
There are bad beats, brutal coolers and then there are slowrolls — the poker equivalent of psychological warfare.
A slowroll is more than just a delay. It’s disrespect disguised as hesitation & uneccessary drama.
🗣 It’s saying: “I know I have you beat… but I’m going to let you suffer.”
🧵 Here are some of the most iconic, painful, unforgettable slowrolls ever recorded.
Poker Player SLOW ROLLS And Gets INSTANT KARMA!
With just a stack of 5 big blinds, 🇩🇪Andreas flats ♦K♦Q the preflop raise of 🇮🇪Donnacha, a rather tight player, holding ♣ A ♣ 6
The flop comes ♦ A ♦ 8 ♦ 6 and Donnacha puts Andreas ALL-IN with no hesitation.
Flush vs Two pair! 🤯
Andreas immediately checks his cards one last time before making the c-. Wait a minute…he’s slowrolling! He starts “thinking”, counting his chips, tanks for 2 minutes and then eventually makes the call.
😵💫 The table is in shock! Everyone is confused and no one likes what just happened.
Andreas is a 82% favourite to win the hand, he can only lose to 4 outs (A or 6).
The turn brings a ♣ 7.
And the river card… ♥ 6!
Donnacha gets there and completes a Full House to beat the Flush & eliminate Andreas.

The players erupt in celebration and start clapping! Justice was served after slowrolling with the stone cold nuts!
Nik Airball SLOWROLLS Martin Kabrhel in a $401K Pot!

What we already know 👇
🟦 Nik Airball is one of the 🔊 loudest personalities in modern high-stakes cash games. Known for his trash talk and fearless aggression, he’s become a fan favourite on Hustler Casino Live. Love him or hate him, Airball brings chaos, energy, and TV-ready drama to every table he sits at.
🟥 Martin Kabrhel is a Czech high-roller known for his slow play, endless table talk, and a reputation as one of poker’s greatest needlers 😠 . He’s unapologetically confrontational, often using speech play and psychological pressure to get under opponents’ skin.
What Happened:
Airball 3-bets his ♦A ♦3 to $15,000 preflop and Martin stone calls with ♦Q ♦9.
The flop comes ♦K ♦J ♦8…both players flopping a flush!
Airball bets a $8,000 (25% of the pot) and Martin calls.
The turn brings a ♥ K and Airball slows down, checking over to Kabrhel who bets $32,000 and Airball makes the fast call.
With over +$100,000 in the middle, the river card brings a ♠ Q and Airball quickly checks. Martin tanks for a minute and shoves for $150,000! Airball starts smirking, shaking his head as if he knows he’s beat but cant fold 😂.
He sight calls and the drama unfolds!

💬 Nik Airball then proceeds to say: “Play stupid games, win stupid prizes!”, collecting the $400,000 pot! 💰
The Pocket Kings Who Celebrated Too Early!

It’s Day 4 of the 🇦🇺 Aussie Millions Main Event and Sam Abernathy applies the pressure by shoving her small pocket pair of 6s in hopes of having fold equity or flipping at worst.
Although that’s not the case. She’s a 4:1 underdog vs the second best hand in NL. 👑
Habb instead of snap-calling his pocket kings, starts holding his head, standing up, “not knowing” what to do. After around ⏲ 35 seconds he calls and once the cards are turned he starts shouting: VAMOS!

The flop & turn cards come ♠ T ♠ Q ♦ 9 ♥ T - now only a 5% chance for Abernathy to win the hand, she needs one of the two remaining 6s.
Habb kisses his fingers pointing at the sky…waiting for the river card.
💥 BOOM! A ♠ 6 on the river!

Slowrolls tilt us, entertain us, and sometimes make poker unforgettable.
Just promise one thing!
If you ever try one yourself, make sure the cameras are rolling. 📸
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