07 Jan 2026 Beginner This material is for beginner players Fans got a holiday treat from PokerGO when Season 15 of High Stakes Poker came out all at once. People can watch all of the episodes at once and catch up on Biggest Hands without having to wait a week between episodes. As always, the first episode of the new season had a mix of high-stakes pros and prominent personalities. However, one hand in Episode 5 quickly became the most talked-about moment. Kevin Hart Brings Star Power to High Stakes Poker The 15th season began with a $500/$1,000 cash game in the PokerGO Studio. Comedian Kevin Hart was on the lineup, along with well-known poker players Andrew Robl, Sam “Senor Tilt” Kiki, Sameh Elamawy, Justin Gavri, Darin Feinstein, Kirk Brown, and Stanley Tang. Kevin Hart was not on the table to make people laugh. He got down and was immediately involved in the action. There was not much action and excitement in the first few episodes. However, the real drama began when Hart and Robl clashed in a massive pot that was close to seven figures. A Heavy Straddle Sets the Stage At the start of the hand, there was a $4,000 double straddle. Andrew Robl was in the small blind, and the action folded to him. He raised to $15,000 with . Robl had a big stack of about $1.2 million, which allowed him a lot of room to apply pressure to smaller stacks. Kevin Hart called with his $440,000 stack while sitting in the big blind holding Even though Sameh Elamawy folded his hand from the single straddle, Justin Gavri chose to join the action from the double straddle with . Fireworks on the Flop and Turn The flop read , and action was almost certain to happen. Hart flopped a decent middle set with pocket jacks. Gavri had a pair of fives, and Robl had a flush draw. Robl checked, and Hart bet $35,000. His bet put him in control of the $48,000 pot. Gavri folded, but Robl stayed in the hand and called. The pot grew to $118,000. The landed on the turn, giving Robl even more outs to win. Along with his flush draw, he now had an open-ended straight draw. Robl checked again. Hart fired $100,000 right away, not scared at all, even though the board was dangerous. Robl decided to go all-in. Hart didn’t think for long before calling. The pot grew to $899,000 in an instant, and the table went quiet as both players got ready for the showdown. Two Runouts and One Big Winner Hart and Robl agreed to run the river twice because there was almost $900,000 in the middle. Robl joked that a pot split seemed fair since he knew how much equity he had. Hart won the hand and locked up half the pot when the first card on the river was a . Hart smiled, instructed the dealer to point at Robl, and said, “Give that man the second one.” The fell on the second river. Nonetheless, it did not change anything. Hart scooped the massive pot, one of the biggest pots of the season. Robl could only shake his head and tell Hart that he was going to get a big one. Poker Community Reaction After the show aired, poker fans had a lot to say. Some people were shocked that Robl missed when he had so many outs. They said it was unusual for him to fail in such a big situation. happyhelper87: Comment byu/ansyhrrian from discussion inpoker ansyhrrian: Comment byu/ansyhrrian from discussion inpoker thenowherepark: Comment byu/ansyhrrian from discussion inpoker Kraitok: Comment byu/ansyhrrian from discussion inpoker Gambler_720: Comment byu/ansyhrrian from discussion inpoker
