The Lodge's Big Comeback Week
Following the legal victory of the TABC's enforced closure of the Austin cardroom, The Lodge returned with a monster lineup as both Garrett Adelstein and Alan Keating entered the Texas arena for the first time in their livestream cash game history. Many in the poker world considered this livestream to be the best lineup of the year, as the audience was able to witness a perfect mix of fearless recreationals and well-known high stakes professional players battle it out at mind-numbing stakes.
Garrett Adelstein made his initial appearance at The Lodge on Wednesday (5/27/2026) evening, unexpectedly finishing as the session's biggest loser with a deficit of -$110,925. Given his highly competitive reputation, viewers anticipated that "GMan" would quickly attempt to bounce back. He did exactly that the following night, re-entering an even higher stakes game against a tough lineup of notorious deep-stacked regulars such as Doug Polk, Alan Keating, and Bill Perkins.
This Past Thursday's Lineup Overview
1. Garrett Adelstein
After making his Lodge debut on Wednesday, Garrett Adelstein returned on Thursday for an even higher stakes $200/$400 +$400 BBA cash game. Adelstein is broadly considered one of the premier talents in televised poker, characterized by a highly aggressive style that consistently puts maximum pressure on the rest of the table. Thursday's session represents only his second appearance on a livestreamed broadcast in 2026.
2. Alan Keating
Alan Keating, a remarkably private figure within the high-stakes poker community, also made his first appearance at The Lodge during its return week broadcasts. Beyond an early investment in the prominent prediction market Polymarket, little is publicly known about Keating's financial background. He is, however, widely recognized for his access to ultra-exclusive private cash games featuring high-net-worth individuals and celebrities.
Keating as built a reputation for being an incredibly loose player, which aligns with his ridiculous lifetime VPIP of 70%. Despite this, Keating is enjoying a highly profitable year in televised games, boasting a +$1.75 million profit fueled by a $5.6 million upswing from a previous career low of -$3.4 million.
3. Doug Polk
Lodge co-owner Doug Polk also participated in Thursday's game, bringing his characteristically aggressive and volatile playstyle to the table. Historically, his results in broadcasted cash games have fluctuated significantly, marked by repeated million-dollar upswings and downswings over the course of the last decade.
4. Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins is an American hedge fund manager and entrepreneur based out of Houston, TX who is a known regular at some of the highest stakes cash games around the world. He's been seen everywhere from PokerStars Live to PokerGO's High Stakes Poker. This was his sixth appearance at The Lodge Card Club's high stakes cash game show.
5. Sam "Senor Tilt" Kiki
MonkeyTilt CEO Sam "Senor Tilt" Kiki is one of the most polarizing new high-stakes poker figures in recent times, who will also be making his Lodge debut alongside Alan Keating. Kiki is a known deep-stack player who has been seen playing stakes as high as $500/1K NLH on live broadcast.
6. Matthew "KBM" Kolibas
Matthew "KBM" Kolibas, CEO of the cryptocurrency casino YEET, re-entered the televised cash game arena on Thursday. This latest appearance concluded a three-year absence from livestreamed poker, with his most recent prior broadcast having taken place at The Lodge on February 25, 2023.
7. Jasper Ma
Jasper Ma, a regular player on Hustler Casino Live, joined the roster for his Lodge debut on Thursday. Although details regarding Ma's background outside of poker are scarce, his track record on camera is well-documented; prior to this latest appearance, he had accumulated more than $1.3 million in lifetime earnings from livestreamed cash games.
The Final Tally
The cash game commenced at $100/$200 +$200 BBA, escalating to $200/$400 +$400 BBA approximately two hours into the broadcast. Most of the lineup remained at the table for the entirety of the nine-hour livestream, with the notable exceptions of Sam Kiki and Bill Perkins, who departed after roughly five hours of play.
[Highroll Poker Session Results Link]
Alan Keating and Matthew "KBM" Kolibas walked away the big winners of the night, with Garrett Adelstein, Sam Kiki, EZ, Taras, and Jasper Ma collectively losing roughly -$2.1 million.
Key Notes:
1. Following this past Thursday's win, Alan Keating has improved his 2026 year-to-date performance to +$2,275,300, establishing him as the second-most profitable player in livestreamed cash games this year. This recent surge has also elevated him to 16th place on the All-Time TV Cash Game List. Furthermore, Keating currently holds a career 70% VPIP (Voluntarily Put in Pot), marking the highest hand participation rate of any player with over 100 hours in televised poker history.
2. Following KBM's return after 3 years away from the livestream cash game world, he has risen to #3 on the all-time Poker At The Lodge leaderboard with a lifetime profit of +$1,117,100.
3. Following Taras' loss of -$551,600, he has gone negative on lifetime livestream cash game profits for the first time in over 3 years. His peak livestream cash game profits sat at +$819,935 on April 27, 2024.
4. Following Jasper Ma's loss of -$865,000 this past Thursday, he has given up most of his Hustler Casino Live profits which sits at +$1,266,530 as of June 2026.
5. Garrett Adelstein's highly anticipated 2026 comeback resulted in a combined -$124,025 loss over two sessions.
6. On the broadcast, the commentators stated that The Lodge had it's highest concurrent viewership ever this past Thursday with over 15,000 live viewers.
Key Hands During Thursday's Livestream
EZ Makes A Move Against Doug Polk (1:10:17)
Blind Structure: $100/200 +$200BBA
K2Bill Perkins (UTG $48k): Straddles $400
K7Jasper (UTG+1 $81k): Straddles to $800
22EZ (LJ $55k): Raise To $2,000
44Garrett (CO $443k): Calls $2,000
K10KBM (BTN $93k): Calls $2,000
AJDoug (SB $208k): 3-Bets To $12,000
Bill Perkins folds, Jasper folds
22EZ (LJ $55k): 4-Bets All-In For $55,100
Garrett folds, KBM folds
Doug tanks for 3 minutes, flipping his cards up trying to get a read from EZ.
AJDoug reluctantly mucks, 22EZ tables his hand while scooping in a $72,700 pot.
Doug Polk vs. Bill Perkins $230k Pot (1:30:17)
Blind Structure: $100/200 +$200BBA
Q8KBM (UTG $99k): Straddles $400
AKDoug (UTG+1 $280k): Straddles to $800
75Bill Perkins (HJ $267k): Raise To $2,000
Folds to SB
J9Keating (SB $968k): Calls $2,000
66Garrett (BB $452k): Calls $2,000
KBM folds
AKDoug (UTG+1 $280k): 3-Bets To $15,000
75Bill Perkins (HJ $267k): Calls $15,000
Keating folds, Garrett folds
(Pot: $34,600) Board: A73
AKDoug (UTG+1 $266k): Bets $11,000
75Bill Perkins (HJ $252k): Calls $11,000
(Pot: $56,600) Board: A737
AKDoug (UTG+1 $255k): Checks
75Bill Perkins (HJ $241k): Checks behind
(Pot: $56,600) Board: A7374
AKDoug (UTG+1 $255k): Checks
75Bill Perkins (HJ $241k): Bets $30,000
AKDoug (UTG+1 $255k): Raises To $90,000
75Bill Perkins (HJ $241k): Snap Calls $90,000
AKDoug mucks, 75Bill Perkins wins a $236,600 pot
Keating vs Jasper vs Bill Perkins (1:30:17)
Blind Structure: $100/200 +$200BBA
Q5Garrett (UTG $400k): Straddles $400
42KBM (UTG+1 $100k): Straddles to $800
87Jasper (HJ $48k): Raise To $2,000
folds to CO
QQBill Perkins (CO $340k): Calls $2,000
BTN folds
64Keating (BB $991k): Calls $2,000
Q5Garrett (UTG $400k): Calls $2,000
KBM folds
(Pot: $8,600) Board: 910K
64Keating (BB $991k): Checks
Q5Garrett (UTG $400k): Checks
87Jasper (HJ $48k): Checks
QQBill Perkins (CO $340k): Bets $4,000
64Keating (BB $991k): Calls $4,000
Garrett folds
87Jasper (HJ $48k): Calls $4,000
(Pot: $20,600) Board: 910K6
64Keating (BB $987k): Checks
87Jasper (HJ $42k): Bets $11,000
Bill Perkins folds
64Keating (BB $987k): Calls $11,000
(Pot: $42,600) Board: 910K68
64Keating (BB $976k): All-In For $31,000 effective
87Jasper (HJ $31k): Calls $31,000
87Jasper mucks, 64Keating wins a $104,600 pot
Alan Keating vs EZ $600k pot (2:09:44)
Blind Structure: $200/400 +$400BBA
AKKeating (UTG $1M): Straddles to $800
A9Garrett (UTG+1 $436k): Raises to $2,000
folds to BTN
108Bill Perkins (BTN $306k): Calls $2,000
QQEZ (SB $304k): 3-Bets to $12,000
BB folds
AKKeating (UTG $1M): 4-Bets to $30,000
Garrett folds, Bill Perkins folds
QQEZ (SB $304k): Calls $30,000
(Pot: $64,800) Board: 6K4
QQEZ (SB $274k): Checks
AKKeating (UTG $1M): Bets $30,000
QQEZ (SB $274k): Calls $30,000
(Pot: $124,800) Board: 6K44
QQEZ (SB $244k): Checks
AKKeating (UTG $992k): Bets $65,000
QQEZ (SB $244k): Calls $65,000
(Pot: $254,800) Board: 6K44K
QQEZ (SB $179k): Checks
AKKeating (UTG $927k): Goes All-In for $179,400 eff.
QQEZ (SB $179k): Calls All-In $179,400
QQEZ mucks, AKKeating wins a $613,600 pot
Doug Polk vs. Taras $230k pot (2:18:44)
Blind Structure: $200/400 +$400BBA
42KBM (UTG $77k): Straddles to $800
AQDoug (UTG+1 $361k): Straddles to $1600
JJTaras (UTG+2 $105k): Raises to $5,000
folds to HJ
44Bill Perkins (HJ $431k): Calls $5,000
folds around to UTG+1
AQDoug (UTG+1 $361k): 3-Bets to $22,000
JJTaras (UTG+2 $105k): Calls $22,000
44Bill Perkins (HJ $431k): Calls $22,000
(Pot: $67,800) Board: QJA
AQDoug (UTG+1 $341k): Bets $30,000
JJTaras (UTG+2 $83k): All-In $83,200
Bill Perkins folds
AQDoug (UTG+1 $341k): Calls All-In $83,200
Players agree to run it once
(Pot: $234,200) Board: QJA93
AQDoug Polk mucks, JJTaras wins a $234,200 pot
Doug Polk vs. Alan Keating $240k pot (2:35:58)
Blind Structure: $200/400 +$400BBA
93Senor Tilt (UTG $105k): Straddles to $800
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Calls $800
95Doug (HJ $252k): Raises to $3,500
Folds to SB
KJBill Perkins (SB $401k): Calls $3,500
Senor Tilt folds
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Calls $3,500
(Pot: $12,100) Board: 828
KJBill Perkins (SB $401k): Checks
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Checks
95Doug (HJ $252k): Bets $3,000
Bill Perkins folds
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Calls $3,000
(Pot: $18,100) Board: 828Q
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Checks
95Doug (HJ $249k): Bets $10,000
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Calls $10,000
(Pot: $38,100) Board: 828Q
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Checks
95Doug (HJ $239k): Bets $23,000
A7Keating (UTG+1 $1M): Raises to $100,000
95Doug (HJ $239k): Calls $100,000
95Doug Polk mucks, A7Keating wins a $238,100 pot
Vintage Luckbox Garrett Moment (4:44:51)
Blind Structure: $200/400 +$400BBA
88EZ (UTG $305k): Calls $400
87Keating (UTG+1 $2M): Calls $400
75Garrett (LJ $644k): Calls $400
Folds to BTN
AKTaras (BTN $231k): Raises to $1,500
Jasper (SB) folds, Bill Perkins (BB) folds
88EZ (UTG $305k): Calls $1,500
87Keating (UTG+1 $2M): Calls $1,500
75Garrett (LJ $644k): 3-Bets to $13,000
AKTaras (BTN $231k): 4-Bets to $27,500
EZ (UTG) folds, Keating (UTG+1) folds
75Garrett (LJ $644k): Calls $27,500
(Pot: $59,000) Board: JK4
75Garrett (LJ $617k): Checks
AKTaras (BTN $203k): Checks
(Pot: $59,000) Board: JK46
75Garrett (LJ $617k): Bets $30,000
AKTaras (BTN $203k): Calls $30,000
(Pot: $119,000) Board: JK463
75Garrett (LJ $617k): Goes All-In $173,000 effective
AKTaras (BTN $173k): Calls $173,000
AKTaras mucks, 75Garrett wins a $465,000 pot
EZ Tries To Make Something Happen With J4o (6:48:51)
Blind Structure: $200/400 +$400BBA
66KBM (UTG $456k): Straddle to $800
Folds to BTN
J4EZ (BTN $192k): Raises to $4,000
K4Keating (SB $2M): Calls $4,000
J3Garrett (BB $752k): Calls $4,000
Folds to BTN
66KBM (UTG $456k): Calls $4,000
(Pot: $16,400) Board: 2JA
K4Keating (SB $2M): Checks
J3Garrett (BB $748k): Checks
66KBM (UTG $453k): Checks
J4EZ (BTN $192k): Bets $25,000
K4Keating (SB $2M): Raises to $65,000
Garrett folds, KBM folds
J4EZ (BTN $192k): Goes All-In $192,100 eff.
K4Keating (SB $2M): Calls $192,100
Players agree to run it twice.
(Pot: $200,300) Board #1: 2JA810
(Pot: $200,300) Board #2: 2JA79
J4EZ mucks, K4Keating wins both boards for a total of $400,600
Doug Polk 85s vs. Alan Keating AQo (7:55:45)
Blind Structure: $200/400 +$400BBA
A9Jasper (UTG $121k): Straddle to $800
AQKeating (HJ $2M): Straddle to $1,600
Garrett folds, KBM folds
85Doug (SB $322k): Raises to $8,000
Taras folds
A9Jasper (UTG $121k): Calls $8,000
AQKeating (HJ $2M): Calls $8,000
(Pot: $24,800) Board: 5QK
85Doug (SB $314k): Bets $16,000
Jasper folds
AQKeating (HJ $2M): Calls $16,000
(Pot: $56,800) Board: 5QK8
85Doug (SB $298k): Bets $85,000
AQKeating (HJ $2M): Calls $85,000
(Pot: $226,800) Board: 5QK83
85Doug (SB $213k): Goes All-In $212,900 eff.
AQKeating (HJ $2M): Calls $212,900
AQKeating mucks, 85Doug wins a $652,600 pot
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