WATCH: Chess Superstar Picks Off Big Bluff In Livestreamed Poker GameMagnus Carlsen Made The Hero Call With Bottom Pair Facing A Triple-Barrel Move From TikTok Star Nick Austin |
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Magnus Carlsen at the 2022 World Series of Poker
The 32-year-old Norwegian was featured on Hustler Casino Live’s latest ‘Creator Poker Night,’ which brought together a collection of chess stars, YouTubers, streamers & TikTokers. Carlsen and fellow chess player Alexandra Botez were joined by popular poker vlogger Mariano Grandoli, video game streamer Nate Hill, TikTok star Nick Austin and other internet sensations in a no-limit hold’em cash game with $10-$25 blinds.
One of the highlights of the night was a big hand that saw Austin, who was fresh off of being bluffed by Mariano, attempt to run a big bluff of his own on Carlsen.
The hand began with Mariano raising to $50 from early position with A
7. Carlsen three-bet to $300 with 43 from the hijack and TikTok and YouTube sensation Bryce Hall flatted with K5
from the button. Austin looked down at A
J
in the small blind. He opted to four-bet to $1,200. It folded back around to Carlsen, who made the call.
The flop came down K84 and Austin continuation bet $700 into the pot of $2,775. Carlsen called and the turn brought the 9. Austin thought it over for a minute before cutting out a $1,600 second barrel. Carlsen made the call again and the 10 completed the board. Austin decided to take one more stab at buying the pot, betting $3,200 into $7,375.
“You’re going three streets, eh? I actually, somehow, I don’t believe you at all,” said Carlsen. “There aren’t a lot of hands… you [could] have A-K obviously… [but] there aren’t a lot of hands that you would just go three streets with there.”
He thought it over a bit more before slamming in the chips and Austin told him that he was good. Carlsen showed his bottom pair to draw the $13,775 pot, growing his stack to over $19,000.
Watch the hand below.
Is
MagnusCarlsen</a> actually a poker pro?<br><br>What an insane hero call vs <a href="https://twitter.com/nickkaustin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">nickkaustin!! pic.twitter.com/2DD6pq1BuT— Hustler Casino Live (@HCLPokerShow) April 13, 2023
Carlsen ended up profiting $4,490 on the session, while Alexandra Botez was the big winner with nearly $33,000 in profits. The broadcast reported that she has now won in all five appearances on the show, including a $456,900 profit in a lineup with Phil Hellmuth, Mr. Beast, and Tom Dwan.
Despite losing the hand, Austin still ended up in the black, with a net win of $13,150 when the show concluded. Mariano, who won a $788,000 a few weeks ago on the stream, set a record for the highest VPIP (percentage of pots he voluntarily put chips into) in the show’s history. He ended up losing $34,480 overall in the game.
This was far from Carlsen’s first time participating in a big poker game. He played in the 2022 World Series of Poker main event but failed to make a deep run. His lone recorded live tournament score to date came when he placed 25th from a field of 1,050 in last year’s Norwegian Championship for a $5,681 payout.
Last year, he re-upped his deal with online betting platform Unibet.
With his reign as world chess champion about to officially come to an end, there is a chance that poker fans could be seeing more of Carlsen in the near future. If this wild hand is any indication, he could very well be a force to be reckoned with.
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