INSANE BLUFF For $3,800,000 Cash! (2018 WSOP Main Event)

[@DougPolkPoker]

I'm streaming the Bankroll Challenge RIGHT NOW! Tune in here: www.twitch.tv/DougPolkPoker

[@2gramsovcoke]

well played 2min vid over 18mins. deeb would be proud of the speech and slow roll.

[@staytight6340]

Doug Polk Poker im challenging Doug Polk king of youtube to a heads up match for 100K. If you accept this match contact me at [e-mail]. Ill let you guys know if this millionaire will put his money where his mouth is. Looking to post the results on youtube. My game is fishing the northeast and playing in vegas.

[@anthonycoco5493]

Can we get a KZbin video from you on the final hand of the main event?

[@redrunner9324]

Doug, I’m disappointed in you that you didn’t make a video on when Fador blew the One Drop by calling with a pair of fucking 5’s on the river on that board..

[@bobbykotick1163]

This guy will DP you if you enter a business relationship with him

[@chairreader]

This makes my like Cynn even more. He called himself out for his turn play, called himself out for taking so long (even though he had a big decision to make), no hollywooding when he said he was probably going to fold, and sincerely congratulated Miles after he folded. He's got class!

[@jonhendrickson9701]

box00 he is a pos

[@cadealden6763]

box00 Jon Hendrickson is a pos

[@jonhendrickson9701]

Cee Tee is a pos

[@gr81_gr81]

Donkey

[@butcherpete6742]

That ain’t no insane bluff. An insane bluff is telling my mom I have no homework.

[@sean19922k7]

I’d have called with 4.. I use A4 envelopes because I don’t fold anything

[@Heavy_C]

Let's set up a heads up match then. I'd love to play you

[@zaynejaber6044]

Me first

[@zaynejaber6044]

After I take 90 percent of his roll u can play him for the other 10

[@bibekkarki4158]

Woosh

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

so you're all a bunch of poker geniuses, yet don't even realize when someone makes an incredibly obvious joke? LOLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[@Visionart1000]

If I remember correctly, there was some important context to this hand. Miles had had the chip lead and Cynn was making all the right moves, coming back. Then, right before this hand, Miles made a call that cost him the lead by a substantial amount. He was on tilt at the start of this hand and Cynn had the correct read. That's why he made that 20 million call. But when Miles went all in, he couldn't bring himself to risk handing the lead right back to him. The sequence of hands leading up to this one was really great.

[@perrinaybara8048]

Thanks that prehand info was very important in analysing why he might be wary of calling that river, other than just having a 4.

[@batteries76]

You should get a friend called Hans, talk poker with him, and call this Poker Hans.

[@niels8195]

Not Polker Hans?

[@lucasv9714]

And do the videos in Italian so it's Polk e Hans

[@cpeterso]

With Vanessa Selbst

[@donaldpaluga]

Hans, BOOBIE, I'm your Golden Knight-Ellis Polk

[@flxxy4378]

:D

[@mikeyspitzer4471]

He bluffed 5 minutes later again and lost it all.

[@roccopagliari8828]

does anyone just fast forward through Doug to watch the action or is it just me?

[@anneloughlin2480]

Never a short explanation when a lengthy one will do lol

[@UraStr]

otherway around

[@kevinchiang4448]

Every single video of his

[@truthsmiles]

I love that you don't give it away. I was in suspense until the end!

[@benwilliams4066]

More rake was later found to be better. Daniels assumption was correct.

[@bitcoinisfreedom5265]

"Blockers are Everything" - DP

[@transeeyou885]

blockers are overated. its more a online grinder thing when u only play like a robots calculating odds and using softwares. then blocker is a factor like determine ur decision. but when ur talking about live poker especialy in situations like the final table u cant just play those hands like any game. u will analyse the players tendencies and use ur jugement more. blocker is like seing something in the park that smells like shit takes like shit feels like shit but still its not shit because there a sign saying no dog allowed

[@krasimirstoilov5195]

Blockers are nothing ;) Every day KK vs AK QQ vs AQ and same shits.

[@mariogomez3262]

Proof that Vanessa can’t beat the game anymore is that she’s making a video on the heads up match for the bracelet in the Main Event of WSOP instead of winning it. Easy to see why she retired and only plays micro stakes (“bankroll challenge” she calls it) these days.

[@bobbywhite1645]

I wish you were just trolling cause I kno sometimes ppl write troll comments in Vanessa's vids but your obv not and everything you said is true and its kinda sad really when you think about it

[@highball818]

Mario Gomez o

[@lucasng4712]

lmao delusions of idiots

[@ChannelJoeE]

Mario Gomez. I'm just curious, how much do you crush? I've seen videos of many poker players and read about them. Never came across the name Mario Gomez anywhere near the top. Plus, the whole "Vanessa" thing is getting a bit old...

[@mariogomez3262]

Joe Lee I don’t crush at all. I’m flattered that you’d be looking out for my name in poker videos but it would be hard to come across since I play recreationally. I apologize for using the “Vanessa” jokes. I just wanted some likes.

[@beflok]

Is it just me or do those tournament chips much larger than standard size? They look massive .. also Doug you should do a poker hands episode on the final hand of this main.

[@acegibson9533]

The only person I can think of that can make that bluff would be Stuey Ungar. Likewise, the only person who would make that call on the river would be Stuey Ungar.

[@austinpriest9830]

4JayeP Borden you know this how?

[@DKisbackke]

Dude you MUST respect the balls on Miles for the legendary bluff!!!

[@rigu10]

Cynn and Jacobson are, by far, the best ME winners in the last 20 years.

[@paulwevers2109]

Funny how that "we" thing got so big when explaining, analysing pokerhands "So we are not going to call" "So we have a gutshot and.." But when you think of it , there is no we in poker, its one of the games that is particularly solo as can be

[@henrik9845]

Can you do the final hand of the Main Event?

[@NLTony]

Hey Doug! Great post here, really enjoyed watching it. Now im gonna play, hoping ill be as good as you are within a certain amount of time. Little tilted of last couple of days, but staying positive and had a really nice evening so far without poker. So thats a good thing. I will also start your stream right now and i wish you the best man, because hou deserve it

[@JoeSmith-fr3hl]

Doug, when you first started UP I wasn’t a big fan. The videos mainly focused on marketing. But now. You give strong analysis AND the reasoning behind that analysis. Thank you for some valuable content. I was not disappoint. -long time 2p2er. I remember your og thread with your laptop in a recliner playing 25NL with the leather jacket on. BALLLLLIN.

[@slewofdamascus]

What this shows is that you don't have to make every decision a perfect one. Obviously that would have been a monster call there. One factor that has to be put into the mathematical grinder is the consideration of where a fold there leaves him. Sure, on the one hand a call COULD net a win, a main event win (wow!), but if he's wrong and calls it off his chances of winning the main event decrease rather dramatically. Yet, by folding he retains his chip advantage. His chances of winning are still good. It's not a bad fold. If I were Tony Miles (and I hadn't shown any hands whatsoever throughout the tourney) I would have showed the bluff on the fold so that my opponent knows he just blew a chance to win the main event. If that doesn't tilt him, nothing will; you're still behind, and you have an opportunity to throw him off his game, potentiaslly tilt him. There are times, albiet rare imo, to show the bluff. That was one of them, the fact he lost underscores it.

[@Imlistenin09]

Cynn may have been the better player but Miles played pretty damn well too. Even knowing his cards i can't get a read on that crazy bluff, he's so chill about it

[@seandonovan4186]

Cyn: "I can fold this one" with 3 of kind Kings. Yeah he dialed in that guy.

[@jfdfred44]

Daniel Negreanu's Master Class commercial as the pop-up ad before Doug Polk's episode of Poker Hands ... Classic!!

[@mikegermanio324]

Doug, it was AWESOME seeing you beat Dougpolksux heads up! the ultimate shut down of the anti-doug people. made my night.

[@ttouran]

Doug, I love these videos of yours, great analysis and funny too. I hope you do a bunch of them during this wsop 2019 series.

[@npip99]

Love the analysis so much. It clearly just lays out exactly what the frequencies should be of each play for both of their holdings and completely discusses the rational behind each conclusion.

[@JimCarel]

it shows how great mistakes these players makes. alone in this hand there were a lot of suoptimal play. geatest desaster betting the 4.

[@sunking25]

Ok, you bluffed me this time, I thought he was gonna call.

[@TheSmokey1424]

Its hard to make a pair. How many times do you have a chance to make a hero call to win the Main Event???

[@24magiccarrot]

Thing is the way Miles plays this hand is just beautiful. This is probably almost exactly the way he'd have played a suited rag ace, so he could have a 3 he could have a 4 and he could have a flush by the river all of which Cynn can't beat. The paired board isn't really that much of a consideration either not only because it's heads up and therefore when you hit your flush you don't worry as much about things like, but even if Miles did have the flush there aren't too many full houses he's worried about, Cynn would likely have been more aggressive earlier in the hand if he had JJ or KK, so it only really leaves 44 for him to worry about or 33 for quads so based on the action an Ace High flush is almost always good so no need to worry about the boat, which if your opponent has it you just say, well that was just a cooler. But Kudos to Miles for having the balls to play this in the biggest game of his life, and it's always a tough spot for the person left to make the call when you beat none of your opponents value range and it's for the tournament, and your opponent is sitting there looking as cool as he would if he were playing a $10 sit n go.

[@CodeProvider]

Hey Doug, big fan. Been watching for a while and this is the first time I've had the urge to leave a comment. I know the show is called Poker Hands because you analyze poker hands but since your last name happens to be "Polk," I think it would be a good idea to call the show Polker Hands. Thanks!

[@p0kern1nja]

I don't know, hes essentially saying he has JJ, 33, 3X, K3, 34. The diamonds don't really matter, as I don't think miles ever raises the turn with diamonds and two overs. I really don't think that he has any of those with the preflop and flop action. Miles mostly raises his 3 on the turn - but its a 3 or air, there is no reason the King hits him unless its KJ and I think he might raise the flop with that hand, and raise more pre. 4X becomes a call vs a very narrow range with a lot of air in my opinion but thats why you always check the turn - you cannot beat anything when you get into this situation.

[@p0kern1nja]

As a sidenote, if he has a 3, he probably goes a much smaller size on that river, so hes repping a boat or air at this point. Its BULLSHIT and a call.

[@aguchocoronel2578]

Where can i watch de Final table complete?

[@tehf00n]

Quite honestly, that was the most interesting hand in poker ever.

[@overnightdelivery]

tehf00n I love battles with Rags too. Takes pure guts on both sides to continue with marginal hands like that.

[@MJ-iq9hv]

omg if he calls though lmfao

[@claytonbrown994]

tehf00n No, it wasn't even in the top 10000000000000 most interesting hands ever.

[@davidgoar5711]

Nice analysis doug! Keep up the good work!

[@nickyliner999]

Lmao the audience just screwed Miles over by basically telling Cynn he was bluffing

[@nicholashicks472]

Audience cant see the cards mate

[@ricks7665]

That's the mark of a truly special bluff when Michael Flatly Lord of the dance of bluffing aka Antonio esfandiari says; that's one of best bluffs I've ever seen!!!!

[@BigTv8power]

Oh my goodness! I click to watch this Doug Polk video and get hit with an advertisement for a Daniel Negreanu class. What is this world coming too?!?

[@raghavgupta1211]

Hey Doug! I've been a follower of yours ever since I started poker and have learnt all I know from your videos. I recently got a college project to analyse three famous hands (Tsang v Koon, Koon v Kalas, Ivey v Dwan straight v straight). I have to use holdem manager 2 and explore ranges and expected value but I really don't know the software and how to approach the project. I know this is not the kind of thing you would usually do but if you could take ten minutes to help a fella out with how to analyse the hand and help him get grades you'd be helping out way more than you realize. Hope to hear from you. Thank you! Keep crushing.

[@mcpartridgeboy]

im folding with the 4 p[air after 2 raises and im folding with the 7 5 after 1 raise

[@Brog9]

My man Dougie is a slippery character, I'm telling ya. Hey Dougie, why you gotta big time nandez when comes over too? Just invite the poor guy in!!

[@MJ-iq9hv]

"big time" hahah rofl

[@yoloyololo7647]

i dont see how trip 3s is going all-in, so its the boat that im afraid of (most flush draws wont check raise turn if they dont pick up extra equity). thats my thoughts and im leaning towards the call but i think i would still fold at the given situation

[@JackAllenSteinberg]

I was hoping you would do a video on Miles final jam. I categorized it as a spazz; not a bluff or value bet. Curious to see if that’s a fair assessment by you

[@Vitalstatistix]

*That bluff was EPIC.. Absolute no doubts.. BUT.. CYNN destroyed all the EPICness out of it.. What a fucking breakdown and read on that whole play.. And a perfect lay down because you never call in that spot even though you know you have too... If you do call then that's just donk poker*

[@justinbrooks9307]

Hey Doug, Justin Brooks (Scoobydoo17). I am a little confused. I’ve been playing poker for 6 months now so I’m a pretty new player but I love your content and consider myself relatively competent of game theory and poker in general (primarily thanks to you). Maybe I’m totally off here but when you talk about having cards that don’t block the straight or flush draw bluffs that we are hoping Cynn has here, why would we want that? It makes sense that we would want him to be bluffing so he could fold out that part of his range and a lot of thin value bets, but Isn’t it normally that our bluffs should consist of exactly those hands (category 3 hands) so that we can pick up equity on later streets? I understand where you are coming from, as we don’t want to block his bluffs because we are hoping that he’s bluffing, but when should we utilize this? I just don’t understand in theory when we want to use hands that don’t block his bluffs if we are the bluffer. Are you saying specifically A2 because if Cynn had A2 he would normally check it on the flop for SDV so hes a little more likely to have a bluff here? Obviously A2 has the wheel gutter and the ace which when we hit can be ahead of a ton of his value range, so that makes sense and seems like a great bluff, and 75o seems a little OOL to be balanced here, but why is A2 the best one when we have open ended and flush draw bluffs to utilize. For a gutshot bluff this is certainly best, but I feel like other bluffs have a ton of merit too. Should be bluffing with a hand that has more equity like 56o, 75d or most preferably 65d? Because those holdings make a lot of sense to me but the block a ton of his bluffs. If we are going to bluff like this we have so many better combos to use than 75o with a blocker to a flush draw but should these other holdings not be used?

[@jakeallstar1]

Justin Brooks this is a really good question and I'm not sure I have the answer but here's my outlook. If you bluff ALL of the category 3 hands you're bluffing too much. So how do you pick which ones to bluff with? Well one way (the way he's talking about here) is you don't bluff with the hands that make up most of his bluffs like hands with a 5 or 6. That still leaves you A2 to bluff the straight. If you had diamonds instead of the straight draw I guess you'd bluff with hands that didn't include any A, 2, 5 and maybe a 6. I think more than anything it's just about decreasing your bluff percentage to a more balanced place. Using blockers is one way to do that plus you get a slight edge in equity by allowing more of his bluffs to be in his range. And 65d is a standard bluff. Even though you block most of his bluffs you have insane equity. OESFD is almost never an underdog on the flop because half the deck usually gives you the winning hand. For example, nine diamonds + three 2's + three 7's = 15 outs. 15x4=60% so if the opponent had say AJc you'd actually be the favorite. So any folds at all gives you enough equity to make it profitable.

[@justinbrooks9307]

jakeallstar1 jakeallstar1 jakeallstar1 Like Doug recommends in his 20 flush draw rules PDF, I usually play my flush draws just like if I didn’t have one at all. I’m flatting a lot of my higher draws particularly with an ace (in this case any 3 as well) and maybe some pivots like KQs Q10s and 10-9s) and raising if I continue to pick up equity with open Enders on the turn. Heads up however I’m not sure how many of these would be in my range I’m 3bet bluffing and value betting with a lot of my Ax suited pre. My range is no where bear balanced (although I try to be) but normally if I have a straight draw with my flush I’m raising / check raising, sometimes if it’s a gutter but not always depending if I have two overs and it’s suited. Sometimes I won’t even call my flush draw against “better” players because I know there are little to no implied odds and or they are agro and usually continue on the turn virtually giving me just the turn to improve, but that’s a very exploitative assumption that I’m sure has some leaks it’s rare I’m not calling but at times I do find the fold. I certainly agree with what both you and Doug have to say. I’m bluffing with the hands I listed probably never with 7h5d. I was just curious in theory is it better to have a hand with more equity or have a hand that doesn’t block HIS bluffs. Normally I’d take the extra equity... the more equity the better the bluff IMO and trust me I understand card removal very well, it’s just that if we want to be balanced how many other bluffs can we use that don’t block other than A2?

[@lMashingMashMash]

I think its because the x/r range on the turn is quite thin. He says 'once your representing very specific hands I prefer to see some of those other holdings.' I think this means you can be really selective w your bluffs. A3s might get 3bet pre, even if it doesnt Ad3d will sometimes raise flop, leaving only As3s. There are only 4 x A3o. K3s might get 3bet pre as well. Kd3d might raise flop, leaving only Ks3s. Q3o gets mucked pre? Qs3s only, Ts3s, 6s3s, 5s3s, 3s2s. J3s and 43s raise flop. I think we only have about 15 combos of 3s maybe?. We can balance this using just our best bluff candidates.

[@jakeallstar1]

Justin Brooks how many bluffs other than A2 can we use to be balanced on the flop? Let's see we have any two diamonds without a 5,6 or A and any two hearts without a 5,6 or A. That leaves quite a few flop combos considering your value range is only top pair weak kicker (JQ+ would have 3b pre) trips and boats. And some of your lower top pairs are probably still a call. For example what are you hoping he calls with when you raise J2? That leaves a ton of flop bluffs compared to value bets. So the turn you drop your heart bluffs if there's no heart. And maybe a couple diamonds, one way you might do this is based on the turn card instead of your card. Say you double barrel any over card as a bluff because that's a card his pair J might have to fear, or a card that can complete the straight, 2,5,6,7 and value bet any diamond. If you have the straight draw with A2 you continue bluffing the turn on any diamond and value betting the 5. You could also consider double barreling a 6 or 7 as a bluff. Then you have to drop more bluffs on the river. By this point though you can get more exact with your numbers because you know how much the final bet is so you know exactly what you bluff percentage should be by calculating his pot odds. If the pot is 100 and you bet 100 he's getting 2:1 = 33% so you should be bluffing 33%. So you can construct your bluff range around how many value hands you have that would have taken the same line and give yourself a third of the number of bluffs. Your river bluffs that include his missed draws can come out the easiest because you want him to have missed draws. That's probably not enough bluffs removed given this scenario because you have a thin value range so you likely have to find a way to remove a few more. Whatever the system as long as your bluffs are the right percentage compared to value bets, how you picked them isn't as important. At least that's how I think about it. I'm not going to claim to be some youtube expert. I've studied this game for many years but still have much to learn. If you or anyone else has a different approach please tell me.

[@justinbrooks9307]

jakeallstar1 yes I do this often considering the turn and how it would help ALL my bluffs. Also you are right I have way too many bluffs now that I know my range is uncapped, but I was also thinking miles opened and had an uncapped range but now I see he didn’t. I don’t play much heads up so I didn’t know the button acts first pre. The only thing is if Miles knows he is getting exploited by a big stack and ICM he can throw in a few more bluffs (but I’m not sure what the exact hands were leading up to this one) Thank you for your comments it’s nice to see such people willing to really break down a hand and not just pretend they are a genius and question their own theory as well. I appreciate your thoughts.

[@Brog9]

My boy dougie literally can't beat microstakes anymore yet his condescention towards his fans on twitch still operates on an elite level. But at least he has an adorable pomeranian! #bigtimedoug #slippery

[@toptenguy1]

I just got a Daniel Negreanu ad before this video loaded. LOL

[@awc7279]

This hand is really interesting. What does his bluff represent here? A full boat? Seems unlikely given he CR after the board pair (so he'd have already gotten a FH) and not before with a draw. I suppose a nut flush AX hands like AQs is possible or A3. I wonder if Cynn had any other pair that he'd have called as he seems like he wanted to call.

[@pugsnhogz]

I like both these players (personality) and I think the way they conducted themselves in this match is good for the game.

[@NanoMalo]

anyone know what happens to the WSOP poker chips after their tournaments have concluded? Are they ever up for sale or anything?

[@Yachem]

I think they re-use them next year. They definitely don't want to sell them, because while they have no cash value, they don't want people sneaking them on to the tables mid tournaments to "chip-up." The RIO is pretty anal about all chips being visible at all times, even when moving tables. Put a chip in your pocket and you likely get kicked out.

[@DaichanChristoph]

Hi Doug on your Twitch Stream on 1. August you played a music playlist at Stream on time 02:27:30 maybe you could give me the link to this playlist. I searched for lots of hours but couldn t find it.

[@jimmarshall5453]

This is one of the most interesting poker hands I have ever seen. Thanks for sharing.

[@sergebogosyan]

Was it by design that before the video Daniel's Masterclass commercial came up? So epic

[@increase9896]

are there any good online poker sites that i can play real money on while living in the US? I used to play on full tilt YEARS ago but as I understand it they are not really allowed to have US players anymore. Any ideas? the simpler the better too.. easy deposits and withdrawls

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

I didn't start the video for two minutes because of the Daniel negreanu master class ad in the beginning LOL

[@yofoxjoke]

if cynn has 65 or diamond draw, he is certainly not folding to the raise on the turn. So do we not want to bluff when we have a diamond or a 6 or 5 in our hand?

[@Yachem]

I was thinking this as well. The raise size is so small Cynn is priced in to call with his better draws even though the board is paired. That bluff is targeting all of the paired hands JJ/4x/smaller pocket pairs that Cynn is likely betting with, that have less equity against the value parts of Tony's range. Flush and straight draws have enough equity to continue against the check/raise, so I wouldn't want to block them. I think I'd rather bluff with something like AT to block his AJ/JT that might continue.

[@martinminchev9037]

Great video! Thumbs up!

[@aarbar6615]

Was the bluff insane or the pay jump between 1st and 2nd captain click bait? p.s. Congrats on your new copyright infringements

[@muaazshafi3356]

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[@djStens]

I can't wait for an Upswing member to win the main.

[@neilkwok5938]

Mile double checked his cards, there is no way they were suited lol

[@NikhilAutar]

a 40million bet on the river accomplishes the same thing without the risk. I don't like the overbet shove as if you'd have spiked a flush or a king and a lot of your opponents calling range contains a j or middling pocket pairs, you'd bet 35 - 40m to induce a call.

[@JoJo-tq4qj]

huh, you realize he DOESNT want to get called, right? he's got 7 high FFS

[@dochmbi]

Strange hand. On the turn Miles is representing a 3 and I liked that Cynn called the check-raise, though he shouldn't have bet in the first place. His opponent is repping a really thin valuerange. However, everything changes on the river when Miles overbetshoves 1.5x pot, Now Miles, because of his sizing, is no longer representing a 3, he is now representing either K3 or maybe 34 or J3 that didn't slowplay the turn (rare) or a flush that somehow took a weird line with a flushdraw of just call flop and then suddenly raise the turn. Either way, interesting spot for Cynn on the river as Miles's story doesnt really make much sense. I'd rather have seen Miles bet 1/2 pot on the river so he could still credibly have the 3 he was reppin on the turn.

[@coltontaylor435]

Nah. If Cynn's turn bet/calling range is wide enough (and it looks like it was) then overbetting any 3 seems appropriate. Cynn does occasionally have a flush or boat, but the vast majority of his range seems to be jacks and probably high pps, which makes the overbet with his whole range pretty ideal unless Miles was underbluffing the turn by a lot.

[@toddschriver9924]

dochmbi a flush-draw with a 3 in it makes sense to check-raise the turn... He could be sitting on K-3 and hoping to get value from a flush, or it could be a good flush against an opponent he considers to be sticky.

[@williamzagarella8066]

This isnt full ring lol. Its heads up. You can value jam extremely wider heads up. He doesnt just have to be representing boats here. Easily could have 56dd, A3dd, A2dd A5dd. Naked 3s are tough to have that arent boats. Maybe 53dd. But he could easily jam all flushes and any naked 3 he has.

[@Alex-vs2sh]

I would have at least considered a call there, how often does Miles shove 2x POT on the river with value? Doesn't seem like a bet that every has any value in it tbh

[@EL-Peligroso]

Great analyze!! Beast...As soon I save enought money I'll definitely buy your HU course

[@davidnice1]

That was a super tough decision to be in, and the hero call will be wrong there more times then it right.

[@lagi369]

True definiton of taking it to the streets :-)

[@Its__Good]

He's clearly streets ahead.

[@dochmbi]

I wish Miles had shown the 75o to everyone in the audience. That would have been a boss move.

[@lagi369]

I think even bosser move is not showing and not starting to brag right away

[@dochmbi]

Yeah you are probably right. Still it would have been entertaining to show it. And it would show a certain disregard for money as it is slightly -EV to show it.

[@pokerchannel6991]

The pain of betting a weak middling hand and getting raised. Getting raised. As played, due to blockers, the fold on the river is correct. Sure, it is easy for the Monday morning QBs to say call. And one could level oneself to death (ie: think that since one bet the turn weakly, that one had induced this river shove. But, leveling wars are an exercise in futility because there is always another level)

[@elvenmagejr1905]

And what if he bluffed into the flush? The way Cynn played that hand, he could have easily had the flush draw and got there.

[@masanetthomas8586]

Cynn is a lot less likely to just call with a flush draw than Miles is to raise with it. With a simple flush Draw Cynn doesn't have the direct odds to call on the turn. Or course he has the implied odds but then he is just gonna call his best flush draw so he has less of them than Miles who could potentially have all of them.

[@christophergarrison2628]

Elven Mage Jr and what if miles had a full house trying to get called by said flush

[@standcontractdelta8120]

He looks super guilty on the turn when he raises and looks even more guilty when 2x pot shoving the river I beleive Cynn knew that he was bluffing but couldn’t call. If miles rivered the flush, I don’t think he shoves, he wants to bet less to get value If he has trips or 2 pair, again he bets smaller to make sure he gets value. If he has a full house, again he probably wants to bet less to be sure he gets value. The only think is that a diamond hit the river, so if he had a full house he could potentially want to overbet, hoping to get called by a rivered flush ( which is in cynn’s range). Overall I think it was not a good bluff due to the stack sizes

[@Princiepoker]

How do you play stars from America when u do those streaming videos? I'd like to know ur answer and see how bad of a lie it is, obviously the site allows u too

[@jeffreyjoseph2737]

Does anyone ever fold in heads up?

[@brucekentallen]

Jeffrey Joseph if those people aren't folding in the bb with 75o, I don't think they'd anything else tbh

[@jeffreyjoseph2737]

brucekentallen Three bets are literally pointless because they are always getting called and no one gives them credit for repping anything big. That's the result of calling everything. Antonio goes "he should be worried of a paired board" but that's not true at all given the action

[@Mwuesse]

75o is far from the worst hand in holdem, but it's still close to the bottom of your pf calling range HU. 74o for instance is a fold. K3o, Q5o, J6o, T5o, 95o, 85o and all hands worse with the same high card are folds.

[@Mwuesse]

lol, 3bets are never pointless... you want to get value with your good hands. If IP is calling too much, you should punish with a bigger 3b size. But ppl still fold to 3bs, even if it's only 30% of the time. edit: Why would he not be worried given action? Cynn can def have all the FH's... like he's not going to 3b turn with a FH when IP here since he can get all the money in on the river if Miles bets again. I mean it's HU so you shouldn't be worried about a FH in general but when you overbet you polarize your range unless you are merging on purpose knowing your opponent is capable of making light hero calls.

[@jeffreyjoseph2737]

Mwuesse I play a decent amount so I know the argument you're making, I'm simply saying he's calling way too much to be given credit for any strong holding, which is true by just percentages and so you can raise it more, but in heads up it only looks more like a bluff and especially in this game, if you can almost comfortably call off your stack with a pair of 4's 6 kicker, this game is light

[@575forza]

Doug can you please use the "names TANK" snipit from MadTv when there is excessive tanking please? I saw the last hand with trips tank and was like this guy is perfect for the clip. But then I was like ooooo, that might get taken the wrong way. Its because he tanks, not because theyre both... You just want a ride in his Daewoo!

[@575forza]

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[@raymundsanga5471]

does doug polk won any major event? does he have a bracelet? WTF

[@MaximillianNewman]

Doug I love you but you do completely ignore an entire crucial aspect of poker... reads and body language. Cyn was staring at Miles the entire turn. Miles was breathing so heavy and agonizing over the decision. I think his body language would have been very different holding a 3. Cyn didn't call because of blockers, he called because he simply didn't believe Miles

[@rawknowledge5096]

How much are they playing to win

[@noex100]

1st place: $8.8 million, 2nd: $5 million

[@Lonniebelle1979]

"no more Mr. Nice-guy, no more Mr. Clee he hee heen". Nice.

[@OsefKincaid]

The limit of this type of commentary is always that Cynn makes a bad play because he chooses to bet a hand that blocks the bluffs of Miles, and then Miles shouldn't bluff with his hand because he blocks the bluffs of Cynn. But we've just said that if Cynn bets with hands that have a 7-6-5, it's kind of bad cause that's what he wants Miles to have. It's bad for both players at the same time to include the same type of cards in their betting range, and we have a situation of leveling that can develop: Cynn should be using other hands to bluff instead so that Miles can have more 7-6-5, but if he does then Miles doesn't block the bluff of Cynn anymore with his hand, so he chooses a decent hand to bluff raise with. But then if Cynn knows that he should use hands that have 7-6-5 in them cause he blocks the continuing range of Miles. And then... And then... and we're right back to the guessing game that we had before and were trying to escape through blocker talks.

[@huguito8607]

If you don´t have a plan on these kind of spots, then you are right: you are in no mans land. If you do have one, then you don´t need to think that much, cause you did your homework, and you are gonna take the balanced but better approach.

[@noex100]

Ultimately, what I think Polk is saying, and that there's some merit to, is that when trying to be balanced, blockers can make it easier to decide whether to bluff or not, plus whether to call a bet or not based on blockers can be helpful as well. It doesn't work quite as well heads-up though, when opponents' ranges are much wider.

[@OsefKincaid]

Hugo Buenrostro I'm arguing that a very deep analysis of blockers hinders a balanced approach because it becomes an exploitative strategy in disguise.

[@overnightdelivery]

That makes total sense.. I think. 😶

[@TankAssTanner]

I really don't think DP is advocating letting blockers define your decision making. Instead, when you're borderline on making moves one way or another, blocker analysis can be a really helpful aid in pushing yourself towards the slightly more favorable choice. He is just advocating using the board and your hole cards to their most potential when calculating the odds of your opponent having a certain range of hands.

[@thedude5599]

Its a great bet on the flop . It is very hard to hit a pair so second top pair is most likely ahead.

[@Andre666666660]

how do professionals make this bet on the turn?! Yeah probably I'm clear ahead but sometimes against good players if we want to have hypotheses on the river with a weak hand like this just check and see the river. lost his hand there and this betting sequence happens so many times every day

[@jesper8060]

COVERED BY POKER GO

[@Music2myearholes]

for some reason you really remind me of mark hoppus from blink182 lol

[@billflowers1785]

Marx Xyooj 100 percent accurate!!! I Can't believe I had yet to identify this similarity prior to your comment

[@billflowers1785]

Marx Xyooj they look alike and are both California natives. That's my best guess as to why they remind you of each other

[@seandonovan4186]

What I don't get is how many times the guy has to look at his cards. This is the end part of it all, can you not remember your cards?

[@standcontractdelta8120]

He is struggling to make a decision, it is just instinct to keep staring at things in the hand like your cards, the board, the other player

[@imreviewsandnews2273]

good play kinda have to go all in with those cards for sure..

[@iro9486]

I didnt know vanessa selbst had a youtube channel until today.

[@bliztix2]

Have you ever though of calling these videos Polker Hands?

[@ronm7114]

That rolling chip was definitly a tell.

[@williamzagarella8066]

🤣 ok lmao.

[@wiseguysavant]

jjust like polk is punking Jnandezz

[@markomales98]

Damn, John Cynna, look at the screen and call him. I wouldnt lose a single hand if i were on the feature table. Too bad that im not 21 )':

[@overnightdelivery]

Marko Maleš In all honesty I can't believe hands never get leaked in big events like this. If some 'friend' in the audience had a zoom camera and was able to sneak a peak and signal to the player. Who knows if some just weren't caught.

[@douglaskim8431]

my video started with a dnegs masterclass course ad, lel

[@EricSmyth2Christ]

Great video

[@corycarreira9524]

Miles was a sore loser, talking about fatigue is the reason he lost when he's bluffing with a pair of 8s....

[@andrewwebber421]

Yes, generally when you’ve already shoved with one hand when your opponent is wondering if they should’ve called, don’t shove bluff again too soon. Well not in these high pressure situations. Ideally you want to find yourself with a great hand and then over bet making it look like a bluff

[@andrewwebber421]

Although it’s an excuse, it’s not uncommon when fatigue is setting in to then start shoving more

[@TS1six]

Thanks for the content!

[@takiownspoker7771]

These are known as the luckboxes of the poker world. But no one will be a bigger luckbox than Joe Cada's main event win, sucking out every hand in the FT, must be nice.

[@lance862]

How come poker announcers always refer to a million chips as a billion? Also they seem to often call it dollars rather than chips too. I'd often say well they're better announcers than poker players but this was Antonio. Is this an inside joke at this point poking fun at the previous announcers.

[@ericlaurendeau4816]

« I can beat straight draws » ...good read.

[@CharlySardo]

cynns first bet I called at 8m, and second at 9m. Either Im not good or he is a wimp. ok, he's probably badass but i think these are 2 low bets.

[@goldennuggetz5312]

He put his winnings in ICO's. Now he got bogged.

[@bobbyhallum4485]

The Cynn dude is still an animal. He even says "nice hand tony" and then smiles. Like he knew what he had, he just couldnt call b/c of the monent and the amount of money at risk. Gg.

[@Johnny-cz2wv]

Bobby Hallum no. He was never going to call, just wanted to seem smart. Also, maybe he’s trying to pick up something for future hands.

[@Mwuesse]

if he knew what he had he calls.... the money is clearly irrelevant. He was suspicious because it didn't make any sense, but sometimes when something doesn't make a lot of sense it can still be a value hand.

[@blazesona12]

I'd be like the hell!? Why did u do that and all the while my brain would probs be running a mile per minute or even second cause ugh that was like a liver blow in boxing