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The Brutal Reality of PLO Variance: GucciNIKE Denies NV22 in $2 Million Showdown

14 May 2026

Samantha Doyle 14 May 2026

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GucciNIKE wins a $2M PLO pot vs. NV22 on CoinPoker.
A river spade gives GucciNIKE a king-high flush over NV22’s nut straight.
Hand highlights the extreme swings and excitement of high-stakes online poker.

Pot-Limit Omaha is a game of massive swings, punishing variance, and rivers that can make or break a career in a matter of seconds. The poker community received a very expensive reminder of this reality this week on CoinPoker.

In one of the most talked-about hands of 2026, high-stakes regular GucciNIKE scooped an unfathomable $2 million pot, denying NV22 in a brutal turn of events that had digital railbirds completely stunned.

Setting the Scene at $2,500/$5,000

The setting for this historic clash was a $2,500/$5,000 heads-up PLO table on CoinPoker. Both GucciNIKE and NV22 are regulars in these nosebleed streets, but even by their standards, sitting over 200 big blinds deep with $1,000,000 effective stacks is a recipe for absolute fireworks.

NV22 took the betting lead early, pumping the pot with a $45,000 3-bet preflop. The aggression continued seamlessly through the flop and onto the turn, where the inevitable clash occurred.

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The Turn Shove

On the turn, GucciNIKE pulled the trigger and shoved all-in. NV22, holding the absolute nut straight, happily made the call.

When the cards were revealed, NV22 was the mathematical favorite with roughly 60% equity. GucciNIKE’s tournament life, or rather, their million-dollar stack, was entirely dependent on their set of sevens and a king-high flush draw hitting on the river. Holding the mathematical edge, NV22 decided to run the river only once, inviting the full brunt of PLO variance into the equation.

The Million-Dollar Spade

There is no feeling quite like being a 60% favorite for two million dollars, only to watch the wrong suit peel off the virtual deck. The river delivered a spade, bringing in GucciNIKE's king-high flush. NV22's nut straight was rendered useless as the colossal $2,000,000 pot slid into GucciNIKE's stack.

It was a display of pure, unadulterated high-stakes drama. While the pain for NV22 is undoubtedly immense, the hand firmly established GucciNIKE's dominance and highlighted exactly why players keep flocking to CoinPoker to witness the return of online poker's highest stakes.

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