Daniel Cates Wins $232,000 Hustler Casino Live Pot With Ace-High
A stand-up-game dispute preceded Jungleman’s preflop all-in clash with Mariano Grandoli
- Daniel Cates’ A-Q beat Mariano Grandoli’s A-5 in a $232,000 all-in pot at Hustler Casino Live.
- The hand came after the players disagreed over Cates’ eligibility for a $500 stand-up-game marker.
- Grandoli chose one runout after Cates requested two, and Cates won with a queen kicker on an ace-high board.
- Cates finished the Nov. 6 session up $191,350, while Grandoli lost $229,000.
Daniel Cates won a $232,000 Hustler Casino Live pot from Mariano Grandoli on Nov. 6, getting all-in before the flop with A-Q against Grandoli’s A-5. The board ran K♦9♦4♦4♠10♠, leaving both players with ace-high but giving Cates, known as Jungleman, the winner with his queen kicker.
The confrontation followed a disagreement over the table’s stand-up game, CardPlayer reported. Cates believed he should receive a marker for winning the previous hand, while Grandoli argued that Cates had mucked and was not eligible. Cates sought a ruling while the next hand was being dealt because the marker could help him avoid the game’s cash penalty.
The stand-up game used $500 markers, and the table had begun it with eight markers in play. The seven-player session started as $50/$100 no-limit hold’em with a $100 big-blind ante before the players adopted a permanent $200 straddle, making the stakes $50/$100/$200.
Cates limped for $800 on the button with $115,250, and Grandoli raised to $5,000 from under the gun while holding $369,600. Cates made it $19,000, Grandoli four-bet to $45,000, and Cates shoved. Grandoli called, creating a pot of $231,750, rounded by Hustler Casino Live to $232,000 in total action.
Cates asked to run the board twice, but Grandoli chose a single runout. After the cards fell, Grandoli joked, “It’s a donation anyway, you’re welcome.”
The broadcast continued for roughly another hour. Poker Skill’s session recap put Harut narrowly ahead as the night’s biggest winner at $192,200, with Cates up $191,350. Grandoli finished down $229,000, while TJ won $67,300; Peter, AI Guy and Dumbledore ended down $59,000, $80,150 and $85,650, respectively.
