I HIT Royal Flush in $5 MILLION GTD Main event Tournament!! // Poker Vlog

[@jasondavison722]

I just wanted to say that I just found your poker vlog a few days ago. I have been binge watching and really enjoy the content. I am just starting to play recreationally and feel like I'm doing okay. I'm definitely learning a ton from your voice overs. Keep up the content.

[@CJAdamspokerVANCOUVERBC]

Love watching Rogue bounce down the hallway! Happy boy to see his daddy!

[@armandofromthevault9775]

I had the pleasure of playing with Chance early in his carrier when he was playing in the Run Series. I was lucky enough to place 13th in that tournament. Great guy. I would Call with AK.... Great fold...Thanks for sharing.

[@ride1123]

I played with that guy in college in Boulder, Colorado in 2004-2005 before he dropped out of engineering to pursue poker. $20 games, I was usually organizing them, he always ran house, a standout of anyone I ever played with in college, never talked to him again after he dropped out, then i see him on t.v. 15 years later, congrats to him, well played chance, well played.

[@dennishughes8233]

Just discovered your vlogs bro. I'm an avid poker vlog watcher. Glad I found it. Sending some run good your way

[@StonerCreek74]

Tournaments are just tough, so much has to go right. Good shot Lex. Keep grinding the cash games man!

[@EfficientRVer]

The first thing that has to go right is playing well. He didn't.

[@easymoney7007]

@@EfficientRVer That's not completely true, he player well enough. There's an ungodly amount of luck that is needed to win tourneys. We all know people that win, or do great in tourneys, that are atrocious at poker.

[@greglist2991]

@@easymoney7007 Lex attitude toward tourney and “dipsh*t” w huge stack happens in all situations in life, biz,… always a drunk idiot huge stack whether cash/tourney. Same w biz ie Musk w Twitter. Point is; that’s life! It’s gonna be unfair. Lex has to pick better spots/opponents in tourneys, and study differing style of tourney play. But that river near all-in 99 vs AT(top pair). There’s no tourney player that is savvy enough to value bet that board texture. What it looks like: non-believer w pocket pair b/t A and 2nd pair and got lucky on river move. But it’s every cash grinder’s ultimate goal, to take down a big tourney vs toil away at $50ish hourly looking for +ev spots in search of Moby Dick?

[@matthewpowell4199]

Last hand. "My hand just needs zero protection." LOL

[@jamessperagolf]

AK you have to call. Not bc it’s top pair top kicker, but bc the way you played it. You just flatted on the button, which is fine, so your hand’s strength is very well disguised. If you run into some weird two pair then he’s just going to get your money. I always enjoy your vids 😁

[@cameronno6039]

Lex, I'm a long-time watcher, and I'm pulling for your success. This was really hard to watch though. You are a better player than you showed. You spoke of the board texture and the individual player tendencies before making the wrong move multiple times. Tournaments are different, especially early when playing deep-stacked. You have the assessment that makes me believe this was just a bad emotional day for you or even under-confidence. Regardless, keep your head up. Thanks for sharing your real analysis and being up front about your mentality.

[@benwiora3910]

I recommend putting in the work before playing 3500s, with only 20k on hendon its clear the hands shown weren’t just a fluke, keep your head up you’ll get there

[@davidpak7267]

Rampage tournament blogs are so much more fun!! He plays with heart of a lion..this was wimpy..😝

[@cameronno6039]

Way to kick a man when down. Even if joking, it's kind of in poor taste. He played passively and should learn from his mistakes. He analyzed the players/ scenarios well but then went against his own reads far too often. It was hard to watch. Still, throwing a competitor of his out there as if they can't both be successful in their own styles it pretty low.

[@kurtsteven6228]

Would love to sell some action as well. Awesome to see chance hooking you up with 50% on both bullets.

[@johnruggieri9996]

Hi Lex. Love the vlog and for the record, I always hit the like button before I even watch the video. Couple of thoughts about tourneys for you to consider to cement what you alluded to in your outro: you are certainly a better poker player than most folks in the room but a lot of the tourney hands you show are clearly played correctly in a cash game but are not correct in a tourney. On the A-10 hand I was saying out loud ‘just shove preflop’… once you hit the flop I wanted you to just get it in, and on the river my thought was that you didn’t need to figure out what his hand was, except that it was a winner. If you like to switch it up occasionally and have fun playing a tourney you might consider playing one or two cheap ones each week to gain the experience and you will innately understand how to navigate situations because you will see them more often and KNOW what the correct play is even if it is opposite of your cash game play. You’re probably thinking that a $3500 buyin translates to mostly ‘good’ players but as you have seen, not as true as you’d like it to be. Keep the vlogs coming… look forward to every one and learn a lot from your thoughts. Thanks!

[@Bond006]

Shout out to Chance for supporting my boy!!! Better Luck next time Lex Keep slugging !!!!

[@nancyrzeszut2254]

i dont support bad loosers!

[@craigkeinath4279]

Lex you have to start 3 betting and squeezing more. The 77 and Q10o hands wouldn’t have happened if you 3 bet preflop

[@brunowolfe9172]

^^^^^^ This Lex

[@johnrichardson3129]

💯 can’t believe he didn’t 3 bet AK on button. Terrible play.

[@chriss1227]

A9s seemed like a fine hand to gamble with. That last hand you should have charged him a hefty fee on the turn card.

[@graemekrone6436]

Nice try Lex, you'll get em next time. Pura Vida from Costa Rica!

[@Diamondback_boy]

What I think separates you and the other vloggers is your insight and honesty.

[@roryvonbrutt7302]

In my humble opinion, you being such a dynamic, crushing live player, I'd stick to the money .... BUT I'm not a pro either‼️®️™️ (although I did play semi-pro football) 🤣🤣

[@thebigcnel]

Damn dude you got screwed in this one.

[@AmericanPatriQt1776]

@Lex O Poker Hey bro! Love the channel! Been binge watching all your videos! Can you do a video on playing $1/$2? That's more my level and prob a lot of people play that level starting out. I am not a winning player at 1/2 and i would like to see how it's done with a max buy in of $300. I feel like there's not enough chips to do the moves you do in a 5/10. By the time i raise and committ to the hand i already put half my stack in and end up losing, then i have to play tight and wait for a big hand then ship it all in and hope it holds.

[@Hawksforever99]

Great vlog, Lex! I'm reminded tho...the philosopher, "Boski", once said, "There's no JUSTICE in tournament poker!" It's all of the pain, none of the glory...feels bad, man! You'll get em NEXT time!😀

[@rodthompson4400]

I would have folded there...with the AK.....for all the reasons you laid out in your analysis....even if I thought I might be getting bluffed....that's gonna happen in tournament poker...you have to accept that there are times you will be bluffed....but in this case ...if the dude was being honest...(about a set of 7's)...it all worked out good...Good fold!

[@imnotoopinionated]

Growing on my bro. Knocken down.

[@jobensnowden6507]

Boy got them deadlift palms. I see you.

[@Carloshernandez-dl8li]

You need a luck box sweater! 🤣🤣🤣

[@niftysin]

I would call with that AK! But only after I was able to get good reads from the players involved.

[@jamescooper4108]

18:00 is pretty hilarious acting like he’s Phil Ivey or some shit, “these recreational calling stations they should fold AA when I’m bluffing” bruh I swear this dude is such a losing player

[@richardsolis9788]

In the pause I would go all in!

[@Peteamgelopoker]

love the tournament content!!

[@joshsheppard21]

How do you not squeeze with ace king there 🥴 cmon Lex

[@C0LomI3eanr]

I think AK hand is tough. Mainly because you didn’t re raise pre flop. That gives the other players the possibility of sets and two pairs like A6 A7 suited stuff like that. Best case scenario he has AQ there. I would fold that AK

[@notallowed337]

Agreed

[@charlespryor7643]

In tournaments, be aware of a bet that leaves you just a few chips unless you are on the bubble with a short stack. Most of the time it's a set-up for you to call when they have a monster.

[@ericpolley9708]

One thing I've learned over the years especially playing in a home game every week...you can't bluff a donkey who doesn't fold Lex lol

[@VinhTran-mh1zf]

I’m.calling with AK 😂

[@DMBHomes]

Hey Lex was there a high hand side Bonus on in this Main Event? You obviously would have taken it down 😎

[@lamarg247]

If you play mainly cash and not much tournaments why do you feel you are better than most of the people there playing the tournaments?

[@niftysin]

I'm surprised they let you film 🎥

[@patrickriddlem9130]

Play smaller buy-in tourneys to start - Maybe $500 ones? Personally I lost yesterday 6 of 6 with AK, Lost 1 AA (to 8 5 off small stack), lost flush over flush, and lost full house to full house. Surprised I'm still watching poker today

[@albertsilva8952]

Did like this one Lex,, never check back in a tournament if you hit your hand , why make the variance even higher unless your nutted

[@shaundejwan9035]

Rogue!! What’s up my boy?!? Missed ya.

[@jefferyford1242]

Lex don't sweat it tourney's are a real B for sure. Premium cards don't always win. You can't slow play sometimes you need to push draws out of the hand. To win smaller pots to keep chipping up.

[@bradjohnson8100]

I don't understand playing ace nine in early position nor checking the ace ten hand.

[@cableguy8093]

From what you said he is a splashy player but, with that being said, it’s really hard for someone to back jam all in three ways and be bluffing. I’d probly fold

[@davezajacjr.5494]

So in the final A-10 hand you are going to get shown a 5 there a ton. He can play any 5 there like pocket jokers. In that spot he knows beyond a shadow of all doubt that you have an AK at best. If he's betting river he knows he needs to get AK to fold which is suicide. Pocket 9's is lol, but it will be the 5 the rest of the time. Only thing you beat is the X-files hands. Many times the story is how the guy with a few bigs came back and won. So tilting to have to fold this spot, but it's a must.

[@ryanwpretty7519]

Lex if you had to give a new player one tip what would it be?

[@mikewilliams3509]

When you play tournaments from the beginning you should try to see a lot of flops and build a stack ... or late reg and then you can play different...

[@lukeshaw4287]

No you didn’t. That’s amazing 🤩

[@robertosan66677]

It’s. Ok bro …. not meant to be this time … when the cards fall your way you win with anything sometimes …other Times you get coolered boat over boat … 🤦‍♂️it is frustrating… I play 1/2 and mostly win … getting better … at times I lose 2x buy ins of 200$ each so 400$ total … then I have sessions where I win 900$ plus profit only 1 buy in … this happened several times not just a 1 off … so yeah poker is frustrating n fun …is why we play … good luck bro 😊👌

[@Tell_me_something_good]

Only 2 ways to do well in tourneys; nit of all nits and sun run.

[@Imokay304]

2:37 u have the world in this hand why in the world would you bet it. let him catch up at least a little lol

[@Imokay304]

that pissed me off 7 days ago I came back fresh now, to finish the video lol.

[@dennishughes8233]

Always a call with AK on that flop.

[@dennishughes8233]

For me anyway cause I'm a terrible poker player lol

[@squallloky]

The AK fold is good. The AJ could have been squeezed in this spot

[@stevev4303]

Yup a squeeze here is the way to go.

[@roguemerlin1969]

I'm sure your home casino has daily or weekly tournaments. You should consider playing one of them every week. Of course there is some luck, you can't win without winning some key flips, but you will get a better "feel" for stack sizing and when to play aggressively. Studying is good but it is nothing like sitting down and playing against a mix of pros and rec players on a regular basis. Keep playing your cash games, got to make a living so you can splash around in tournys. Love your vlog, keep up the grind.

[@KittyCentral12]

Yea that jam I'm not calling. Could've easily flopped a small set and is just calling to rope you also into a call. I like the play from him. It makes sense when you think about it and good fold

[@RhymesWithCarbon]

What would I do with AK? Fold. Feels like bottom set. Not the time to snap re-jam yet. Actual result: Damn, good read

[@nathanielmyles5183]

I enjoy your content and I understand how tough it may be as a "pro" to grind daily for a living. I hate, however, how you speak of recreational players as if they have an inferior skill set. I hear how you speak in regards to rec players, and I think that it is a problem that you underestimate them. Please respect the recreational skill level and be humble because you will loose more underestimating your opponents. I'm sure you know this being a person with a wrestling background and overall competitor. Good luck on the felt.

[@conraddewey1709]

I would fold the AK there when he jams pick a better spot. That’s just me unless you have history with the player and know some things about them. I don’t think they would raise with a set there but maybe with A7 or A6. That’s my thoughts

[@msolo79]

Thanks Lex

[@tlea31]

Im putting the money in the middle. Would prefer a two tone flop as it increases the likelihood of him getting out of line with a flush draw. Still, I don't think you are ever getting away from this one as played. Hell, he may even be ripping AQ for value

[@akitoyeptho8775]

well played bro

[@carlwebinar1571]

I call, he's bluffing with an open ended straight draw.

[@escsniper]

I'd fold the AK hand. Two strong moves ahead of you means someone must have trips ... or giant brass balls! Live to fight another hand...

[@mikewilliams3509]

Eventually you're gonna bink a tourney I'm not surprised you're able to sell action and 1 person jumping on it

[@christabil6417]

Did you get paid for hitting the royal flush from the casino???

[@michaeltribe6237]

I would have called given a splashy opponent and your hand being under represented. His action was exactly what you were hoping for when slow playing AK.

[@CharlesJRead]

You flated with AK for exactly this opportunity.

[@bill4906]

Dog you should definitely be 3 betting ajs in the bb and AK in the bb

[@charlesfriebis7954]

The AK situation: it is very hard to say, with little info. You do call the player "splashy" but what does that mean. Have you seen any showdowns? Has this player made aggressive semi-bluffs with drawing hands? Has he overplayed A-J/A-Q thinking they were nutted? Tough to fold. I may just have to call and take the cooler like a man if he hit A-7, 6-7 or a set.

[@cameronno6039]

I disagree. There was minimum action pre-flop. He said the guy never got out of line then called a raise and shoved after a re-raise. The shove was massively over the pot size as well. It made much more sense to be a strong hand than a bluff, especially early in the tournament when playing deep-stacked. Late in the tourney, sure.

[@edrow7403]

I would usually fold. Even if they are splashy, it feels like he wants to get the chips in. A worse A is possible but I would not take that risk most of the time.

[@bocagelandscape]

- Don't think you can ever make that last call against a player that was playing passively before. At that point you can be certain he has it. - a lot of players calling a low all in pre flop and checking it down is a pretty common elimination tactic in tourneys. Just my 2 cents.

[@marcuslarwa9098]

He don’t get unlucky he play the hand completely wrong. Once he flips top pair sub 20 blinds he should be getting the money in on the turn. He should have bet the flop and jammed the turn. Had he played the hand correctly the guy would have never seen the 9 to begin with. Last time he played a tournament he said the same thing about being unlucky which is going to keep happing until he starts to out time into tournament poker. Maybe in the cash game you check a flop of A55 for pot control with ace 10 but not in a tournament with less then 20bb. Why check for pot control then not have the control to fold when show aggression. It’s just doesn’t make sense.

[@DustinPlatt]

Dealer: *Floor, High hand table 24* Player: uh.... this is a tournament Dealer: *Floor, security*

[@marcuslarwa9098]

I played a tournament at the hard rock and won high hand. They don’t pay the full 300 but you still get 150$ for hitting it.

[@Cobb17]

And thats why you 3-bet AK and AJs. Playing trappy just isnt worth it when your opponents are all nut pedalling post flop

[@wolfpackmanko0668]

You call all day !

[@sharkcapper]

8:00, that's a tough one. My gut tells me to fold since he trapped you. Come back to live another hand......

[@Fony_turgeson]

yup definitely a good fold

[@blakeengland7784]

Lex you have to sit back and realize your not better then half then room. It's okay! I'm not any better then 100% of the room. We all think our skills are better or we are working harder but that doesn't really matter. You overbet the pot with Q10o into a player with QJ on your first bullet and say your better then most players.

[@labdwakin]

I dunno if I'd call or not, it would depend on how I felt about the other player's hand... Probably call 75% of the time, fold 25%

[@marcuslarwa9098]

If you studied hard enough you wouldn’t have let him get to the River and see that 9. Checking the flop is the reason you lost the hand. You’re sitting with 20 big blinds and you flop top pair. You should be trying to get all the money in not checking for pot control. You should absolutely be betting enough on the flop to set up a turn jam. Had you played the hand correctly he would have never seen the River 9.

[@ThatGuyRajG]

Definitely Call

[@mikewilliams3509]

On smaller tournaments like buy in wise try to late reg and see how you do playing 25 ton30 blinds

[@EfficientRVer]

Your hand explanations sound like Rampage 2 years ago when he was a punter rather than a crusher. Stick to cash, in locales with fish you've figured out. Your play in the 33 hand was especially bad. You start out set mining. Swing and a miss. Hey, maybe everyone else missed, maybe I can play for value. Swing and a miss. Hey, maybe I can bluff an overpair out. Swing and a miss. The flop was 100% fold. You were owned, by AA no less. Stop trying to convince yourself they were wrong, amateurish, or fishy in any way. AA is a good hill to die on in a tourney. 33 is not. Oh, and on the QQ top set flop, betting 1BB was a ridiculous tell/mistake. They immediately knew your range on that bet was probably top set, maybe middle set, and a small chance of bottom set. I've seen no evidence of a reasonable chance you'd EVER bet that with a draw, top pair, middle pair, or a complete miss. Neither had they. For that play to work, you have to be known for betting it with a very wide range of hands, like maybe replacing 1/3 to 1/2 of your checks with a minbet.

[@JJ-vn8xh]

Gotta be less passive preflop. The AJ hand - raising would have got SB out

[@MajorResells]

The loose guy could easily have 67,A7, A6 and as you’re deep you could fold and pick a better spot than risking the tourney. He could also have 89, or 45 . The perm is he could so have lots of Ax hands or middle pairs. I’d call and even if he has 67 you could outdraw him with another 2 pair. Not sure what the correct play is but I’d have called.

[@chrisleos1235]

The money you have at the time always seems to dictate one's strategy going in, obviously, if you have a couple of bullets that you don't mind pissing away, can be advantageous to take more risks and gain a quick lead in the chipstack count, otherwise you are forced to play super tight and just wish for perfect spots.

[@libertyforamericanow]

I think i might fold the ace k. Hes up in chips so running hot. He could have a set or two pair easily. Dont think hes doing that open ended. Time to un pause and see what happens

[@michaelmclaughlin1958]

I’ve read that even the best tournament players only cash 15% of the time. So so more than 5 out of 6 times you bust out without anything. In cash games better players win much more than they lose. Likely 2 out of 3 sessions you make money, and likely your losses are smaller and your wins bigger. So I guess pick your poison, lose most of the time but occasionally win big, or win most of the time but never likely a huge payday. I think you have struck the correct mix and once you break through and run deep enough to cash mid to high 5 figures or get a really big win, you’ll think better of your play.

[@tcwhiting]

So I have a strategy question for the card players out there?? I see a lot of vloggers say “ I don’t think he would have a hand because he checked the turn or flop but why wouldn’t you think he could have that because you checked the flop or turn first with a similar hand?? I’m talking about the Q10 vs QJ …. I never understood why since lex checked Q10 why wouldn’t he think his opponent has QJ or QK on the turn … maybe he’s trying to be a little sticky as well.. either way it worked becuase he had a xactly what you thought he didn’t have.. it just confuses me when y’all think someone’s hand isn’t exactly what it is.. almost like you know what the villain has and your trying to convince yourself otherwise 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@gervang6822]

I doubt he had a set of 7s there. All in on dry broad he would've got all your stack there

[@Jared-wy5zw]

I think I would fold with ak it feels like aces up or maybe 66.. im not very good at poker though

[@Jared-wy5zw]

good fold we were right

[@lucashood9265]

I started out a tournament player. Hated cash games. I won a bunch of tournaments.over the years I've become a cash player and have done better as far as profit. Although I still enjoy tournament play I barely ever win. My game has changed. So you can be a great player but it's a different landscape from one to the other. My advice is stick to which one you do best. Most players would agree that we do this for the money. Otherwise we could just play free online

[@alextowerss]

Im calling all day

[@JConboy87]

Back jam lines like this vs multiple opponents are so often slow played nut hands, I would find an annoying fold, I also would have just 3bet pre with the "loose caller " in between

[@therealbinarymaster]

As a tourney grinder my self. It sucks but sometimes we have to fold top top to a flop set 😔

[@bradleycohen2882]

Why not charge 1.5 Mark Up instead? Clearly u have a huge edge in tournaments. Especially against a main event field. Pure comedy.

[@claytonbigsbee6639]

I think the 33 hand is a fold preflop imo.

[@kambriggs4090]

Feels like a pretty straightforward call on the all in. Can’t imagine too many flops I’d rather see when flatting AK, if I lose to sets or draws by the river than it is what it is

[@showmoney1828]

Lex I understand what your saying about your 2nd bullet getting great card but the board runs out any loose the hand. That's called a dead seat. No matter what you do your going to lose. I would like to see all the hands u got. I betting you got a ton of repeat hands or cards.

[@kengoodrich4755]

You can't beat luck!!!

[@cameronno6039]

That wasn't luck. He made good analyses and then went against them. It was painful. It's good to see him analyze though. It shows he has growth coming.

[@thegardenprophet1582]

GG

[@urangthetang]

Q10o?? Maybe this is where your edge is going.

[@donmarx314]

Tournaments are full of land mines. I think PH said that once about amateur players

[@WillPage]

Had to be 99. Brutal.