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Nik Airballs ABSURD $8,000,000 downswing continues
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Күн бұрынIn todays video we venture down the rabbit hole of how Nik airball lost 8 million dollars!
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@MCFoultier 10 ай бұрын
To have a downswing, you need to be a winning player in the first place...
@rempseaheinamies9414 7 ай бұрын
Nope, you just need to have some money and then lose it like airball.
@Jared-wy5zw 10 ай бұрын
I wouldn’t call this a downswing, I would call it a horrible losing player continuing to lose
@jarrodfulton 10 ай бұрын
Dude has never had an upswing
@jalama334 10 ай бұрын
It’s not a downswing when you don’t have an established win rate at this level game. Little hint Nik you slowly move up in stakes after establishing solid win rates on many many hours and hands played. He never established himself as a winner on a solid sample size I bet at 10/20 let alone 25/50 or 100/200 + Silver spoon mentality Then to be dumb enough to boast about his losing streak makes him even more the victim and others abuse him even more
@matkop6828 10 ай бұрын
Big idiot
@OneOut1 10 ай бұрын
@@jarrodfultonwhen a producer is producing it's stupid to rub his loses in his face. It's just a down swing dumbass and we all know downswings eventually turn to upswings if the money holds out.
@jarrodfulton 10 ай бұрын
@@OneOut1 dang, u must be airballs number 1 fan....
@iamamish 10 ай бұрын
I'm not a poker player, but my read on Airball is that he probably had some early success due to his willingness to pile ridiculous sums of money into the middle. However, people caught on to what he was doing, and now these crazy bluffs and unorthodox plays are -EV. Curious to see what thoughtful poker players think about Airball.
@user-gx2yy1df6f 10 ай бұрын
good point, eric perrson is another one who throws his stack around, (kinda like " throwing your weight around") it,s gotta be hard calling a half million dollar bet.
@JASON19000 10 ай бұрын
Definitely he probably dominated low levels where his huge bankroll made it a lot easier to punt buy ins
@user-gx2yy1df6f 10 ай бұрын
exactly! great insight . @@JASON19000
@philphil9347 10 ай бұрын
Thoughtful players think he isn't good. He played Berkey hu and lost $1m and still thinks he was the better player. Betting on its own doesn't accomplish wins. His name and reputation has literally got airball in it. Now what he should do is study theory, nit it up, get called with all his value bets and make back some of the millions.
@blue4life175 10 ай бұрын
Ask Berkey he’ll tell you. 😬
@bradpogue3685 10 ай бұрын
He is so rude to other players that it makes this fun to watch. Also, they are on to his bs plays.
@drocpdp 10 ай бұрын
I hate when he touches other players' chips. Personal space violation, man!
@YoyoDevo 10 ай бұрын
Nick Airball is an amazing player to have at your table
@pennywise4843 9 ай бұрын
😂😂😂
@rempseaheinamies9414 7 ай бұрын
Everyone's favorite stacker.
@Chris-nr3yb 10 ай бұрын
Is it really a 'downswing' when you just go and donate your money over and over?
@1312Mork2 10 ай бұрын
Nah its called winrate
@user-ty2wy2hq6o 10 ай бұрын
Facts….
@rempseaheinamies9414 7 ай бұрын
Sure is. Perpetual downswing.
@ericbush1544 10 ай бұрын
One of the issues people who bluff a lot run into is they believe they are being bluffed way more than they are
@CH-bp3bj 9 ай бұрын
Yes! The compulsive liar who doesn't trust anyone.
@trademodejames 8 ай бұрын
this is facts
@richlewis1879 10 ай бұрын
Any video watching Nick airball lose is an instant click
@krisdiaz2277 8 ай бұрын
Lol explains why this random makes videos about him.. how is this guy judging how someone plays poker? Nik is far from the best but he's out there playing..not making videos on a losing poker player for clout
@QuintBlitz 10 ай бұрын
I'm a simple man. I see Nik doing something crazy, I click the like button.
@martinworld7214 10 ай бұрын
you are a boring man , you see something that has been done to death & you copy it .
@johncrumpley8702 10 ай бұрын
Airball has bought into his own hype.
@tdegrddeehjgd 10 ай бұрын
"Daddy, can I have a few more millions fwom my twust fund, pwease?"
@rempseaheinamies9414 7 ай бұрын
He is going to need pwetty pweases soon. :)
@lloydchristmas1086 10 ай бұрын
Threw away $8 million of his families trust just to look like a fool on stream? Genius
@Ihave10billionsubs 10 ай бұрын
I can't imagine how embarrassed his parents/grandparents must be. They worked so hard for the money most of their lives just to see this idiot blowing it left and right on stupidity. Unbelievable.
@Juntahh 10 ай бұрын
And still going !!!
@JeffZuccMusk 10 ай бұрын
That's poker baby
@cosmosgato 10 ай бұрын
Yes!: this is a sad clown bus
@user-ty2wy2hq6o 10 ай бұрын
Facts…..
@515coldfire 10 ай бұрын
When you have a shirt that says "poker is my philanthropy" 😂
@zacharydean9479 10 ай бұрын
That Part 👏
@gfamily5881 10 ай бұрын
his clothes are getting more average every stream.. starting by wearing the gucci and prada and in this most recent photo a tee he got from Ross
@Yourfavoritedealer 10 ай бұрын
Your right I bet he’s down to his like couple million thinking he will get it back. It’s actually sad.
@acesbros2966 10 ай бұрын
This vid popped up on my recommended, and I didn’t even realize I had subbed to your channel sometime ago. More content please. This is good stuff.
@ElitePokerCoaching 10 ай бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
@chrisbedowitz9258 10 ай бұрын
Something tells me Rob isn't going to be on Airball's Christmas card list this year.
@blue4life175 10 ай бұрын
He’s just reaping the karma he sowed. I’ve never seen another poker player talk more trash to his opponent after stacking them. The worst table etiquette I’ve ever seen.
@loganlasvegas 9 ай бұрын
He’s actually a really good sport when he loses, but the absolute worst winner. Fortunately he doesn’t win much.
@kitsune090 8 ай бұрын
@@loganlasvegasso he is a good loser and a bad winner? lol
@hammertyme8392 10 ай бұрын
This isn't a downswing, this is just a bad player. He's involved in hands he should never have seen the flop with. I Love players that refuse to fold, even when they know they're beat.
@rempseaheinamies9414 7 ай бұрын
Still a downswing when he is losing and it is so lovely.
@AlexXanderMarketing 10 ай бұрын
The big question everyone would love to have answered is where the f*** does Airball come up with $8 million liquid to blow on poker? We know it ain’t “investment banking” because 25 yo investment bankers ain’t making that kind of money and young investment bankers ain’t leaving promising, lucrative careers in order to donk of millions of dollars on the felt.
@chadwellington2524 10 ай бұрын
His parent must be very very rich if he can blow 8 million and they dont care..To be able to blow 8 million and not care you have to be worth what at least 200 million
@yapisaiah5307 9 ай бұрын
definitely more. if i had 200k and find out my son blew 8k ill be pissed as fuck. Maybe it would be like they made 8M in a month so losing 8M over a span of a year just feels like normal expenses lol@@chadwellington2524
@rempseaheinamies9414 7 ай бұрын
parents
@terracottapie 9 ай бұрын
In a game where there's only 4 streets of decisions to make, it's kinda hard to make 5 mistakes in one hand. That was pretty incredible.
@nigelvarney4042 10 ай бұрын
I showed this video to my 10 year old daughter, who's now been studying poker for about 6 months. Her reaction was: 'I'd love to play him, I'm sure I could win lots of his money'. hahah. Ohh man, I laughed for some time. Thanks Rob, great content as always!
@likemostthings 10 ай бұрын
lololol!!
@michaelfsolis 10 ай бұрын
@christopherpaolino9607he’s teacher her a game dude relax.
@jojoanisse2650 10 ай бұрын
Keeping your daughter away from a card deck would be wise lol
@Yourfavoritedealer 10 ай бұрын
@christopherpaolino9607poker is just a fun game for 99.9999% of the population nothing with showing your kid a fun game. I played poker with friends and family starting at 11 I didn’t become a addict.
@user-jv2zh6jo1o 10 ай бұрын
Clearly a joke. Teaching a child poker would be so destructive to it's developing domamine pathways, if it's true you might as well teach her the oldest profession while your at it. She's going to need to fund a hardcore gambling addiction somehow.
@mumblesbadly7708 10 ай бұрын
Downswing??? 0:38 Poppycock!!! Nik Airball is a charitable organization dedicated to keeping the game of high stakes poker in the LA area alive and well! 🤗
@jamiepaolinetti5087 10 ай бұрын
I just came to read the comments. Come one guys, lighten up on him. Without him sponsoring the big game streams they could very well go away. In any singular poker session if you look at the distribution of winners and losers it's always roughly the same. In a full table game with 9, you will have 2-3 winners for the session, 1-2 break even players, and the rest are losing. The top 3-5 spots in these big games each session will vary and be filled with the good players. Those good players will sometimes break even, and every now and then lose. But those good players will change their game selection if they don't always have a line up of fish to fry like Nick. The game needs him.
@gnawbabygnaw 10 ай бұрын
Funny the opening line from Airball on the first clip he’s quoting never underestimate how stupid people can be. Perfect.
@CRAIG5835 10 ай бұрын
A Very Wise Man Told Me, And I Listen To Him, "A Fool And His Money Were Lucky To Meet In The First Place!"
@locvldelivery6098 10 ай бұрын
airball the anti-hero, makes the stream more enjoyable for sure
@tdraghi70 10 ай бұрын
Listening to the commentators on HCL try to be nice is very entertaining
@1312Mork2 10 ай бұрын
JJ hand is a work of art
@catac83 10 ай бұрын
Notice that some players who stick it to fish airball are no longer playing for HCL: Stanley, Rampage, Bill Klein but also Huss and Tom Dwan (who got fish Wesley). Doug Polk said that he is not wanted at HCL by the "inner circle"- you can guess who that is
@lloydchristmas1086 10 ай бұрын
I thought Airball and Doug are friends? I dont understand why Hustler is giving Airball so much pull...the dude is a total narcissist annoying douche.
@charlesmartiniii1405 10 ай бұрын
Surprised Mariano is still getting invited. Its really a bunch of trashy degens. And that has its own appeal, but It doesn't hold a candle to legendary shows like the million dollar game, or the big game
@rcchristian2 8 ай бұрын
Nik is the dream opponent. He hasn't played poker for very long, he has a ton of cash he's made outside of poker and he's literally learning how to play when he's playing high stakes. Sit back, play a nice solid game and collect Nik's money at the end of the night.
@spirits_ 8 ай бұрын
Praising the fish is very important in poker. This keeps them coming back with their money. You can praise directly or by giving attention. Good job everyone keeping the fish live.
@valuablesandwich 10 ай бұрын
$8 million upswing is right around the corner
@georgewbushcenterforintell147 10 ай бұрын
Turn around Tuesday is next week
@blue4life175 10 ай бұрын
🤣
@aaronsoto4622 10 ай бұрын
I play 5/5 NL. 1k buy ins. I've gone on 10k downswings at the very most. And that was me playing completely tilted and running bad. However, losing 80 buy-ins or even 40 buy-ins over a short course of a few months you can't really say its a downswing. This is a player who simply is delusional of his skill or underestimates the variance and skill it takes too make it as a professional poker player. - A professional poker players thoughts.
@twiz1084 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for your thoughts. Very illuminating
@kellegyheadshot 9 ай бұрын
The variance of these games are very different than your average 5/5. They play loose and splashy to look good on TV, usually very deepstacked, while your game is most likely a nitfest 1-200 deep. Live low stakes cash is the ultimate smooth sailing format, basically every other poker game is multiple times swingier. That being said Airball is a whale lol
@gregoryschmidt1233 10 ай бұрын
He's gonna wind up in the same 55-gal drum as Ryusuke...
@twiz1084 10 ай бұрын
We only have 45 gallon drums
@markfromct2 10 ай бұрын
Great production and commentary. BUT I really don't understand what the big deal is. I normally have $10MM laying around in my 3rd floor walk up apartment to blow on Poker.
@cameronfoster8735 10 ай бұрын
Does Nik Airball not realize he is literally garbage at Poker lol?
@tjmurphy4807 10 ай бұрын
The call pre w/ the K9o isn't completely terrible closing the action getting 5.5 to 1, imo. That said, ya gotta be very careful postflop and not torch $$ w/ 1 pair!
@KaliAndy2 10 ай бұрын
Yeah you can play the hand but have to play accordingly given this hand has huge reverse implied odds. Any straight can be losing to likely bigger straights. Flush need 4 on board and unlikely to get paid off. Hit top pair and multi way liiely losing to many better kings, sets or two pairs if get in bigger pots. Hard to get paid off big unless hit two pair vs AK exactly maybe KQ. Gotta keep pots smaller and use hand more as a bluff catcher. He is betting flop and turn on monotone board after multi way action like he needs protection. He is either crushed by ton of hands or needs to dodge hearts and aces. Keep it small and maybe call down if bad cards don't come. Betting just bloats pot with mediocre hand that can be nearly dead leading to tough decisions later. Compounding mistakes
@tjmurphy4807 10 ай бұрын
@KaliAndy2 Pretty much spot on. If i have his hand i peel flop, on turn i can probably get away, especially if villain has been playing more on the snug side like the commentator says. Ya want dudes like Airball at the table though for action and to punt when you have the stones!
@nikitakucherov5028 10 ай бұрын
If im down $800 I get nervous
@Level_No_Curve 10 ай бұрын
right down 800 in a night and i start getting irritated even though i can lose it and be just fine lol
@chrish7694 10 ай бұрын
At what point does he admit he's just not that good and quit? $10 Million? $20 Million?
@tonyr3295 10 ай бұрын
How does he get to him being on an 8 mil downswing? HCL poker tracker has him up 186,000 after 100 episodes?
@championchanph423 9 ай бұрын
It only shows the streamed games. Nik plays unstreamed games in HCL, too.
@MAgaSUXX 10 ай бұрын
I personally believe this game is rigged...yes they want to win but they have side DEALS where they cover each other making a BIG SHOW.
@Opxbest 10 ай бұрын
Airball if you’re reading this, stop playing the way you are. These opponents you play against regular study film, they won’t tell you but they do. They look at your play style, any tells you have, and over analyze all your tendencies and exploit. It’s a vicious game but you gotta change your play style. Become a knit if you have too. Be aware of your table image. Stop being targeted man.
@Dog8myhomework 10 ай бұрын
It’s weird since the poker trackers say he’s slightly up on hustler
@mikewilliams3509 10 ай бұрын
Yea I don't get 8 mil down... Berkey got him for a mil but 7 more mil I haven't seen it
@mikewilliams3509 10 ай бұрын
But he has played tighter recently and ran away from the table when him and dwan ran that plo week
@Copypastedates 10 ай бұрын
Listen to vertucci podcast w him. Most of his losses come after hours or in private unstreamed games. The public only sees a fraction of airballs action. Probably less than 30%
@oggo62 10 ай бұрын
To become a millionaire, first be a billionaire and then lend money to Nik
@garymola1445 10 ай бұрын
So the first awful hand Niik plays, why the hell wouldn't he consider leading the river when the flush comes in? I'm not saying it would have worked, but he didn't even consider it, after taking a horrible line from the start in this hand, including pre-flop???
@KaliAndy2 10 ай бұрын
He didn't have a single spade in his hand
@TomTopar 10 ай бұрын
I like watching Nick in games but he doesn't seem to have any ability to change his game or make educated guesses,
@tanthony298 10 ай бұрын
More of a punt than a downswing
@user-jv2zh6jo1o 10 ай бұрын
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Hilarious how he acts like he's a great player when he claws back 0.001% of his losses.
@jenghiskhan69 10 ай бұрын
According to hustler he’s about even at their casino I guess he plays else where also
@dubnubgtd8538 10 ай бұрын
When he wins a hand and says “here you go bitch” and slurs insults at others in many other games I’ve seen him in. Nothing makes me happier than watching somebody lose his millions by being a bad player
@JeffBoski 10 ай бұрын
0:48 hmmm indeed
@elhoyonegro78 10 ай бұрын
I hope air ball continues On his mood
@santaclause3487 10 ай бұрын
Airball runs a diversion. Plays bad on stream so he gets invited to juicy private games, then crushes. Kinda like RDP.
@blue4life175 10 ай бұрын
Like how he crushed Berkey? 🤔
@chrisko6439 10 ай бұрын
Downswing = euphemism for "losing consistently".
@mikewilliams3509 10 ай бұрын
I still do not think he is on a 8 million dollar downswing that cant be right .. someone has to hire a private i to see where his money came from
@RyanDepauloDegenerateGambler 10 ай бұрын
NICE VID GLAD YOU BACK
@kmsnow6292 10 ай бұрын
The interesting question is how a (former) accountant has this much of a bankroll?
@TomTopar 10 ай бұрын
accountant, books, handling the money, based on the job I'm just guessing you understand
@GAMERFBI 10 ай бұрын
Poker is his philanthropy
@teecee4459 10 ай бұрын
Wow those bet sizings look like some free bar poker stuff 😂
@bigmike3964 10 ай бұрын
So who are the players on HCL that win consistently?
@aaronsoto4622 10 ай бұрын
Dwan, Mariano, Andy, imo are probably all up on the show.
@JeffZuccMusk 10 ай бұрын
All the good players
@tubewayarmy2 9 ай бұрын
I've seen Nic make some brilliant plays but, as with all aggressive players, when things start to go wrong it can lead to a sudden and complete loss of confidence, or just turn into a losing streak that never ends as you second guess yourself until the game drives you insane.
@aheroictaxidriver3180 10 ай бұрын
"Whatever comes, I know you're gonna bet, Doug Lee." -- Kido Pham
@greenbird3850 10 ай бұрын
Mariano was perplexed cause he should of fn bet, he would have got called by airball. He knew he adh
@robertdeleo6423 10 ай бұрын
The truth hurts when you watch it !!!
@peped9458 10 ай бұрын
Where does he get his bank roll ?
@mikewilliams3509 10 ай бұрын
Wish Garrett would come back to hcl and get rid of this clown
@DJDonkeytron 8 ай бұрын
$800 call to win $4300 from the 3B. I don't see how this is bad. Is he not getting better than 5:1 pot odds? The graphic says he has 26% to win... Is this not an easy pot odds vs hand odds?? 🤔
@WeTheSheeple1776 10 ай бұрын
very quiet. turn up volume Rob.
@MateoEnFuego 6 ай бұрын
Nik is obviously playing the heal role for HCL. He has thrown his money around staking players which has given him the power to act like he’s the boss over everyone! A heal playing a heal role!
@jeffgriffiths5945 24 күн бұрын
"Mathematically I have to have it sometimes and I know you're a math guy." I say that every time I'm all-in now.
@trollywood5373 8 ай бұрын
In all fairness the JJ hand against Mariano kind of makes sense seeing as how there are many hands Mariano could’ve been bluffing with and he’s more than capable. Example any up and down draw any flush draw any naked AK potentially AK suited etc..though I must say that river was an ideal spot for nik to jam and get Mariano to fold but oh well he’s a bum next
@user-ty2wy2hq6o 10 ай бұрын
The look on Mariano’s face at 6:21 …. Like “ wtf bro? Jacks? Really……”. 😂 😂 well played Airbag, well played.
@Mr_T_a4m 10 ай бұрын
That grotesque lump may have heard that professor but he certainly didn’t listen.
@PoppysGuitar 8 ай бұрын
Why is Mariano range so wide??? and Nik's so tight? I am sorry but could you explain?
@gnawbabygnaw 10 ай бұрын
Isn’t Airball an investment guy? Who’s gonna give him their money or trust him to handle their investment? And how do you concentrate on any kind of work with $8mil down just lately. Crazy.
@khmer5o3 9 ай бұрын
you guys are missing the point of this. Airball received a lot of hotel suites and food comps. Not a bad trade off for 8mil spent. :)
@ihtfp004 9 ай бұрын
Dear Airball, it's called a downslope now a downswing. RIP to your family's money.
@TurKishsoulja 9 ай бұрын
I feel like HCL is immoral in this situation. It's the first I've seen pros trick a whale into thinking he is a pro. They invite him onto podcasts and give him the illusion that he is a winning player. He even talks about what is good for the game and how to handle fish while being oblivious to the fact that the games run around him. It's a fucking shocking thing to see.
@user-do2bi3em5b 8 ай бұрын
subscribed. editing is on point.
@Farley198033 10 ай бұрын
The poker gods probably give me so much bad karma bc of how much I laugh at Nik Goofball.
@user-ty2wy2hq6o 10 ай бұрын
Airbag: “same situation man, I don’t know what to do, sigh” Myself: Don’t call king 9 offsuit, 4 way preflop and now you have, please shut up and fold your cards, save the 20,000, go home and review your game. Airbag!
@Nikkithedog-t6b 10 ай бұрын
There is no shock in this. I posted on Hustler and SFWhy 3 months ago that airball has huge blatant tells and it's no secret in the Vegas community what they are. He is literally a billboard and will continue to get battered.
@mikewilliams3509 10 ай бұрын
Are u series its a 8 million dollar down swing? I know he lost a million to matt but dam
@jacobsaro8030 10 ай бұрын
lol how is mariano uncapped and able to have 4s and 6s after 3bing btn? I agree that Airball's play sucks but like still
@paulypauly2062 10 ай бұрын
turn your volume up dude. Always too quiet and need to [pump my Vol up
@gs-fz2in 9 ай бұрын
At least his philanthropy is doing well. He’s always welcome to play at Hustlers. All the players love him.
@ShreddedWheat-lj6vg 10 ай бұрын
Down swing? This is train, at full speed, derailing into a nuclear power plant
@acivoj86 8 ай бұрын
Funny thing is, if he would just start following preflop charts and underbluf and overfold postflop he would get at least half of his money back in no time.
@georgewbushcenterforintell147 10 ай бұрын
He needs to sub to upswing poker or solve 4,Y academy of poker .
@JeffBoski 10 ай бұрын
I really hate to see such a nice guy get financially ruined
@philphil9347 10 ай бұрын
Can you offer him some advice Jeff, he's more likely to listen to you. Tell him to slow up and make it more sustainable for everyone. Be so sad to see him go completely busto.
@Mathemagical55 10 ай бұрын
@@philphil9347 Airball needs to start crushing those $4.40s like Boski
@andrewk-hk8pt 10 ай бұрын
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤It's time for a Nik Airball intervention.
@paystubspayton 10 ай бұрын
You really can make a video about anything now a days
@user-jt2iv4ce2z 10 ай бұрын
Sadly he needs to join equinox and admit he was never an “investment banker”. I hope people aren’t “investing” in his poker game. He’ll be out of the scene within a year
@clapforboobies5892 10 ай бұрын
@0:54 "a wise man told me never under estimate how stupid people can be. I listened to him." No. No you didn't.
@johngreen7726 8 ай бұрын
To include these hands only coupled with saying 8 million downswing doesn't work to me. I mean even if he plays bad your video clearly shows him lose a pot then 2nd clip he's clearly won hands as he has more money than previously. I'd use other ridiculous hands where he's lost 100's of thousands & not coming back from it. Feels like you just slapped this together when you saw the article, just saying still liking the video 🤘👍
@likemostthings 10 ай бұрын
when has he NOT been on an $8million downswing??
@frankdevries5739 10 ай бұрын
When he is on his way to a 10 million downswing,
@XiagraBalls 8 ай бұрын
K9o is one of those hands that always gets you in trouble.
@ronhunt2254 10 ай бұрын
It's more what the pros call the fish at the table
@armandosuba3427 10 ай бұрын
He's a Punter 😂 Paid 100k by hustler casino So he obviously doesn't care about money he's throwing away He's not a very good player By what metrics would be be considered good He's a character which is why they pay him It's not about how good a player you are on these streams They're focused on appeal and/ or action players
@jsteeles 8 ай бұрын
How quickly he turned his pocket jacks over tells you how clueless he was
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