I Won BIG Playing Poker with MrBeast & Ludwig (ft. Hellmuth, Dwan, Ninja, xQc and more)

[@BotezLive]

The intro had a misspeak as I was trying to get the highlights soon after the game! I meant cash game, not tournament. Also this was my first ever serious cash game, so I apologize if I missed any poker etiquette, will keep it in mind for future 😊

[@sasq-42o]

totally cool! good job!!

[@maximecloutier-gravel8908]

Was a really fun watch. Gratz on the winnings and gl with your future games.

[@jdad3032]

I recant my comment Awesome playing btw! Great call with that A-9! Thick skin fending off Helmuth needling

[@sladko100]

Looked fine to me. Good to school the older legends.

[@jordanconnor1223]

be careful lending money tom pay over 15yrs 😅 even u lend 150k they pay u super fast with high inflation lose 1500 😄

[@chess]

WFM in chess, GM in poker

[@Rabarbaraaa]

Queen of chess, poker and youtube👑

[@killazz13]

@@Rabarbaraaa and business.

[@OGRE_HATES_NERDS]

@@sirpaddlesworthiii5933 what number of chess player are you

[@dentalgrowthmx]

@@sirpaddlesworthiii5933 chill dude 🤣🤣🤣

[@fermatslasttheorem6298]

@@sirpaddlesworthiii5933 Lol STFU. That’s Fide Master level. About 400 away from grandmaster. That’s a pretty big achievement.

[@AktienMitKopf]

You were the fish at that table, but no one knew it was the stockfish

[@ScrubCityMayor]

Is this an old German proverb

[@AktienMitKopf]

@@ScrubCityMayor no it's a metaphor you can think about it now

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@AktienMitKopf I would guess she was piranha, and when they started bleeding chips and cash, she devoured their stacks like nobody could believe. She "ate their lunches" and asked for seconds.

[@volkerpetersen2671]

A shark is a fish....

[@corrotica1000]

@@AktienMitKopf spielst du auf lichess?

[@jamesjack3519]

I'm so happy for her. Also, it thrills me that Phil got so angry that he was losing and that people were having fun and ignoring his whining...lol

[@wesleykim1758]

I mean, Phil is used to playing against crushers who are thinking of ranges, tendencies, and pot odds. When most of the players are willing to go all-in with Q5 offsuit it does get frustrating when you A) Dont realize your equity and B) Have a hard time understanding what are essentially illogical decisions. So hard to adjust since you don't know when your opponents will flip the switch of either being a call station or a folding machine

[@jamesjack3519]

@@wesleykim1758 I agree but a professional should be able to quickly assess his competition and adjust without all the pouting. If he is unable to just play and have fun with these people he should not take part, especially since he was representing professional players.

[@wesleykim1758]

@@jamesjack3519 Yeah, Hellmuth is definitely not a very good choice for a poker ambassador, never really liked him because of his inability to not be an ass when the deck isn't't in his favor. Just saw some of his rage clips and it does piss me off that that's how he acts with inexperienced players who are there for fun. On another note, even as a professional getting reads on inexperienced players is like trying to understand the logic of a child, not saying anyone playing is a child. They dont know what they are doing and they are constantly changing their strategy to what makes sense to them even if logically it doesnt make sense since they are being put into all of these novel situations with a lot of money on the line. Kids like to experiment and explore, and that is exactly what their gameplay is like since they are constantly gaining new experiences. Grizzled bitter mis-regs stick have played Hundreds of thousands of hands and roughly know what to do in most situations, and are thus more consistent overall with their decisions regardless of their strategy. Variance is a b**** and it gets ramped up to 11 with new people, so you just have to be okay with experiencing those swings or dont play or dont get mad when the cards dont go your way

[@toriless]

Yeah, she is not as rich as some of the players there. That was actually some good money for her.

[@thegoodthebadandtheugly579]

Haha, I only noticed Helmut after I read your comment 😂 I’m into KZbin and getting into chess now too, so.. he’s not the celebrity on this table for me 😂 and I’ve only seen Helmut lose to be honest 😂 not sure where he has the money to still be playing..

[@johndawhale3197]

As a massive poker fan I'm honestly blown away by this... How could Phil and Tom, two legends of poker and still to this day play exceptionally well at elite level...lose to amateurs/chess players. To see this happen is actually inspirational as hell.

[@OneEyedJack01]

The amateurs minimized the pros' advantage by increasing variance. Not really hard to understand. Short term variance.

[@roistin3944]

It’s just because amateurs are way less predictable than pros

[@kinglicks5646]

@@roistin3944 Exactly, as a one off its not too hard, over a period of time the pro takes all the money.

[@alejandromoreno5056]

because they were playing bad and she happened to have strong ass hands

[@alexandrugabrielburea6632]

being good at poker is just making a system that will be profitable in maybe 200 tournaments, maybe you lose 199 but the one you win makes up for all with some profit and you just apply it over and over. In rest you let the odds play for you, this is what a lot of people don't get.

[@kenbianucci2223]

The fact you tilted Phil was all I needed for my amusement.

[@BotezLive]

Should I do more poker cash games? 👀

[@Botmfeeder02]

If you bankroll yourself properly, yes. If you don't, i'd run away with that money.

[@AJNoriega46]

YES!! Do it!

[@Arnav2322]

Your the best!

[@jgalvan09]

Yea but don’t spoil how much you made at the start lead up to it sheesh lol

[@BrandonWestfall]

@@Botmfeeder02 Just let Alan Keating bankroll her l o l

[@emb5091]

"I don't think poker is easy! I'm sweating my BALLS off here, Phil." - And this is why I love watching Alex play chess, and now poker!

[@marcelmattern7722]

Poker is much luck if u play just few hundret hands. In the longrun she would lose money for sure. But she wasnt that bad. Magnus Carlsen is also very good and i can say it because i won over 250k netprofit in 2 years. To be honest, Hellmuth and Tom arent that good in Cashgame.

[@Ratselmeister]

@@marcelmattern7722 Netto Profit ist before or after taxes?

[@totalhysteria]

@@marcelmattern7722 on this particular table I am not sure she loses in the long run. Yes she makes mistakes and would lose against pro players only, but here she plays against other amateurs also and she doesn't seems to light money on fire like some other players at the table.

[@marcelmattern7722]

@@totalhysteria For me dwan and Hellmuth are not pro cashgame player. Dwan was it few years ago and hellmuth is a bad cashgame player as well. Against these Player maybe she would win money in the longrun but not 450k each time.

[@eXitus6455]

@@marcelmattern7722 Where's the bus dude?

[@TimFrentz]

I'm a full time poker player of 30 years and i loved every decision you made. It's way beyond just having a lucky streak. You had to make a lot of difficult decisions. Well done and well deserved. Ignore the hater comments. You rocked it.

[@robertbassinder]

Absolutely agree!

[@robertbassinder]

Absolutely agree!

[@musicvibespower9862]

Dude have 30 year of experience How much you make in 30 year?

[@toriless]

Most of the calls were obvious even just from her perspective but she did make some gutsy calls too.

[@espygaming5101]

@@daz1676 To be fair, an "all in" could be priced very well. It wasn't here, so I understand what you are saying, but saying not to call an "all in" is too ambiguous it doesn't specify the chips behind. There are plenty of good calls with A9 off if the price is there.

[@hueywyatt8856]

This was honest to god the best poker stream that has ever happened. Incredible.

[@theodorehsu5023]

The action was intense, the beats where HUGE, and "Alex Moneymaker" made LOTS of money. I am sure Poker crowned a new Princess that night, and I am sure if you keep this up, QUEEN might be the next title Poker can get you :)

[@greglist2991]

@@theodorehsu5023 yes most watched poker live stream ever. Not cuz of level of play, but how stupid ppl could be playing w 250-500k lol. Queen of poker lol, ppl tuned in cuz like a train wreck they can’t look away!

[@Andeyh]

@@greglist2991 who the hell are you? A bunch of pros Doug Polk amongst them already stated this was the best poker game of all time. It was entertaining, how many poker games have you seen where one guy casually tells the dealer they will tip them 20k if they put a queen on the river. Get overyourself. Only grain of salt was Hellmuth being an absolute embarassment to the community. 25k straddle by beast he goes all in for 2BB with a-8 and keeps shittalking Botez for 2 hours what a bad player she is. He might be the most winning tournament player of all time but his cash game is a joke.

[@greglist2991]

@@Andeyh wtf are you? Yeah it was entertaining, not cuz quality of play. But you watch the train wreck of ppl play insanely stupid hands. And yeah it was stupid to call Phil’s bet w A9 off. Wanna know how I know? If she felt her hand was good, why not go all in then? Vs call, w ppl behind her to act. Alan, donk, all in w A3 off. Beast, crazy dude w too much money, all in w Q5 off lol. Then she has to think about it and calls lol. All I need to say is beast was willing to tip 20k if dealer gave him a Q lol.

[@Andeyh]

@@greglist2991 my man you are just as bad as Phil.

[@krogg5868]

Watching Phil lose is almost as fun as watching others win.

[@reityyy]

I'd argue it's even more fun

[@tmoney1876]

You always have to factor Helmuth Tilt Equity into your decisions...

[@pkblade]

not only that but for Alex to get under his skin when she played well…the ”Ace 9 off suit” set him off 😂

[@ayylmaoo5315]

Why do you want phil to lose? 😂 Not defending him just genuinly curious

[@tristindavis2091]

@@pkblade what i love i that phil has played A9os that same way in the past. She played extremely well, hes just a big pu$$y.

[@elvarg991]

Alex is so used to trash talk in chess that Phil's rants were just child play in comparison. Well done Alex!

[@SamayRainaOfficial]

All that training with me Nemo and Otz really paid off I see 😂

[@zohaibsaeed4063]

She is going all in nice training.

[@sanjanneupane4503]

Your comment doesn't have enough likes because Indians doesn't play poker much so are you planning to boost poker ? @Samay Raina

[@Genard66]

If so, you should demand some of the piece ;)

[@carloslarrazabal6778]

Training? Who trained her lol she didn’t play like she had any basic preflop training even

[@aditmittal1304]

@@carloslarrazabal6778 she was trained by a poker player a day ago, i don't think someone can learn a game in a single day practicing for 2 hours but she won 450k regardless so tilted much ?

[@VegasLowRoller]

I watched the full 8 hour stream and you crushed it, really good work. I hope you guys do this again.

[@toriless]

Most of the calls she made were the logical ones, but that 9 was pure luck. She did make that one really tough call also. Most of the others (of what was shown) made sense from he perspective as well.

[@Tobiasliese]

Yeah, but next time Dnegs instead of Phil, they'd be vibing way better together

[@mcbrite]

@@Tobiasliese Dnegs AND Phil may be even better... I love watching Tom play, but his brilliance really shines more against pros, not complete donkeys or all-in-fests...

[@Akimoto4u]

This was one of the greatest televised poker session. You did great with your calls and bluffs.

[@TheNasher61]

🐐, congrats on the incredible performance! 100% need some more poker content in the future.

[@theodorehsu5023]

You might also want to ask if other female streamers/poker stars might want to make a "Ladies' Night" as well, either like the "Streamers Special" or one where you all play for charities close to you, bust-outs get an amount equal to their stake donated to their charity, and everyone else get at least that to their charities (what you win, gets donated if more than your "stake") with biggest winner also get a bonus added to their donated stake. Let's not forget that earlier WPT stream where Kelly Minkin played (and brought her baby boy for the fanbase to "aww" about).

[@valuablesandwich]

You were awesome! I don't think there's even one person in the poker community who isn't stoked af for you. Best of luck in all your future poker adventures and keep crushing chess 👏

[@MincraftPwnzer]

I can think of at least one person who isn't stoked 😂

[@valuablesandwich]

@@MincraftPwnzer 😂 ahhhh yeah, except for one

[@revolution6661]

@@MincraftPwnzer "JuSt BotExzx cOulD cAlL wiTh AcE N1ne" (A-8 in hand, Phil Hellmuth, 2022)

[@piterpanda5964]

🤣🤣🤣 this simp

[@dereidgenosse7273]

of course our gambling expert had to take part in it

[@Jester556]

phil being tilted losing to A9off when shoving with A8off is gold

[@kennethmoses4900]

Definitely one of my favourite Poker streams. You can tell Mr. Beast was just having so much fun, too.

[@MaSTARMedia]

You played well and were composed the whole time! It was classy that after you won so much, you continued to play for a few hours before making the smart choice to rack up. I was pretty disgusted by the way Phil Helmuth was sucking the joy from your soul every time you won from him. Any pro would kill to get in that game and he was a big baby 😂

[@HitTheBricks89]

The poker brat is without doubt the sorest loser Ive ever watched at the tables

[@Jerry-cc7rd]

the poker brat always b!tches and moans

[@jurgen4466]

Phil Helmut are always a big cry baby!

[@JustinBlazzzee]

Helmuth being a baby when someone beats him? In other news, water is wet.

[@MarcoAshford]

I love your work man! Rewatched so many times goku vs saitama. Alex is so hot, collected and smart, almost like an anime character.

[@igorpopovic3579]

I'm so glad you did such a great job. You did it with elegance, smile on your face and no entitlement. You're a great chess player, content creator, poker player, buissenes woman. The world is your oyster, just keep going.

[@the_bottomfragger]

I absolutely agree with what you said, I just have to say I read your comment while hearing 13:39 lmao

[@jmbd1593]

SIIIMMMMPPPPPPPP

[@mango8999]

@@jmbd1593grow up

[@zeekus2222]

Alex you were a class act and faded the child's comments (Phil Hellmuth) with style and grace. On a side note this is a cash game not a poker tournament. Do it again please, every time you beat Phil a kitten is saved!

[@adil4644]

when?

[@nehaal831]

I've literally been watching clips of Phil of getting beat, annoyed and losing constantly and now I randomly watch a Botez video after ages and see Phil losing again. I love how nothing changes loool

[@KancerKowboy]

Alex, you did amazingly well. And triggering Phil was icing on the cake 🙂 Loved it

[@steelcitysteve8794]

I like Phil but genuinely I'd love to see Alex play him heads-up and walk away with a million of his. She's unreadable, calculated, and fearless.

[@wingzero2348]

That A9 call would have failed every other time.

[@stripytriangle4861]

You dont know poker if you think she could beat phil heads up

[@FAFOCLUB]

She beats Phil 1 out of 10 times. 😊

[@jonnybb]

Great job Alex, you were fantastic! You even got the full Phil Hellmuth experience and gave Dwan (such a lovely guy) his biggest laugh of the day.

[@toriless]

I thought that is who is was. It has been a long time since I watched poker shows. I did notice it took them a long time to figure out the amount for each call. Odd for people with experience. I could understand Alex needing help though.

[@12klew]

Alan keating is a legend. Down over a 1mil at the end of the night and still able to smile.

[@neverninetofive]

Is he a professional poker player?

[@jonasabis7863]

@@neverninetofive nope absolutely not. From what i know he is as said introduction cards some form of investor. And he clearly doesn’t have to care about the money. At the end of the stream you can see him casually taping the 300k he owed Alexandra with his card

[@user-wl2nh1my2o]

@@neverninetofive he hosts massive home games with billionaires. Hes a true sicko degen gentleman

[@PCproffesorx]

@@neverninetofive He was originally known as being Dan Bilzerians best friend. Dan Bilzerian supposedly made his original fortune in high stakes cash games (which people dispute). Its definitely disputed whether alan is a pro or not, his history is pretty mysterious but he doesnt have any major tournament wins despite being a staple in high stakes back room cash games. He was complaining about how much money he had lost to Phil at the table, saying that phil should have a plaque with Alan's name on it on all his furniture because he basically payed for all of it. My guess is trust fund kid.

[@hrithikagarwal7987]

@@jonasabis7863 Timestamp?

[@ronniepoker]

Botez you are amazing, I have arguably the most influential Chinese speaking poker channel on KZbin, and my subscribers loved your performance. Solid and pleasant to watch. so glad you are in the game, you made the show so much better and worth watching. Looking forward to watching more of you Poker games video, cheers.

[@denkun3326]

野生肉泥！

[@potatoonastick2239]

@@denkun3326 google translates this as wild meat puree lmao

[@siowjianru]

@@potatoonastick2239 yeah thats what his name means haha

[@Claptrap_]

Free Hong Kong!!!

[@knightblanc4413]

@@Claptrap_ lmaoooo

[@jacobcornelius9273]

I loved this, this combined a lot of my favorite things into one, thank you for posting this. Great job out there. You don’t see a streak like that very often and you’re not even a pro poker player so congrats. Treat yo self

[@emb5091]

There are poker news sites/channels talking about Alex because of this game. And of course WPT did a highlights video on her on their youtube channel! Great job Alex!

[@judeluhrs9741]

everyone is impressed by your poise and you definitely showed some poker skills ... keep in mind though that this game can be intensely frustrating when things go the other way

[@rixanneh18]

So proud of you!! I started playing poker as a hobby about 15 years ago, and then the economy crashed. My high paying job disappeared. I took my savings and turned half of it into a poker bankroll, studied, and treated it like a job instead of just for fun. I went pro 3 years later. It was a blast but I got tired of living in casino hotels and working nights and weekends (when the big money is at the tables.) I went back to work, but I love running out a table on the weekends 🤗 great job girl!

[@SerErryk]

Where did you play?

[@rixanneh18]

@@SerErryk my home was San Diego, but my regular circuit was all of Southern California, up to L.A. all casinos and card rooms. I flew to Vegas at least once a month and would stay about a week or so. During WSOP tournament season, I flew to each event in the U.S. I didnt see home for months at a time.

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@rixanneh18 Now comes the big-money questions, how did you do in cash and tournaments? Was it enough to keep as a pro?

[@seankiesling2054]

@@rixanneh18 "During WSOP tournament season, I flew to each event in the U.S." Huuuhhhhhh???? The WSOP and ALL of its events is held in ONE casino.

[@seankiesling2054]

@@theodorehsu5023 I don't think this person is being exactly truthful

[@2GunRock]

My father grew up with Stu Ungar on the lower east-side (NYC). He used to tell me stories about how Stu started playing high-stakes Gin Rummy (popular card game in their younger days). Stu, between ages 13 and 20 or thereabouts, started playing the best players in NY, then America, whoever wanted to fly into NY to play him. Where would a kid his age get the money to play for such high-stakes verses the best players in the country? Back then the lower east-side was controlled by the mob. Stu's father was a small-time bookie, but the higher-ups in the mob would bankroll his games for a 50-50 split of the profits. Stu DESTROYED all of the best Gin Rummy players ... UNDEFEATED. He would clean them all out and beat them like a drum, easily, and he had a habit of mocking his opponents to get under their skin, which definitely worked to his advantage. He was a LEGEND on the lower east-side (card players version of Bobby Fischer), but it got to the point where NOBODY would dare play him anymore, so he packed up and moved to Las Vegas. In Vegas he did the same thing, cleaned out ALL of the best Gin Rummy players in Vegas. Once again he could no-longer get anyone to play him for high-stakes, so he switched to Poker (out of necessity), a game he had never played for real money, but he watched a couple of high-stakes tournaments just to see how the game was played in Vegas, then proceeded to enter the high-stakes tournaments and kept winning them, one after another after another and so on. Then he entered the Vegas World Series of Poker and WON IT ... again, and again, and again! LOL It turns out Stu had a photogenic memory and knew how to count cards, but THAT ASIDE he was just the best card player whoever lived, at any game. Just name the card game, for how much, and he would beat the pants off you, no matter how great you were at it. One time he even walked into a Casino, after he was barred from gambling at every Casino in Vegas (except for the tournaments), and challenged the owner to a 10K bet. He told the owner to take a deck of cards and turn them over at normal speed, one at a time, and when he was down to the last card Stu would guess what card it is. The owner took that bet, seemingly impossible for Stu, and when he got down to the last card Stu CORRECTLY told him which card it was. 😯 If anyone thinks I'm exaggerating, STU UNGAR ... THE GOAT (at Poker, Gin or any card game) ... just look it up for yourselves, there are KZbin videos about Stu and there's a Wikipedia Page about him too. Unfortunately he died young from a Cocaine habit that killed him.

[@DanielGomez-mn5po]

watching phil fuming and the rare sight of dwan are just priceless lol

[@jdvisser1099]

I watched this stream from start to end.. .So great.. as soon as I saw Phil Helmuth at the table I knew it was gonna be absolute comedy. What I didn't know is how you'd absolutely trash two of the best poker players of all time.. That A-9 call against Phil's A-8 all in was beyond next level. Please play more poker!

[@pokerstiff]

Few notes about this game. 1. You ran INCREDIBLEY well 2. You played well also. Maybe Chewy would he willing to go over your hands with you for coaching. 3. Ms. Botez, it's obvious via your vlogs and even at that poker table, that your incredible personality, class, humanity and just a spirit of fun is why you are so successful and are an elegant human being. 4. You already the Queen of Chess. I jope you can become the Queen of Poker 5. Alan Keating is the consummate pro who was a great representation of what the game of Poker should be. He was stuck 1.2 mil & that did nothing to change his demeanor, his attitude, or his treatment of other players. 6. As a 30+ year pro, during this game (& many other games) Phil Hellmuth proved again that he was the direct opposite of Keating in how he acts - Keating - CLASS, Phil an ASS.

[@emb5091]

Well said.

[@3BetLight]

you think alan keating is a pro? He's the biggest fish in poker! have you seen this guy play?

[@quibble9003]

and now, we wait for the butthurt poker fans to make excuses for phil . *"phil's always been like that, idk why u mad? boohooo"*

[@MattDawgGaming]

Phil has always had a temper

[@pokerstiff]

@@3BetLight you may be right. He might not be a pro but he is not a fish. A fish would be more like a player who has no idea about the game but Keating has been playing for years. Many might call him a whale. He loves to gamble it up and give action. There are times when I have seen him win multiple multiple 6 figures.

[@brentabel5094]

As a lifetime player and someone who makes a living off the game, I would say you did very well. Phil is always like that is his personality like it or hate it. Keep playing its a beautiful game and there is no ride like it. I had to edit this after seeing your AJ vs Ludwig and damn you played that well, you made a continuation bet after the flop even though you missed which is correct as the aggressor, and you realized you were priced in and called instead of folding a small amount because even if behind you catch up with your hand.

[@LMW87MMA]

definitely was just clicking buttons but it worked out, variance is crazy, everyone else was playing bad too so its all good

[@christophercarlone9945]

You AP poker? How? Any free resources worth checking out?

[@brentabel5094]

@@christophercarlone9945 I dont exactly know what you mean what is AP?

[@wylde678]

@@brentabel5094 The only gambling related acronym I can think of would be "Advantage Play/Player". Guess it kinda applies, idk.

[@brentabel5094]

@@wylde678 That makes sense actually. I just play poker have since the boom in 2003 and started getting good enough to quit work and concentrate on my game.

[@SilverMiraii]

I realize how fucked up the world is, I saw sulfur miners who work for 17$ a day, wake up at 2 am to go to work, carry their body weight on their shoulders, in toxic conditions and die at the average age of 50. While other people make millions by filming themselves. I don't criticize individuals, I also live a privileged life, of course you wanna have financial security and live a good life, it's not the individual's fault for the inequality in the world, it's the system of government that makes this inequality happen. I just wanna acknowledge how fucked up the world is.

[@epauloconnor]

I'm here from the Hustler Casino Live stream for the poker content. I've seen your chess videos too, when I was on a chess strategy kick. Nice play. You and the rest of the amateurs weren't allowing yourselves to be bullied (for the most part) and took it to the pros! I absolutely LOVE your call against Phil Hellmuth and how mad he was that you called him WITH THE BETTER HAND! Such great content. It's funny because he gets mad at your call with Ace 9 off suit, when he's playing a worse off suited Ace. Just wiping the floor with these dudes... killing it as the only chick at the table.

[@domenickbraccia]

YES you are a breath of fresh air on the poker scene . Love the chess content too

[@awarebear7938]

To be honest I never heard of you before you came on the stream. I'm ecstatic that you destroyed Phil, he deserved every bit of pain he got at the table. Hope to see you come back to the live games regularly chess queen.

[@jonwestmore4750]

That was amazing... we can only dream of having a run like that and the fact that you were so classy about it. Absolutely heroic!

[@tanksae]

I have never seen your channel, but am an avid viewer of hustler live stream. Having played poker for over 20 years, I gotta say I was impressed with your poise. You didn't let the stakes of the game or the player intimidate you. Congrats on your win.

[@carsynagen3525]

Phil was absolutely malding lmao good on u for taking his money

[@dirtybaker]

Congrats on the big win! My wife and I were watching and rooting for you. Phil Hellmuth was way outta line numerous times. What an insane game and great line up!

[@MrSupernova111]

You must be new to poker.

[@Nemo-sz2qy]

Phil has gone downhill . Berating players is ok , in my opinion , but berating the dealers is completely classless

[@codetaku]

They literally brought Phil on so he could behave like this. That's what they wanted. And he knew that's what they wanted. He was there to be good content, and he lived up to it. I can't comprehend anyone saying Phil was "out of line" at this streamer table unless they've literally never heard of him before.

[@Nemo-sz2qy]

@@codetaku yup , he is putting on a pre-planned exaggerated act , but some of it is genuine, lol . But criticising the dealers for not letting go of the deck before cutting is absurd . He did it multiple times

[@upbreaker7055]

So happy you scooped that big straddle pot. Phil would have probably still insulted everyone if he won it. He's so embarrassing.

[@LoganNagol]

I wanna see the Chess Brahs at one of these. The tilt would be insane lol

[@mohaamd_7505]

Mr. Beasts’s face at 9:47 when he realised he has the weakest hand 😂

[@nickvertucci6222]

Thanks for playing you crushed 💪🏻. So cute to call it a tournament. 😂

[@seanbarker4610]

Nice to see you doing so well, especially against the pro's!

[@pokerbruh]

Congrats on the big W! I still have about an hour left of the stream to watch but it's AMAZING! Incredible line up

[@swolecole]

i watched this whole 8 hour stream and was so happy for you. hope to see you as a mainstay in the poker world. top 100 female earners!

[@r1reis]

is she in the top 100 though? i remember she said she just got in when seh was around 585k up, later she lost around 100k and actually left while 456k up. I imagine it counts how much you earn by the end of the game? not at the highest point?

[@r1reis]

i just checked and top 100 is Lika Gerasimova with $ 512,717 earned. So Alex isn't in the ranking actually.

[@theodorehsu5023]

@@r1reis She plays another stream and gets it like this, she might become top 100.

[@scottynopoker]

@@theodorehsu5023 that's tourney winnings, so no. No one has any idea who has won the most in cash games

[@lucasng4712]

no

[@Josh24k.]

This was great miss Botez hope to see you in more of these cash games

[@fierypickles4450]

The sudden transition to her in shades is too funny after the win. Gotta get magnus in there.

[@jilow]

Appreciate the humility in calling it a lucky streak----- also skill involved though. We need a Botez, Magnus poker table--- make it happen! GL

[@toriless]

Yeah, the 9 was lucky but most of her moves made sense.

[@mitchellfelder2420]

Absolutely amazing that you crushed Phil Hellmuth and Tom Dwan! That is like a chess club amateur beating Magnus Carlsen three games in a row.

[@aquirick]

No, 1: Helmut and Dwan aren't even top100, Dwan once was but his best days are long gone 2: poker has luck, chess almost doesn't, and this isn't even 1vs1 with a decent amount of hands. I like Alex and she played well, but you are totally off

[@pauldavis5665]

Not really equivalent at all. Yes, there is skill in poker, and the good players know how to make a profit in the long run, but there is also a luck factor involved and it is way easier to have a lucky poker game against an expert poker player then to have a lucky chess game against a chess GM. It would literally be impossibly for a chess amateur to beat Magnus Carlsen once, let alone three games in a row since there is almost no luck factor in chess.

[@alexvansteinburgh1268]

Your initial slow-roll on Allen with KK was hilarious, obvi not intentional but definitely made the audience laugh for sure. In the eyes of most experienced players, snap calling with KK in nearly any situation all-in while fist pumping the air...before their pocket 8s that were less than 20% spike a set and crush your soul, that's my typical experience

[@jasonmatthiesen6028]

Gotta love Phil. Playing with amateurs and still muttering about bad beats and all ins.

[@Sonnylintag]

Never doubt a a high level chess player in a poker game, no matter what their poker experience is

[@bigheadrhino]

The pressure from competitive chess is immense and probably translates over well to poker. Basically making logical decisions while hiding intemse emotions with no physical outlet for relief.

[@GoldenBoyHipHop]

The stream was incredibly fun to watch and everything was great except for the fact I had to wake up in 2 hours. good luck in your future poker endeavors.

[@NewWorldPokerNomads]

Amazing run , trust me the poker community cheered you crushing our own men 😅😅 Just imagine if it was Andrea instead of Phil Hellmuth tilting harder at her sister winning and herself losing 🤣🤣🤣

[@GAMBOLLL81]

its because we all hate PH. seriously get someone more likeable like Garrett or Daniel Neg

[@zbabyg6998]

@@GAMBOLLL81 Daniel would be awesome, such a classy guy and super nice to beginners and teachable players.

[@TheSeangerber]

your attitude and skill plus running good, I'm sure you have a lot of new fans

[@Bobbytigerboy]

You brought the good vibs on the table and changed the atmosphere. In return, the good vibs came back to you. Good job on managing your bets.

[@Pheonix686]

This was an incredible event and you absolutely dominated some seasoned pros. Took no shit from Phil too which made it even better content! Great job!

[@ryanbarry220]

Phil’s behavior at the table was despicable

[@LlNGARD]

Phil always acts like that, it's literally his character

[@jurgen4466]

Always is! Phil is pathetic!

[@theoneandonlykk86]

After reading the title, I thought she won 100 dollars, maybe 200. 😂 At the beginning of the video, I thought she was joking. Had to read the comments until I finally believed it. 😳

[@drak_get_fu2977]

Mr beast teaching us modeen poker strategies with the Q5 offsuit

[@NickFish007]

SO happy for you! Playing against Dwan is bucketlist!

[@CoachBaileyCooper]

I love how each decision, you showed the math. Once you learn that poker is easy=) Each poker player should take heed to how she thought through each decision with what's the cost to her and EV / Pot odds. 👍 to who ever coached you before. You were a slayer.

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

No…the math is easy…poker is hard.

[@vondoodle4325]

Loved watching you live Alex, hope we get to see more of you at the poker tables. Looks like it pays better than chess lol

[@kamenkamenov8614]

I WATCHED IT LIVE..U RAN LIKE GOD AND IM VERY HAPPY FOR U AND JIMMY...AND PHIL ONCE AGAIN WAS AN ASS EVEN TOWARDS U AT LEAST TWICE WHEN U HAD THE A9 FOR THE BIG ONE AND THE 54 OF DIAMONDS..ANYWAY GG N GL IN EVERYTHING

[@mrmajestical]

Bro Alan losing over a million dollars in this tournament is just crazy

[@RobinaFerd]

I can't believe Phil contained himself at a table where multiple people didn't even know how much they had and were betting.

[@thegerberbaby3379]

Loving the poker content. Hope for more

[@scrubfive9239]

I saw this whole thing live. You killed it! (With the help of some cards too haha) but you showed great discipline while still mixing it up a bit for entertainment. Well done that was crazy!

[@ryandickson940]

I wish people would stop calling a cash game a "tournament" ...that's probably why people were asking when blinds go up lol...

[@morphyox6453]

Only found the stream a day ago and watched and loved it all. Especially the way you and Beast took out Phil.

[@paullupa24]

That AJ High vs. flush draw hand that you called was insane. I really enjoyed watching you play!

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

The only way she can make that call is if she puts him exactly on a flush draw.

[@allenn7955]

I watched the 1st 3 hours of the stream on Sunday and I'm very happy you won BIG. I hope you walked away with at least a quarter of a mil by the end of the show! I'm most happy you won money against Tom and Phil, most esp. Phil. As a member of the poker community, I'd bet that Phil begged (or even paid) to get a seat at this table cuz in his mind it would be easy money to make against these "amatuers"

[@toriless]

Yeah, only one other pro to worry about, easy money.

[@zachf748]

Phil’s actions were pretty despicable. Berating these guys (in this type of game) is beyond asinine.

[@Tr0lz]

In my opinion, dont spoil the results in The beginning! Otherwise, good video!

[@bustatron]

I watched this whole damn game, loved watching Botez stick it to all those self-important dudes. They underestimated her over and over and paid the piper!

[@Himicane]

Loved to see your success in the event. The thing people will never see is the work/studying you put in leading up to this event!

[@SSJRadioBluth]

Epic! This should be reported... For the brutal spanking you gave that table! Hope next time it goes even better!

[@Juntahh]

I've been watching you on and off for a yearish Alex and I'm just gonna say you're an absolute fucking legend. I'm actually a poker player that was trying to get good at chess which was pointless I'm to dumb lel.

[@toriless]

Did you mess up the spelling on purpose

[@dylanrobbins1245]

Watched the whole thing, you smashed it! You weren't THAT lucky either, give yourself credit!

[@graham_420]

she was lucky in the sense she was playing at a table of people that obviously dont care about money lol she called a 4 way allin and was ahead with A9 off like wtf is that lol

[@puffthepenguin6610]

Please do more poker! I had such a good time watching this cast of characters and your amazing performance!

[@redoakoutdoors3936]

Poker highlights are a guilty pleasure of mine, so seeing my favorite creators playing is pretty dope. Congratulations!

[@paxmayne3625]

She had just made more than I can make my entire life working. (I live in a third world country, a dollar is worth about 20 of my country’s currency) while just sitting and laughing in a room for 1 hour

[@ferusgr]

You left out the part where you generously floated Beast and Alan $100,000 so they could keep playing! You absolutely dominated this game, congrats!

[@hassosigbjoernson5738]

I have no idea what happened in the video (as always with these games), but I *really enjoyed watching* the excitement on the table, the tension, the joy and the laughs!

[@RazgrizGaruda1100]

Amazing. Simply a pleasure to watch. I hope the winnings go to keeping the content coming! And I’m sure Andrea wants her piece of the pie too!

[@moprea19]

Wow, the fearless calls on those raises, you're amazing. Bravo, Alexandra. Sa trăiești!

[@HorstiWorsti145]

Breaking: Queen of Chess now also the Queen of Poker!

[@wontootreefor8246]

I AM SO PROUD OF YOU AND HOW GREAT YOU PLAYED. YOU WERE SUCH CLASS AND GRACE .EVEN WHEN CRY BABY PHIL WAS BEING ATOTAL JERK, I WAS TOTALLY ROOTING FOR YOU ALL NIGHT LONG . WELL DONE...

[@aztecwarrior9729]

Yes. His behavior is not normal and it's unacceptable. Don't take thst from anyone ...just calll the floor.

[@Disciple_benny]

First

[@nevermindidk-l5n]

definitely my hero

[@fodafunyo2641]

She was running…. good for her

[@philheckmuth7584]

It's a shame that Dwan and Hellmuth were the only poker pros there, 2 of the biggest clowns in poker