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  On August 28th, another million-dollar mega-pot was created on PokerGO's High Stakes Poker livestream. Michael "Texas Mike" Moncek faced off against high-stakes cash game veteran Andrew Robl. Moncek ultimately secured a nut flush on the flop, prompting Robl to pour in a large number of chips on the subsequent streets, resulting in a massive $1,517,500 pot. This hand not only became the highlight of the night but also marked the second-largest non-split pot in High Stakes Poker history. Adding to the drama, Robl seemingly hit his dream straight on the turn, but in reality, he had no equity left. Both players started with over $700,000, and the multi-straddle system propelled the pot to its maximum of $16,000. Therefore, it wasn't surprising that a single hand quickly built into a seven-figure pot. Before the hand began, both Texas Mike and Andrew Robl had over $700,000 on the table, with Robl having slightly more chips. Action was initiated by Sameh Elamawy, a regular on High Stakes Poker and CEO of Scratch. He held A♥5♦ and raised pre-flop to $40,000. Texas Mike called with A♠5♠, while Robl, in the highest straddle position, held 6♣5♥ and also called. The three went to the flop. The flop of 4♠ 2♠ 8♠, Texas Mike immediately made the nut flush. This all-spades flop instantly clarified the situation. Texas Mike's A♠5♠ had already made the Ace-high nut flush. In terms of actual equity, both Elamawy and Robl were now drawing dead, and no matter how the board developed, they couldn't surpass Moncek's current hand strength. However, Texas Mike didn't choose to slow play. He bet $55,000 outright. Elamawy folded with A♥5♦, but Robl called with 6♣5♥, giving him a straight draw. The real problem for Robl was that he saw a hand with plenty of room for improvement; however, even with the straight, it couldn't beat Texas Mike's flush. The turn 3♥ gave Robl the straight, but he was still drawing dead. The turn was 3♥. Robl completed his straight: 2-3-4-5-6. In most hands, this would be an excellent turn. However, Texas Mike had already completed his nut flush on the flop, so while Robl had "hit" his draw,