Million Dollar Marathon, hand by hand

The night's big hands, in order

Hustler Casino Live's Million Dollar Marathon sets out to run one cash game for 24 hours, at $500/$1,000 with a $2,000 big-blind ante. The minimum buy-in is $500,000, and after six hours every player must be in for $1,000,000. Airball, Nguyen, Brandon Steven, Senor Tilt and Steve open the game, and Peter and Keating sit down inside its first hour and a half. Kabrhel, Tang and Jeff the Cash come in as the night goes on.

1. Half an hour in, the players have already scrapped the night's new bounty side game (“We don't need any side games”), and Peter is just sitting down.

   Half an hour in, the players have already scrapped the night's new bounty side game (“We don't need any side games”), and Peter is just sitting down.

   Part 1 of 3 · 1:25:20

   Nguyen's $150,000 river bet against Senor Tilt

   Nguyen calls Senor Tilt's 3-bet, his $17,000 flop bet and his $50,000 turn bet. Then the river pairs the tens, and Nguyen leads for $150,000.

   Watch at 1:25:20 in part 1 Breakdown

2. Nearly an hour in, the broadcast cuts away from the table for a sideline interview with Nguyen.

   Nearly an hour in, the broadcast cuts away for a sideline interview with Nguyen, who is up $199,500 on Hustler's first winnings graphic. Senor Tilt is down $298,500.

   Part 1 of 3 · 1:46:24

   Airball's river raise to $205,000 against Peter

   Airball and Peter have already played the flop, three hearts, by the time the broadcast cuts back to the table. On the river Peter bets $55,000 and Airball check-raises to $205,000.

   Watch at 1:46:24 in part 1 Breakdown

3. Keating has been playing for half an hour, after a walk-out introduction as “the VPIP God.”

   Keating has been playing for half an hour, after a walk-out introduction as “the VPIP God,” and he is already up $112,000 on Hustler's latest graphic. Airball is up $377,500 and Senor Tilt down $229,500.

   Part 1 of 3 · 2:32:38

   Senor Tilt's $282,000 decision against Brandon Steven

   Brandon Steven starts the hand with $539,000 and puts all of it in against Senor Tilt: a call of the 3-bet, a call on the flop, a bet on the turn ace and, on the river, his last $282,000.

   Watch at 2:32:38 in part 1 Breakdown

4. Just over three hours in, 3Coin stops by the table and leaves some of the show's hats.

   Just over three hours in, 3Coin stops by the table and leaves some of the show's hats. On the latest graphic Senor Tilt and Airball are each up about $400,000, and Brandon Steven is down $734,500.

   Part 1 of 3 · 4:18:08

   Airball's $231,500 decision against Peter

   Peter only calls the opening raise, but after a 3-bet and a 4-bet he moves all in for $333,500, with Senor Tilt and Airball still to act.

   Watch at 4:18:08 in part 1 Breakdown

5. The table has just played the $25,000 bomb pot it agreed on to get the game moving.

   Airball's call of Peter's all-in has him up $694,500 on the latest graphic. The table has just played the $25,000 bomb pot it agreed on to get the game moving, and Senor Tilt won it.

   Part 1 of 3 · 4:35:21

   Steve's $217,000 decision against Nguyen

   Steve bets the flop, checks and calls the turn, then bets just $4,000 on a river that pairs the tens. Nguyen's raise puts Steve's whole stack on the line.

   Watch at 4:35:21 in part 1 Breakdown

6. The table has been bickering for a while: one player is told he has been “all butthurt for the last 30 minutes.”

   The table has been bickering for a while: one player is told he has been “all butthurt for the last 30 minutes.” Nguyen, meanwhile, has bluffed Steve off a pot.

   Part 1 of 3 · 4:50:00

   Peter's flop all-in for $277,500 against Nguyen and Senor Tilt

   Nguyen 4-bets to $180,000 and Peter and Senor Tilt both call. On the flop Peter moves all in.

   Watch at 4:50:00 in part 1 Breakdown

7. Four hours in, Airball and Keating, the two players billed to headline the Marathon, play a pot heads-up.

   Airball still leads the night. Four hours in, he and Keating, the two players billed to headline the Marathon, play a pot heads-up.

   Part 1 of 3 · 5:00:34

   Airball's river raise to $230,000 against Keating

   Keating 3-bets Airball and bets the flop, and by the river all five cards on the board are hearts, so both players hold at least a flush.

   Watch at 5:00:34 in part 1 Breakdown

8. Airball is up $921,500 on the latest graphic and Senor Tilt $395,000, while Keating is down $76,000.

   Part 1 of 3 · 5:23:36

   Senor Tilt's $375,000 decision against Keating

   Keating has bet every street since the flop, and on the river the usually chatty table goes quiet while Senor Tilt decides. Before he answers, the clock is called on him.

   Watch at 5:23:36 in part 1 Breakdown

9. The six-hour mark is coming up, when every player at the table has to be in for $1,000,000.

   The six-hour mark is coming up, when every player at the table has to be in for $1,000,000. Airball is up $1,106,500 on the latest graphic and Keating $337,500, while Senor Tilt, up $395,000 an hour earlier, is up just $58,000.

   Part 1 of 3 · 6:17:18

   Senor Tilt's $425,000 decision against Keating

   Senor Tilt and Keating meet again, and this time Senor Tilt is the one raising: a check-raise on the turn to $200,000. Keating calls, and on the river he bets $425,000.

   Watch at 6:17:18 in part 1 Breakdown

10. Near the six-hour mark the players who started the game have to top up to $1,000,000. Nguyen leaves for a break. Then Kabrhel takes a seat.

    Senor Tilt walks away from the table for a while after a pot against Keating. Near the six-hour mark the players who started the game have to top up to $1,000,000. Nguyen leaves for a break. When Kabrhel sits down, Airball is up $1,111,000 and Keating $481,500.

    Part 1 of 3 · 7:03:14

    Senor Tilt's turn raise to $210,000 against Brandon Steven

    Senor Tilt checks to Brandon Steven twice, calling on the flop and check-raising the turn to $210,000.

    Watch at 7:03:14 in part 1 Breakdown

11. Kabrhel joined the game twenty minutes ago and has played his first bomb pot.

    Keating has just won the bomb pot, Kabrhel's first of the night.

    Part 1 of 3 · 7:18:30

    Keating's $150,000 decision against Peter

    Peter has checked and called all hand. On the river he bets for the first time, $150,000, almost the size of the pot, and Keating has to decide.

    Watch at 7:18:30 in part 1 Breakdown

12. Someone at the table proposes that every winner tonight give half to charity, and players say they will. Tang has arrived and is waiting to join the game.

    Someone at the table proposes that every winner tonight give half to charity, and players say they will. On the latest graphic Airball is up $1,085,000 and Keating $805,000, while Kabrhel, half an hour after sitting down, is down $35,000.

    Part 1 of 3 · 7:39:17

    Kabrhel's $421,000 decision against Keating and Steve

    On a flop with two jacks, Steve leads for $1,000, Keating raises, Kabrhel 3-bets and Steve moves all in for $784,500. Kabrhel and Keating still have to act.

    Watch at 7:39:17 in part 1 Breakdown

13. Almost eight hours in, Tang has been in the game for nearly an hour.

    Steve has left the game after the night's biggest pot, which put Keating up $2,069,000 on the night. By the latest graphic Keating is up $1,827,500 and Airball $1,411,000, while Kabrhel is down $360,500.

    Part 1 of 3 · 8:46:49

    Kabrhel's preflop all-in for $628,500 against Keating and Peter

    Kabrhel moves all in from the straddle before the flop, over a raise from Keating and a 3-bet from Peter.

    Watch at 8:46:49 in part 1 Breakdown

14. Eight hours in, Nguyen is still away on the break he took near the six-hour mark.

    Nguyen is still away on the break he took near the six-hour mark. Keating is up $1,819,500 on the latest graphic and Airball $1,403,000, while Kabrhel, after his all-in against Peter, is down $672,000.

    Part 1 of 3 · 9:00:46

    Keating's $488,500 decision against Peter

    Peter check-raises the turn to $180,000 and Keating calls. Then the river brings a third spade and Peter moves all in. Keating takes almost eight minutes to decide.

    Watch at 9:00:46 in part 1 Breakdown

15. Airball has racked up and left, nearly nine hours in.

    Airball has racked up and left, up $1,351,500. On the latest graphic Keating is up $1,617,000 and Brandon Steven down $1,410,000.

    Part 1 of 3 · 10:44:28

    Brandon Steven's flop all-in for $352,500 against Keating and Tang

    Brandon Steven moves all in for $352,500 over Tang's check-raise on a queen-nine-seven flop.

    Watch at 10:44:28 in part 1 Breakdown

16. Brandon Steven has lost his last chips to Tang and left the table, called a class act on his way out.

    Part 1 of 3 · 10:57:47

    Tang's preflop raise to $313,000 against Kabrhel

    Thirteen minutes later, Tang's raise puts Kabrhel all in before the flop.

    Watch at 10:57:47 in part 1 Breakdown

17. Nguyen is back from his break and Jeff the Cash has joined as a late-night substitute. The table has also just agreed on the rules of a side game it calls Squid.

    Nguyen is back from his break and Jeff the Cash has joined as a late-night substitute. The table has also just agreed on the rules of a side game it calls Squid. Keating still leads, up $1,617,000 on the latest graphic.

    Part 2 of 3 · 23:09

    Keating's $733,000 river bet against Senor Tilt

    Senor Tilt takes almost seven minutes over Keating's river bet of $733,000, close to his whole stack.

    Watch at 23:09 in part 2 Breakdown

18. The table is joking that the shuffler favors one seat.

    Senor Tilt has folded to Keating's $733,000 bet, and the table is joking that the shuffler favors one seat.

    Part 2 of 3 · 34:59

    Senor Tilt's $100,000 turn bet against Jeff the Cash

    Jeff the Cash 3-bets to $60,000 from the small blind, and Senor Tilt and Keating both call.

    Watch at 34:59 in part 2 Breakdown

19. Hustler's tank-time graphic has Senor Tilt at 109 minutes of thinking so far, Keating at 70 minutes and Jeff the Cash at 53 seconds. Then a ruling fight over the Squid side game ends with the floor being called.

    Hustler's tank-time graphic has Senor Tilt at 109 minutes of thinking so far, Keating at 70 minutes and Jeff the Cash at 53 seconds. Then a ruling fight over the Squid side game ends with the floor being called.

    Part 3 of 3 · 18:31

    Kabrhel's $307,500 decision against Nguyen

    Kabrhel bets $50,000 on a river that brings a third heart, and Nguyen check-raises by enough to put Kabrhel all in.

    Watch at 18:31 in part 3 Breakdown

20. Keating and Tang have racked up and left. About twelve hours in, the players still at the table agree on one more round of Squid before they stop.

    Keating, up $1,617,000 on the latest graphic and still the night's leader, has racked up and left, and so has Tang. About twelve hours in, the players still at the table agree on one more round of Squid before they stop.

    Part 3 of 3 · 46:16

    Nguyen's $390,000 decision against Kabrhel and Senor Tilt

    The night's last big pot: two players are all in before the flop, and the decision is Nguyen's.

    Watch at 46:16 in part 3 Breakdown