Rick Salomon Poker After Dark
It was billed as the 'biggest buy-in cash game in Poker After Dark history.' No surprise, then, that last night's game would produce some huge hands, including one resulting in a nearly $1 million pot.
Dec 21, 2019 Re: Rick Salomon poker/ any gambling stories? Rick plays at stakes that 'make your heart sweat' to quote Bord, even the best technical players can succumb to ego or feel the pressure from playing at astronomically high stakes. Oct 18, 2017 PokerGOBill Perkins, Rick Salomon, Haralabos Voulgaris, Aaron Zang, Brandon Adams, Daniel Cates and Matt Berkey participated in this epic $300,000 buy-in $500/$1,000 No Limit Hold'em cash game! Rewatch the full show now. Oct 18, 2017 Rick Salomon was the star of the show in his first ever Poker After Dark appearance. (Photo: PokerPhotoArchive.com) Poker After Dark promised to be bigger and better than ever with the introduction of “Perks of the Trade” week and indeed it was.
Airing yesterday on PokerGO under the title 'Perks of the Trade' — named for participant Bill Perkins — the $300,000 buy-in, $300/$600 no-limit hold’em cash game also featured Phil Galfond, Brian Rast, Rick Salomon, Haralobos Voulgaris and Aaron Zang.
The huge pot began with Perkins putting in a blind raise from under the gun, then Zang reraised from the button with . Playing from the big blind, Salomon called with , and Perkins called as well.
The flop came , giving Zang top set, and when it checked around to him he continued for $15,000. Only Salomon called.
The turn brought the , filling a straight for Salomon who checked. Zang bet $50,000, then Salomon check-raised to $175,000. That’s where the action gets picked up in the video below via Poker Central:
As shown, Zang took about a minute-and-a-half before announcing he was reraising all in with the $432,000 total he had behind, and Salamon called right away to create a total pot of $926,200.
The pair agreed to run it twice, and both rivers — first the , then the — went Salomon’s way to give him the pot.
The pot exceeded a $702,400 one played earlier in the night between Galfond and Voulgaris, a hand won by Voulgaris when his held through two boards versus Galfond’s . It also was bigger than the $697,100 pot Tom Dwan won off of Antonio Esfandiari on an earlier PAD episode back in August in an aces-versus-kings showdown.
There’s more 'Perks of the Trade' coming tonight as the $300,000 buy-in, $300/$600 NL cash game continues with Matt Berkey and Daniel Cates both scheduled to join Perkins, Salomon, Voulgaris, and Zang. Play starts at 3:00 p.m. PT/6:00 p.m. ET.
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Poker Central’s mission to create unique content will move another step forward on December 10 when the first episode of Rob’s Home Games goes live.
PokerGo is set to stream its richest ever series of cash games with the help of Partypoker representative Rob Yong. (Image: Partypoker)
Due to be broadcast on streaming platform PokerGo, the new show will feature some familiar faces and a ton of nosebleed action.
Dubbed a “high-stakes marathon,” Rob’s Home Game will last for four days and the first night of action will see the blinds start at $500/$1,000.
To spice things up, a $1,000 ante will be in play and players have to sit down with at least $200,000.
Mix of Characters Make PokerGo Show Intriguing
The full line-up of players is yet to be revealed. However, the first session will see the following cast of pros and amateurs battle it out inside PokerGo’s Las Vegas studio:
Rob Yong
Phil Hellmuth
Jean-Robert Bellande
Andrew Sasson
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Kyle Permut
Rick Salomon
Randall Emmett
As the go-to platform for tournament action, including WSOP online broadcasts, PokerGo has become a major name in the streaming sector. However, its efforts to create more original content has led to an increased focus on cash games.
In January, Doyle Brunson presided over a limit mixed game boasting blinds of $3,000/$6,000. Known as Dolly’s Game, the mini-series was PokerGo’s first real foray into mixed games and the basis for a new “home game” series.
Yong Defines New Era Poker-tainment
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Following his antics on Poker After Dark’s GOAT Week in August, Yong’s penchant for action has become the talk of the community. Although he’s long been a presence in some of the world’s largest cash games, he’s now a recognizable face to poker fans.
With Poker Central aiming to solidify its position as the leading name in entertainment, Yong’s home game will be about more than big pots. Indeed, as 2+2 forum user PuckFokerGo noted, the line-up is a mix of “splashy” recreational players, “washed up pros” and “current” highflyers.
As Triton’s ongoing series of high stakes cash games have shown, a broad range of players makes for entertaining TV. Although shows such as High Stakes Poker were popular back in the day, modern poker audiences are more diverse.
To satisfy the casuals and the aficionados, producers now want a mixture of talkative pros, big winners and plucky amateurs. Rob’s Home Game fits into that mold with the added appeal of stakes rarely seen by the general public.
Indeed, while the allure of a Phil Hellmuth blow-up will bring in the masses, the promise of six-figure pots should keep people tuned in.
