High Stakes Poker Hates Pocket Aces!

Pocket aces are the best hand in poker but that's no guarantee they will always come out on top! We've all been through this heartbreak many times so check out how Tom Dwan, Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Sammy Farha, and many others handle it!
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[@dtkodak123]

It's more than Disney+ or Netflix. Lolz.

[@Cum007]

@@dtkodak123 Cost or content wise?

[@dtkodak123]

@@Cum007 cost... But content that's up to the user if he/she likes Disney content more than poker or vice versa.

[@paranoidandroid9979]

Err what I mean a

[@thebuilder86]

Tom Dwan was 22 years old here... winning a $919,600 pot and refusing to take any money back! THE BALLS ON THAT KID! LEGEND! DURRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

[@sohrabtino]

That how he got there.. by not counting money counting games

[@DivineAtheistWannabe]

@Joey Dunlop I think it's going a bit far to call him broke

[@AtuleshJha]

Is Tom Dwan broke ?

[@pauliep2020]

Dwan is not broke. He actually just played on the new episode of High Stakes Poker this past December.

[@jasonsmith1288]

@@pauliep2020 but he could be playing with someone else's money

[@jamesprichard6811]

“He’s got the weakest hand but the biggest heart.” Amazing commentating by Gabe.

[@nopain1152]

Tony G would be proud

[@benjaminjebb867]

I would have went all in with that set of 2’s

[@totalhysteria]

@@benjaminjebb867 Of course. I would also if I knew the cards.

[@kevinfacts5200]

Try this in your local poker room and you get called in both spots.

[@JOHNizSiK]

My favorite comment ever from him is “there’s no way he can call” meaning he expected a fold. Guys raises and he says “see, just like I said , he didn’t call” LOL

[@0xDexterr]

That is why I always fold pocket aces preflop.

[@arysetiadi6344]

u had no idea how many times I lost with pocket of aces preflop.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

Well that’s just variance. If you canget your money in, especially heads up, then it’s always the right play. The great thing about going all in preflop with AA is that that play the best against it (medium suited connectors) are unlikely to call. You mostly end up against hands you crush: AK KK AQ QQ and so on. Then if you lose, it’s variance. You made a lot of money you don’t remember if you play them aggressively pre.

[@freddiet8639]

@@arysetiadi6344 we all lose with pocket aces its part of the game, but we win with them a lot more if you play enough poker.

[@TK0808]

They missed the best comment by Gabe: "Barry is gonna remove the A from his name. He's gonna be known as Brry Greenstein from now on". Lol.

[@ThePatriots010304]

There’s nothing worse than playing a bad hand, hitting it on the flop and then folding it before the river. Looking at you Peter Eastgate.

[@Willee85]

All I've ever seen him do is fold

[@niemand262]

For real... I can't think of a worse plan than calling Tom Dwan on the flop without planning to call all the way down. But... and this is a HUGE but. Eastgate may have been hoping for Greenstein to raise rather than just call. Greenstein's tight early open range means he has very few deuces. Thus, if greenstein raises, and if Dwan folds, then Eastgate wins against Greenstein, who will check it down. Not a play I like, and probably a losing play, but it's the closest I can imagine to what might make sense.

[@tavbf]

Regardless of those millions he won in the main event Peter just seemed like he was playing out of his comfort zone money and competition wise and that affected his play. But the betting line sure looked like Barry had KKs or AAs and Dwan just woke up with a better deuce in a family pot. Once Peter just called Dwans raise of Barry’s bet without jamming Dwan knew Peter had a scared deuce and Barry flatting after leading into the field he had a scared over pair. Dwan also had a 10 so he raised helped him gain info right then and there and once Peter and Barry came along he knew what he had to do and he executed like a smooth criminal. So I can’t truly fault Peter but if he was playing a random $5-$10 game he would’ve been calling all the way.

[@ImMagnetz]

Yeah, terrible fold.

[@cial67]

Eastgate not 4-betting preflop with the AK cost Barry a lot of money on that huge hand. Dwan would have never seen the flop

[@tekashifn814]

Video should be named : "GREENSTEIN Hates Pocket Aces" lol

[@profitspecialists]

The amount of pocket aces he got on the show is pretty mind blowing lol

[@johnnytimestamp8224]

He bought into his book Title too much, he was convinced he'd hit trips on the river every time.

[@moneymikz]

Getting trips and Aces to fold is Gangsta AF

[@Zilray]

i had treeps

[@Dreamagain11]

I try that at 1/3 table and both players call me down smh

[@moneymikz]

@@Dreamagain11 ikr 😞

[@thebuilder86]

LOVE TOM DWAN! "I had it..."

[@RogerThatPetSitter]

Lol no ya didn..lol

[@Azar1571]

@Joey Dunlop he's a vampire

[@kendyjapri7869]

His not lying, his got ten kickers wueen

[@soulreadanalytics9781]

His voice all cracking as he spoke , Barry instantly like shit I was good.. strong play though

[@robertpayne6781]

I love watching this era Dwan. You can see him figuring out the math when it's his turn with the rhythm he moves his head with. Then his eyes are like he retreats into a totally different world when someone is trying to size him up.

[@CarsonClaws]

Gabe Kaplan made this show the way that it was. “If he leaves some candy bars outside his hotel room.” Lolol

[@Raycefan]

I think Gabe Kaplan is about the best poker commentator there is. He’s the Tony Romo of commentating, but for poker.

[@Raycefan]

Norm Macdonald was pretty good too.

[@galaxygalaxy4429]

@@Raycefan Norm who?

[@Raycefan]

@@galaxygalaxy4429 MacDonald

[@galaxygalaxy4429]

@@Raycefan Norm MacDonald who?

[@junaidn18]

That Dwan move was all time special!

[@crulio]

Dario looking like the lead singer of an Italian Creed cover band, gets felted and then left hanging by the guy who took all his money. Rough session all the way around.

[@stephenvierling9550]

I love hearing Norm commentate.

[@vaibhavgupta951]

Barry Greenstein is a class act

[@davefetch6064]

Dwan morphs from Vulcan to vampire over time. One of my favorite players to watch.

[@leewhite82]

Sammy "What are you talking about? Just get out of here. I hope he's not playing tomorrow" Brillaint!

[@LEFTaTIP]

To be young and invincible = Thomas Dwan Jr. The very last A-A that got cracked with Barry Greenstein was epic. Barry said, "You want to take a couple of hundred K back"? and even though Dwan was behind, He just shook his head and quietly said "no" and then the A-A got cracked. Dwan = Beast in High Stakes

[@bonzossticks9405]

But even he admitted that he was extremely lucky throughout all the seasons of the show. Still a crazy good player.

[@preskrasnayady9200]

What Eastgate did was so amateurish, especially as a Pro Player, you have to go all the way there, the odds Durr having a 2 is negligible, and if he has it, thats the game and accept it

[@mercutio6623]

Must be ptsd from similar hands...

[@legendaryanime9947]

Agreed but I think his more worried about 10 10 there. Dwan is the type to have just about any 2X combo there too, but it's giving way to much credit. If they had run it out and the board paired with 2 more overs, then it's more understandable to lay it down. But yea like it or not, u going on a calling station there and looking it up. Otherwise why bother playing the 2 4 at all? Hope to flop quads??? Lol

[@r.w.221]

25:53 the moment Dwans eyes lighten is hillarious. trying to be as professional as possible but everyone knows that is a good feeling.

[@HoldemHustle]

Dwan was such a baller in that last hand

[@connorclark9767]

21:15 barry declining running it twice even though hes crushed by the flop is so classy

[@pavel2927]

It's all the same thing from an EV perspective

[@ChairmanMeow1]

...what? the less % you are to win the more you want to only run it one time.

[@kavigosai8552]

@@ChairmanMeow1 not at all

[@willesnille]

@@ChairmanMeow1 No. Equity is the same. Running it more times reduces variance. It does nothing one way or ther other EV wise.

[@ChairmanMeow1]

@@willesnille You guys dont know what you're talking about at all. If you're a huge favorite you want to run it as many times as possible. If you're a huge dog, you only want to run it once. Its simple.

[@jackspinner4727]

I like how Brunson does the chip shuffle with just the chips on top. Much harder than normal chip shuffle.

[@Dani-it5sy]

At the end of the day AA is just a pair.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

And a pair very unlikely to improve. Amazing hand heads up preflop but that’s pretty much it.

[@Dani-it5sy]

@@IZn0g0uDatAll And still they often play it like they can't loose.

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

Yeah. It’s very hard not to get excited and married with your hand. Thing is, postflop you still beat every pair imaginable (and two pairs if the board pairs). It’s not bad, but not amazing considering you lose to everything else and almost never block any straight, full houses and so on.

[@kevinfacts5200]

Multiway it's a nite mare. But short handed or even short stacked it's a brilliant hand. It's really good in spin and goes or bounty hunter format. Also grest if you have a nutter on your table as a big heads up pot could be brewing and you know you will at least start with the best hand. 😎

[@edwardknight5022]

RIP Norm McD

[@jej0228]

Best part on the 2nd hand with Dwan bluffing both Eastgate and Barry was he called their hands after the hand. Durrrr is fckn legendary.

[@23v0lv32]

Dwan owns Greenstein every time loooool

[@TheZephlol]

I never understood why Eastgate called with 2-4 off if he wasn't going to see it out even after flopping trips. Was he paying for the chance to flop a nut straight or something?

[@jeanfortin5024]

It was a family pot and dwan played it like he had a better 2, dwan read Peter had the 2 and played it like he had a better deuce, also dwans table image and card ranges, great play by dwan.

[@izzyaisa3179]

Cause Eastgate was a lucky one hit wonder nit

[@QualityTheGamer]

Dwan didn’t know he had a deuce lol he was a fantastic player but you’re overestimating him lol. Guarantee if you could ask Dwan he would tell you he would have check folded turn if he though Eastgate had a 2

[@Pantso710]

@@QualityTheGamer I'm not sure that is accurate. I remember watching this hand on the show, some of the guys were betting on what everyone had and I believe someone guessed that dwan had a 2, and dwan points to eastgate and says "he had the 2". I think he knew pretty much dead on what everyone had, put eastgate on a weak 2 and barry on an overpair. I could be wrong though because it was years ago I saw this.

[@HaiDao-rf6do]

@@Pantso710 you're right mate after the hands over everybody was debating it and Dwan looked over to EastGate and said he got the best hands. I think whats hard for Eastgate is his bankroll and how he's stuck between a very nit opener Barry and Tom Dwan. Great play by Dwan

[@nirakhsuk6131]

Dwans pupils at 6:30 lmao

[@wcc4269]

thats actually crazy

[@concars1234]

amphetamina

[@dannyhantx]

Haven't seen this many aces get cracked since playing on Pokerstars

[@imapishard]

does High Stakes Poker hate Aces or just Barry Greenstein?

[@bakihanma72]

Both

[@antarcticorb9197]

Nits go down...

[@ZoKitchen]

Ace king can be a really difficult hand to play sometimes

[@cassiusroth6149]

Norm Macdonald commentating? Poker? This is amazing? Yes

[@josephwehbe1916]

Viffer: *Bets trips on the flop* Commentator: “ANOTHER GOOD BET BY VIFFER”

[@r.w.221]

raises trips on the flop ;)

[@rotcivt3361]

Barry, next time you picked aces, please fold it pre flop. 😁

[@Carl_Georg]

Is that Norm McDonald commentary at 10:00 min

[@twooks]

Yep!

[@AlexPrimus]

Yeah it's him. He did season 7 of high stakes poker.

[@stephanielynn3408]

Tom Dwan is the bomb.

[@angusblack9900]

I love hear gabe commentate

[@Nondo]

6:34 They took out the part where Dwan says that Eastgate had the best hand.

[@drexrexx]

23:59 some just takes a bite of food didn't like it and just stashes it on the food line. Elegance

[@TheDaleraka]

Dwan looks like a nerd, but has the boldest character.

[@richardramos4468]

He got the weakest hand but the biggest heart.

[@ianor2304]

That first hand by Dwan is the best I’ve ever seen

[@quiksix25]

Barry said, "190 when the hand started" and then Sammy repeats it and laughs- that's such a subliminal trick by Barry and Sammy recognized it- basically conditioning him that they're going all in so just do it- HSP used to be so great, truly fascinating, I used to watch the new episodes on GSN right when they came out

[@westcoastchomp]

Gabe is the GOAT

[@ET-jx7ms]

THE VIRGIN VS THE BLOB. Minieri vs Peat

[@erickortega981]

The way Tom dwan looks and puts his chips on the table is creepy af 😂😂

[@TomBuikema]

An unusual sight on high stakes poker... Daniel winning a big one! mind = blown

[@elephantricity]

9:42 absolutely brutal.

[@Mariners_Rich]

Barry just might fold pocket aces from now on

[@BigWyatt]

Haha swear that’s norm McDonald didn’t know he was into poker that’s dope

[@lstruggy]

To this day I’m 🤯 by that eastgate vs durrr vs bg when east gate mucks trip 2s just like it did back in the days when this episode premiered I guess eastgate didn’t want none lol durrr in hsp very legendary stuff

[@lstruggy]

@@bwalsh1105 yes ur right sorry corrected it already ty 👍🏽

[@ihatemrjesteracp1678]

Gabe is a true commentator

[@MrKarmaface]

Peter Eastgate has to look back on these hands and be kicking himself for being so nitty 🤣😂

[@88mphDrBrown]

Dario looks ten years older than he did on the big game.

[@situacionando]

Because of the old good days lol way before went broke

[@Labergemusic]

That Greenstein hand has always made me laugh

[@msgtblbj]

9:54 Is this Norm Macdonald commentating? It sounds like him, but I'm not 100%

[@neoibelievematrix2719]

Waitttt how I'm the world does eastgate fold trip deuces there omg n specially to dwan 😰😥😢😭😱😞😓😩😫🥱

[@liudizzle]

Painful to watch that fold but cant say I entirely blame him either. When he cold calls the raise on the flop Dwan has to know he has a deuce and for Dwan to fire again into him and Barry is showing a lot of strength.

[@neoibelievematrix2719]

@@liudizzle idk about all that but I know one thing for sure in that spot I'm never folding a deuce specially to a player like dwan I don't mind going broke there all the time... if I don't go broke with that than what am I doing really so.. thats just my two cents

[@kipvalentine1721]

Watching the poker vids, training the game all while listening to music that makes me sharp and able to achieve. I like Delta Parole, AFi, etc as music, what you guys listen to focus I am curious?

[@RGC-gn2nm]

Gabe Kaplan made this show. Excellent commentary from a great comedy writer.

[@gabellu29]

And there was one more hand with the Aces losing: Mike Matusow with K8c vs. Ted Brunson with AA.....King on the flop and 8 on the river giving to "The Mouth" 2 pairs!

[@avivsery1]

3:05 I love durrrrrrrr

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

Barry had the worst instincts of anyone when it came to durrrr.

[@OKG2000]

i heard alot of pros say overall they are down life time with AA....because you either win a small or medium pot or lose a BIG one

[@ChaseTheGoose47]

Gabe Kaplan was the number one reason this show was great. Even above the world class players. His commentary is irreplaceable

[@rinaldobiassoni6086]

Is Norm MacDonald commentating at 10:40? 😭😂

[@bastiphantasty7147]

9:42 lol he got left hanging 😂

[@MmaSmarty87]

9:42 took his chips and left him hanging!!

[@CribNotes]

What the hell was Doyle thinking? Was he trying to rep a flush draw hoping Negreanu didn't have one?

[@WaltTheCardManiac]

lol Eastgate had no business being on that show back then.

[@MmaSmarty87]

Didnt he retire young shortly after? haha

[@jeremybeadleslefthand480]

He'd just won the WSOP...so effectively they had to have the world champion on there. Same as when Jamie Gold went on.

[@breakingcoin3529]

The fact that east gate folded was a bad fold. The only hands that beat him are pocket 7s, pocket 10s or A2 which is extremely unlikely.

[@nytobake3543]

Barry: i felt like i was going to hit something. Once is fine. This is just to show you, great players not only play on statistics but also according to their intuitions and choosing right spots to put their moneys in.

[@raymondperales6612]

Greenstien looks like the count in Sesame Street.

[@kevdawg55]

why does gabe say that about running it twice for dario? "gets the bad news, decides to run it twice anyway" 8:35

[@Johnouai]

this video proves something very important : if you run bad, no matter who you are AND HOW GOOD YOU THINK YOU ARE you WILL LOSE .

[@sone77]

tom dwan is insane

[@AllThingsAdHoc]

15:45 Eli saying Barry has up and down and Barry sitting quietly there with only “down”…

[@pigriser]

Shocking call from Barry on the flop

[@GeneralsBooty]

I KNOW NORM MACDONALD WHEN I HEAR HIM THAT WAS AWESOME!

[@jamesvitucci7191]

Eastgate gets one of the best possible flops for 4 2 offsuit and still gets scared off LOL

[@melk100]

9:50 Norm!!! is that you?

[@Taureg]

amazing I didn't know Norm Macdonald did commentary for that show

[@BEERLIGHTBROKER]

My favorite is at 8:05 Go ahead and smile like the joker bro....YOU GOT VIFFED!!!

[@garylp3]

How Eastgate folded twips against Dwan.

[@thomasmason8481]

Durr never fails to amaze me, very ballsy

[@SeanDaRyan]

No ones going to talk about how thats Norm MacDonald doing commentary @ 11min

[@biillyy]

can u tell peat is always cooked up he’s always moving his mouth ..

[@mikegunther6578]

:D not enough space to put all hands in graphic ?!? :D 3:07

[@_barncat]

11:10 is that norm Macdonald commentating?

[@Kzmotivo]

They should recaption the title to cracking Greenstein Aces.

[@johnlawson386]

What’s the point of playing crap like 4-2 if you then Chuck it when hitting trips. Moronic play.

[@marshallfitzgerald3691]

He paid half price I believe. (SB) and was obv putting Dwan on a set of 10s... Easy to say when you can see the cards but I do agree... How are you folding there lol

[@AkamapD]

Didnt know Derek Brunson was a poker player as well as a MMA fighter

[@olderetiredtreemahn3234]

21:19 Sammy want to run it twice. Nice offer. Greenstein says no. He could have Aced on the river. Oh well

[@KennyMcCormick99]

(Knock on wood) But I usually only lose w/ Aces when I play that online bingo poker.

[@EvansBrosRacing]

I wonder when running it more than once , when players are "all in " , started ? Our dad taught us the old school way , no wild cards or anything other than straight poker when it was his turn to deal . When others would add wild cards when they dealt , the dealer rotated in our family games . If I could afford to be in one of these games I would not run it more than once , It is like adding wild cards , just not the same outcome . Too many people call "all in" when they think they can have extra outs , but "all in" should be taken more serious .

[@ArchaicTTV]

i don't think you understand how running it twice effects the game. you have the same equity both times.

[@EvansBrosRacing]

@@ArchaicTTV I must not understand , so tell me , if player X is all in , they run it once , and player Z has him covered , then , X loses , with playing 1 time , he is done . If running it 2 times , Z wins the first 1 and X wins the 2nd one , don't they split the pot and X is still in ? I thought the object in poker is to win as much as possible ?

[@deltaphi9770]

@@EvansBrosRacing Running it more than once reduces variance from pot odds in the long term even if the odds of subsequent runs can change slightly from the first since you are removing cards and outs from the deck. With only two players, it also has the chance that a split 50-50 pot allows both to make a small 'profit' from the hand from the chips other players folded into it.

[@EvansBrosRacing]

@@deltaphi9770 I thought the object was to get their chips and eliminate the other players ? If you are ahead , why give the other person more chances ? I guess I am just old school , keep it simple , trust nobody , and no mercy , when it comes to gambling .

[@deltaphi9770]

@@EvansBrosRacing the change in odds with each run is of course miniscule. Running it multiple times is also more common with televised cash games like these because a lot of these guys are actually friends outside of the game too so it is more forgiving in a sense. It also can prevent someone from losing all their chips too quickly and thus leaving the table which could be bad for tv ratings.

[@1991Shailendra]

That dwan bluff will bleed cash in long run

[@moneymikz]

Okay Helmuth, we’ll see if he’s even around in 5 years. Pretty sure Durrrr doesn’t care about GTO since he’s the best exploitative player since Ungar

[@1991Shailendra]

@@moneymikz helmuth is a abuse?? I got to learn a lot from him. I wish I was as good as him in 90s. I am sure u must be a very good player with more bracelets than helmuth to be able to taunt him. Durr got lucky that he was against a shitty player like eastgate. Even nit like greenstein would have called dwan down with trip 2s

[@moneymikz]

@@1991Shailendra No because Phil famously said after Dwan beat him in the heads up challenge like 15 years ago we’ll see if you’re even around in a year kid. And you must be very well accomplished to talk trash about Eastgate, how many WSOP Main Events have you won?? Yes Hellmuth is one of the greats but Dwan is on a whole nother level. We just saw Doug Polk beat Negranu for $1.2 million, these old school guys can’t hang with the new school

[@rossiramcharitar9033]

Hate poker when you run it more than once...

[@xavierpaquin]

The double edged sword

[@kshtijsupperstar27]

Everyone is playing like a fish it seems. Barry is Raising j9 in position on the flop when the SB cold 4B. And he puts in around 500 BB with AAs on the flop. Mineiri goes all in on paired 10 board when viffer could have countless 10s.

[@TheSaifDizzle]

Those two folds to Tom Dwan, one with the trip 2's, and one with the Pocket aces, are proabably the dumbest folds Ive ever seen, period.

[@ramtinrahimi1187]

nahh, guy with trips had a weak kicker and barry put tom on trips

[@704studio]

eastgate the biggest nit, folding trips to a compulsive bluffer. That being said, it would not surprise me if Dwan was raised on the farm, groomed to be a poker savant to test out MK Ultra techniques. You don't get picked to be on HS Poker due to scoring a bankroll on an internet poker site.

[@blobcity3591]

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