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[@wc123]

Yoochan is an absolute killer from what I’ve seen of him on the lodge. Unbelievable fold.

[@RubberDuckStyle]

Yoochan has to have a tell on this guy to make this fold

[@AdamJovic]

Action Dan is the man mate, check him out👍

[@muichi1359]

I will fold either not worth it to take a risk loose 5k only

[@alexanderpreus1279]

@@muichi1359 hahahha whatever you say man

[@royfokerpoker1802]

​@@alexanderpreus1279 Lmfao

[@jambreakfast4341]

Chris is NEVER bluffing there. Dude has feathered hair.

[@zack1445]

He could easily have set of 8s, 2s

[@baoquoc2739]

@@zack1445 set of Aces beat them

[@stephenmcarthur8490]

@@baoquoc2739 yeah that's his point my dude.

[@sawmill035]

​​@@zack1445Nope, he never has a set of 8s. He would have raised preflop. He limp-called. Maybe a set of dueces. That's it. By the way, this is a wonderful lesson on why we NEVER limp-called a raise in early-middle position against good players. You DRAMATICALLY narrow your range down. Yoochan correctly deduced that he could only have 22 or 45 here, and he was trying to figure out which he had and if he might have a better spot later. He deduced correctly. Still an incredible lay down though. 99.9999% of poker players call with the 2nd nuts there, including myself.

[@zack1445]

@@sawmill035 yeah true

[@AofD]

Unbelievably insane fold! He thought through the whole hand and decided the villain has no bluffs and probably doesn't just jam w/ the other sets...absolutely world-class.

[@muichi1359]

Im not saying easy fold but not pot commited and card connected noy worth it to call all in here

[@royfokerpoker1802]

​​@@muichi1359 Yeah he got too greedy. Raise to around 15-20k would do the trick

[@dshin83]

“decided the villain has no bluffs…” - to be precise, he decided that villain has 54 at least 60% of the time.

[@FootyFootyShow]

@@muichi1359 yeah i agree

[@jamespowelljr4636]

Exactly I would've raised around those numbers as well. ​@royfokerpoker1802

[@UnknownTrance87]

He got way too greedy on the river. 20 K bet would definitely get called

[@Eatchins]

Ya, 20k would have been 88 which he beats. All in 40k is to big of a bluff, the preflop raise was more like AK

[@markjohnnojohnson5352]

99% of people call the all in 😂 and 99% of players call the raise to 20k too

[@warngamba]

@@markjohnnojohnson5352i think with a 20k raise arguments can be made for 3betting AI

[@aqn1976]

AGREED!!! No way that coulda been a bluff bet and with 10x jam that screamed nuts all day long!!!

[@dabigmaster]

​@@aqn1976 yea. My thoughts exactly. But still he had to at least consider if he would ever do that with a set of 8s.

[@samandglove]

Shocking fold. Even with the overly aggressive all in jam, the thought of putting the guy on 4-5 is incredible. My money would have been set on fire.

[@feelthepain23]

How? He made the correct call

[@mrtkiernan]

That does not make sense. This title does not exaggerate.

[@royfokerpoker1802]

Yeah probably 99% of people in the world calls there lmao

[@havenrab]

4% of people win inpoker hence whey why everyone would call not thinking it thru

[@mikkeldolbak5589]

Only one hand beat him, that is just an incredible fold.

[@SizzleK83]

Well he rips 44k into 11k but still amazing fold

[@AndrewVogan65]

Not amazing at all. What else would cause the rabbit to shoot back ? Any two pair with the lone ace would have taken action on the turn. River either made a wheel or Aces up 3s.

[@Samsmith42564]

4 hands, 4 combos of suited 45

[@leecastellano195]

There is not a person in this comment section (including myself) folding AA there. Impossibly good play. Props to Yoochan there!

[@michaelg3847]

I would in. A heart beat. Risk your whole stack without nuts. He clearly knows opponent would not bluff a great player who’s been raising pre flop flop and turn and shove all in without having nuts

[@leecastellano195]

@@michaelg3847 ok

[@ScottiMusicNow]

Great fold but def made easier by the horrendous jam. Way greedy.

[@pizzzzler]

he totally could have got maybe around another $10K with just a raise

[@zackboone8275]

agree it probably isnt the best jam but given what Yoochan actually has that gets paid off 99% of the time

[@leecastellano195]

​@zackboone8275 I agree, I think the other played jams even if he knew Yoochan had the aces. Dream spot

[@zakbrown9775]

came for the dealer, stayed for the crazy hand

[@dantin29]

Insane play by Yoochan, makes Chris’ bet the silliest overbet in poker history. Greed never pays off in any situation, your Net in the long run with a thin value strat is a winning strat

[@Loseinpoker]

Unless that turn was a 7 of spade I can never fold this. There is just no way.

[@saeidk736]

cant decide what was better the fold or the dealer. okay i think that was the best fold i have seen in a long time.

[@danwoods5501]

One interesting thing to think about here is that when he starts tanking for several minutes with a hand this strong, if he ultimately calls and ends up winning the hand it might actually be grounds for a slowroll accusation. I know if i had 88 in the hand and didn't get either snapped off or 'if you got it you got it' crying called within 10 seconds, I would be thinking about Vegas and the bleeping Mirage for the entire 3 minutes with absolutely positively no thought whatsoever that I was beat. If someone turned over AA after making me wait that long I would be absolutely livid and feel like I was slowrolled (not even nitrolled given how unlikely the 45 is there).

[@monologgue]

Wow he really analyzed that situation well. The clues were there but so damn hard to see!

[@sugashaun]

Nuts against 2nd nuts!? NUTS FOLD! INCREDIBLE READ.

[@sam.pankratz1280]

The nuts didn’t fold

[@johncarroll792]

It's either value or bluff. To me it makes the decision a pure read play. Great read and great intuition. It's a great fold but in my mind its 50/50 given the overbet sizing.

[@AofD]

@@johncarroll792 I think this is never a bluff.

[@Humanprototype-wh8qr]

you seem like a genius, either bluff or value...

[@a-train69420]

Chris must be an OMC. Only possible way Yoochan can fold the 2nd nuts (against an unlikely nuts) is that Chris would ONLY shove there with the nuts. Makes sense though. Lower sets would most likely raise smaller, 2 pair probably just calling with how strong Yoochan appears.

[@Danny-lr1yg]

This is just not fair, its one of the moments hes supposed to go broke and he just dodges the matrix. SICK!

[@Matadorpoker]

did his seat vibrate :D

[@boyz350ful]

That dealer was absolutely gorgeous

[@calppaccino7475]

Im impressed

[@nomnomnom612]

54s just needs to take longer on the river to get paid I think. He has to be able to rep a showdown value hand that turned into a bluff. Snap shove is always the nuts Yoochan figures. Really good fold though ofc.

[@markdevaney4594]

Dylan! ... You can't help but root for him, saw him play a lot on the HCL.. He's a good player, a gentleman & and sweetheart too... Same can be said for all I know of at the table!.. That lineup is awesome.

[@tristanjinx]

I think it really depends on Chris’ table image. If he only ever passively calls down going for value with the stone nuts on the river, this is an easy fold as he’s an old man coffee. If however it’s possible for him to have random sets and be going for value, the fold is bad. I think Yoochan made a good fold.

[@chelseafanfromasia]

Absolutely insane fold, and again what would Chris be check shoving with for value? Limp called pf, check called small bets on flop and turn, and suddenly decided to raise 9x the river bet and jam river on an ace high board against the pf raiser? Not to mention this dude is no denis the menace nor Alan Keating which is capable of doing some insane stuff like that. Would a set of 8s or 2s really not attempt to check raise the flop or turn? Would pocket 3s really call flop and turn to hit a set on the river? I really see 4 combos of 45s being the only possible hand that a normal amateur player would really have at this spot. Not to mention Yoochan is blocking all the Aces up two pairs.

[@jdotcom8055]

Getting Aces when you're card dead is always filled with regret

[@KiwiTraderNz]

Insane fold that 7 was a card that gave 45 alot of credit to continue

[@RioFragrance]

What a fold 😮‍💨

[@sonofbattles]

“There’s the three! Chris cracks the set of aces!” [Yawns audibly]

[@ukdnbmarsh]

that all in was too heavy, if he would have bet smaller it could have been alot better

[@shashuh]

Yeah I didn’t wanna be the guy to sound like a chat pro, but the all in was soooo greedy. If he had raised to $15k-20k he would have gotten snap called

[@mattbriggs2049]

But at the same time… 99% of people are calling that with top set and only one hand they lose to… so not as greedy as you think Chris just got unlucky that Yoochan is that good

[@shashuh]

@@mattbriggs2049 Chris has the nuts facing a $4,800 bet then jams for $40k. It looks way too strong. He definitely could have just raised and gotten value

[@YouGotTheFlue]

@@shashuhCalled probably. Yoochan wouldn’t snapcall 15-20K either.

[@shashuh]

@@YouGotTheFlue 🤓

[@TruthHurtzandHealz]

Great fold. Obviously he picked up on something or he would've called. You don't lay down top set with that board unless your "spidey senses" warn you through a tell.

[@Alexander-wg3ob]

Folding the second nuts on that board is ridiculous

[@JohnCarpenter-k7f]

Douglas Glen

[@rogerashkenazi5797]

Yoochan if I was playing with him I will not give him any action look at his play he only plays 3 or for hands for 200 to 300 pre flop if he doesn’t get a set or two pair or top pair with a strong kicker he fold the hands he fold the 3 ass not that he figured the strait he is a super tight player and no one after 15 minutes playing with him should give him any action

[@frankjanett3057]

Play devils advocate but then 7 on turn made it a lil easier to decipher, and also the overbet jam, but still im never folding..verrrry good fold, but i dont think thats best ever tho

[@fishbirdy8547]

Chris don’t like to get pay greedy 😂

[@MenThach-n5m]

He had to be absolutely sure that the only 1 hand that beated him was what he had. That's insane. So many possibilities... set over set. He would never Jam with 2 pairs (that's a stupid move). Set over set or the nuts...

[@szhou009]

mostly likely, set over set would have raised on the turn, so they can lead out on the river.

[@DroneSyndromeMachine]

Really good fold but a check at the end would have been a better show of true skill 😂. I believe he would have called up to 10k or 12k at the end.

[@danielsmith2107]

He needs to bet for value buddy...

[@jerusalemvice2913]

Suited Robbie 😂

[@EugeneMao-op3ot]

So there must be some history here, since I dont know this Chris fellow. If Chris never makes this bet without the absolute nuts, then it's an easy fold. He jammed almost 5x Pot here. If a player like Mariano, or say airball or keating makes this play, I dont know if it's possible to fold. I cant see hands like sets making this play, as your only going to be called by AA. But lets say the villian is holding a hand like AJc or AJd, then he can theoretically use his A as a blocker and jam to force a fold out of all hands. I can even argue that a hand like 43s can jam. But again if Chris is a player that can NEVER make this move, then it's an easy fold.

[@shawnd980]

How does he fold? I instacall there.

[@ckSport3000]

Amazing laydown I don't make. * Unless I know a players soul and that they are an absolute nitt, that only plays the nuts and wouldn't over bet $45k?

[@jmh9741]

The 4x pot bet there was greedy IMO. Narrowed his range down so much. Doubt anyone doing that without the stone cold nuts.

[@lolatyou3776]

Class

[@kq1965]

yoochan has only committed 8k b4 the river. to call 39k more is hard but possible fold there..... for 13k on top of the 4.8k, wud be far tougher to lay down

[@rooksman64]

easy fold for a great player hard fold for a bad player

[@sawmill035]

😂😂😂 Easy fold for the 2nd nuts on a dry-ass board? Give me a break. You know damn well you're calling there

[@sonnyshades5519]

The fish got too greedy.

[@k가즈아-j7z]

he made a good fold but we should'nd be too result oriented. they will exploit him and he would be confused and lose more money than he saved.

[@ChesapeakeBayBrian399]

I wouldn't mind sitting next to that dealer!

[@guerro327]

Yoochan had a yuge hand

[@johncarroll792]

If that guy clicks back at 2x he might induce a shove by Yuchan...

[@NguyenBon504]

Chris is good check and bad shove!! Should have raised 18k to go!!!

[@JSmall-cv1xy]

Certainly a great fold, but not hard to conclude that the only hand a rec player shoves 44k into 11k with is the stone cold nuts

[@ILOVETHEWHAMMY]

Is that Chris Moneymaker?

[@randyzeitman1354]

?.. why was that a world-class fold? What was the choice?

[@Footie4ever]

I mean. Sure the fold is great but it’s a freaking 10x raise. It’s either 4/5 or nothing. He’s not doing it with any other hand period. Gut shot on the flop, double gutter on the turn. 4/5 makes the most sense.

[@xerowolf4242]

I don't like the all in overbet there. He could have reaised closer to pot or maybe a slight overbet and probably would have gotten paid.

[@Ats192]

I would never fold there. You lose, you lose

[@EbonKim]

Great fold. 54 makes the most sense, with a double gutter straight draw on the flop getting there. No raise by Chris pre-flop, no bet on the flop or turn, then a check-raise on the river. It woulda made sense to just check the river.

[@J-zr5gf]

There’s no double gutter on the flop. The flop is A-8-2.

[@toddkost]

I think the bet says either 45 or pure bluff, the bet was too greedy in this case.

[@poker399]

Wtf wow

[@Ept-2025]

흐름이나 상대의 표정을 읽었다는 건데,.. 과거 스토리 때문인 듯하다.

[@maliikac95]

guys, let me explain, yes he is true skilled player who know where he is , but if you take closer look or you just use brain like this , i have best starting hand cuz its much limpers they all have some playable hand, then it comes who play it or how is player agro passive weird etc , then you raise you know /will proly get one caller , flop came out , now again you have that info that you have nuts on flop , so only drawing hand who can win calls , now turn open another possibilites 9/10 but that hand wont call flop that how he get it on the end , so you value bet having info you are best no flush , so river comes in he check you value he go check/all in you just snapfold it ,its never 87 its never sett over sett its str8 and when you see it 54 connect both ways and then maestro. gg man.

[@CheapSlots]

Such a horrible river raise size. 10x his bet like wtf that is the nuts 98 percent of the time.

[@brentpasternak2383]

He had the vibrating butt plug in like robbie and Doug wear. Knew the cards already.

[@Ept-2025]

아니면 유찬이 뱅크롤이 그렇게 폴드하게 만들었을 것 같다.

[@WesttranIock-g3o]

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[@ribbonchu]

Honey he shoved with runner runner

[@markwinchester5434]

if someone makes this fold against me im leaving the game immediately

[@calvinlocke7142]

only hand you can put him on, anything else, especially with AA doesnt make sense, 8-2 - 8-8 - 2-2 all re raise on the flop, 7-7 re raises turn, you're not floating with 3-3 .. he called the whole way.. 4-5 is the only hand

[@antxn6570]

I do not know the playstyle of chris nor yoochan but is this not a losing fold in the long run? I mean folding when u have second nuts when u can only loose to one hand is kinda crazy no?

[@zackboone8275]

probably so

[@leslieandclash7030]

yea for sure.. the argument would be that an old guy like this has no bluffs jamming for 2x pot and wouldn't make it that big w a lower set

[@losyart]

In long run u gon see like 95 % of the time nuts in this spot sooo noooo . Unless you are vs world-class player and u dont know it who is capable of doing such stuff with idk like 55,44 a4,a5 as a bluff or vs guy who dont know what he is doing and overvalues like sets in this spot then yes folding would be disaster.

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

I think that AAA fold is a bad fold! He beats value, I think the reason he folds is because his opponent has no bluffs there! BUT HE BEATS VALUE! Bad fold!

[@11pupona]

what value hand calls that turn and shoves the river?

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

@@11pupona the two other sets, more combos of that than there is of 45. Plus he will have both flopped sets pure where as 45 not so much, I don't think he has any bluffs but again he beats value as in sets so it's a losing fold, you can't even say he had a read because if he had 888 for instance he would be looking strong, yes sets my cheek raise turn, but I don't think any hand wants to check raise this dry board on turn for the same reason as he has very few bluffs on this turn, also why the bet has to be such large over bet on river as he arrives with no bluffs!

[@11pupona]

​@user-ti6bj8gs5r any set before the river re-raises. why wait for the river to reraise if you already have a set? and a set of 3s in the river does not value shove.

[@ClintWalker-p9c]

@@11pupona 888 doesn't always raise turn, they are playing there ranges, and this dry board, the 3 bettor has huge range advantage. Also your comment makes no sense as villain can only raise not 3 bet turn or river like you are saying ( re raise? There had been no raise for anyone to re raise)

[@11pupona]

@@ClintWalker-p9c I've never seen someone flopping a set and wait for the river to check raise. the board was not dry on the turn. the problem was not only the raise but the shove.

[@jackyyang4557]

Easy fold

[@publicelectric]

He lost a ton of value shoving all in with the nuts verse second nuts. Understand he was attempting to turn the nuts into a bluff and it actually would’ve worked against me and a lot of other players l, but I think it was a very bad shove considering who his opponent is.

[@durakstars3094]

play durak for real money

[@rikispanglaz7423]

5x pot , I mean what else he has, j4 😂

[@burqueninja5056]

He let him get there with 4-5 .

[@kirblar]

A set of aces is a very hard hand to get paid with because the pair of aces in your hand makes it much less likely that someone else has a strong ace.

[@clickingbuttons4980]

This spot is way too underbluffed. Also, some players are just never bluffing here. No sets no tp plays it that way. Its either 54 or 45...

[@shawnadams1460]

Yup...I would have been busto....NO dayum way I am good enough to lay down to a quick shove like that...screams over bet to protect a lower set, two pair etc.

[@sunilpokeraddict7068]

I’m not trying to be a douche at the lodge’s poker room commentary but …cmon!!!! That commentary was so bad, so poorly delivered and it took so much away from yoochans amazing read…dude first off you gotta emphasize on the play you guys gotta be better …for example “ it’s beyond impressive that yoochan hasn’t snap called or even thinking of this impossible fold “ you gotta throw in the obvious “ there’s only one hand that beats him!!!! One!!!! “ This fold is different than most incredible laydowns y? Yoochan had to put him on the exact cards he had! Only one hand that beats him !!!” Amazing fold yoochan! Horrible commentating You took away the forever glory of one of the most astonishing reads in livestream poker history!

[@eltoroloco1936]

Chris got way too excited jamming there with the board texture. Way too much to put out there without the nuts. Losing way too much value in the long run. Props to Yoochan for reading it correctly.

[@mflambert]

it wasn't a good fold, it was an obvious fold to a massive dunk... you guys and your BS Only idiots would call there

[@chuckyoung9929]

I think I’m in love with the dealer ❤

[@rickilor9913]

44k into 10k pot. Dumbest play

[@wdiddy1]

Easy fold, lose $5k or lose $45k, easy fold. If the guy is going to bluff a crazy amount, I would let him get away with it and maybe next time he does it again.

[@hotababa6306]

hindsight genius over here 😂

[@51505150brando]

The cash games are so stupid, flop top set, have an idiot call you down with a gutter ball and hit …..ya, I’ll stick with tourneys

[@Verbalmint]

It was a great fold, but it’s not as crazy as Simple Rick Poker made it out to be. Think about it, nothing gets there except 45 and there’s nothing else on the board, no other straights or flushes. A smaller set would have shoved way before the river and would have been snap called. The only thing he CAN have is 45 or a bluff but what bluffs are there? None. Even pocket kings wouldn’t play the hand that way. The only person who couldn’t put him on 45 is Simple Rick, and his excitement and exasperation about what wasn’t that crazy says it all. Good thing he’s up in the booth making uninsightful poker commentary and not down on the table getting completely rekt by 45 when he has top set and can’t believe his eyes at the sight of three aces.

[@hotababa6306]

hindsight genius over here

[@Verbalmint]

@@hotababa6306 Just responding to another babble of useless commentary from the world’s worst poker commentator.

[@bipslone8880]

I stopped watching after the first hand...... best plays of the year?????

[@TruthHurtzandHealz]

It takes no skill whatsoever to run good.

[@silvanations]

why’s everyone overreacting abt folding AA 🤣 specially the announcers. it’s one hand of so many others this is one of the easiest spots for aces to fold considering this idiot shoved all in

[@hotababa6306]

hindsight genius over here 🤡

[@silvanations]

ikr no one has any hindsight view

[@AndrewVogan65]

Easy laydown. Flop had no flush draw so 45 or 43 or 53 are the only straight draws and of those only 45 would bet river. If he didn't flop a draw then he flopped aces up and there was only one ace left.

[@hotababa6306]

hindsight genius over here

[@JustinWhite-s3z]

Dumb commentary.....there was a 70% that guy had a 4/5.

[@hotababa6306]

hindsight genius over here

[@slickricklodge2950]

Thanks for watching Justin. Thought it was pretty amazing

[@JustinWhite-s3z]

​@@hotababa6306I've been a professional gambler for decades, I don't just blab out things.

[@nicholaspruden22]

first!

[@chalachin4452]

not unbelievable, he did not wish to risk his stack is a consideration. Some guys play like that.

[@eidebornarve4689]

just admire the world class fold brother

[@kingofthenoobs]

he's not scared money you donk

[@chiyunit1078]

He 4X pot when YooChan already 75% pot on river - his raise sizing meant he wasn’t afraid if YooChan had AA or else he would’ve sized differently. Unreal fold. A raise to $15-$20K gets called for sure

[@victorprm7852]

In results yes he made the right decision, but wouldn’t say that’s a good fold.

[@kendyjapri1559]

It was a good fold

[@Ju-zv1ps]

yeah agreed, there is only one hand that beats him and its 5-4s... The jam was awfull, a smaller raise would have been getting paid almost all the time. Maybe he got a read on villan

[@victorprm7852]

@@kendyjapri1559 the reason why it wasn’t a good fold is that if u fold aces there, ur basically saying you’d fold anything except a straight, and a good player could use that against you, and yes maybe he did get a read on villain, that’s why I said he made the right decision, but that’s not a good fold

[@losyart]

@@victorprm7852 Its a good fold if u have correct informations on players. Vs those who finding bluffs with blockers or sth it is bad fold vs those who overvalues sets and jam them there yes it is a bad fold. But maybe Yoochan qualified his opponent wouldnt do neither of those things which equals he is beat.

[@kendyjapri1559]

@@victorprm7852 he know his opponent, and it was greedy allin.. from 4,8k to 40k++. It was a good fold