Nick Airball has become the most profitable player in Hustler Casino Live history
July 19, 2026
Hustler Casino Live
Nik Airball has become the most profitable player in the history of the poker show Hustler Casino Live, overtaking blogger Mariano Grandoli. According to HighRollPoker, after a winning session of $150,000 earlier this week, his total profit reached $3.4M.
Airball has played over 1,300 hours at the HCL tables — the second-highest total in the show's history. His hourly rate is around $2,500.
Part of the audience believes that the unofficial leader would still be Garrett Adelstein, who was excluded from HCL after the scandal with Robbi Jade Lew in 2022. Adelstein currently sits in ninth place with a profit of $1.55M.
Reaching the top of the HCL leaderboard offset Airball's losses from previous years, the largest of which remained a $1M loss heads-up to Matt Berkey in 2023.
📰 Subscribe to Pokerflow
Nik Airball has become the most profitable player in the history of the poker show Hustler Casino Live, overtaking blogger Mariano Grandoli. According to HighRollPoker, after a winning session of $150,000 earlier this week, his total profit reached $3.4M.
Airball has played over 1,300 hours at the HCL tables — the second-highest total in the show's history. His hourly rate is around $2,500.
Part of the audience believes that the unofficial leader would still be Garrett Adelstein, who was excluded from HCL after the scandal with Robbi Jade Lew in 2022. Adelstein currently sits in ninth place with a profit of $1.55M.
Reaching the top of the HCL leaderboard offset Airball's losses from previous years, the largest of which remained a $1M loss heads-up to Matt Berkey in 2023.
📰 Subscribe to Pokerflow
Read next
The EPT returns to Casino Barcelona. The series will run from August 16 to 29, 2026. The organizers have announced 79 tournaments, including key high rollers and the traditional main event.
August 14, 2026
PokerNews has published details about the private home games of former NBA coach Don Nelson, who passed away on August 9, 2026, at the age of 86.
August 14, 2026
Nine professionals topping the list of the most profitable players in poker history
August 14, 2026
Aleksandr Shilko reached the final table of the Onyx Main Event
August 13, 2026
