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[@JYLee-rr1sy]

I love Magnus and Mariano's honesty towards each other and especially Mariano's sincere advice to Carlson not to call after the Mariano A4 shove.

[@Adherento]

It's Carlsen lol

[@NeroNORirl]

showing respect, yet also having fun. "I bet you are not playing these cards normaly. I mean, you're a pro player right?" xD

[@mcaro1]

That’s no fun

[@Gorillafit_]

Poker is for pain. Beat it

[@jackhanna7426]

Me and the boys do the same sometimes, we usually start whos gonna de-thrown the other and 1hr later it's like we're playing as a group😂

[@zayinmassivi6589]

Botez: why do you need the money? Magnus: drinking

[@NicoDavid]

He is not yet there but with the right coaching He will get better. Maybe Berky can coach him hahaha

[@905shooter]

Faraz Jaka is more suitable 😂

[@johnfonseca8155]

Too late… Mariano will take him under his wing until the Pupil beats the Master

[@leonmilner9994]

Just needs to watch POLKER Hands

[@gerardobouroncle6577]

I need more Magnus Carlsen poker content pleaseeee!

[@dropssergian]

He’s the proof that being a chess master doesn’t necessarily mean you can play poker.

[@norpriest521]

@@dropssergian you're shitting me?

[@phan1182]

Magnus can be a great poker player w/ his incredible memory

[@tomasjma6519]

beo lost every hand hahahah

[@ryanbaines7311]

​@@tomasjma6519 not the last one. he made two good decisions and one bad one. the other was a cooler

[@IAmTheRealUsopperGoddamnit]

True, he can memorize a lot of strict GTO plays and gain a great understanding of Poker with the related conceptual ideas.

[@infiniterer287]

Memory is irrelevant in a game that's 70% RNG

[@statebogdan6973]

I love that Magnus needs to take poker seriosly to not lose his drinking money 😂😂

[@MrDarkweaver]

It hardly seems surprising to me that someone who has a phenomenal memory, the ability to calculate complex variations in his head accurately and rapidly, and who has spent years looking at an opponent across the board trying to read their expressions or body language to understand their mood and likely assessment of the position, is going to end up learning how to play a game that requires the ability to read people, the ability perform some fairly complex calculations in their heads, and have a phenomenal memory which helps memorise range charts and GTO play..... Magnus is one of the greatest chess players of all-time. Certainly top 3 and arguably the GOAT (I have him at #2, just behind Garry Kasparov). All of Magnus' qualities as a GM, his patience, his energy and stamina, his attention to detail and precision, his determination to extract every little advantage he can, all translate into being a good poker player.

[@bigheadrhino]

Definitely has a lot of carryover potential. The hardest part of competitive chess is stress management when there is no physical release available like in competitive sports. You’re just sitting there unmoving as the stress builds in your body and the pressure mounting in your brain. On top of that being able to make logical unemotional moves while potentially feeling very emotional.

[@f0t0b0y]

Mariano being so humble and open because he knows that pretty soon he will be battling 100k + hands against Magnus.

[@NoahJams]

That last hand was so epic! Nick's tell was that he announced "$700" on the flop, but was completely silent the rest of the hand.. it looked like a bluffed flush draw.. (and he was holding the jack of spades so he might have thought he could represent a flush if another spade came). Amazing poker right there. Great instinct call from Magnus!

[@jutakis]

Loved this stream. I was excited to see Magnus and Botez tons of KZbin fans were in chat for KNJ. I loved the interaction between Mariano and Magnus.

[@adammm46473]

well said

[@lazylion420]

sorry wtf is KNJ

[@fraetos3656]

Not many people know Magnus have played quite alot poker. In many underground poker Clubs in Oslo and in the Norwegian poker championship

[@6thsense464]

In this lineup anyone with the smallest amount of basic poker knowledge can look like a genius.

[@kallewikstrom8519]

He is a literal genius though

[@kallewikstrom8519]

He is a literal genius tho

[@bartysteakfried3345]

Exactly, that's why Botez was able to take home full winnings a few months ago. Easy pickings

[@nolimitpoker]

Softest 10-25 game I’ve ever seen hustler does great job with these line ups like always.

[@johndawhale3197]

​@@kallewikstrom8519 Lanny Poffo was more of a genius than this guy...

[@kineahora8736]

Magnus is awesome: his clashes with Hikaru are great too

[@mentally-stable-human]

"When you are done with the main game so you do the side quests."

[@lazylion420]

Magnus would be good for poker. the crossover with chess feels so natural.

[@looneyhorizon]

mariano’s face when the two hit 😂😂😂😂 so good

[@tanthony298]

Botez fangirling over Magnus and Mariano fangirling over Magnus and Alex

[@weekd4ys93]

Botez AND Carleson?? This live will be so good, love them both

[@U_r_hopeless]

Mariano was obviously punting on purpose

[@mergeforserge189]

Next time he’ll CRUSH!

[@Isaac33Noles]

"Mariano getting FADED" should have been the title of the video.

[@mikeanderson9266]

The best Chess player of all time legend!

[@just8453]

​@@Thiiink No, Magnus Carlsen

[@ChaosSpectator2020]

​@@Thiiink Someone in the 21st century

[@KevinsDisobedience]

Botez needs to start playing poker for a living. She’s cleaning up in these games.

[@hqy2295]

People be thinking magnus got bored with chess but in reality, he is simply honing his mental strength for chess by trying to master poker, when he gets back to chess, he will be on a whole new level from everyone else

[@Kindred1a1]

Thats not how it works unfortunately. Getting good a game X only gets you better at game X or games that resemble X (like X1, X2 etc) but going to play in game Y isnt going to get you significant improvements.

[@benjaminadler2001]

@@Kindred1a1 Simply not true. Especially for a competitor of the highest level like Magnus, there's plenty to learn from any competitive endeavor

[@Kindred1a1]

@@benjaminadler2001 He can learn from it for sure, but he won't learn anything directly applicable to chess. "Mental strength" as the OP puts it is very vague. Carlsen already has the most mental stamina from all other chess pros so I took "mental strength" to mean some kind of skill. If we are talking about transferable skills or cognitive capacities (ex working memory, divided attention), then the literature is pretty clear on that (I can provide reference since im in that field if youd like)

[@benjaminadler2001]

@@Kindred1a1 Got it. I don't expect poker to actually boost his cognitive function. It very well may stand to make him better at chess though.

[@benjaminadler2001]

And a change of pace is good for any sort of 'mental strength' that might prevent burnout

[@jackylee135]

Mariano is such a likeable person,and Magnus plays decent already.

[@PeeyushGoyalGoyal-tj9nu]

At 0:58 when the commentator said 'whatt' I thought it was Yasser Seirawan for a sec😂😂

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

3:24, after his read - his fold was beyond "just good" ... his read was SO good. Even though he folded, I still think he the best play! I reckon if he kept this up: he could earn millions!

[@JYLee-rr1sy]

Mariano's eyes on the 2 turn lol

[@JYLee-rr1sy]

Magnus is brilliant. He's going to become one of the great poker players if he continues

[@othmaneelfari]

Are you serious?lol

[@benz222555]

😂

[@christianvega9469]

Why does that sound unreasonable? One of the greatest minds if not the absolute greatest in chess. Mariano is a relatively new poker player and is absolutely killing it in cash games. Why wouldn't Magnus be able to get to a high level?

[@mattlender2127]

@@othmaneelfari Let that man look at solvers for 1 years straight and he can memorize the game tree

[@dellh86]

He has a long joirney ahead if he wants to be really good.

[@pradeepbhai007]

That call with 4 would have made Robbie proud ….

[@RakibHasan-hs1me]

At this point, I am convinced Botez is stalking Magnus

[@lozlawn]

Gotta say, Magnus did really well considering the hands he had. Well played my friend...

[@aac7575]

Second hand actually a much easier spot because of how small side pot is, so Mariano is never bluffing a hand like 67 or missed clubs this big when he will lose the main pot to Bryce anyway

[@ericO141]

Even though he didn’t play that well, he has the reasoning that people struggle to get when learning poker. Unexperienced players have the “he never has it” mentality, when Magnus had the “what hand does this” intstead

[@heeelgekkkkkk]

what do you mean with the ''he never has it'' mentality

[@ericO141]

@@heeelgekkkkkk thinking that you should always call somebody as they “ *never* have it”. Exploitative play should be identified but your cards and ranges should also be factor. What I’m trying to say that beginners tend to forget about the board dynamics or the type of hands that beat them

[@daltonparker6402]

Why is no one talkin abt the announcer sayin “oblivious she don’t have the nuts” to botez?🤣

[@chiubakka]

The world champion of a game that requires logic, memory, and huge decision trees is good at poker, go figure lol

[@kermitadkins9498]

That call at the end of the video was top notch... Damn.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

3:24 - Magnus was *spot on!* I really wish that he'd called!!

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

His fold was beyond "just good" but his read was WAY better. Even though he folded, I still think he made a great play! I reckon if he kept this up: he could earn millions!

[@Snowy123]

Magnus could probably take all of his standard chess tournament prep work and studying deep 30 move openings and use it to dominate heads up. In Chess they look back to see player data bases and find weaknesses they can exploit thats basically the same in poker.

[@CribNotes]

Magnus is still a big time calling station. It's his competitive nature but that's a mental hurdle in poker.

[@qgshadow]

'Prodigy' Proceeds to lose every hands but one shown in the video lol.

[@Jackjohnjay]

Poker is child’s play compared to chess. Not surprised

[@csquare319]

That call at the end was world class

[@tomatillosocial2448]

I don't understand why Botez didn't wait for Carlsen to make a decision after her all in

[@shike67]

If there is ever a moment in your life when you think wearing a baseball cap backwards makes you cool it might be time to cash in your life chips

[@jmarvins]

gotta love hitting backdoor trips and your opponent having the 4th card you triply block

[@antonio02145]

Mariano and Rampage are the type of players we needed in the streamers table. Make it happen Hustler. 😀

[@brainwormradio4285]

They literally just made it happen

[@antonio02145]

@@brainwormradio4285 The Mr. Beast lineup was much crazier than this one. Dont get me wrong. This one is great too, but that one with the high buy-ins was something different.

[@LostSockDrawer]

Magnus just knows how to act cool for MINUTES at a time while we I'm terrified of the situation at hand, but I'm not even playing.

[@jjgarzy]

watched the whole clip just for the 20 seconds of music at the end. Hoorah!

[@jacobszczepaniak3202]

Why are you giving him praise he gets stacked multiple times and makes a call that’s not profitable most of the time??

[@HoangTruong-vk7ek]

Well tbh only one bad call. The AT one. The one with 72 he had incentive to play the 72 game and in the end how tf he knew he was beat that was just unlucky. All other times he stacked Botez's AJ AQ on that board. And then the last one he has good instinct on the call because the other guy is a noob hes not gonna bet 3streets with one pair hands like AK on this dangerous board so its either a set, straights or air. I thought Magnus was absolutely brilliant going over the first fold with KJ thinking Marianos should never shove Ace high there so KJ is basically Ace high in that case which could make a call. A lot of pros when they hero call they go through the same thought process but the amateurs in the comments willl never ever understand and thus never make as much money as the pros.

[@stickymoney]

His instincts/intuitions are very good.

[@orion7881]

"Nick looks like someone who just kicked his puppy" LOL

[@mikemcnally1190]

Regarding Nick's bluff at the end, i think its super suspicious not to go for it all on the river you know? like 3 streets of value, SPR is about 1 and he doesnt shove? GREAT call by Magnus

[@Shaggi0209]

Imagine Magnus going deep into the lab stuying GTO.

[@TheWAZA81]

Trying to out play Magnus is not an easy challenge, even at poker! Maybe not a plus EV call with 43 but if he had a read then that's what matters.

[@Aerixes.]

chess and poker have one thing in common which is decision making and i think if magnus played more poker and gets a good understanding of it + the excellent decision making that he already has then he would definitely be one of the top players in poker as well

[@samuraijack1371]

When I was a kid my coach said if you play with crappy players your game will become crap. My turn to give some advice, If you watch crappy poker plays your game will reflect rhat

[@manishchoudhary6404]

First Magnus vs Fabiano, now Magnus vs Mariano

[@mayanaztec6440]

Magnus seems like he could be an insanely good poker player,

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

I don’t think so. Anazing poker players start early, play thousands upon thousand of hours and have decades of experience. There is as much chance for Carlsen to become the next Bonomo as there is for Negreanu to become the next Ding Liren. That is, exactly zero.

[@mayanaztec6440]

@@IZn0g0uDatAll poker is not like chess, chess seems to be way extremely more complicated. Listening to Magnus talk about poker, seems like he is already better than 70% in the game. His mind thinks such a way, that I would easily bet on him becoming a very balanced player. Good enough to make money against any HCL line up.

[@bogdanpopescu1401]

@@mayanaztec6440 you are better than 70% just by showing up

[@mayanaztec6440]

@@bogdanpopescu1401ok, so you make my point easier, since Magnus has a way of looking at the game, many steps ahead, it would be easy for him to learn which cards he could represent in future streets, his range, his equity etc.

[@Yera008]

Ar speedcuber is here???(Mariano)

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

7:58 "he's embarrassed!" ..... III MMMMEAAANNNN!!!!...... HAVE YOU NEVER HEARD OF HOLLYWOOD-ING?" Jeeeezze.

[@Floopyfloop]

Magnus is Stu Ungar without the drug addiction. Photographic memory and clairvoyant when it comes to reading people. Dude is going to be the best player in the world

[@Stockhandle123]

That allin call with AT for an almost dry side pot was one of the worst calls I’ve ever seen. Not quite J4o but not far off.

[@chazsmith20]

@@Stockhandle123 Yeah Stu Ungar, I don't think so.

[@shin29534]

Dude mike ross

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

11:34 - watching that charming young Magnus Carlson back in the day ... I just never thought I'd hear him swear! Not too sure why...

[@johnfonseca8155]

What a Youngling waiting to become a Jedi in a couple years of playing

[@PlaguedGhost]

Magnus would be world champion of poker if there was such a thing. He's so analytical its scary how well he reads the plays. If he put in 10,000 hours like he did with chess, he would never loose any money.

[@NaopolitanMusic]

just tell us you don't know how poker works

[@PlaguedGhost]

@@NaopolitanMusic

[@habibibapo]

wait what happened at the end? why was mariano saying “ did u hear what he just said during that “ about magnus? right at the end when they were all talking

[@corientewilliams]

Magnus sort of looks like the short dude from game of thrones

[@Floopyfloop]

He’s going to be the best player in the world

[@kineahora8736]

Much cooler group/vibe than the stream with Hellmuth/Dwan. Keating was fine tho

[@Brian-tj7xu]

Mariano basically told Magnus what he had on the 93 hand. Authentic smile, giggling, saying he got lucky. It's almost too good to be true. And he's betting only $200 when the four cards to a straight show on the turn is suspect . Easy for me to say when money isn't on the line but man, that was a different Mariano than the one I've been watching.

[@kingbi7984]

I hope you aren’t surprised by it. Because if you are, I am just shocked. Imo, Marianos only job there is to make sure all of the guests have FUN, he can certainly play at a much higher level, but he isn’t supposed to in this occasion.

[@Brian-tj7xu]

@@kingbi7984 LOL...I know Mariano is there to play a lot of hands and be social/fun but believe me he isn't trying to give away a lot of money. Maybe a little just for shits and giggles. My point was if you watched Mariano before and then watched him in that hand, you'd know very good chance he had the straight. Magnus prob is too busy to ever watch this stream.

[@6thsense464]

He was paid to be there and do that.

[@juyifan7933]

@@Brian-tj7xu these stakes are a fraction of what he usually plays, he literaly doesnt care about this amount of money, he's just trying to give action. He was trying to give money away, but he kept getting good runouts.

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

Yeah but telling the truth is the most deceptive thing you can do, like going directly straight in a penalty kick.

[@coreymacgregor176]

Alex is cool, but Andrea playing poker would be so entertaining.

[@KP-ft7vh]

Man could play high stakes if he wanted. He plays fantasy premier league and 2 years ago he finished 3rd out of like 100mln people

[@matiou6723]

Tough game for Magnus. But he still is classy... and still is a genius.

[@isaacharton7851]

Not even gifted ( IQ 130 or more) let alone a genius.

[@ondrejlukas326]

​@@isaacharton7851how do you know his IQ?

[@Gush27]

@@isaacharton7851all your comments shutting on Magnus 😂 where’s your source

[@AntonStachSZN]

How do the commentators know which cards the players have? cause the players only peak at the cards very fast

[@davidoconnor1773]

Prodigy? He's 32, and has been playing in bigger games for 10+ years!

[@jpbccrn]

So Magnus decided he’d rather play poker than defend his World Chess Title.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Looks like it. I'm all for it.

[@danielmeuler2877]

Did the meaning of Prodigy change? Side note: Boetez has the biggest crush on Magnus. It's kind of cute

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

The poker speaks for itself

[@jaureguicuellarlucas6153]

"Obviously she doesn´t have the nuts" got me

[@jackylee135]

Nick looks stunned

[@michaelamoroso9666]

Having difficulty understanding the title of this video "poker prodigy". Is that because he was smart to fold the first hand with K high, or the 2nd hand where there was a 4 card straight on the board? Folding the trip 7's versus the full house was obviously a good move but he already had 90% of his chips invested in that pot.

[@uselesscrappyvideos]

Or, more simply, he lost 3 hands and wildly "hero called" the final one, which was when he could have been beaten by virtually any hand except a simple high card. Chess prodigy, absolutely, but don't give up the day job!

[@autumnshanks]

21:49 like a movie villain.

[@chicago499]

So Negreanu plays chess now and Magnus poker

[@owenrobinson8949]

I thought this was a Magnus video not Mariano, LOL. The guy is on a heater

[@calebjohnson9740]

You can tell Mariano respects Magnus

[@noiseforthealgorithm4668]

I feel like this carlsen guy could be good at chess if he ever tries it

[@pauldavis5665]

I think he is a chess player.

[@ETONORMAPUBGmobile]

who will finally tell him that if he brings 7 2 to the river, then they will not turn into A A?

[@likemostthings]

I like how Alex is the bank!

[@ericmol2614]

Let's just have a chess grand master poker tournament. Karpov, Hiraku, Kasperov, Polgar etc.

[@RichieCampano]

Lol the Alex botez hand - she revealed her hand before magnus could call because she knew she had the best hand lol

[@pupper5580]

Magnus mind tricked that Ace high king high hand.

[@paulkelley5385]

Welcome to poker, Magnus. Once you count a stack of chips, you can just line up another stack next to it. If they're the same height, they're the same amount. Even if they're tall.

[@johnfonseca8155]

Lol … I noticed that too… shows a lot of inexperience handling chips but his level of thinking is by far more advance at his stage than most poker players are at the same level of experience time playing

[@dudeabides23]

He stole Nepo's heart and top knot

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

You say prodigy, I say station

[@sharthakghosh970]

Magnus conquering side quests too !

[@chokoon21]

petition for Magnus to play FPS Chess.

[@Chaaos2]

yo that was nuts

[@jacobsladder5262]

If magnus dedicated more time to studying poker he would be a problem for all the “ pros “ im glad he’s enjoying himself now though

[@KeepItGoinBeats]

Yeah that guy who almost called an all in with King high would be a “problem” for the pros….

[@Joe-wn4bx]

He'll learn to hate poker when enough donks suck out on him. It's not like chess where his genius can dominate every time.

[@ptfambam]

Yes sir I agree but so far he’s got good mental focus 🧘‍♀️

[@canaans1]

Lol he's smart enough to not let that effect him unless he plays bigger than he can afford. He understands basic math and probability and I'm sure doesn't reflect on outcomes based on results

[@nightshadegatito]

I hope Magnus doesn’t drink too much, it’s bad for his brain cells and we need him to keep em all.

[@marlofeliciano4800]

He's new toworld poker but his though process is of a long timetime poker player. Few more competitive sessions and time, he would be a dangerous ringer and tournament player.

[@just8453]

Magnus is not new to the world of poker