Airball, the self-proclaimed ‘King of Los Angeles’ – in reality a fortune-builder in investment banking – called with only a minor hesitation. On the turn, no diamond fell, which saw Berkey lead for $10,000. Berkey limped to the flop, two diamonds fell and anyone from a Hollywood scriptwriter to the man on the street knew what was coming.īerkey only called Airball’s bet of $1,000 on the jack-high flop. Less than half an hour’s poker had been played by the time Berkey woke up with pocket aces and Airball held eight-four of diamonds.
Their meeting at the felt was, however, not the only controversial subject that surfaced.Īnyone who tuned into the seven-hour live stream of High Stakes Poker expecting to see a clash between feuding poker professionals Matt Berkey and Nikhil ‘Airball’ Arcot weren’t disappointed. For poker subscribers to the digital channel, it was the chance to watch warring professionals Doug Polk, Nik ‘Airball’ Arcot and Matt Berkey clash and they weren’t disappointed. On Thursday, the first-ever High Stakes Poker live episode was broadcast on PokerGO.
