Newcomer Plays High Stakes Poker & Wins Every Pot

Action Dan came to Poker At The Lodge for the first time and went on an incredible heater.
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The Lodge Card Club is a members-only social club in Round Rock, Texas (just north of Austin). With 24/7 cash games and 2+ tournaments per day, The Lodge is THE place to play poker in central Texas. The Lodge Live is streamed every Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday at 3PM CT.
You never know what you might see on The Lodge Live stream. You might see Pocket Aces vs Pocket Kings. You may see the nut straight lose to a full house after the board pairs on the river. There's a good chance you will see loads of straddles (and double straddles, and triple straddles). Players go all-in blind or play poker hands after looking at just one card. That's just what poker is like in Texas!
The stream regularly features Lodge owners Brad Owen, Andrew Neeme, and Doug Polk. Players like Rampage, Mariano, and Igor Kurganov has also graced The Lodge Live felt. And who knows? One day The Lodge may even host players like Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Phil Ivey, or similarly huge poker names.

[@snake0911]

in this video, Airball's VPIP is 0% but his yapping is 100%.

[@brianb7605]

I wish he would stop talking

[@Happycab555]

He talks soooooooo much

[@kushbmx9928]

He made 75k tho I can agree but no hate on his game

[@Pops1020]

He’s running out of money that’s why action Dan is gonna take his place

[@elchurrotaco678]

Airball Stats: VPIP - 0% YPIN - 100%

[@MG-ih6po]

Action Dan is one of the best things to happen to live stream poker

[@jerkasmo]

Great to see him win all that money, but holy crap was he running hot this game. And his opponents are playing way too loose like they normally do at the lodge. Plus that flopping boat vs a nut flush cooler hand too.... This is what a dream game looks like. Edit: Kudos to Action Dan on betting 83K on the river to make it look very bluffy after he's had great hands all day. Makes it more likely Taras would call after thinking how often can this guy really have everyone beat again. Taras folded with only 2 pair but it was still a well executed bet and would probably have gotten max value if Taras had trips.

[@joeillingworth6361]

Men against boys

[@YallaMiami]

Is it Cartel Money?

[@scratchnfish]

Amen 🙏🏼

[@marllomon]

specially for his opponents

[@MarkRWorks]

I never realized how much I didn't care about what the other players were talking about before watching this video.

[@danielbentley7117]

No, that's just Airball's dull personality. Table talk on the side with actual funny people like Gus Hansen, Negreanu, Esfandiari, Sammy Farha etc. is actually entertaining

[@MarkRWorks]

@@danielbentley7117 I'll agree with that, and they know when to shut up.

[@jjarm]

Amen brother

[@unoqualunque5484]

​@@danielbentley7117 how can nik airball be so unfunny and annoying needs to be studied

[@danielbentley7117]

@@unoqualunque5484 yeah and laughing at his own jokes, dude is insufferable

[@brianpotter2812]

The fact that Taras folded that two pair hand shows how much he has improved. The Taras of old would have been close to snap calling or raising on the turn

[@marcom.carioba8776]

Debatable, still has his 0% equity all ins in his arsenal

[@calebblount840]

Came here to say the same thing. He still is loose at times, but he’s definitely improved.

[@telcoexperts69]

He would have pushed on the turn. Excellent play by Taras.

[@JakeDarrow211]

Tesla is coming over the top 🤣

[@CoVrt]

Kinda helped that Action Dan just been showing the nuts all night like 3/4 times

[@whitecastle711]

Action Dan is like the anti-Rampage

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Hahaha yes

[@zuluzolo7853]

hahhaha so true, Rampage punt all of it with air manage to lose the most , while Dan gets it all in with the nuts and extract maxium value

[@DomRandolph]

11:47 Them arguing that being a doctor is not something to be proud of like it's a bad job is insane.

[@Mauricio-kf8qx]

They’re poker players what do you expect

[@syg5838]

They are making more money than they should. So being a doctor is not something to be proud of.

[@thamade]

Not a bad job! Bad deal

[@crannogman6289]

Doctors have to actually work hard. Anathema to these guys

[@Justinschwartz-yn3dj]

​@@crannogman6289very true. Doctors have a rougher time than if old. It's not something you go into for the money. The amount of preparation, work and pressure is too much for most. Taking an occupation where you'll start out 500,000 in debt is scarier than facing sn overbet with two pairs in the river.

[@SchusterFishes]

Action Dan is one of the more highly skilled poker plays playing high stakes right now and my new favorite player to watch. Hyper aggressive and also knows when to let one go. If he runs hot like he did in this stream he’s going to kill the table, everyone has to keep him honest and pay it off

[@quandt4847]

He did well at HCL this week also

[@kmsnow6292]

Action Dan may be new to the Lodge but he’s been a regular at the Hustler for a while now.

[@ChrisSlick1]

Action Dan is a star. Calling Mariano in a 300k pot with Q high is legendary. Dan lost but he went with his read. Dude has no fear.

[@StephenSpring1]

nik airball having an 18% vpip is the wildest thing about this stream

[@thegrizzly7402]

Nit airball

[@slowery43]

@@thegrizzly7402 what are you 6 years old? That's the funniest thing you could come up with???

[@thegrizzly7402]

@@slowery43 yes

[@Lq32332]

@@slowery43What are you 6 years old?! That’s the best insult you could come up with?!

[@jchesswithconstantine]

The snap call there with top pair was hilarious.

[@NeiltheDeal]

Damn, Trick time eatin good!

[@matthewgamble95]

Nice to have a bit of a longer length video, much preferred over the 8-11 minute ones

[@areoheses3885]

Can you imagine a 200/400 game with Action Dan, Taras, Garret, Andy Stacks, Santosh, Luda Chris, Texas Mike, Mariano, and Nik Airball (as the villain of course). That would be epic.

[@Chocobohunter]

Remove mariano and nik, put rampage and keating

[@thomascrawford114]

WOW!!! Action Dan was the man!!!!

[@jaynguyen9557]

My new favorite player definitely Action Dan! Great job bro!

[@theres1dent]

Should make a rule.. when the pot hits 50k, only the people in the hand are allowed to talk. Would eliminate all of this yapping and bullshit..

[@ogolthorp]

Yeah generally players are respectful when a big pot is going down and keep the chatter to a minimum.

[@andrewdinns1746]

@@ogolthorp except Nik Airball

[@tylerh1648]

Exactly, I can't believe Fatball kept talking when Hook had to make a 250k call. Like bro shut tf up, got a big call to think about.

[@nocakeforsusan8701]

13:29 Best moment of the session.

[@aldoenriquez5382]

Styles like action Dan’s can easily chip up quick bc most ppl are willing to call with a pair against this guy. He played the boat really well. I like his style very difficult to play against him. I’ve seen him check raise with nothing. He mixes in everything really well. He doesn’t have much tells its all so random.

[@stevekreitler9349]

Action Dan has watched these guys play- he knows that they are so used to bluffing each other, that they can't believe it when a guy has obviously flopped the nuts.

[@YallaMiami]

You don’t have to watch or do anything when you making the nuts or hitting the flop every single hand and your opponent have the 2nd nut.

[@Jukeboksi]

well Action Dan can be aggressive too, has a good image

[@shikeridoo]

He was hit in the face by the deck, and the other players money. Any decent pro would've had his run. Edit: I stand corrected. Some pros might miss out on that A2 induce raise. Maybe they add a bit of money onto that raise and don't get the guy to spazz. But what do I know, I don't play Holdem.

[@hydraxc2478]

That man was on a mission.

[@john-ms9sc]

Tara's vs action Dan Tara's is shacking his head showing all kinds of emotion and tells action Dan is a blank canvas

[@flashyaj]

Action Dan's my new favorite poker player

[@Todd_plays_poker]

Airball is so annoying at the poker table that even after I turned the sound down I couldn't watch this video.

[@feeshforlife9853]

Came here to say that

[@Todd_plays_poker]

@@feeshforlife9853 facts

[@813oneup]

Action Dan you got a new fan!

[@pkrguy1]

Deck SMASHED Action Dan

[@notnow4426]

A handful of people flying in from outta state brings the city revenue...🤣

[@pc-ft9dy]

running hot and everyone playing with the attitude "no way he has it again" 🤣

[@travisblack9519]

Honestly, from these highlights, it looks like he was playing fantastic poker. Also, what's with the players refusing to STFU during huge pots.

[@imwatchinberniemac]

Man, trick time been eating

[@daviddudley1791]

And drinking.. and sitting extensively

[@theonlymatheus___]

Does action Dan have a KZbin? I saw him in Mariano’s vlog didn’t seem as sharp as this.. interested to see his POV on hands

[@dyi620]

Action Dan is awesome. But Taras fold at the end here was impressive. Taras in general is also very impressive.

[@bliind_sniiper6228]

Love action dan. He plays just like i do.

[@argirypanagopoulos8928]

This is what running good looks like.. it's not just making hands. It's also your opponents have a hand slightly worse than you or having them bluff at the wrong times.

[@user-bx9ri2qv3y]

The doctor talk from Taras was actually legit. You work insanely hard for the majority of your young adult years, and when you're finally done, you're 30 to 35 and burdened with a lot of debt from tuition being anywhere from 80 to 100k a year with private medical schools. You get paid well, yes, but it's peanuts compared to some people who do investment banking or businesses. Also since you're only making money from so late in your life, you're going to be behind a lot of your friends in terms of stability within your personal life. Only people who are uninformed go into medical school for the money. You really have to go in for passion, otherwise you might as well get another job with a fourth of the time invested that pays about the same.

[@lolitapitpong3826]

Bro your gonna start on 100k. Some doctors will earn more than that

[@user-bx9ri2qv3y]

@@lolitapitpong3826 Compound interest is a hell of a thing, brother, you’re going to be half a million to a million in debt. I know two surgeons that were 800K in debt by the time they finished residency.

[@Habsforthewin]

This comment is 100% spot on man.

[@mitchellmiranda1]

Jeez, air ball does not STFU, even in tough river moments between two players and he’s not in the hand he’s talking like there’s not even a game going on🤦‍♀️

[@Damoinion]

Special rules for him it seems....

[@mitchellmiranda1]

@@Damoinion Yeah no one wants to upset the Whale😂

[@shitbrick6221]

might be a dumb question but how does the stream graphic show everyone's hand in real time? i've never been able to see a camera on the rim of the table behind the card box thing

[@Kassadin10]

cards are chipped

[@elijahjakobsen7898]

RFID

[@paul311emain]

This dude ran like a God. Wow.

[@Fatpigkenny]

Action Dan is a true legend now

[@atxchaser]

Great nickname for him. Tons of action. He's going to have a good image, as opposed to rampunt etc.

[@britishbulldogish]

Does Taras have a good call candidate at the end? Unblocking all flopped backdoor flush draws but also blocking pair plus straight draw bluffs?

[@derekjwalls]

This was a clinic of players just blasting off

[@RicePoker]

Trick Time bluffing there wasn’t to bad. Only problem is Action Dan is a station so it’s hard to bluff this guy lol

[@christopherton]

That’s a real heater

[@phancy4072]

everyone just bluffing into action dan

[@happy2407]

I immediately knew who goofy was. 😊

[@brandontan2840]

Hook looks just like a pumped up gman…

[@energyequilibrium]

I can only dream running that good 😩 Wp tho 👍🏼

[@lelsqueks]

nik airball is the only one who laughs at his stories

[@kemanibandyjr.8152]

Does Nik airball Shutup holy crap

[@jonathanmalka6678]

Did tricktime put on some lbs or am I confused

[@daviddudley1791]

The alcohol combined with the endless sitting is starting to catch up to him. 😂

[@atxchaser]

Taras has sooo many physical cues. Touch his left shoulder he knows he's beat but calls.

[@davykats4067]

The inane conversation is difficult...

[@mr.doriangrey3394]

Lmao dam trick has been eating goood huh 😂

[@DaveyJonesLocka]

I thought that was Trick Time!

[@ronnguyen8287]

Dream run holy shiiet

[@golfmaniac007]

He was flopping bunch of good hands but u can tell he is a very sharp player

[@gregorythomas531]

Good god trick time been eating good

[@user-ho9rr5lv1l]

Easy fold for the flush

[@thecounterattack007]

Quite, Focused, Right decisions, that's what make Action Dan a true poker pro.

[@thejuror2009]

*Quiet

[@thecounterattack007]

@@thejuror2009 Thanks, trying to learn languages, its not bad as I do speak 6 languages, learning my 7th as well.

[@yihhhboi6613]

Hook is hook on a auto call if he had a hand which most of the time is second best hand.

[@mariomelis]

Action Dan is on fire 🔥

[@tya4818]

Trick time put on about 100lbs

[@rogermandal8293]

Cant wait for the time Nik Airball goes to No Air time...

[@xavierharding8938]

I really like Hook and was glad to see him back on the stream I just hope this didn't felt him for good. He got rocked. But nearly folding the nut flush was amazing. I think 99% of players are losing their stack there.

[@zaborm2288]

The Lodge is in ROUND ROCK TEXAS NOT Austin!!! The Lodge is very cool! Just wish the commentators would get the location right!!!!

[@jthtx0624]

He's 50K richer if he goes with the standard value bet size on the last hand. Sick run.

[@chrisnewton6674]

Entertaining , BUT Why oh why do you play the hands out of sequence

[@robmckrill3134]

Biggest winners in high stakes poker is the dealer 👌 no doubt

[@Jukeboksi]

Action Dan is officially my new favorite player. LET'S FKN GO DAN!

[@atxchaser]

When is he coming back!?

[@roosdad1]

They're my fav people to sit down at a table. They think they have some poker skill, or a bluff face for some reason. Hood tell. It's so loud!

[@KAp10AhAb13]

That river snap check by Dan was scary

[@alexkuhn1451]

It cut from the first clip to the second and Nik was still talking

[@danielbentley7117]

Action Dan played these hands perfectly, although it obviously helps when he was running like God all night. He showed his skill by capitalising on his luck though. A lot of players would have failed to win the maximum in those spots.

[@Chris-bt3rj]

Airball feels like punting in Texas now, instead of LA!?

[@johngreen3587]

Airball literally talks non stop

[@pauliseri935]

The first 3 letters in "Dan"gerous

[@EdgewoodTennis]

@2:11 WTF is Trick Time thinking? I understanding taking a stab at the pot when nobody bet the flop, but the re-raise was stupid.

[@AlonzoWilliams-rc5qw]

This has to be god telling me to call lmao 🤣

[@charless2684]

As played I'd never get away from hitting nut flush on the river.

[@DanM12332]

Can you upload a short of Brad Owen farting and grunting into his mic at the table. Has to be a highlight of the year.

[@walidzaid-gw2ny]

😂 whats the time stamp

[@DanM12332]

@@walidzaid-gw2ny not sure what the time stamp is. It was the stream where goofy beat airball with the royal flush. Happened right after that royal flush hand

[@lsw4168]

@19:10 what a bad call.. I mean he himself blocks all the possible bluff hands.. no way there would be such an air bluff in that spot

[@jesselicata427]

Not flush against flopped full house hard to get away from the nut flush

[@qsdailydose8970]

He caught two giant punts

[@antdb3021]

How was Taras even considering a call on the last hand?

[@richlewis1879]

Its not a poker video without listening to Doug talk the entire time

[@ABCDEFG-xd3le]

Dam Vietnamese is now KING OF POKER

[@NguyenBon504]

Tara playing with real money? All in king high 😀😀😀😃😃

[@SomeDude_09]

It's an underbluffed spot. Tough to fold but.... you gotta know it's a boat 8/10 times.

[@jacobcadena9345]

Bro, Trick Time ate a house. 😮

[@matthewcahill9297]

Nut fish is hard to fold but all u got is a bluff catcher

[@sargambrown9185]

Action dan LFG

[@XcellentXteriorsSA]

Where has trick time been ? He been MIA for at least over a year and hasn’t done a stream .

[@JazzYachtrocker]

Yes these games bring people in but metroplexes like DFW def don’t need the extra “tourism” the lodge may bring lol. Air ball is kind of dumb tho

[@mattlee1071]

Watch Airball shy away from the Robbie scandal convo with Doug around the 22:45 mark because A) he knows she cheated and B) he knows Doug knows she cheated

[@Str8upbrah]

You guys must watch more of his play saying one has to pay him off and he’s a ton of action because I don’t see any bluffs in the whole video.

[@Jq-gr6jq]

Trick time is one of the biggest fish in Texas poker.

[@jeffreyjewell75]

Wonder where he gets his money 😂 …. Don’t say it

[@kmolu]

Never chase a flush when the board is paired.

[@bradleybacon]

unwatchable - mics of players not in hands too loud

[@hasselbeck06]

Can't believe rampage can grow facial hair!

[@griseldablanco5611]

i see airball i like video