EXPOSED CARDS DRAMA: The $3,100,000 Poker Pot

This is the biggest cash game pot ever recorded in poker history. Wesley runs an epic bluff against the legendary Tom Dwan, who has a pocket pair. However, there is a bizarre twist in this hand: Wesley accidentally exposed his cards to Doug Polk, who now knows exactly what he has, and must keep a stoic poker face. What a thrilling end to the Million Dollar Game on ‪@HustlerCasinoLive‬
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[@Oceansarebluee]

You should bring Tom on the podcast once you get back to discuss his thought process but also to hash out past beefs. He seems like that's water under the bridge for him but it would be an amazing poker podcast to have him on and get his perspective on everything that's been said about him over the years. A true journalist or even a man with integrity would want to hear from both sides and at the table Tom brought up a good point that you never reached out. Let's go!

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

I don't know anything about that, but I think Doug and Tom have polar opposite personalities in a way that unintentionally annoys each other. If they were room mates, they'd be the Odd Couple.

[@jf5618]

@@hxhdfjifzirstc894 I can see Doug making a video, using The Odd Couple opening theme, and it looks hilarious! Hope he sees your analogy and brings it to life!

[@Ghost-jq2bg]

Shut ur mouth and be more grateful

[@ChipBleeder]

I was most impressed that Tom knew to circumvent the card reader until he confirmed that Wes was officially all in. Do to past investigations Dwan wasn’t taking any chances with HCL and their boy, Wes.

[@paulpascoe663]

Great suggestion. 100% agree 👍

[@Neil454ss]

Phil H: "We'll see if you're even around in 10 years. -10 years later. -Wins largest televised cash pot in history.

[@irishock]

To be totally fair, he's changed his game. This is an older Dwan

[@shaolinsoccerisadecentmovi7232]

Yup and how much debt?

[@dopeamine384]

Yeah he is around but not necessarily up, whereas Phil has won the most bracelets and is very successful consistently and owes noone money

[@Slyou333]

@@dopeamine384 lool

[@antoniopags1185]

I laughed so hard with Doug Polks face trying to hide it 😅 What a wierd situation to be in 😂

[@johnnyb5534]

Doug messed up this hand so bad. If you see someone's hand, don't say anything until AFTER the hand is over. ESPECIALLY if you're gonna fold. Hand ends - "Hey, just so you know I can see your cards, be more careful." That's it. Simple. Don't make a big scene about it, and don't make a strong reaction/comment after he shows you his hand... lol

[@noahmay7708]

But he hadn't looked at his cards, so if he decided his cards were worth playing it would be really shifty not to say anything.

[@JimCarel]

@@johnnyb5534 thrue

[@leaguefixesyourmatches8259]

@@noahmay7708 To prevent this in the future, Doug and West should NEVER sit next to each other.

[@joemurray6522]

He should have gotten up and walked away until the hand was over

[@stickymoney]

"that's me trying to make back $1.2m ad revenue." hahah, that's some solid dry humour there Doug!

[@RedDemon85]

My favorite part in all this is Handz just smiling at the sickness. Probably thinking about how he folded top set Queens, and here's Tom calling it off with one pair in a much bigger pot.

[@Pops1811]

That hand is definitely running through his head. If the game would've been regular stacks he snaps,it shows the difference stack size makes

[@wc123]

All else aside your “yep” when you look at his hand is just hilarious.

[@tedjam]

shld be proud of your conduct Doug throughout the show. Star quality and maturity

[@tn3302]

Doug told Dwan Wes had Ace King. Simple as that.

[@JesusSavedMeFromASuicideAtempt]

I think Wes told Dwan what he had by his actions..

[@davidpetrosky]

At times, Doug really looked like a statue sitting there. Hilarious.

[@diptonsauce1985]

i kept thinking my internet was freezing

[@ousa18]

Toms eyes pan to Wesley and then Doug after the 5 bet. He is clearly trying to get extra info from Doug at that point. Surprised this was not covered. Love the content, thanks for covering.

[@Hi_Chew]

Ironically, every time Doug and Wesley had a big laugh preflop when in the hand with Durr, Durr wins big pot. Sometimes it's expensive to act funny when in big hands against the best player. But it's very entertaining, please keep doing it on stream.

[@leonproud400]

Tom Dwan is not ‘the best player’…Doug is far superior.

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

@@leonproud400Doug had the edge heads up especially online, but a live 6 max million dollar cash game?

[@dpatt6175]

Best part of the hand is when Wesley went out to the main room and yelled that's how you play Ace King

[@97rkn]

Totally agree with you. ARTIST!!

[@sunking25]

I think Tom was thinking if Wesley had AA or KK, Doug WOULDNT of kept REPEATEDLY saying "i know what you have" so as not to ruin Wesleys action on such a monster hand. Having ruled out Aces and Kings the only hand Tom was worried about was _8 which was very unlikely cause Wesley 5-bet it on flop. Tom wasn't going to admit at the table after the hand that he picked a read off what Doug said cause it would of been awkward.

[@honeriley]

This is a good point. If Wesley had AA or KK, would Doug keep saying "I know your cards as if to suggest Doug thinks there should be a redeal".

[@spenceringermanson4385]

​@@honeriley 100%. Also, would Wesley really do the whole look at my hand thing if it was AA or KK? Na he would shut up and get ready to play

[@rockwithyou2006]

yep, someone explain this to the donkey wesley

[@Gos1234567]

@@spenceringermanson4385 very true.Dwan picked up on all these clues.Although I think he’d call without them anywau

[@KeepItCivilPlease293]

The real facts are always in the comment section

[@c0br4mckewl]

Remember to round out your balancing by including a few bluffs when you don't see their hand and say you can anyway.

[@NicoDavid]

Tom Dwan became the MOST winning HCL player of all time. + $1,809,400 and Doug as One of the biggest loser -$835,800 Surprisingly, Airball is not an overall loser he just under -100k.

[@nuggetlover9431]

>Airball is not an overall loser he just under -100k. so he is an overall loser

[@brianlee1417]

How much do you think his debt is to the Triads after this win?

[@marcob2250]

Absolutely love the Science/Art analogy for Live Vs Online Poker. Spot on Doug!!!

[@ChipBleeder]

I like how Tom purposely avoided the card reader until he confirmed Wes’s all in. He wasn’t taking any chances with HCL and their boy, Wes. Dwan is genius on so many levels!

[@perpetualgrind1707]

Wow nice call. He was doing this all night.

[@callumstanton1595]

sorry do you mind filling me in on the context behind this?

[@donjones3620]

Yep with Nick Vitucci anything possible with that scammer

[@donjones3620]

@@robyee3325 totally agree he's a scammer and Con-man Look what he did to people in his real estate Seminars he use to have!!!!

[@jimbojones9118]

​@@mikehascats26some ppl are saying that seat was broken the other night with Russ? What's even stranger is that is the infamous Robbie seat I believe

[@thecryingshame]

Nice of Airball to ask Wesley immediately if he's ok.

[@keithtouhey5547]

Yes u win yhe comments today

[@mehaha1]

He was in fact, not ok.

[@amandahowell4676]

First time I ever remember feeling how real that moment was

[@albundy7794]

Wow, no. When someone loses a big hand, it's best to say nothing at all. Nevermind the fact that Nik wasn't even in the hand to begin with. Absolutely classless.

[@arcticredpanda4598]

they're dating now

[@iced_tea99]

That is crazy hard call. Tom even said it in the post interview. He put in 1500bb on one pair only which can only beat a bluff (obv).

[@johnrsharp9903]

Thank you for asking the others to hush because this was such a big pot. You didn't mention that part, but I appreciated it. I've been in hands where I thought it would be nice if I could get some quiet to think but it's harder to ask for that if you're in the hand.

[@raycarter4030]

they both played it like they didn’t believe they were up against AA, which given the betting and stakes, is unbelievable.

[@AC-wl7ve]

tom is also unblocking ak which i think actually makes this an easier call than kk

[@AdventuresWithChloe_]

At the end, Doug looks a scared child whose parents are fighting.

[@Bisirsky]

lol

[@situationing]

Lol

[@stephenhartley7219]

Tail between his legs cause he knows he picked up

[@stephenhartley7219]

Pucked up

[@MarcoLiedekerken]

That catatonic guy in the middle .... what a laughter 🙈

[@derekstevens3119]

At least he got a "Wesley you are a champion, you have more heart than anyone here" from airball. 😂 makes that 1.5 sting a little less

[@jimbothesailor4217]

It's great to see Tom back in force, this was the man that I grew up watching! He has always been one of my favourite poker players and his journey has been wild. I'm not enjoying seeing the rise of some recent players, seems more based on beefs than their actual skill. Getting a name for yourself for being a prick is not my idea of a role model poker player. Not talking about Doug btw, although he's pissed a few people off over the past year or so.

[@joeh6115]

Pretty sure Dwan read the situation as Wesley having a weak pretty holding, the way he kept going on about the 8 but no consideration for KK AA & was saying how Doug didn’t want him to 3b

[@jeffhuang5415]

he would fold if Doug didnt try to talk him out 3B, Doug should pay half mil

[@AC-wl7ve]

and durr was proven to be right later on as wed did that exact same thing and actually did have the trip 7s lol...pretty wild

[@jimbojones9118]

When did Doug actually say "I don't want you to 3bet?" Dwan is lying....again

[@TheAceofFate]

Tom knew it was ace king as soon as Doug tried to talk him out of a 3 bet lol

[@captainejo]

I feel like hands is just sitting there going.. finally not me.

[@kersey333]

Yeah seems like he was a passenger just coming along for the ride

[@gabrielforero9007]

Handz is so unintentionally funny 😂

[@redzwestisbest]

This is the funniest thing i've seen watching doug sit there like that.. lol

[@anti-antifamclovin7627]

Nice to see Wes getting humbled. Definitely "overplayed" his ace high😂

[@iamamish]

OK Wesley's comment to Garrett was bad, but man I just have to respect the hell out of that river bluff

[@gtccold]

A fish would play the same way with pocket aces. Tom is just monster at reading players.

[@itskmillz]

@@iamamish It actually was a really good bluff, how could he have predicted that alien brain Tom would soul read him? lol

[@afish12]

I just can’t agree with this comment. He used a great bluff combo and Doug himself said QQ is probably a fold. Tom just made an all-time read and took it down.

[@whatlez]

if only he didn't win half of back later on :(

[@Vudoo13]

Dude, I just wanted to say that this Hustler episode was peak poker "television" or shall we say, entertainment. We have Wesley going for it so hard the entire time and just not getting there. My favorite part was the banter between Tom and Doug-- we have some baggage and it's so fucking great and hilarious to see it out in the open on a live stream. We didn't really get such open banter from the first poker boom. Now that we're in the streaming era with teams like Hustler who not only select action players but great poker community characters, new and old.

[@lexbraxman9270]

It was funny watching Doug not move. personally i'd be trying so hard not to laugh !

[@shaner217]

He should've just got up and walked away early on. Not sure why he thought he had to sit there frozen lol

[@CCCoNeTiMe]

Why the fuck would you be laughing?!?

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

@@tom-eg3xy would you call a 4-bet pre-flop with A8o in a sandwitch position?

[@andyzavala7286]

@@shaner217 because he’s part of the game…??? He was chillin not saying a word so he’s fine

[@kh19208]

watch wesley play AK is a valuable information

[@stevenwalker9013]

Durr ran so many big bluffs live I think he is just really good at sniffing out bluff behavior. Wesley turtle shelling doesn’t scream confidence. Also, he done same thing when he sweated your bluff! Amazing freaking call

[@stevenwalker9013]

@@TripodianTT after dwan talked about it, him shoving fast and everything. So I think he purposely done it there to look weak.

[@delg1211]

...you have to think Next level here too though. If Wesley had AA / KK here, would he *WANT* to "scream confidence"??

[@stevenwalker9013]

When a guy snap bets 3 streets all in, it’s a bluff or nuts. He isn’t acting that fast with Aces.

[@23mj65]

Durr purposely avoided getting cards read by HCL when he had huge hands in play. What a smart move!

[@amgonnabakeyobread]

This RFI reader has been broken for a while ^

[@lightningsoulde]

Not true as he had QQ vs Rob's QQ later that night and it instantly showed. Card reader was just having issues.

[@Lumerlume11]

No he didn't.

[@vgbc3856]

It's crazy how misinformation like this travels. So long as it's a story people want to believe they'll upvote it and spread it further

[@ChrisM-wv4gs]

if he did actually try to hide his cards from the reader he should be banned from the steam.

[@Frank7489]

I forgot that Wesley 5 bet preflop. That makes Dwan’s call all the more impressive. He 5 bets pre then bets every street, nice call

[@JT_Lakers]

while all the drama is happening on the table., Hank sitting there thinking it could've been him with the set of 8s

[@k.d.4437]

If it was Alan Kitting, or some donkey like mikky, Mrbeast at Hank’s sit it would be a disaster

[@17.2Miles]

*trips

[@noThankyou-g5c]

17:11 i mean u can use live experience to change preflop ranges and node lock. You “can’t” use a solver anyway if wesley or dwan’s preflop range is even one combo off from perfectly balanced, as in whatever it tells u to do, especially when ranges are this narrow, won’t be a perfect strategy

[@JohnDanielBryant]

Seems like Doug's read from the preflop action was that Wes was unlikely to have AA or KK, so therefore the only thing that made sense with the line he took was an 8, but if he's playing an 8 that way there's a good chance he's playing all kinds of garbage that way, so it's a good chance it's a bluff.

[@dongbai88]

Doug is embarrassed guy to seating in the middle when Wesley go all in😂😂😂

[@TOM-C.]

I watched this as it happened, reran it several times, and still don't see where you urged Wes to not 3/bet? I think you handled it perfectly, no response at all. However, next time something like this happens, I would just walk away from the table so there is no question of your behavior, and it's effect on the outcome of the hand. 👍😎✌🗽

[@joshua9093]

Came here to say the same thing, I can't catch where Doug said anything about not raising. Maybe Tom misheard something that inadvertently lead to him calling. Weird spot.

[@Matthew_F]

Yeah, Doug did nothing wrong, many people would have made it worse than he did.

[@sebastianjung9190]

me nether! did durr dream that?

[@bigmike3964]

shouldve walked away from the table and even come out of his chair by turning towards Wes, any facial expression could possibly sway Tom

[@ycjason1]

Not explicitly, but when someone say "I saw your hand", you expect the player with exposed cards to fold or at least play more passively. Especially since Doug was still in the hand.

[@Just_Pele]

"You okay Wesley?" "No." Someone needs to check on him.

[@michaeletzkorn]

he shook his head, but said 'yeah I'm good." obviously it stings, but Wes did not quit the game and seemed to be in decent demeanor (especially after winning back 800k). Dude got into BTC when it was worth $300 a coin, so I'm sure he's got money back (and even if that is his whole roll, he's still a millionaire).

[@michaeletzkorn]

Also, after this session, he's down at Hustler Live games, but only by $95k

[@piratelute8934]

Lmao Doug also sweating while not being in the hand has to be one of the funniest things I've seen in poker in years lmao what a legend.

[@Bisirsky]

Btw Doug had Doyle hand (suited but still Doyle). It's kinda symbolic.

[@37Iulian]

Respect, Doug! God bless you for what/how you did! Not many can help his opponent, especially when it is a game for cash! Honesty is priceless and is always rare! Respect again!

[@JimCarel]

like someone wright he should only fold his hand and tell it after the hand

[@Monki02]

Great breakdown Doug! Been waiting for this one. Would you mind weighing in on Tom's comment saying 'Doug tried to talk him out of 3-betting but he did anyway'. It doesn't really seem like that happened but if it did, do you think it implies that Tom thought Wesley had a hand that could go either way, I.e. AK and not AA which you'd expect to always be 3-bet?

[@Worktocruise]

So far so good. Two commercials in first two minutes

[@bigmike3964]

has to recoup 1.2 apparently he lost ooch

[@evanshen9055]

Qq unblocks all bluffs (16 combos of AK) while KK blocks the most obvious bluff (cuts combos of AK in half) and unblocks AA. Given that KK and QQ as river bluff catchers are pretty equivalent in equity, shouldn’t you be deciding to call on the basis of your hands blocking properties?

[@lostblue5651]

Yea probably QQ and JJ are way better to call than KK here.

[@PhonyBologna]

I once called a 4b triple barrel with AKo, on a 88342 board only fearing a spiked pair or rivered A5 suited knowing said player would have acted differently with AA and KK preflop differently after he messed up his bet sizing put too many chips in and faced my 3B. Knowing he didn't have AA or KK, the two hands that love seeing a 3b, only hand I feared was a random 8x. QQ won't triple off in 3/5 400 BB deep when we started with 2k each.

[@markbellew4194]

He turned his ak over and looked at Tom like he thought there was a chance it was good 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@marioradosevic4602]

King is back Tom Dwan😎

[@achecityByCommittee]

Might be my favorite poker hand I've ever watched televised.

[@KnicksNYanks84]

its funny how Airball was on his best behavior in this session bc of the presence of Tom

[@skaddyvenom7613]

Tom's aura or there's something else to it?

[@brettstill4687]

the game changes when you realize you are playing with two HOFers in him and Doug, let alone Durrr being a 100% generational talent and pro. He is truly the greatest with Ivey and Ungar and Reese and Doyle. He is a Rushmore pro, period.

[@kenshinXX]

Doug, hall of famer? Really?

[@nawazhemmuth8506]

Airball shows why he wanted G-man gone from HCL. He is a live fish against competent pros.

[@joeuser633]

@@kenshinXX Absolutely. As the one time best heads-up no-limit player in the world he certainly deserves to be along with Galfond, Sulsky and Cates.

[@omni-kinggaming5512]

18:58 you said it Doug 😏 But I would call too after seing all the monster bluff in this game. 20:12 Tom "almost" figured it out, that sound like ace king to me I don't see how Tom think Weasley could have an 8 here lol

[@okseaj]

Given that the focus is on Tom's ability to make intuitive plays, the most interesting thing to me is that he says "it really feels like you just flopped trips" here and calls anyway. His intuition is that he's beat, but then just puts it in? Crazy hand and respect for Tom regardless

[@altortosa5955]

Yes, but saying "I think you just hit trips" could be an attempt to get more to read from Wesley, there were clues either way already

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

He put it in because QQ is a monster on that flop. He was just acknowledging it might be a big cooler situation.

[@jimbojones9118]

Its a way of making yourself seem smart or not dumb if u call and are wrong. It's a win-win kind of thing to say

[@crushedscouter9522]

this. it wasn't some amazing soul read. he thought he was beat (so his read was wrong) but felt like queens were too good on that board. also as the above commenter said, it's a win-win for him.

[@munstersestraat]

"Ladies and Gentlemen, this is your Captain Doug speaking from the cockpit"

[@tc0ates]

Wesley's line represents AA or KK. 5 bet and blast off 3 streets on a dry board. Hell of a call from Tom Dwan. He says he was afraid of trip 8's which is weird but he's the GOAT live player so I think he got a read preflop that Wes didn't have an over pair

[@DCVentures]

Not knowing dwan’s hand made this so much better when he called the river bet

[@MrP316]

That was an amazing call! I have to be honest I don't think I would've had the balls to make that call with Queens!

[@AC-wl7ve]

dwan definitely had a read. snap shoving river is a big tell and i think thats what nudged tom to call.

[@MrP316]

@@AC-wl7ve I definitely agree but still that's a lot of money to call with just queens especially as many times as I have lost with queens probably is why he would've got me to fold.

[@TONAL03]

@@AC-wl7ve Snap showing in that spot could mean Aces too. That read was from Dough at the begining.

[@AC-wl7ve]

@@TONAL03 thats what i mean is everything combined and then a very common bluff tell on the river was probably what nudged him towards a call.

[@zeroXvideo]

That thumbnail/title edit is genius.. GG Thomas

[@ColdDeck45]

I think you handled the card exposure fine. Though, personally, i would wait to see if i'm going to be in the hand before mentioning anything as it's more likely i'll be folding. In which case you've given away nothing and the hand plays out as it would have. If i choose to play, i'd let the player know i've seen their hand, then it would be a question of what to do about that players inital bet.

[@snatchinyopeople]

💯

[@kindnesslove5482]

I always do this.

[@Deveshh]

But then if someone finds out later that you knew his hand, they could accuse you of working together with another player at the table. Best thing is to let them know straight away that they messed up.

[@dlckddyd76]

Actually he didn't.

[@ColdDeck45]

@@Deveshh usually I let them know regardless once the hand is over.

[@kristenclarke147]

You guys should actually stand up for the stand up game lol. 😂 would be so entertaining.

[@ItsBeausy]

The standup game def brings action especially when their actually standing.

[@MrJoedanmin]

imagine how obnoxious it is standing in a 3.1 million$ pot tho.

[@ItsBeausy]

@MrJoedanmin it is alittle bit but it's also bc 99% of the time poker players are sitting lol. It'd be wild tho standing bc of the stand-up game and u end up on a 3 million pot. Whether the other players sitting or standing would be interesting too

[@rashisti]

It's so wild I watched day 1, missed the rest, say a few doug videos, but just tuned in live with doug down both of his big pots already but watched that hand live and I was so confused as it happened but when Durr was recounting how he read it, you trying to talk him out of 3 betting, that sounded off... but I do remember just seeing doug went to stone and omg the pressure of knowing Wes has AK high and just ripping massive and not wanting to be involved in any way. Glad to see the replay and breakdown you didn't try to talk him in or out of any action and just in a tough spot after you saw a hand.

[@RangeWilson]

Doug can't go more than a second without saying "blocker". Doug: "My favorite hand is AA, not because of its innate strength, but because it's a strong blocker for AA."

[@pocketaces6756]

Right? He loves droning on about a blocker. Most of the time the blocker thing makes about a 2% difference. An A 8 was folded in front of the camera, there went two "blockers" right there.

[@6thsense464]

@@pocketaces6756 In poker sometimes 2% more its all you need to make optimal play.

[@pocketaces6756]

@@6thsense464 I agree that sometimes it does matter. But there are many more factors in live poker that can also make a big difference, it's different than just online number crunching. Also, I've lost track of how many times I've seen AA against AK. I bet the AK guy thought, I've got a blocker so the other guy won't have an A! It's just a factor in the decision, not a reason to ignore many other factors, that was my point. Don't weigh the blocker thing so heavily, or one will pay the price.

[@jacobmartin9021]

@@pocketaces6756 where are you getting 2%? it cuts the a priori odds of a pair that shares with your hand in half and it reduces the odds they have one of the cards in your hand by 23%. and of course there will be blockers in the folded hands but since you don't see them they can't affect your decision.

[@Rahul-eh3rf]

@@pocketaces6756 AK makes it 50% less likely your opponent has AA. That's just a fact.

[@gilgosseyn6602]

I remember when someone superchatted during a hustler stream: "I feel like Wesley is probably uncircumcised, thoughts?"... I think about that often...

[@patientcix7810]

Holy shit thank you for covering this

[@jeffthompson6248]

and best of all, Tom agreed to come play at The Lodge!! LETS GO!!

[@allyjhughes]

Doug, why didn’t you just get up and walk away from the table once the pot started getting big?

[@JJ-vk6co]

+1 for the Upswing Poker ad

[@cbrrick36]

Props to Nick for asking Wes if he was ok!

[@Just_Pele]

He said "No", someone should check on him after that.

[@nikolaykomissarenko7822]

@@Just_Pele he said "No, is good" Obviously it sucks a lot, Id want everyone to stfu and not talk to me after saying "no, its good"

[@cbrrick36]

@@nikolaykomissarenko7822 agreed. If I'm in Wes's shoes, I appreciate Nick asking, but after that, shut up and let me process the fact I just punted off 1.5 mil.

[@horenzodipartendo8225]

*Bluffs off 1.5m* Dummy: “woooah u o k bro?” Comments: “omg hes so nice!”

[@rsandoval9203]

While Dwan was thinking, LSG was in the bathroom trying to slit his wrists with dental floss.

[@lordofhousestewart1821]

Great Live read from Tom, it was a great hand of poker and props to Wesley too.

[@overratedgm5713]

It was an OK live read. I'm pretty sure someone like Rui Cao would have called with 22

[@luckyskin09]

14:54 look at tom dwan confirming 2-3 times with dealer that wesley's all in and then his look shifts directly to wesley to catch any reaction to this small interaction with the dealer

[@DAWEAP1]

FindingEQ did a vid on this and showed you start folding KK on turn (blocking opponent AK) but not TT-QQ and end up calling on river.

[@aaronsmith4806]

But If you are folding KK here, you basically have to know he has aces and the reaction Doug makes just doesn’t feel like he saw aces. You’d never tell someone not to 3 bet aces just because you saw them.

[@gonzobatano5352]

Where is this vid? Can't find it on his channel.

[@matt13classic]

@@aaronsmith4806 this feels like a reach

[@eric8381]

Weird the Floor wasn't informed. If Doug witnessed the hand before he acted, the rest of the table deserves to have the same benefit... Equal information. Pretty Loosey-goosey of a game, got to love it.

[@frankzhu2115]

Dwan is legendary! Wes is legendary too! Wes knew Dwan had no AA or KK, so he played like he had AA, that was great bluff, I believe most players would not call. Therefore, Wes played very well even he lost $1.5M. Big thumbs up for both players, legend!

[@spenceringermanson4385]

Why would tom not have AA or KK? Having an A and K reduced his chances but doesn't eliminate it. Tom is not 6! here period. He can have AK, QQ, KK, AA

[@moickjs2975]

⁠@@spenceringermanson4385 yes, but in this case Wes made a prediction based off his own hole cards and was correct. This is the edge that fearless (and pro) poker players have over the casuals. That’s why they’re so successful.

[@spenceringermanson4385]

@@moickjs2975 lmao OP said he cant have AA or KK but there are as many combos of AA and KK combined as there are QQ. Actually "casuals" overemphasize the importance of blockers as compared to pros. Holding AK and knowing you block AA and KK is far from pro knowledge. Pro knowledge is knowing Tom Dwan has been in multiple pots larger than this so not attempting to bluff him off TT-QQ And Wesley Fei is definitely not a pro poker player I hope your being sarcastic?

[@moickjs2975]

@@spenceringermanson4385 I said “and pros”. And I didn’t say Wes was a pro. Obviously Wes didnt know 100% that Dwan didn’t have AA or KK, that would make him psychic (or a cheater). but his read of QQ and below was on point. And Dwan did almost fold because he knew it was more likely that Wes had AA or KK due to the 5-bet pre. Honestly, looking back at the actions on the flop and turn (and to a certain extent, the river) the fact that Dwan did not raise the flop or turn basically confirms to myself (and Wes, probably) that Dwan has QQ or worse. If Dwan was trapping with AA or KK he probably would have snap-called the river. Don’t forget, it was a 5-bet pot pre; the chances that Wes has an 8 is probably

[@redemptionneeded]

As long as you are making it clear that you are trying to make back1.2 mil in ad revenue, have to support you😂

[@lilomarley2]

the scary thing about this hand is Tom put Wesley On AK the entire time. He never questioned Aces or kings and kept making the big calls

[@WirelessKFC]

When Doug said "I haven't looked at my hand yet" it pretty much gave away that Wesley didn't have Aces, which made the call much easier

[@SoulfightPoker]

thats literally not true at all 🤣 the entire river tank, he discussed Wesley having an 8 and flopping trips, he said at one point, "you could just have aces", like why is there even a discussion area on the internet when people dont pay any attention to anything and just type whatever nonsense they want...

[@itskmillz]

@@SoulfightPoker He said that "you could just have aces" and then glanced at him, could just be to see if he gets a reaction from him. Maybe to see if it jolts him at all to hear his cards. He didn't budge and Tom immediately says "it just doesn't seem like you have aces". For someone who pays so much attention you sure missed a lot of details! If Tom thought he could have aces he would have folded. He was more worried about an 8, not AA. Doug unintentionally gave away information because Tom might pick up on the fact that Doug might not even consider trying to more or less talk him out of a 3bet if he had AA or KK.

[@SoulfightPoker]

@@itskmillz haha the amount of nonsense in this comment... I mean you even start your comment off saying maybe this, maybe that, then by the end of it you're speaking as if what you think is exactly set in stone what happened. everything in your comment in subjective

[@namebutler]

Paying those bills with these new vids. Dwan needs another run at your bankroll.

[@WirelessKFC]

When Doug said "I haven't looked at my hand yet" it pretty much gave away that Wesley didn't have Aces, which made the call much easier

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Good point. IMO Wes owes Doug at least a BB, for effectively forcing him to fold most hands. In fact, if Doug doesn't fold, Wes can get information from that, which could make this an angle, or even just a way to keep Doug out of the hand.

[@benjyyy]

Don’t follow the logic here…how does that imply he doesn’t have Aces?

[@nhandang4717]

why doug said that have to do anything with wes don have AA ?

[@ChipBleeder]

Great point! I never thought of it that way

[@snatchinyopeople]

If you see opponent already has AA, would you even bother checking your own hand?

[@Lydloes]

It gives a big advantage preflop to Tom, when Doug doesnt insta fold when he claims to have seen Wesleys hand. And still wants to see his own hand. Wesley says something like, "you gonna fold right?" and Doug says " I havent seen my hand yet!" That tells Tom that Wesley doesnt have aces or kings!

[@ragnarlodbrok9186]

In my opinion you should have impacted the hand further by calling the clock on Dwan again.

[@carlislehendersonthethird7799]

😂 “Wesley shoves and Polk snap calls the clock!”

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Doug clusterfucked the entire stream, from what I've seen so far. Unbelievable.

[@SmartDumbNerdyCool]

@@carlislehendersonthethird7799 Dwan: Collusion?

[@Dan_Inc.]

I got the feeling Wes wanted the table to see him show Doug his cards so he could play it off as another 45s situation

[@mattcram3782]

Wish Wes wouldn't have gone into the shell, that helped Tom figure out how uncomfortable Wes really was.

[@Str8murkufool17]

Fact that was sooooooo baaaaddddd!

[@cafferacer]

Yeah, I wash so confused. Fetal position after all in

[@TheHighTop]

Keeping quiet and folding was an option.

[@lostblue5651]

Its not his fault wesley didnt protect his card properly. He had the right to play the hand if he wanted to.

[@MikeGowan-xo9yv]

Airball asking Wesley if he’s alright is actually a cool moment…that’s a huge loss…

[@Lkxknekcner]

Airball was sullen until Wesley lost 1.5 million and then pretended to care about him😂

[@MikeGowan-xo9yv]

@@Lkxknekcner …I missed that part…lol

[@kylecannarile7161]

Lol Doug you were just thrown in the fire on this one😂

[@jacobthompson4124]

Big ups to Nik Airball, immediately asks Wesley if he's OK. Gained so much respect for him when watching this live

[@jonnysurfin]

He broke character there. Thought the same at that moment.

[@horenzodipartendo8225]

Hows that big respect? Thats an annoying thing to hear after losing 1.5m on a bluff you got some dummy saying “woahhh u ok bro?!”

[@mitchgreen4994]

agree, dwan excluded AA & KK from his range based on how you said it and wesley didn’t pick up on that nuance ✌️

[@davidpimm5094]

To me Durrrr seems to base a decent amount of his decision making on live poker subtleties. Wesley goes into the same hiding pose on the river as he did when seeing Dougs hand during his river bluff. Can he be balanced during these massive pots. Hes obviously nervous with his shaking hand during the 350k turn bet. Also a decent amount of loose info from seeing the cards/reactions etc. The advantage of many years of playing live cash i guess

[@Say0cean]

that's the difference between Dwan and Solvers

[@nawazhemmuth8506]

The difference between playing against donks at Hustler/Lodge and playing the biggest and best cash games in Macau and on Triton tour for years.

[@christopher7763]

@@nawazhemmuth8506 right lol this was probably a relatively easy session for Tom compared to what he’s seen

[@nawazhemmuth8506]

@@christopher7763 he isn't scared money which is the biggest factor. All the others are.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

The reason Tom is so good is because he has a nearly psychic level of empathy, combined with great analysis/decision making abilities. He was made for poker, and it shows.

[@whatlez]

Problem with Tom's thought process is that he didn't consider Wesley having AA or KK which is a bit strange

[@kindnesslove5482]

Because of his preflop read, which was correct, and I agree with. I have played an insane amount of high stakes live. NO WAY Doug is balanced there being THAT animated if Wes had AA. No WAY Wes shoves KK on river that fast. He was afraid of A8s because he viewed running the bluff as so crazy too for Wes being nitty, but he had to go with his read and pot odds.

[@crushedscouter9522]

@@kindnesslove5482 found the fish

[@gypsycabs]

Just want to add that Nick Air Ball had legit compassion for Wesley after the call. I think he's a really good dude at heart.

[@BrandonGavin_EDC]

Airball is a sketchy dude. I seen enough during the cheating investigation involving him on the live stream.

[@edwardtorres1762]

I’ve started liking your videos yesterday. To help with your and revenue. 🎉 one day I hope to meet you in Texas.

[@mjschumacher100]

OMG I love your content. I think in your position I'd have walked away from the table. I wouldn't have been able to hide it!

[@camaleonsacor1618]

There is a funny logic on the river... if Wesley IS NOT GOING allin with KK in this line (wich I dont think he is) then having QQ is better than having KK xDDD; because with KK you only block half of combos of the bliffing AK and non of the value. Funny stuff xD

[@Bisirsky]

Finding Equilibrium channel pointed it too

[@stevep-iv4pq]

This was a 3 million dollar laugh fest at Wesley’s expense. Wesley got cute here. He picked the wrong hand/situation to get stacked. Tom is brilliant.

[@checkthenutz]

I’m happy to see this comment because to me it seemed so clear that Wesley must be bluffing. He’s known to stick to Broadways and pairs in most spots. I don’t think Wesley is known for mixing it up with 32 suites from ep. Then the body language. He looks like the guys on the first 48 when they get caught for deleting someone. Head in the hands. Hand in the cookie jar. And Tommy is the Daddy cop. And pulls out the belt.

[@stef1833]

@@checkthenutznot the belt 😂

[@altortosa5955]

​@Stef Yes, the belt, and poor Wesley is bent right over, with his pants down. So glad to be able to watch this kind of savagery, from.the safety of my sofa

[@JeoJetsonmusic]

I think the bluff was great. Easily could’ve had Aces Kings pocket 8s many trip 8s. Dude was on the button. Shoutout to Tom I think it took more balls to call with queens for that much money in a 5 bet pot where Wesley was in position and triple barreled all in

[@stevep-iv4pq]

@@JeoJetsonmusic agree. But his body language was screaming weak because he wanted Tom to think he was strong. Tom could not be fooled. His hands were shaking. He was weak. But he made most of it back with a lucky set on 4th Street against the Japanese dude who had him 4-1 after the flop.

[@Pepe_LeMac]

When you gamble with millions but your mic sounds like your in a mw2 lobby in 2009

[@charlieharrington984]

What did you think Dwan had watching live mid-hand? When watching live before his cards were revealed during the river tank I was 100% certain he had AA.

[@whitecastle3032]

I put him on QQ ..I called it out multiple times in live chat during the hand

[@Mrperson662]

I was shocked when it showed he had QQ. I also thought he was just trapping

[@francisnairn8599]

Was waiting for Tom to offer you 10k to tell him what you saw 🤣 would have been a funny joke

[@user-rx1mb5fp7c]

Everything you do at the table conveys information. You can't be all loosy goosy looking at your opponent's hole cards pre-flop

[@SchusterFishes]

Dwan is such a beast. Wesley got exposed this hand bad, his body posture when he shoved the river was terrible, so obvious he was scared to death

[@chelseafanfromasia]

I think the main giveaway was Doug's reaction preflop. When he told Wes he saw his hand and Wesley assumed Doug would fold right away, Doug insisted on seeing his cards first before making a decision. I think it makes Wes's hand very unlikely to be aces or kings. Another factor is that on Wesley's Chinese KZbin channel, he has been fighting back accusation of him of playing scared when he made couple of big folds in the previous HCL sessions. This also contributes to the fact that he want to silence his critics with a big bluff too.

[@lstruggy]

Wrong guy to try to bluff Wesyde 🖖🏽 that’s durrrrrrr right there