Last Updated: 20 May 2026
CoinPoker Interviews SeaLlama, the Latest Cash Game Champion
SeaLlama became the latest Heads Up Cash Game World Championship winner on May 3, 2026. He gave GazzyB an interview and broke down a few CGWC hands.
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GazzyB: I give you our Heads Up CGWC winner, the one and only SeaLlama.
Congratulations, buddy. How are you feeling?
SeaLlama: I feel like this was expected. No, I feel good. I feel good. It really mattered a lot to me. I really, really, really, really wanted to win.
This is probably the thing I most wanted to win, ever. I was kind of fed up with my results in the 6-max stuff. The first time I was messing around too much. The second time I just couldn’t catch heat.
So I really just wanted to, I don’t know, kind of prove that I was as top tier as some people think and some people don’t.
GB: As you say, you’ve competed in the 6-max High Stakes CGWC, and now you’ve won the Heads-Up CGWC.
How do you think you performed over the course of the four weeks?
SL: I think I performed really well in some spots and not as well in others.
I think at a certain point, when I was playing Gonzo (FrndsCallMeMark) and KRab (Kevin Rabichow/airfryer), it was just like waking up every day and thinking, “I’m going to win $50K today,” and then I would win $50K, and I think at a certain point I might have had a little winner’s tilt going on, where I felt like I was going to win every hand.
I think KRab caught me on a session or two from that. There’s something that happens when I get a little complacent, and I think it’s good to remember that even lions hunt rabbits with their full force. I don’t even know if that’s true, but I’ve heard it, and I’ve got to remind myself that when I’m winning, or if I feel like I’m better than my opponents, to still treat them with respect.
GB: I’m loving the confidence, and it leads on to my next question.
Obviously, you played so many different players. Did you enjoy having to adapt to every different player type?
SL: Yeah, I think KraciFisk is my least favorite to play because he’s got kind of a boring style, and the way to beat him is slow. There are no big edges versus him.
Jungleman was a lot of fun. He threw me for a loop. I beat him the first two sessions, then he had a really big session versus me and I could feel my confidence slipping.
I was thinking, variance is real — I might not win even if I’m better. How do I not let this chance slip through my fingers? I put a fair amount of effort into that. I reached out to a lot of people for both the mental side and just some grounding.
I’d say Jungleman was the most eventful for me. I also had more than one cross-book on that match as well.
And then KRab and Gonzo. They were fun, but it was mostly me just winning a bunch of money and running hot. I also think I’m a fair bit better than both of them.
That’s not really up for argument.
GB: Let’s talk a little about your tally. You won $291,000.
That’s pretty impressive considering we’re playing $50/$100. You must be really happy with that.
SL: Yeah, it was nice. I don’t exactly remember how much I won.
I played post match as well. I played Gonzo a session after the 2,000 hands ended and I was just going off.
GB: So when we got the official tally, with the cross-books and the after-the-fact games as well, it could be a whole lot more.
And of course, the prize that CoinPoker contributed as well, with the Rolex watch and the $100,000.
SL: Oh yeah, very grateful to Coin for that.
8♣️8♦️ for KraciFisk at 100BB
GazzyB: Should we check out some hands from your match in the final?
SeaLlama: Let’s send it.
PREFLOP:
▸ SeaLlama raises to $250
▸ KraciFisk 3-bets to $1,050 with 8♣️8♦️
▸ SeaLlama calls
▸ Pot is $2,100
FLOP:
▸ Flop is 6♥️7♦️4♦️
▸ KraciFisk bets $1,386 into $2,100
▸ SeaLlama calls
▸ Pot is $4,872
TURN:
▸ Turn is a J♣️
▸ KraciFisk bets $3,215 into $4,872
▸ SeaLlama calls
▸ Pot is $11,303
GB: J♣️ on the turn. Do we think we’ll see a bet again often here with a pair of eights on this texture?
SL: Yeah, the J♣️ is really not much of a card that exists for me.
He bet 75% pot on the flop, which I believe is his single size.
I really shouldn’t connect with the J♣️ that much. There are some two-pairs, but two-pairs don’t matter in heads-up, and then there are some flush draw Jack-x hands, but whatever. J♥️T♥️ wouldn’t have called the flop. A♥️J♥️ can call the flop, and I think K♥️J♥️ is a fold.
So the J♣️ isn’t that much of a card for me, and it’s actually a really good card for him in his range, because a lot of his flop bets are going to have a Jack — not so much Queen-Jack offsuit, but King-Jack offsuit, Jack-Ten offsuit, Jack-Eight offsuit.
The J♣️ is really good for him, not that good for me. His hand is still a pretty clear value bet, and it’s also nice to have some backup equity with the backdoor draw coming in.
It seems really standard to me.
RIVER:
▸ River is the 3♥️
▸ KraciFisk moves his remaining $4,948 all in
▸ SeaLlama calls with his remaining $3,898
▸ Pot is just over $19,000
GB: Low SPR going to the river. It’s the 3♥️, which completes the straight.
What are his options here? Can he block? Is it jam-only given the SPR?
SL: Block is jam at this point.
I started about five blinds short this hand, I think. I don’t like having auto top-up on. I like clicking it myself so I can feel the pain.
I have 5x, but he’s not exactly going to check-fold, and I have hands that can check-call. He has a lot of natural bluffs too, like 9-8, 10-9.
I don’t know the exact theory here, since I don’t actually play B75. I play this spot more like betting half the pot on the flop, or a range check, but that’s my split.
To me, this seems worth a jam probably.
GB: We see Kraci move all-in here, and we’re going to see what Llama has.
Have you got it here?
SL: Yeah. I didn’t know it at the time, but I do have it. I flopped the nuts, basically.
GB: Oh, fantastic. That is a beautiful flop for your pocket sevens, just calling and allowing him to value-own himself here.
Bit of an unfortunate one for him, but as you say, there’s still lots of value for him to be had on the river.
SL: Yeah. Some of my 5x might jam on the flop or turn, or raise the flop or turn. Not so much the flop, since it’s kind of hard to jam over a 75% pot bet. It’s kind of awkward.
He can jam over a smaller bet more easily. At this SPR you just kind of stick it in and let me figure out what I call.
Yeah. Some of my 5x might jam on the flop or turn, or raise the flop or turn. Not so much the flop, since it’s kind of hard to jam over a 75% pot bet. It’s kind of awkward.
GB: Yeah. Sometimes you’ve got to just flop a set, let your opponent do their thing. And, it’s a $19K pot going the way of SeaLlama.
A♦️Q♦️ for KraciFisk at 150BB Deep
GazzyB: Okay, a little deeper to start this one. 150BB effective. Can I just ask you, what was the biggest pot that you played over the course of the Cash Game World Championship? SeaLlama: Oh, there was a big one versus KraciFisk where I think it was around a 300-something big blind pot. I just tripled off with dust and he had the nuts. GB: Okay, maybe we’ll see a big one here. You guys are relatively deep, 150BB effective. PREFLOP: ▸ KraciFisk raises to $230 with A♦️Q♦️ ▸ SeaLlama 3-bets to $1,000 ▸ KraciFisk calls ▸ Pot is $2,000 FLOP: ▸ Flop is T♠️T♦️5♦️ ▸ SeaLlama bets $600 ▸ KraciFisk calls ▸ Pot is $3,200 GB: He flops the nut flush draw. Is Kraci going to be playing some raises on this texture in position? SL: He should, in theory. GB: Would he put it in, or does he kind of just want to keep in your weaker ace-highs by calling? SL: I think this is a pretty natural call, though. I would put it in as a call, but maybe it has some low-frequency raises in theory. I’m not sure. TURN: ▸ Turn is the 6♥️ ▸ SeaLlama bets $1,600 ▸ KraciFisk calls ▸ Pot is $6,400 RIVER: ▸ River is the 6♠️ ▸ SeaLlama bets $4,800 ▸ KraciFisk calls ▸ Pot is $6,400 GB: Is it better or worse to have diamonds here in this heads-up dynamic? SL: Well, the A♦️ doesn’t matter, right? It’s more like — am I going to bluff with the Q♦️? And I don’t know how likely that is, to be honest. I don’t think I really ever bluff with the Q♦️, so it should be an unblocker. I just want to say I played this hand perfectly in theory. It’s kind of genius. GB: So we see the perfectly played 75% pot on the river. Kraci is going to make the hero call with ace-high. Llama with the Q♥️T♥️. SL: Yeah, I’m pretty sure his call is good. When choosing which ace-highs to call with, I guess having one with the Q♦️ is better because I’m less likely to bluff with the Q♦️. Yeah, but I think some lower diamonds might not be as good. Watch the full interview below, and make sure you catch the next Cash Game World Championship, from the tables or the rail.
