Eric Persson BUSTO?!

Eric Persson plays an absolutely massive pot versus Andrew Robl on High Stakes Poker Season 11.
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[@comicbookchris3509]

Persson is always the big fish at the table the pros love.

[@Tell_It_Right]

You mean big whale.

[@raymondpatrick2918]

The whale that plays like a fish. I totally agree.

[@SlimPickens1940]

He would abuse u

[@hawaiisown5064]

He has endless Maverick gaming money. Whatever donations to the working class

[@mikegoodwin5951]

I mean he can make you look really foolish on TV so I dont know if they love it all that much. Just ask Garrett.

[@damitzdesign]

I think Persson has a lot of impatience in his playing and wants action right away, thus leading to so many bust outs....

[@YallaMiami]

He shouldn’t be playing 1-2. Not sure what he is doing playing with pros

[@gamerpspc8421]

Should stick to flipping quarters

[@ChuckwaldMartin]

he rich and wants to play on TV I guess@@YallaMiami

[@pflynn20]

Lol. You think he cares. He has a net worth of $500 million

[@natew8882]

Powerful endorphins.

[@lbakicz]

Eric Persson must be the most unlucky player ever.. He always shoves all in when he has nothing, that so unlucky

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

Having nothing is fine. Representing nothing is the real problem.

[@willihave308]

😂

[@robotube7361]

@@IZn0g0uDatAll He always represents big hands but the problem is a nit always has the best hand. So against a nit like Robl Eric's chances are at best 50-50. Eric's bluff can work only if Robl doesnt hit his premium flops. If Robl hits them - Eric can bluff all he wants a nit wont back down when they think they have the nuts.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

@@robotube7361 I mean, it's just a question of being balanced and choseing spots where you story actually makes sense. I think neither is always the case with Persson.

[@weepair2]

I could watch Persson get busted all day long.

[@davidclark5351]

lol you realise that money to him there is like us losing $4 lol

[@jrviade85]

@@davidclark5351 so a lot then!! Cause $4 is a lot 😎 siiiiiiuuuu 😎

[@roadmap999]

​@davidclark5351 based off what info?

[@mrglobemcglobeglobe8318]

Came here to say the EXACT same thing

[@caifasvaca9451]

@@davidclark5351math isn’t your thing, hm?

[@nunyabizness1708]

Persson kills me. He's just loves bluffing it off in horrible spots.

[@jakejohnston2550]

this isnt a bluff though.. he started the hand with 19x the straddle so effectively 19 blinds and his hand his way too strong to fold on the turn and it does benefit from some protection

[@paulg6274]

@@jakejohnston2550 what? he has almost 50x the straddle to start and no, 9x is not too strong to get away from. Robl has a ton of Ax here

[@jakejohnston2550]

@@paulg6274 $16,000 straddle and he starts the hand with 312k in what world is that 50x the straddle?

[@paulg6274]

@@jakejohnston2550 oh yes, my mistake. Not the worst play ever I guess. The mistake is playing in that game in the first place. I doubt he's +ev defending Q9o vs Robl vs what was it then basically a MP raise?

[@-The-Darkside]

Gone from being the hero winding up Hellmuth, to busto every session.

[@4thandinches]

Perfectly stated IMO.

[@18000rpm]

"I have 9s" 😂

[@mikeyluk5113]

“Been a rough go of it for Persson”. Have that cued up every time he plays!

[@philmccrevis4493]

How long before Persson gambles Maverick Casino's tango uniform?

[@thekidskushed]

😂😂😂 when the bully gets busted. Nothing better

[@georgeraymundi8284]

More dollars than sense…

[@robotube7361]

He won the heads up against Helmuth and some big hands against Garreth and Anthonius and suddenly he thought he could roll against the pros. The worst thing that could happen to an average poker player is them getting hot for a period of time thinking they got it all figured out. Then the inevitable hammer comes down. LAGs like Eric are all about big wins huge Holywood bluffs but they also suffer crippling losses against tight opponents.

[@misspetit]

I want to be in all the games that Pearson plays.

[@osburnnick9]

Find someone to back you so you have enough $ to sit at the table and boom there you go

[@victorvegas777]

You could be if you had the $$$

[@kostanikas3881]

The buy in is 100k min. You’re 95700 short

[@markharmon6942]

He's an atm

[@nero786]

You’ll be broke in no time

[@OldHoss]

Pocket 9s?? No, a pair of 9s😂😂😂

[@MrDanmackem]

I have a bluffcatcher, my opponenet wont fold a strong ace or draw to my shove....but hey I'm an alpha male, ALL IN!!!

[@Mike-qo4kp]

Don't make fun of the fish!

[@efrentroncoso6471]

Alpha male??!! Alpha males don’t play stupid

[@TheGillenium]

@@efrentroncoso6471he’s referring to Persons opinion of himself, not necessarily his opinion of persson.

[@clarencetroy520]

Played like a true rec player. Just fold dude!

[@JimmyRingz]

Persson's play makes so rarely any sense honestly. Like is he trying to shove Robl out if he has complete air? What? Even if Robl was drawing he wouldn't fold to that shove given the pot size and his stack size.

[@kobe24lebron23jordan]

And Robl is notorious for being the tightest player at the table

[@shaddow3456]

Q-9 vs patrick antonious and now Q-9 off vs andrew robl lol

[@ieatkittinz]

Eric is the fish. He just isn't smart enough to see that.

[@ufanisoneetze]

My favorite show thank you pokergo for sharing

[@tonybulldog9055]

Love too have him in my 1/2 home game

[@enjoyradiosilence]

jesus christ what a gift to be able to play in these games

[@alisada6885]

Gambling and Christ …… opposites .

[@enjoyradiosilence]

@@alisada6885 gambling is the only time one is serious about christ 🤣

[@4thandinches]

@enjoyradiosilence What does our Lord and Savior have to do with this?

[@enjoyradiosilence]

@@4thandinches same for both players, praying harder then any church they hold or suck out 🤣

[@rustycolon9368]

Q9o shove in that position is basically setting your stack on fire.

[@glennalexon1530]

Quick quiz: is Persson... - an MIT grad -a chess grandmaster - a guy who got fired from Home Depot for "toilet stuff"?

[@ambientexpanse]

Law degree from Georgetown

[@corstyl]

Supreme Court Justice

[@TheChannel999999999]

“I’m goin’ home…I’m gonna lose 700… and that’s annoying…nh”. This is the softly spoken, introspective side to Eric that I’d like to see more often.

[@letsgobrandon1719]

You never know. He may have gone home and beat his dog or his family.

[@ManicMindTrick]

He has the exact same personality style as Tony G. Obnoxious when winning, pleasant when losing. The opposite of Hellmuth.

[@realtruth4259]

AIRBALL N PERSON = FISH

[@Mrbotsir]

This is the 2nd time Persson has lost big with Queen Nine. If you saw the 2023 No Gamble No Future episode vs Antonius.. that was also Q9 vs AK.

[@SunLife-gy1eu]

yep he hasnt learned his lesson

[@jjpyae]

guess Q9 is a cursed hand for Persson.

[@tccandler]

Only someone so used to losing can lose that graciously... 🤣🤣🤣

[@liamfletcher3406]

First time I not seen him in a vest !

[@0210mick]

I love how when Persson beat Hellmuth you guys all said how great he was. He's a rich businessman. Not a poker player.

[@iamhorcruxer]

No he gave Phil what he deserved and that was beautiful

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

Persson isn't rich - he owns some businesses, but there's no way he can afford the losses he's taking.

[@Gruvs33]

@@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb although he might degen punt all his wealth he just called losing $700K "annoying", so I think he can afford it, for now at least.

[@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb]

@@Gruvs33 What's he going to say? I'm broke? If it didn't bother him, he wouldn't say anything.

[@bjohnson8065]

​@ArthurDentZaphodBeeb so 40 million to your name isn't rich? I guess you got billions so you can talk huh?

[@DavidL1986]

I do agree with commentators tho. He’s never bitter or angry about it. So fair play to him

[@18000rpm]

LOL all bluffs fold to Eric's shove and all value hands call. EZ game!

[@tchombre1992]

KK's or QQ's have a decision to make. But with Robl leading him having an Ace is much more likely.

[@danielmccree3195]

@@tchombre1992robl doesn’t bet the turn with KK or QQ though

[@wjatube]

I guess he decided to die on his feet instead of on his knees. But he was sorta whimpering as he sulked-out, 'bye guys'.

[@OperationNonsense]

Doesn’t matter. Persson has plenty of money to splash around poker table for entertainment. If he wins, which is rare, it’s just a cherry on top, and if he doesn’t that’s fine too he’s playing for fun.

[@alexmiller8327]

all in w/ a pair of 9's after the flop with an ace on the flop...yet you somehow lose, what a shocker...can't imagine how that happened.

[@butchbinion1560]

Thanks. ✌🏻👊🏼

[@irifikkk8489]

That im going home voice sounded like he was bout to cry

[@Vegasbonus702]

At least he advertises his casinos and keeps making money only to lose at poker

[@Vegasbonus702]

The one casino that gives back 😂

[@kened8136]

I'm wrong about his check raise on this hand, but his smooth call on flop and quick raise after Robl's bet on turn made me feel it (when I saw Persson had straddled) the exception to prove the role.

[@MrJeffhart24]

Not sad. Only thing better is clips of Airball getting smoked.

[@nickschroeder2930]

Love this guy!!

[@nohalfmeasures6]

The ability to get in this game seems like the most OP skill of the all, congrats to Robl lol. 😍😍

[@johntaric6699]

now he can get a proper hat that fits his head right.

[@aemsee2081]

The fish got tired 😂

[@simondaughtry4619]

JRB not saying no to the desserts.....

[@derekharp2805]

Persson looks as he has aged 7 years in the last 18 months.

[@Bolt24HotSounds]

AJ Benza: He's got cojones as we say in Italian....

[@gemini1213]

Together with Nick Airball those 2 are most beloved high stakes players by the pro's

[@nightmanager6225]

can’t even begin to imagine the purpose of that shove

[@danielmeuler2877]

Eric is Entertaining but I always Figured he would get Crushed in a game much like this one. The Hustler lineup is made of a few decent players and a lot of Bad players.

[@mirrorportal1587]

Eric Persson must love Q9 as he shoved against Antonius with that as well.

[@sambianchi4006]

Everytime he loses he just dials down the win rate on the slot machines for a day at maverick and hes back to even the next day…brilliant

[@RhysDavies2000]

How many times does Persson have to bluff off his money before he just stops playing

[@prostynick]

Robl had to put ~140k more to win ~680k pot. And he had to put it against opponent who bluffs way too often. And he had to put it on a board with 2 hearts and 2 cards to straight, no obvious two pair combos... LOL, who wouldn't call that? Terrible bluff.

[@mrquirky3626]

I'd love to know what percentage of times does a straddle actually work? You got three players putting up a straddle and Robl comes in and just steamrolls them all.

[@rustycolon9368]

Straddle isn't supposed to work. It's just a way of playing for a bigger pot and opening up the range on the table.

[@TheGillenium]

He also had the cards to do it, it’s not like he bluffed everyone out of the pot. He had the best hand the entire time.

[@garrydye2394]

All in with middle pair.

[@Fixundfertig1]

Q9 might be Eric's favorite hand

[@XTibbs1]

I was dealing 26 years ago and Robl danced to my rhythm

[@jamiepaolinetti5087]

I don't need to watch this. I can stand next to any 1-2 table in the country and see the same exact hand play out.

[@Nick-vf6mq]

These nuclear punts seem to have aged mr Persson by several extra years

[@trinidad111]

Persson the type of guy to cut the sleeves off his tux for his wedding

[@aaronyarlas3553]

Why not just write Robl a check and save the embarrassment? Absolute joke move against a pro's pro

[@andrewjack31]

He must sell Charlie to keep losing so much money and keep coming back for more 🤣

[@cawcasian820]

did that commentator just say "gg sir"?

[@_007B]

Eric is an educated man. He can play dumb for big money when he want’s because he has businesses on the side that cover all these bad plays

[@golfmaniac007]

i just don't see his business being able to support this type of loss much further. many just assume he is really rich when they hear he owns casinos. but his casinos are small cardroom type casinos in washington state.

[@_007B]

@@golfmaniac007 that’s your opinion, and maybe you’re right. I believe with his educational background and his success that he can afford this. He does not strike me as the type to go broke. He’s still relatively new to the scene so only time will tell!

[@golfmaniac007]

@@_007B gambling can take down just about anyone

[@_007B]

@@golfmaniac007 that’s a very obvious statement.

[@harrisonrk]

@@golfmaniac007 no matter how rich you are, you'll want to bet bigger until you lose it all, unless you are more mentally in control. Persson's play in this videos doesn't seem fully in control. It's like a wants to grab that pot and get the money/poker respect too fast.

[@carlosdeno]

Persson is an absolute weapon, I could watch him lose all day.

[@moronsaltable]

Welcome to the big leagues kid

[@YourOwnDemize]

Perrson looks alot like Richard Allen 😯

[@magic_manny14]

Hes gonna cry in the car 😂

[@jumbokevin]

Persson is so easy to read. When he snap calls it means he's trying to look strong and actually has a weak hand

[@JizzleLizzle421]

Persson isn't the loudmouth since that Phil Helmuth episode. He's getting humbled real quick. Can you name a bigger donkey businessman? It's between him and Bill Perkins.

[@goonwatchtv6434]

Perkins is the biggest because he literally buys friends, all these guys pretend to be his friend, at least Eric doesn't hang out with these guys in his social life.

[@tommyfu9271]

he's not the loudmouth like that bc Helmuth is a gutless bully who got put in his place. He treated Helmuth the way everyone should.

[@raymondpatrick2918]

Eric is not a thinking player. The only thing Robl did fast was call the all in. He knew there was a 90% chance he had the lead and if its the 1 time Eric isn't shoving light then the odds are worth it. Watch the hand again. Eric always plays extremely fast which means he isnt calculating equity, the actual amount he should bet or trying to figure out what his opponent has. Robl with top top is still doing all the calculations and very importantly putting his opponent on some kind of hand to extract max value.

[@painkiller5657]

That's what happens when you put yourself in terrible situations. Should have folded that preflop when robl raised to 45k. He hit the mid pair and that was hook, line and sinker.

[@00ABBITT00]

i cant think of another player that i enjoy watching go belly up more than persson

[@ensomniiac]

Eric should really just tighten up his game going forward and just wait for nutted hands and shove river. His reputation will get probably get 80% calls at this point.

[@peterkay3686]

Persson is like the fish that used to play on Party Poker in 2004ish, jesus

[@richknow]

This is the second time on camera that he's lost a boat load of money with Q9 offsuit vs. AK.

[@alexandruion7660]

Neverending ATM Perssons strikes again with a bad play. Is he ever going to realise that the pros crush him? That win over Helmuth in HU must have gone to his brain !!

[@khmer31]

Calling on Q9 after a raise? And then calling with A on the flop? And then going all in? Ludicrous

[@JBrizbn]

That was a total head explosion

[@hornetguy9063]

Dude Persson has so little fold equity here. He needs so much more equity to shove here, I’m not sure if Robl is folding a single ace in his range. Ace wheel is all 2 pair or top Pair and gutter. And he’s definitely not folding AJ+.

[@tommyfu9271]

it's 20 blind poker with the straddles. he's not folding any ace.

[@JasonEmerson711]

Not sure which punt was worse, this one or the one to Antonius. Either way, they both are atrocious punts.

[@jaruto7743]

Why doesn’t Pearson ever have it here?

[@kened8136]

check raise all in on turn or river is Eric's signature bluff.... failing each time except Balland's AK Fold

[@tommyfu9271]

it wasn't a check raise.

[@bobdole7292]

Eric needs to moratorium Q9 He’s lost over a million in 2 hands with it

[@Oheeeoh]

Persson is like the rich drunk businessman playing 2/5. Just add a couple zeros to everything.

[@letsgobrandon1719]

How can he call with Ace on the board????

[@spades911]

I play against people like this several times a week. I haven’t spent a dollar from my day job pay this year. I’m up enough to ride out the year.

[@Hoops590]

people jam on me with less than 40 percent chance every day and they get there 60 percent of the time. and i still profit just not a big deal.

[@MrSparkula]

That was a class act walk out but It’s still fun to see Eric lose.

[@anneshaw9681]

Barry used to get my vote but this dude leaves him for dead. EGO

[@KarlFrommer]

Like Robl is the biggest nit out there too😂😂

[@camcorp]

what was he thinking

[@bbertgilo1574]

person and airball should play heads up hehe

[@steveharding8965]

I play angry like that but not quite at those stakes.

[@Tootbook]

why does he keep going so hard with queen nine?

[@jdub6153]

Does Persson have Gills?

[@carguy6512]

Bad Credit Bellande is happy, he can borrow more $ off Robl now 😂😂

[@orwbarcelona01]

JRB has actually amassed a lot of money in the last couple of years.

[@williv]

What is he doing in this hand with Q9 off suite. Go play blackjack if you want to wildly gamble. You'll get better odds.

[@etanolpolice]

bro the fact that he took his time to put the chips together, even tho he lost them, says a lot about this dude's soul and character, amazing, well done sir!

[@bobcooter]

yeh, he's all right, way too much hate here, guy like this gets the game outta' the muck and drives the action.

[@FREDFT]

Say what you want about Persson being a rich whale donking off money with crazy bluffs or light calldowns but he is the single best thing that happened in the history of televised poker. Nobody is more entertaining to watch and he will forever have my respect for destroying Phill Hellmuth in that Heads Up match which btw has around 5 million views and thats huge for a poker video :]

[@edgymix9109]

Im starting to like perrson. He dont wait to play aces or kings. He plays with what hes dealt to the flop

[@iSwearToCod]

so u like bad players