Kick streamer turns disaster into a big win on FRKN Bananas slot

Fariha Bhatti Published 08/11/2025

Kick streamer Danny Ravaz was on the brink of taking a big loss on the FRKN Bananas slot only to see it flip into a big win, and his viewers watching live couldn’t believe his luck.

Danny Ravaz, who streams on Kick via his Upnextpodcast channel, is a popular figure in the crypto and betting communities. On Kick, more than 10,000 fans know him for his gambling and casino streams. His exploits frequently go viral on Instagram, where he’s built a following of more than 585,000 fans. Danny is known for experimenting with new slots and casinos, and this time, the streamer opted for FRKN Bananas.

It was there that Danny tuned into Hacksaw’s medium-high volatile slot and nearly lost big. But just as his session seemed doomed, a final spin would completely turn things around.

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Danny Ravaz gets lucky in FRKN Bananas

With Danny Ravaz well into his slots session, he entered a $2 bet and picked up 10 free spins to hit either it big or at least break even. FRKN Bananas’ mechanics are built around connecting matching symbols anywhere on the grid, with banana symbols acting as the primary payout driver and multiplier symbols that can stack up to stack up each cluster’s total value.

FRKN Bananas by Hacksaw Gaming

The first few spins were fairly dry, yielding relatively small returns that hovered his total between $200 and $250, with these mostly coming from small banana and bell clusters. By this point, Danny had little hope of a big payout, but a key trigger activated a particularly lucky cascade. This single move cleared the low-paying symbols on the reels and dropped fresh icons where they had been, opening up new and fresh opportunities for Danny to rally with the game’s multipliers. The screen lit up as clusters began connecting across the grid, each new opportunity compounding the potential payout. Within seconds, the win counter had jumped from $257.80 to well over $1,000.

The final tally after 10 free spins landed Danny at $1,308.40, translating to a great 654× return on the original $2 stake. The massive payout came primarily from one round in which several banana clusters had connected both horizontally and vertically, boosted by overlapping multipliers that stacked together.

The crypto betting streamer was visibly shocked upon recognizing just how high his win had climbed, clearly not expecting such a massive turnaround. Danny kept repeating that he thought his balance had been “gone for good,” but as was showcased during this stream, FRKN Bananas is notorious for flipping outcomes in a single spin.

Featured image credit: Hacksaw Gaming

Fariha Bhatti

About Fariha Bhatti

Fariha Bhatti is a long-time gaming writer who loves competitive FPS games and slots with particularly fun themes. She got her start playing classic games developed by SNK, from legendary fighting game series The King of Fighters to challenging platform franchise Metal Slug. She now spends most of her time playing Valorant and Counter-Strike 2 while working her way through new slot releases to find her next favorite. Fariha has been published at PCGamesN, TalkEsport and ONE Esports.

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