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Nikhil “Nik Airball” Arcot hit a big hand and slowrolled loudmouth Martin Kabrhel to cap off a $400,000 pot during Thursday night’s action-packed Hustler Casino Live game.
The $100/$200/$400 no-limit hold’em game kicked off at 5 p.m. from Hustler Casino in Los Angeles. A few big name high rollers such as the two aforementioned players and Ethan “Rampage” Yau showed up to battle for numerous six-figure pots, but one hand stands out the most.
Not Like That, Nik Airball
Kabrhel, who recently won his fifth World Series of Poker (WSOP) bracelet during the WSOP Europe series, is one of the most polarizing figures in the game. He created controversy all summer long as the 2025 WSOP with his incessant tanking and speech play. So, many poker fans will likely applaud Airball’s behavior in the following hand.
That hand, which began with HCL regular Jeff the Cash raising to $3,000 from the button with J♥9♣. Airball, the small blind, three-bet to $15,000 with A♦3♦. Kabrhel, holding Q♦9♦, called from the straddle, while the original raiser sent his mediocre hand into the muck without putting another penny in the pot.
The cooler flop came out J♦8♦K♦, creating a nuts versus second nuts situation. Both players started the hand with around $200,000, so a monster pot was inevitable. Airball, who flopped the nut flush, bet $8,000. Kabrhel, who would need to hit a one-outer for a straight flush to win the pot, made the call before seeing the K♥ pair the board on the turn.
Airball opted to check this time, and would then call a bet of $32,000. The Q♠ on the river was irrelevant, and Airball checked again. Kabrhel, seeking value, moved all in for $143,900. And this is where the action really heated up.
Airball tanked for about 15 seconds before putting his chips in the pot. Kabrhel showed his flush before his opponent, who knew he had the winning hand, shuffled his face-down cards for another 10 seconds, acting as if he’d just lost the $401,600 pot. He then casually turned over his cards to expose the winning hand.
“Sorry, I thought I just had ace-high,” Airball said as Kabrhel counted out the bet he owed. “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes. Martin said he likes slowrolls.”
Kabrhel, who added on chips, sat silently while Airball continued to joke with the rest of the table.
