I Have POCKET ACES With $1,800,000 On The Line

This might be the sickest bluff of all-time. Just a few days after @RampagePoker 's legendary all-in on the @HustlerCasinoLive Million Dollar Cash Game, a new challenger appears with an even bigger bluff with ace-high. I've got my favorite hand in No Limit Texas Hold'em: the pocket aces. What would you do in this spot?
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[@scilles]

The entire Hustler upstairs room was screaming at you to call. Every poker table stopped dealing. It was an amazing moment.

[@Davidtjr36]

looked like the same at the lodge. saw a picture of a lot of people around a TV. pretty cool spectacle that a poker stream stops poker in other rooms.

[@jayrocky9067]

No they weren’t.. it’s on a delay

[@izzyduzzit00]

looks to me like theyre still playing in the background lol

[@csquared4538]

@@jayrocky9067 what does that have to do with anything?

[@thechrisde]

@@jayrocky9067 this is a stupid comment

[@AdmiralandHen]

We were all pulling for you man. You took the wins and the losses like a class act.

[@DannyRivastv]

Hell yeah I want to see the ❤ so bad 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jaydeneveleigh1062]

What wins?

[@happytrailsgaming]

Wins?

[@Realnamenogimmicksdude]

That’s not true, I want this guy to loose and loose badly

[@happytrailsgaming]

@@Realnamenogimmicksdude weirdo

[@christophermoyer6103]

Looking forward to $100 to $10,000 Bankroll Challenge Pt. II

[@galaxygalaxy4429]

Lol

[@theryan244]

Lmao. Back to 50nl I guess.

[@MINNESOTA_PTSD]

Dude this is an underrated comment for real. 💯

[@MINNESOTA_PTSD]

It’d also be somewhat comical if Doug played to the narrative and posted a new micro stakes video , only to cut the video short 15 min in to go play 100/200$ at The Lodge.

[@gabelincoln3608]

He explains other video he was only add 1/4. 14

[@Blllaze]

You took it like a champ honestly.

[@rioricojohn7455]

yea, up the butt

[@Ralphman21]

Right on the chin…. Like he’ll need to to make his money back $20 at a time

[@sololegit]

Indeed he did. I haven't been a fan of Dougs lately and might not ever be again, but he handled this situation like a pro through and through!

[@Monojoe]

@@sololegit Trying to get in on the IN crowd eh?

[@jaydeneveleigh1062]

​​@@sololegit is this because of that time he spit roasted Charlie with his grandfather? Cuz that was not cool for Charlie to snitch about.

[@indubioprokokolores6502]

The stream started at 1 a.m. here in Germany and I just wanted to tune in for a bit. Stayed up all night and watched it from start to finish. Epic stream.

[@cooljackysiz]

ich auch hahahaha ich bin um 10 Uhr morgens erst eingeschlafen

[@spenceringermanson4385]

Same from Kansas

[@babayega_]

Same from Alabama

[@sigbausage3116]

I though it was a nice moment during the livestream hearing Doug talk about his youtube-videos. It's very clear the goal is always to entertain and make funny videos - never to hurt anyone. Doug, you happen to be very good at making entertaining videos. I hope you'll continue putting these out as often as possible, you're able to lift a lot of people up with your humour.

[@joehenry9546]

I really like the call 25% of the time theory. In most games this would be a 90% fold. So many Nits.

[@ChinGuan31]

haha you are right, game i met either is damn crazy manaic game or damn nit game.

[@nickyv1436]

Doug’s expressions when he heard all in was fascinating, his mind was really working. Wish he woulda came to a call but how could anyone blame him for folding

[@Muffintoppinlolz]

Keep grinding buddy, only 2798 more to go!

[@GabrielRodrigues-lz4ce]

LMAOO

[@gigahad3891]

The most entertaining poker stream I’ve ever seen. Had me glued from start to finish! Hope you recoup the mil!

[@vidteacher]

Doug, as always, thanks for the content and analysis! The most self-deprecating person on/off the felt! It feels like you weren’t the Doug in the video, so detached it’s amazing! And oh btw, it’s only a casual $1mil loss…mad respect for posting these hands.

[@tiki4rafiki390]

17:36 you're an absolute legend for this Doug :D, ty for the analysis!

[@chrismeadows1880]

We need you on more of these streams doug. You make the whole game better you got some balls man.

[@FocusedAndMotivated100]

You where not lying about putting out content to recoup that money. I’m here for it.

[@Ray-gy2qz]

Hey Doug, you're a class act man! very fun to have a player like you in a table. hope you get even next session Doug!

[@AlexanderTheGreat1000]

Can you imagine playing with Nik airball with that obnoxious arrogant laugh? Omfg

[@pookeysayshi]

Nice to have a player like Dog Polk literally handing you money at the poker table.

[@ReSpOnSeSC2]

Amazing to get this analysis so quickly after the actual hands took place.

[@tobymckay8483]

Doug - thanks for being so great for the stream!

[@ryand6150]

Doug took Dwan's comment way too personally. Dwan was correct in that its not a good precedent to allow players to make "binding" (not really binding) declarations at the table, because for every 98 players who do it in an honest manner there is going to be 2 or 3 that use it to angle, and a newcomer to the stream like Hank probably wont be able to tell the difference, so it always correct to never turn your hand over if you are in Hank's position regardless of how trustworthy the other player may seem.

[@jimbojones9118]

Yeah I know I'm never showing until they say "fold" or put the cards in the muck. Just not worth the risk

[@MrDerelictZoo]

It's only because of the type of person and player that Dwan has been in the past that causes him to make observations and statements like that

[@cameronherrera4535]

Hanks reaction when you folded was priceless.

[@bettyjane6684]

You really are a great representative of the game. I, as well as your million fans, appreciate all your great content!

[@nicogolesorkhi7477]

This was such an incredible bluff and the way you took it and congratulated the guy really is one of the coolest moments I've ever seen. You're the man doug! Hope to get to play with you one day since you always make a poker game seem like the most fun place to be. Fuck the haters! Also now it's the Lodge's turn to host a million dollar cash game, make it happen!

[@tylerforeman5788]

Incredible bluff? More like noob fold. What does Hank ever have here.... the line makes no sense. It's an instant call.

[@pierrearr]

@@tylerforeman5788 We really appreciate the opinion of a microstakes player, thanks. You making the call in a 1/2 cent table is totally the same.

[@nicogolesorkhi7477]

@@pierrearr lol 🤣

[@demianlust9719]

@@tylerforeman5788 im folding, very easy to say when u can see both players hole cards fish

[@tylerforeman5788]

​@@pierrearr oh no! The random guy on the internet who doesn't understand math and game flow said I play pennies. Boo hoo

[@RonZucker]

I wasn't looking forward to seeing you on HCL just to watch you play. I was also hoping you'd do exactly this. Thank you. I love hearing you analyze poker.

[@budman6137]

I loved this breakdown. I'm glad u went so I depth and took ur time. I don't think I can make that fold. No chance I'm gonna be in a situation where I'm calling a mil bet but even in terms of a majority of my bankroll on the line I still have to call. Especially considering it's early in the stream and u have backup bullets and the game is super live so there's plenty of chances to win the money back. I was definitely hoping u were gonna pull the heart twice. Woulda loved to have seen u make that call. I'm glad they had u on the stream man

[@allenmousavi1508]

I have to say it is quite interesting to me after watching the full stream as to how you critiqued Durr, in the sense that you, on an poker intellectual level as far as level of experience and mastery of game play, and even more so on aspects of poker social etiquette, challenged his intelligence, and vice versa how he challenged you. I find the interactions between you two to be an interesting dynamic in that you both are so well versed in the game and are at the top echelons of the poker world, you two were almost having this intellectual feud in the most amicable way. I would love to see a HU match or continue to play at this level and battle. It sucks the bluff you ran against him was unfortunate timing, although you both would be and have been incredibly interesting to watch interact and play massive pots against. Love to see two Titans and Crushers at poker battle it out, Roman Gladiator level stuff. Lets hope this continues...

[@justinhart7172]

Durr is leaps and bounds ahead of Doug in LIVE POKER FULL RING

[@alistairwillock7266]

@@justinhart7172 And likewise would never in a million years do a heads-up challenge against Doug.

[@hardflip8]

@@alistairwillock7266 why would he? He has nothing to prove and nothing to gain.

[@matthewwestcott9138]

@Justin Hart Durrrr is not better than Doug full ring. What an inane comment. Durrrr was good 10 years ago. Now he plays with whales in Macau.

[@tylerforeman5788]

​@@matthewwestcott9138 Durr is and always has been better in a full ring game and a short game than Doug. Doug's claim to fame is not full ring... hes not a proven player there in high stakes cash at all.

[@kwills1888]

I like the fact that he has enough humor to make videos about his beat down.

[@Hi_Chew]

Quite entertaining, hope you on the 1M show more often. Especially like the "Ace spade fold, Ace heart draw" trick, it's more fun to watch than playing out technically.

[@unclejoe7929]

The highlight of the hand IMHO is Nick Airball’s face after Hank flips his cards over. 😂😂😂 Still cracks me up every time I watch it. Legends were made.

[@Darmaximus]

It was interesting to hear nik airball say Doug is really popular in China, considering they don’t have KZbin without VPN. Also shows how putting out consistently entertaining and valuable content is globally appreciated. I do wonder if Doug would have called if he realized that LSG Hank is essentially a fan at that point.

[@ArninhoDuebelinho]

Lol

[@jeffthompson6248]

I was watching this live and didnt think Hank had it in him to shove all in, I was blown away as well as everyone else. Had to give it to Hank, that took some balls.

[@MLipinski100]

Really appreciate the in depth analysis of these hands. Keep them coming plz!

[@pennyandluckpokerclub]

This was a great video Doug. We love to see it. Keep on truckin’

[@iamamish]

Nobody does hand breakdowns like you Doug - not only do you explain what you might do, you explain *why*, and what types of changes in circumstance might get you to consider an alternate action.

[@bullyboy131]

He does well at that, but he approached this game like he was playing himself. This is why a few times he's confused at other's play. Some people knew that and exploited his play.

[@Hawksforever99]

@@bullyboy131 True, but it's hard to not do that. I don't know what % of himself he had in this game (did we ever even hear what %??), but if he had more than 50% I'd be surprised. That said, even $500k is still a lot of money. For me, I'd be more scared to lose other people's money than my own. I don't like letting down people that trust me. It's just not a good look. But it's also hard to not get exploited a little sometimes when your whole career is on YT as well as all the times you've done analysis on a hand and then you give a lot of insight into how you play/think in given situations. I don't know if LSG Hank has ever watched any of that, but certainly Doug has a rep and I'm sure most high stakes people know generally what the rep is!

[@Gman737e]

Man , great vid and analysis, i was watching this at home live, cheering for you to make the call, unfortunately it didnt happen, but thats poker, cant think of it negatively, it is what it is. You played the most aggresive and just made it entertaining to watch, look forward to more content Doug and youll win back the money, im sure of it.

[@hoozaifamorbiwala2312]

I always learn so much from Doug’s videos on poker hands . Let me dumb it down for you folks . In any given spot, folding , calling or raising are all viable options some percentage of the time 😂😂😂😂

[@slowery43]

you seem to think you're funny/entertaining... not at all

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

Doug should have folded AA in a small pot, and called in this pot.

[@aaronpacheco3726]

@@slowery43 and you're a miserable human being who is most likely extremely lonely and sad

[@brizzlex1919]

​@slowery43 You assume he thinks he's funny because you are miserable in your own life. You probably worry about other people a lot because your own life sucks.

[@bhardwajr01]

@@slowery43 26 people would like to disagree with you

[@rolandagustin8564]

Wow,I didn't expect that from you Doug...Goodluck with everything brother.

[@jdawg9931]

Easily the best poker hand I have ever watched. I was pulling hard for you to make the call on the live stream!

[@evingmadeez5008]

I think Tom was trying to say that if Hank showed his hand it's okay if you say it's binding but someone could go back and change their mind if there was shady

[@diaryofacrankykid7270]

Just pause for a moment to appreciate that we have the ability to pick the brain of a true poker savant. Thanks for all of the insights Doug. Really means a lot and I hope you know that.

[@davidodadzin9224]

@@yws4645he just thinks he is better than he is.

[@diaryofacrankykid7270]

@@davidodadzin9224 yes, Doug is definitely better than I am.

[@user-fz3wb3qz4j]

savant? the guy is a dope addict.

[@JJ-zl3ft]

If a good player decides his calls by chance of picking the hearts twice it just seems dumb as shit.

[@harraharra9646]

well, thanks to you the last day was most fun, sad you lost, but as you told nik that he loosened the game up, you took it to another level and it was a great show.

[@stevenfortey9641]

Love the content Doug - poker is not about rules, more about tools. You have helped me so much to take me game to the next level about thinking about situations. Quality *****

[@bullyboy131]

Wow. Wess was jealous of Hank's play. Nik saved Hank from that awkward situation.

[@jonphanspromotions]

I thought they don't bluff in big games, I was wrong, first Ethan and now Hank. These guys have giant balls.

[@atlaslion7705]

Giant pockets too.

[@7demo7review]

I was on the floor when this and played out over the TV… There was a collective gasp, and a roar!!

[@uliaritonang9252]

You will win big in the future....you won the hearts of your audiences just by being true to yourself and being humble and took all the table talk harassments with a bigger heart and didn't take them seriously.

[@vtacamdaman20]

Only 1,198 videos to go

[@GrowFromHome]

Honestly if you convinced him to show his hand then instacalled you would go down as pokers greatest villain of all time 😂

[@daddyfuse50]

Id have lmfao and then hated Doug forever

[@ericg9092]

Wow! Great analysis. I appreciate the in-depth thought processing and how you talked us through it. What an unbelievable shove by LSG Hank.

[@andyv123]

Polk churning out videos like no tomorrow to make up for his epic loss on the million dollar game 😂😂😂 you got my support bro!

[@dpruitt1458]

Bro even Ryan said Wesley do not get involved they knew it was big

[@MikeMags]

Doug we feel worse for your backers than we do for you on the loss ;)

[@itradeluxurywatches]

1M is not a lots money. You can easily get back in one month

[@Steezy93]

@@itradeluxurywatches what????? send me $1m then plz if its nothing to you

[@greasyguido]

​@@itradeluxurywatches You must be a REALLY good UberEats driver

[@moist5147]

@@itradeluxurywatches ok can you send me a mil i can leave my venmo

[@Drawfornoone]

@@moist5147 lol

[@lightonstillwaters6789]

Teaching us so much by going through your thought process, even in the face of extreme adversity. Thank you! 💯🔥🙏

[@Kienlamb]

Nice break down Doug, thanks!

[@kellyallen8528]

Just pretend someone robbed your house of 1million in jewelry like Shannon Sharpe did.

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

*million dollars worth of hair gel

[@jptheman721]

He’s playing 10/2 in memory of Doyle…

[@blakebarone1809]

Ya beat me

[@favor4afavor823]

Clearly.

[@pabis6817]

I cannot stop thinking about it. I’ve never been so animated watching a poker game by myself or any time really, in my life! Incredible stuff

[@DespiDND]

been watching you for months and i usually dont subscribe to many people cuz you are always in my recommended anyways but that story was just so touching i couldnt help myself.

[@oxfordu]

Am I missing something or wouldn't this actually be a $2.1 million pot if he calls?

[@davidhaworth7152]

10 deuce has to be for Doyle

[@gemmint10_cards72]

Love the method to deciding call / fold. Will be implementing this one , nice job this weekend was a blast to watch

[@isaworld6727]

no it's just dumb

[@johnvanluvanee4132]

I love your videos Doug and was rooting for you watching yesterday. I was really surprised watching this that you didn't discuss what hands he could have that made sense. Your decision seemed based mainly on his shove and what you could call that shove with. The way he played the hand made him having a set or two pair seem very unlikely, which really only left J10.

[@joonpak]

Tom Dwan would’ve called.

[@bigslick75093]

If Dwan comes to The Lodge, you’ve got to have Mariano and Rampage play! 🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@Bibzuda7]

When you said "I can't have too much better here" after shaking your head more times than I can count, my jaw hit the floor. Would have been SO sick

[@itselmar4927]

Still you earned our respects still a legend it's just ..you didn't trust your instincts enough but that's really hard to call when it's really a million on the line and he was lucky you ran your faith into those cards and unluckily you picked spade instead your hearts ❤️

[@MrJoosebawkz]

well it was $250k on the line for him but still 😂

[@Essa823]

You made the whole stream Doug! Ran so poorly but took it all like a champ. Congrats

[@justinhart7172]

Ran poorly. He hAd AA and won 2.1M pot but he didn’t call

[@tylerforeman5788]

Ran poorly or played terribly in the biggest hands 🤔

[@ts4gv]

the tension on your face as soon as he jammed was huge. So intense. Glad i saw the livestream. Insane moment.

[@pixieboimagic2285]

Your detailed analysis is exactly why I have always liked your hand break-downs! Not that we need to worry about it but just in case, don’t change your ways to appease the trolls 😂

[@luckymaggie6594]

I can't believe a station like you would fold

[@MINNESOTA_PTSD]

Bro I haven’t watched your reaction yet, but I saw this hand live. I think with this opponent in particular, his river value shove range is NUT Straight and only nut straight. It killed me that you folded. ☠️ Edit- I’ll literally be 🪦 by the time you recover enough funds from KZbin to play in this game again

[@slowery43]

no one was wondering, or even remotely interested, in what you think... you're coming here trying to lecture/advise a poker pro as though you have any credibility whatsoever... we truly couldn't care any less what you think

[@brizzlex1919]

He will be back soon.

[@Racing_Tendencies]

Lmao stop 3:12 I’m over here struggling for real 😂😂😂

[@jonathanpham7397]

you da man dougie... love your personality and sense of humor

[@Richard-yw9ew]

19:53 weslay claiming it's a fish bluff is gold

[@Rafiki568]

Dwan was obviously playing 10 / 2 in honor of the recently deceased Texas Dolly

[@stevenschworm168]

thanks for bringing the action Doug, truly a pleasure to watch all night.

[@fastcontrolps4562]

action? he nit folded AA. dude, get some reality checks

[@stevenschworm168]

@@fastcontrolps4562 3 weeks late bud

[@cameronandrew1853]

I was working during this stream so missed this hand.. thanks for covering since I felt like I missed a bunch of good hands! What a boss bluff from Hank.. dude has some balls to shove that river. Or he just had so much money that a million dollars means literally nothing to him

[@KellyMenk-mc2uy]

This is where I wish Doug took a little more time to think about the situation instead of just randomizing. Also this tilted me so bad I left work for the day 😂😂 and I didn’t even have any money on it 😅

[@easeyy]

Dwan’s limp with 10-2 was for Doyle!! Looking forward to the next 20 years of content ❤

[@Unhingedanduninformed]

You think Dwan was doing that for Doyle?

[@PaperPlateParody]

@@Unhingedanduninformed I think it must be so, because T2s is so weak. Even for Dwan.

[@Tyler__309]

I was really looking forward to this analysis because in real time I couldn’t imagine you would find a fold. Solver nerd analytics aside, you make a good point. It’s a million dollar shove over a $200k bet. Not a lot of players have the heart to make that move. Good luck on the comeback.

[@andrevezina1]

You are a legend! best poker game ever thanks to you !

[@lightningsoulde]

Btw. I think Tom was right about the angle shooting aspect. Imagine Hank showed his cards and then you decide to look at your Aces, shuffle them and pick one. Not saying that you would remember which card is the Ace of hearts but I can certainly imagine quite a number of players doing exactly that. Just never show your cards to anyone till the hand is over. Esp. not in a 7-figure pot. lol

[@jcw8955]

he’s already done this 4-5 times at the Lodge before and everyone was cool with it

[@lightningsoulde]

@@jcw8955 what he did there was flip a coin which is way harder to do with a fixed outcome. I'd still not show my hand no matter what. Of course Doug isn't going to cheat you, but so many pros were trusted and have fallen short of said trust big time (see Howard Lederer etc.).

[@lightningsoulde]

It would also leave a weird taste to the hand if he magically selected the ace of hearts twice (25% chance) after seeing the cards of his opponents. Hustler already had issues with weird all-in calls in the past so I wouldn't put that kind of pressure on them, again.

[@jcw8955]

@@lightningsoulde no i swear i saw him do the card randomizing move at a high stakes game at the Lodge too. he let the hostess pick the card and they allowed it

[@lightningsoulde]

@@jcw8955 I know. But it's his card room. Doesn't change the fact that you shouldn't show your cards, tho.

[@gregorythomas531]

I can’t believe they didn’t vibrate your chair telling you to call

[@hxhdfjifzirstc894]

LOL, a bass shaker run on bluetooth.

[@Duzykutas]

We love you Dougie. I havent rooted for anything in a long time as much as I was rooting for you to call.

[@dougmccuskerpoker]

Doug, You are the Best. Handled everything with class and a smile. Im ok with being the 2nd best Doug Poker Vlogger.

[@fmcdomer]

imagine wesley picks the heart then airball picks the 2nd heart how insane would had that been

[@modestomouso1234]

His scream at the end 😂

[@dak9554]

Crazy fold.... thanks for the breakdown. Really wondering what you were thinking there....

[@2011blueman]

Tom has been playing a LOT in China with all kinds of unethical shit and angles happening, so I don't blame him for being paranoid about basically everything.

[@throwaway6405]

lol I’d love to learn about all that stuff

[@pujhpiuhnpiun]

Doug was not angling, but i always felt angling should be a part of the game. in this case as doug reveals cards to randomise his call frequency he can try to get a live read from hanks face. hank knowing hes now stone cold bluffing has to sit there and poker face his way through it to win, its where the psychology meets the maths the game is most fun.

[@williv]

When Hank screams like a school girl, throws his hand on the table, and chips go flying across the room while Dough yells FUCK. So good.

[@mynameisjoe00]

I was yelling at my tv for you to call dude. I understand the fold though. Always easy when you are on the other side and can see the cards haha

[@wolf-xf6hf]

You could be heavyweight champion of the world the way you took that blow right on the chin and kept moving forward. You’re a legend man keep up the good playing

[@rocoola]

😂 Doug we are proud of you, you put on a great show last night, even though luck was not on your side, you played very well

[@xyzzy4567]

Doug, you played like a got dam boss. You made the stream 10x more entertaining, and took the bad beats like champ. This is poker.

[@maxslowplaysHARP]

Thanks a lot Doug for your videos. I feel that finally my game might have a chance to improve a bit at least

[@Locke19901]

Tom played 10/2 because he wants to play as many hands as possible. The dude is built for poker and knows he can outplay everyone post flop in hard decisions. You did great Doug, sorry you had some bad timing, but you stuck to your game. Tom though is just a freak of nature, like Ivey.

[@needalatee]

I'm thinking he played the 10 2 in memory of Doyle

[@lloydchristmas1086]

Dwan is better than Ivey..Ivey on HCL last time was embarrassing. Folding KQ suited on button to min raises and having like a 2% vpip lol

[@LeadAntagonist]

This hand was pretty sad bro. Not gonna lie. HOLY SHIT

[@mydogsbestfren]

epic celebration. got the fist bump too

[@trill711]

Much respect to you sir

[@ILmachiner]

Doug, it's ironic! In your video tribute to Doyle, you said the super system was outdated. Doyle said it's about putting a man to the test for all his chips. Maybe give it a reread.😂

[@igortolstov487]

He said he calls 1 out of 4 times. Bro you call 99 out of 100 times.

[@thorstenortner4386]

If you call 99% of the times in this scenario you will loose more than you will win obviously

[@matthewadels]

Having aces with no ace of diamonds makes this a call most of the time not 25%

[@olivertaylor9125]

That scream though 😍