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Nik Airball, known as the “King of LA” on Hustler Casino Live, is already needling Daniel Negreanu ahead of the Poker Hall of Famer’s upcoming appearance on the popular livestream. Negreanu will make his first televised cash game showing in years when he sits down at Hustler Casino in Los Angeles on Aug. 28.
The game will be a $100/$200 No-Limit Hold’em session, and Negreanu won’t be facing Airball alone. Other Hustler Casino Live regulars, including Andy Stacks, Sam “Senor Tilt” Kiki, and Randy “3Coin” Sadler, are also expected to join the lineup.
Airball, widely regarded as the most successful player in Hustler Casino Live history, has built a reputation for taking shots at tournament specialists, arguing they lack the skills to succeed in cash games. He has previously criticized players like Alex Foxen and Martin Kabrhel, both of whom have appeared on the show during the WSOP.
Despite Negreanu’s tournament pedigree, including eight WSOP bracelets and a standout 2026 WSOP performance, Airball predicts he’ll either play overly cautious or bust out quickly, telling PokerNews the legend will “nit it up and survive, or play some hands and die.”
Negreanu, however, isn’t new to high-stakes cash games. He was a fixture on shows like High Stakes Poker and once played regularly in Bobby’s Room at Bellagio and at The Mirage during poker’s cash game boom in the 1990s and early 2000s.
As a GGPoker ambassador, Negreanu has long been a target for Hustler Casino Live co-owner Ryan Feldman since GGPoker acquired a stake in the stream. His long-awaited appearance will finally put Airball’s trash talk to the test.
