ACES CRACKED?! Mike Matusow Is In Trouble

[@Mattj31289]

Worst raise on the turn I’ve seen at these stakes.

[@playy4110]

played it like it was 09

[@BigDaddyGee85]

the Play only makes sense if he gave him exactly Jacks. But Jacks Always check back turn though...

[@Archtila]

Ye he might aswell go allin. Hes out of position and obv thinks hes ahead and want to make sure he get all the money in before showdown but i agree that is a weird way to do so. Call and check the river i dont really like either although it might be better in the longrun vs players like Garrett, than getting it in on the turn.

[@EvanLandry221]

Literally how you would expect a fish at 5nl to play it

[@MMASportsMaster]

And it's also the fact that he doesnt have a plan once he gets raised all-in...

[@mattaustin8919]

Phil only had 50% of Mike, so we only got a 50% tantrum 😥

[@rawtaa8591]

Lol wont even called that a 50% tantum. Maybe 10

[@RodJeez]

What does having 50% mean

[@JustFadeDan]

@@RodJeez he staked 50% of his buy-in for 50% (I assume) of any potential winnings

[@michaeldegrave5905]

Garrett must love being at this table.

[@niels8195]

constant boner for sure

[@BigDaddyGee85]

no, i think too much trash talk for him

[@IchbinsPogo]

And having Position on Hellmuth and matusow, a dream

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

I stake garret he’s not that good

[@cyberrider1765]

Garrett is on drugs, so he won’t care

[@chrisjackson3980]

The fact Phil is losing money in this hand as well makes it all that sweeter to watch.

[@SuperYtc1]

Shows what a greedy prick he is really. If he wasn’t staking mike and didn’t stand to win money he’d not have complained.

[@brettbono9550]

lol you can be the best poker player in world your gonna lose money in more hands than not so who really cares

[@2011blueman]

@@brettbono9550 The best player in the world is a losing player in your head? Genius comment.

[@jamiecopeland372]

@@2011blueman that’s not what he said at all

[@waleah4855]

@@jamiecopeland372 "even the best player in the world and your going to lose more money than win in pots so pfff who cares". Those are his exact words. What does that mean to you

[@tccandler]

Mike has never been very good... but people are still willing to back him over and over again. I suspect pity.

[@Mathemagical55]

Mike's actually quite reasonable at Stud 8 and some lowball games but he's a complete fish at NL. He firmly believes it's "wrong" to call raises with hands like suited connectors and will never understand implied odds.

[@pokerendboss3576]

Mathemagical55 he and ph mock gto constantly

[@TheSaifDizzle]

Mike sux.

[@stevelibby6852]

@Brandocious Cocaine is a helluva drug.

[@RodJeez]

Can someone explain what's wrong with a value bluff?

[@lozgod]

Awesome when Phil tilts on behalf of his friend. That’s loyalty.

[@chadsummers3624]

Its because Phil’s backing him

[@lozgod]

Chad Summers that’s a good reason

[@mattpkp]

Phil tilted on behalf of his money that mike just flushed lol!

[@increase9896]

is mike broke? why is phil staking him anyway?

[@funluvnroofn]

@@increase9896 yes he's broke. He talked about being down to his last few hundred bucks before the game started.

[@brzy1188]

Would love to see a poker after dark cash game with Polk, Dneg, Helmuth, Dwan, Ivey, Antonius, Jungle, Mike and Tony G. That is the dream for me tbh for pure entertainments sake, Doug vs Dneg, Tony G vs Helmuth/everyone, Mike vs everyone then Ivey, Dwan, Jungle and Antonius just being them.. could even do that as a PPV i'd buy it.

[@niels8195]

Oh yes, this needs to be a thing

[@niels8195]

Imagine them table dynamics

[@alexk-1535]

Polk's done playing for the foreseeable future. His heart isn't in it anymore. He's said this multiple times.

[@voldo123]

@@alexk-1535 Who are you to piss on our dreams?

[@PartyRaveAnimals]

@James Fondren Because Polk, Dneg, Helmuth, Dwan, Ivey, Antonius, Jungle, Mike and Tony G are just some random rich guys right!? smh.

[@glenmancrief922]

If we know Mike will play Aces like this post flop, then i think Garrets flat pre becomes a good play.

[@fifou6394]

Nope

[@sashsa5162]

Jul Tran you’re assuming mike has a balanced 4bet range? Lol

[@jambasket211]

Jul Tran This hand is not deep. After calling the 4b, the SPR is around 3.5.

[@smithjohn3080]

@@jambasket211 pot was about 10k before the flop and Garrett had 100ishk so spr was near 10to1 and implied odds for Garrett's call of 5k to stack Mike's 40k is 8to1...

[@jambasket211]

smith john SPR is based on the effective stack, or the lowest stack-in this case 40k. Also, there’s a lot more that goes into implied odds than the stack size.

[@Trias805]

Someone: Should I call, raise or fold here? Doug: Yes.

[@swingtrade2]

very good

[@JAHamilton77]

Doug: I don’t hate it

[@rodb.5801]

I said it before and I will say it again, I find it unethical to back another player in a game you are actually playing in. I don't think there is any intent to cheat, but it creates situations where motivations can be questioned and unnatural situations occur. It's just not right and should be avoided. It BS to lose a hand to player A and actually have player B lamenting the loss, it's ridiculous.

[@increase9896]

blow it out your ass, fish

[@pmcccar]

Same with married couples playing at the same game at the exact same spot at the table tbqh

[@StrangeDaysGaming]

Bill Klein sitting there thinking about how 40k is what he carries in his pocket for loose change.

[@ParissaKhoury]

Doug Polk is the greatest of all time and the best Poker channel on KZbin

[@ryantitsworth]

Sofa King you so so soooo salty

[@ParissaKhoury]

@@maybenot7298 please check out Upswing Poker to improve your poker game

[@Russian5]

Hey Doug.

[@rasmus7400]

Vanessa Selbst*

[@ACSN60]

Really? FW IMHO

[@BasedNeptune]

The mouth was speechless for the first time ever

[@themaharishi8160]

He usually shuts up for a minute to stew after getting owned ;-) That hand played out like a .25/.50c hand on stars back when I played. You know one pair is no good when you're out of the hand but if you're in it "maybe he's bluffing" makes the decision for you.

[@alexanderscott3790]

I don't get mikes all in call here! HE KNOWS hes clearly beat, and just paying off the bet, which the guy wants!!! Might be worst i ever saw mike play

[@shape78-m7k]

Its hard, even for pros to lay those aces down. Like Phil said, those weird flops like that will kill u. Suited connectors are the devil.

[@KrnRnner]

“I mean, really?! Fken put in 5k with 67...” “I hate when this fken weird sht like this happens...” 😂

[@DoctorChained]

@Matt Sivits Doug Polk agrees it was a bad call. You donkeys see a new player make a stupid call with 76s and go "Well duh new generation!" Bunch of wanabees.

[@DoctorChained]

@Matt Sivits If it takes you a hell of a raise to get of 76...you're a pretty bad player. He should have folded with Mike's raise.

[@robinhoodOO7]

@@DoctorChained Without considering implied odds, he had to call $3,100 to see a flop where the pot would be >$10K. He has about 22% equity with the hand going to the flop, ignoring implied odds and bluff outs. It's a fine call when you factor in implied odds, where you're gonna get stacks in almost 80-100% of the time when you hit a big hand.

[@DoctorChained]

@@robinhoodOO7 It doesn't matter what his odds are of winning on the river. The preflop call is to only see the flop. He's only going to flop 5.5% of the time a strong hand. He's not getting the right odds. Even if he stacked Mike every time he flopped a hand, he's still not flopping often enough to make money. Even Doug Polk, in this very video says not to call lmao. But keep thinking s00ted connectors should call every 4-bet.

[@Edward-xd1td]

@@DoctorChained hey doctor I've been playing poker 40 years and I somewhat agree with you however I also subscribe to the newer way to play poker using solvers and flopzilla and you say that this hand smashes the Flop 5.5% of the time yes that's true two pair better but it also flops a flush draw 11% of the time and a straight draw 10% of the time so 21% of the time it flops a flush or a straight draw and five and a half percent it smashes a flop so 26% of the time Garrett is going to continue with this hand... Mike could have sized his 4 bet a little higher and Garrett is getting about 13 to 1 implied odds on the call preflop... if Mike only had about 20 or 25,000 would be a terrible call but I think anything 40000 or higher and you feel like you can stack the guy if you hit your hand then it's okay play.. Mike played this very bad I think you have to just fold the turn here and live to fight another day

[@junito1008]

11:00 Why Mike is not doing all that talking that He always does when other players are in big hands !? 🤔😂 I really enjoyed this !! I hate ppl who doesn't respect other players.

[@flappy7373]

I feel like other players don't respect Mike, so.. it's fair game for him to disrespect them back, isn't it?

[@TheDesperateArtist]

"Where do they bring these internet players from?? Geez!!"

[@thirty3fpv]

Great video as always bro. Would love to see some hand analysis of sweats, where we can’t see cards and hear tour take on range estimation. Thanks hommie.

[@user-xr4bq3eo7s]

That's a really good idea!

[@michaeledwards1644]

cut your loss and fold with 12k behind, its sad but you have to do it like letting go of your big breasted ex gf

[@RobertS122]

dem tiddies tho

[@Tronman63]

NEVER! Have a big breasted wife that treats me good, till death do us part BABY!

[@BasedNeptune]

Lmao that's also sad

[@laor55]

or just shove or fold the turn. never min raise...

[@michaeledwards1644]

@@laor55 i would of just called the turn 10k bet and then see what he did on the river and if he bet me all in then i fold and have the 20k behind which is what Mike should of had but why was the dealer breathing as heavy as Garret

[@hanspetervollhorst1]

I think the scientific expression for Mike's behaviour is displacement activity which occurs when a conflict of antagonistic urges cannot be resolved (fold vs call).

[@danhelm2925]

“Probably what made the most sense about this hand entirely.” 😂

[@MarianoPoker]

I asked Mike last Sunday about the turn raise, and he told me he meant to turn his hand into a bluff (representing a set of Kings) and therefore making Garrett fold lower sets. 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@ellypticosis3413]

Mariano Poker so bad lol

[@dgcfgfgfgffgf]

Mariano Poker turn it into a bluff, then bluff call 😍

[@contralegem2942]

Lol what is he trying to accomplish by minraising then; Why doesnt he just go all in to apply max pressure; Also If he is bluffing why does he call off the rest of his stack; If he wants to create a bluffing range he could use high equity hands that block the nuts like AsJs or 10sJs. AA without a spade actually makes sense to me to use as a bluffcatcher on the turn looking to fold the rest of AA combos.

[@ricehorn37]

Mariano!!

[@kzkilla808]

I can understand turning the hand into a bluff but then how are we calling off after getting jammed on?

[@realdealsportscardsbreaksr99]

When mike calls the 5k he’s like 100% saying I have AA or KK how he called that quick and plz don’t bet

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

The turn raise accomplishes .... what exactly? And on the turn Aces can beat .... what exactly?

[@edide1627]

Ace King I guess

[@rasmus7400]

I dunno

[@moosiethestaggie5100]

Jacks maybe. Not much else.

[@fajarkurniawan6199]

Maybe he thinks that garret is just bluff him.

[@dylanmcgee3408]

Doug, thanks for covering this hand. This hand does a great job showcasing why including 4bet semi-bluffs like 67s, 89s, 9Ts, TJs, and JQs at low frequencies is so important for your range. If you only 4bet Aces and Kings, this board just has you crushed. You will have 3 combinations of a set of kings, and 6 combinations of Aces. That means that 2/3 of the time you are drawing dead, and 1/3 of the time you have about 25% equity. If you only 4bet Aces and Kings, though, I do think calling down is fine with these aces is fine. If you only 4bet aces and kings, I would take this line when facing the turn $10k bet: *3 combos of AA with a spade - FOLD. *3 combos of AA without a spade: call. Call river if there is not a spade. In this case there was a spade so you would fold river. Your opponent can have hands like AJs, AQs, ATs which are pair and a flush draw or Straight draw + a flush draw. *3 combos of a set of kings - Jam turn. Worst case you have 25% shot to hit a boat.

[@DoctorChained]

Also, if you're not results-oriented this is a good example of not being deep enough to call preflop with 76s. You're not flopping nearly enough to justify a call with those stack sizes. Doug Polk is right, you should just fold.

[@marksprinkle]

Mike and Phil must not have gotten the word about Garrett being an absolute crusher. Now they know and knowing is half the battle.

[@tony16546]

What's up Doug Polk, guys here. I watched some of your bankroll challenge videos and I realized you're not playing with HUD. Have you ever considered making a HUD yourself that works in WSOP? It could be called Polker Tracker or Polk'em Manager. Ever thought of that?

[@2011blueman]

Mike Matusow can't possibly be a winning player in these stakes.

[@biggawinnacrapsa3870]

He was until that hand.

[@jambasket211]

Bigga Winna Crapsa he was smacked in the face with the deck, of course he was up.

[@WilliamWBG]

He actually rebought after this hand and was the second biggest winner for the night. So you have no fucking clue what you’re talking about. Also if you listened to the whole night, Phil said mike had made him hundreds of thousands of dollars in staking.

[@68air]

@@biggawinnacrapsa3870 -He was winning until he was losing. The story of every losing poker player.

[@davidelet3652]

I don't think he is a long term winner at any stakes. No one at 2/5 is making this beginner move. No one.

[@TonyGStarcraft]

love this recent boom of daily doug polk polker vids! keep em coming buddy

[@xxaguadaxx]

Im a simple man, I see a Doug Polk`s video, I like first and then I watch.

[@elvenmagejr1905]

So fucking original dawg

[@ryantitsworth]

Elven Mage Jr so fucking true though

[@niels8195]

@@elvenmagejr1905 I doubt you're the original elvemage

[@rudistorm3348]

Can you please explain in more detail. Why like first before watch? What if you end up not liking this. Your comment is causing quite a stir on twitter.

[@niels8195]

@@rudistorm3348 bad bait but i'll bite since I can answer in one word: consistency

[@junito1008]

9:10 Garrett Postle doesn't have The Nuts...the nuts is J Q !!

[@williamstrickland61]

Correct

[@stevelibby6852]

I would not even sit down at table with Garrett, he is so good. Completely intimidating.

[@aaronsoto4622]

Every one at the table knows Mike's beat except him 😂😂 hilarious analysis by Doug 😂😂

[@wesleypace4954]

Thank you for great work with this channel.

[@joaoalegria7578]

Damn you are putting in THE work! Keep it up Vanessa!

[@troycm89]

0:22 Mikey living out every poker player’s dream of arresting and rough-housing the Chainsaw.

[@autoscopy]

Mike Matusow has always been a great tournament Hold 'em player. Can't say the same for cash games.

[@davidjohnson4198]

Same as his jerk off buddy Phil. They both can't win cash games.

[@WilliamWBG]

Mike rebought and was the second biggest winner this night. What a stupid fuck you are.

[@tqsuited]

I always call AA as American Airlines. I'm usually announcing something like "American Airlines Flight (chip count), prepare for take-off". I act like it's a flight, but these are online tournaments so no one is watching.

[@guybrushthreepwood8174]

Wow, you would think that after all these years of playing live poker, hellmuth could respect the other players enough to just shut the F up and fold to the 4 bet when 2 other players are still in the hand. But no, he is special and doesn't have to follow the same etiquette and rules as the rest of us.

[@Juskinen]

Fossils like Matusow and Hellmuth are only great for cringe compilations and nostalgia. They still play like it's 2009, even that is maybe too generous

[@DoctorChained]

Even Doug Polk agrees it's not a profitable call. Do you guys even watch the same video? They're not deep enough. It's a losing play. Phil is right, your wanabee play isn't.

[@tommyfu9271]

@@DoctorChained matusow's post flop play is way worse than aldensteins call. it's not even close.

[@DoctorChained]

@@tommyfu9271 You're right, that doesn't make Garret's call any more correct though.

[@j.e.bartles3192]

Phil did call his exact hand which was hilarious.

[@laxrulz7]

The call isn't that bad though. Not if he has Mike with just QQ+ and AK. He's not getting the direct odds but his implied odds are great (as made evident by the way it played out).

[@jesseagecoutay7510]

Hey Doug. I love the humour you put into these things haha!! Looking forward to more!

[@ncinlv1507]

Good work Dog Park, these daily videos are entertaining and sometimes informative!

[@elastronaute1198]

Staking each other on the same table in any way that could lead to financial benefit or reciprocation should be illegal, it's a conflict of interest

[@WilliamWBG]

Phil told everyone at the table before the first hand was pitched. Everyone was aware of the situation. In fact, Jungleman had 50% of another player at table.

[@millwrsmith7751]

@@WilliamWBG it's still B.S.

[@gratler]

I was waiting for you to do an analysis on this. hellmuth is really starting to piss me off. He has no business talking shit like this with one of the best NL cash game players right next to him. glad you called him out. something similar happened in a poker after dark hand recently. Garrett always buys in for the max and always plays in the toughest NL cash games. he should show some respect or at least stfu. wether he stakes his buddy or not. he can save his rants for when he's playing turnaments.

[@timmal0ne]

‘Mike knows that when this board gets 3 bet on the turn that his aces are no good’ Does he tho?

[@kevinmccormack8807]

i subscribe and i LOVE the daily hands Doug please keep it up........funny and smart....thanks

[@SucceedREI]

“Kiddie game is down the street” clip. Doug, you kill me. 😂 Father Time has not been kind to Mike. Was Mike ever a winning player? Does anyone know?

[@ParissaKhoury]

I'm sure Mike Matusow has made more than you'll ever make

[@SucceedREI]

Lmao. Why so offended on Mike’s behalf, Eddie B?

[@ParissaKhoury]

@@SucceedREI Coz hes a good friend and I've played with him for the past 11 years and he really has a heart of gold. Mike clearly had a brain fart in this hand but, who doesn't? Just don't like seeing people make fun of Mike because he truly has done alot for the growth of poker. And truly does hold his own in mixed games against the world's best players.

[@SucceedREI]

Eddie b Fair enough. Mike has always been entertaining to watch. I’m definitely not trying to offend anyone.

[@ParissaKhoury]

@@SucceedREI Its all good my brother 🤝 ... Mike matusow made alot of money playing poker but, his downfall has been losing $6.7 Million sports betting. And then in recent years his spinal cord injury that almost left him paralyzed. Thankfully now he no longer sports bets and his spinal cord issue has been 90% resolved.

[@TraneFrancks]

"Blockers for Dummies" 😂

[@jkapown]

Doug I'm surprised you didn't comment on how extremely heavy Mike's breathing became right after Garrett jams, (10:43) it honestly looks like he goes into childbirth labor noticably contorting his shirt w/each breath.

[@markfromct2]

These vBlogs are great Please don't stop Mr. Polk I would suggest you mix in a little PLO .. regarding AA

[@RyanHoguePassiveIncome]

Garrett never loses at Live on the Bike!

[@Micloren]

Just lol at Matusow squirming in his chair on the turn. You can just sense the torrent of f-bombs going off in his head after his min check raise ... and how much he wishes he could flip the table over and choke slam Adelstein. THE LOLZ

[@loan4cards]

Love these daily vids! keep them up!

[@Pokemoki]

A question I have; would it be correct to call the 4 bet with 88 or 99 preflop? My worry would be that against a 4 bet those hands are likely very behind and they're hard to play on any flop where they don't hit a set. Even if there are all undercards you would still be worried about jacks - aces. any advice appreciated.

[@Johnny-cz2wv]

88/99 are usually overflats pre, 99 is an ok 3 and then we call a 4

[@KamratKamala]

Thank you! Keep'em coming please.

[@EricPetersen2922]

Mike did make a good comeback after this train wreck

[@olliebeckett1081]

Eric Petersen what happened

[@EricPetersen2922]

Ollie Beckett he won back a good size piece of what he lost here. Idk the final numbers. Was a fun show!

[@bradhamilton9038]

Also, googled Mike and the second hit..."Mike Matusow Bad Beat"!! Hahahahaha

[@StuartFerguson55]

Please select the true statement: [ ] Mike Matusow hates money. [ ] JJ knows what a cold 4bet is.

[@realdealsportscardsbreaksr99]

Take the 12 k and put it on roulette

[@snoski]

WTF is going on with Mikey’s shirt at 11:00?

[@pokerbruh]

Can't believe you said that 4 bet size oop 3way is big!? I must have clicked the Dog Koch video by accident!

[@gigglesinside]

He didn't....he said it wasn't even 3x and he liked the sizing.

[@pokerbruh]

@@gigglesinside "with 76 suited here facing a raise this big..." 3:40

[@gigglesinside]

@@pokerbruh Ah he does too sorry. I thought you were referring to 3:21. "I actually like Mike's sizing here, not quite a full 3x"

[@moonbull3137]

So informative. Thanks, doug

[@jacoblewis6616]

I love the monster stack that Garrett has after the hand. Absolute unit

[@voldo123]

Phil is always spouting off about how little suited connector hands are the money makers in cash games. Makes sense that only applies to him.

[@HOOKEMINTHEMOUTHKAYAKFISHING]

Special request Doug Polk! Can we have more than one hand analysis ??? You might have to call it Poker Hand instead of Poker hands. Well Still love the vids keep them rolling out Poker hand or Poker Hands. LOL. Your not at the tables I'm sure you can squeeze one more in for us!!! Good video ! Another good analysis!

[@RodJeez]

Can someone explain why Polk doesn't like the value bluff in this case?

[@brainumb6078]

How do you play the turn like that

[@jasonhounsell3297]

I’m not sure what the turn raise was, it seems a good board to check the flop with aces - Nut advantage is def in the 3bet call range, a few sets etc. I thought checking aces there was good. Then on turn it seems that line went well of track. Least it was a heads up pot. Tonight in cash game I seen a guy basically do this exact same thing on a wet board in a 6 way pot with aces 500 blinds deep vs 2 big stacks. He folded turn after putting in about 50% stack.

[@spoder22]

And Mike lied that he had a set too. That’s the funniest part Trying to say he took 3 minutes to call off 12k into a 70k pot with a set. Garrett could show him his hand and he’d still have to call with a set because of the pot odds

[@williamdvorak1207]

Here's a complicated spot. You can either call, raise, or fold. He makes a good choice and raises. I don't like the size though. The sizing should either be bigger or smaller.

[@BasedNeptune]

DOUG MY BRO please do the In Time poker hand gut shot all in against the flopped set with pocket queens next video. Maybe if you don't want to do the entire video about it just do a normal video for the first half and then the second half be about the In Time hand as a teaser. Thanks man, keep up the great content btw

[@timsullivan4566]

Is call and jam on a Jack or spade river an option for Mike?

[@Slyou333]

Lol

[@laxrulz7]

Okay, genuine question. Why is Garrett's call "bad"... I can't construct it to make it "bad". Depending on assumptions, I can make it VERYVERY slim negative EV (like betting $3100 to win $3000 kind of thin) but those are under some pretty tough assumptions (super tight range by Mike, Garrett acts like a calling station for draws, etc). If we assume there's even a snow ball's chance in hell that Mike takes this line with stuff broader than QQ+, AK suited then it seems pretty solid from Garrett here. I'd like to point out that Upswing poker's website says that the open range in the lojack is (44+, A2s+, K9s+, Q9s+, J9s+, T8s+, 97s+, 87s, 76s, 65s, 54s, 43s, ATo+, KJo+, QJo). How many of those hands does he 4 bet? Doesn't he occasionally 4bet a fair number of them (like almost all the pairs?). I think a lot of the discussion about the decision assumes that the commentators during the clip are right and that Mike's only range is QQ+, AK suited and that just seems like wayyyy too tight a range for this.

[@mgm-kh9qm]

Doug Polk, can you just clarify the 72 hour flash sale promotion LAB9. Does it mean for me as a returning lab customer, I will only be charged $9 total for a month's subscription? Thanks.

[@tphuynh85]

Phil outburst in a 3 way pot priceless😅

[@BluffinBTN]

I missed something doug said and clicked back to 7:20 and for a few seconds I thought my video was frozen or lagging

[@bobbob1993]

thought people have learnt their lesson a long time ago about staking matuso,

[@eBenkyou]

Your hand analysis is amazing and spot on (added with perfect splash of humour).

[@JOSEPHOCTAVIOUSIZORG]

The value bluff in reference to the master class is fucking clever.

[@jsr9422]

Why did you delete and repost this video??

[@bradhamilton9038]

"Mike Matusow is in trouble" She be cut and pasted onto everyone of your Vlogs!! LOL

[@davidriley9621]

Pretty sad that helmuth has to stake him to play this game. He is broke just like most “pros” Sad lifestyle

[@patobantan420]

A buddy of mine is a big local player in Vegas. Not what you consider a pro but he told me pretty much every "pro" is broke. None play with their own money. He said some are even millions in debt

[@davidriley9621]

Yep. You can call yourself a “pro” if you don’t have a real job. And if you play in enough tourneys you will cash in some to show career earnings.... doesn’t mean you are making any money. These guys are glorified degenerate gamblers who are borrowing money and bring staked to play. But media won’t report truth , it’s sad

[@davidowens7317]

Yh broke playing 1 pair like a set😮

[@workbreaklounge3755]

Some people like playing under the 'Gun' with odds vs rake.

[@DaverendeDodo]

Its just that mike is always playing so tight and predictable preflop that his hand is face-up when he 4 bets, so Garrett can just fold the flop (risking 3000) or getting it all in since mike is probably not folding aces easily. Garrett read the situation perfectly

[@DeathByOstrich]

its very interesting that Phil was staking Mike. just ponder the unethical dilemma's that would arise at a poker table with that type of arrangement.

[@WilliamWBG]

Everyone knew.. jungleman also had half of another player that night.

[@rc5989]

After decades of poker, Phil still considers it “weird ***t” when anyone cracks aces. Meh, just reload another 50k and keep playing. Personally I might have just called Garret down, but I am not a deep stack player and 100bb is easy to put at risk.

[@yosefmintzer3978]

6:31 classic Poker Hands 😃😃😃

[@AlexXanderMarketing]

Basically, the best play for Mike would have been to Insta-fold once that awful flop was dealt.

[@Mitjitsu]

Yes, 89T and 9TJ are about the worst flops you could hope to see with AA. However, he has to at least see the turn. When his opponent continues to bet when the turn card should most definitely have helped Mike, then he should have seriously have considered folding at that point.

[@edide1627]

Can anyone tell me what happened next cos I saw a video by Doug where Mike had enough chips to pay Phil and he did pay hem (in the middle of a hand even) and still looked like he had a healthy stack left ?

[@michaelapplegate7503]

Hellmuth NOT criticizing Mike's play?? I would have been pissed

[@Trias805]

Hellmuth would have trapped pre flop and let Garrett flop that straight for free.

[@danielkirkland3366]

Donk Mike saying he had a set rather than one pair lol

[@CuriousConnoisseurs]

0:52 "PROS ARE HARD TO READ"? xd i forgot he is not a pro.

[@gordontrachtenberg1482]

There is an old saying (not sure if it's still applicable in "new world" poker...with pocket aces, you either win a small pot or lose a large pot. Matusow basically played his hand face up after the four bet...a recipe for disaster in deep stack poker, but fine in limit or short stack.

[@Brandon-hg7ic]

I think they used to say that because they would play their Aces like this 🤣

[@williambryant5681]

The thing about playing pocket pairs is the best you can get is 3 or 4 of a kind and if they have suited connectors a straight or flush they can beat your 3 of a kind

[@Mitjitsu]

If you get to see a turn and river a suited connector plays better against big pairs, but if only get to see the flop before deciding to commit yourself, then you're better off having a pocket pair.

[@CipherSerpico]

Anyone know any good new Hold’Em Books? I’m definitely more of an advanced player, but I stopped taking it seriously like 7 years ago and I’m looking to pick up a book that isn’t outdated. I already got No limit Hold’em Poker for Advanced Players (Matt Janada) but I don’t feel like I learned much. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@oswaldomayberry9260]

Garrett’s stack almost as deep as that v neck shirt he’s wesring

[@mynameisjoeyhello]

This whole stream was hilarious. Mike was aggravating the shit out of everyone, Phil was clueless that not everybody at the table wanted to listen to his monologues on how great his life is, and jungleman said tom dwan is a douche.

[@Shawk95]

The atmosphere on this table is definitely toxic.

[@jordanpage3846]

Toxic😂😂😂😂

[@aberateb5504]

How is 7-6 suited the best hand to go up against aces?

[@dannyzenko7237]

Actually 65 suited is the best, but is very close

[@elvis316]

13:07 Helmuth smiling pretty heavy. Draw your own conclusions.

[@uhhmike]

That's a pissed off smile. Idk why he'd lend matusow money in the first place, he can't play with the better competition these days. Sitting around waiting for aa and kk VS a good lag like Garrett not always profitable imho.

[@RustyWells2]

Yeah i agree with Phil calling 5,000 dolares with 7 6 suited i would not have call that because 9 times out of 10 you'll get fucked!