seven of diamonds.

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