IT'D BE A LOT COOLER IF IT WASN'T A COOLER

[@MoreThanBlocks.]

8:45 is the start of the straight flush hand 🖐

[@logan3645]

Bless up

[@AVDiDomenico]

tyvm

[@florianbeiniger7719]

Thanks

[@weare2iq376]

The guy who's drawing dead lost. Actually comedy gold 😂

[@juliaroseisabot]

lmaoooo at running a river twice when you’re already deceased, buried, in the ground and attended your funeral

🤣🤣😂🤣

[@dougpeters1625]

Gabe Kaplan is the best commentator in the history of poker

[@ShizzleDizzle213]

Its true

[@skymanross]

Cant believe they really ran it twice lmao

[@secretariat224]

Stapes is one of the very best poker commentators and quick wits I've ever heard, very talented guy. Always enjoy when he's here or on other shows. Pass that on to him for me, please. Whatever you're paying him, maybe "shove" a raise his way.

[@secretariat224]

@Scott Shields I hear you, Scott. Norm and Lon are right up there in my book as well. They are great viewing with their fun and insightful commentary. I enjoy commentary that is knowledgeable and enjoyable while learning the game more and more. Respectfully, the overly analytical styles of others that I've seen are not fun to watch.

[@razarocks]

I've reached the point where I would literally watch anything, so long as Joe Stapleton was talking me through it.

[@Pokernight]

be careful what you wish for.

[@mrpicky1868]

@@Pokernight hit me

[@davidjohnson8655]

13:45 the excitement you all came for!

[@KeefeL]

The dealer is like... Do I really have to deal this again?! @14:15

[@electronicjo1]

yeah that hand was more interesting than the straight flush... LOL

[@darlenebensman]

Flopping 2 pair and having 1 percent equity.. Damn that’s rough

[@Pokernight]

haha so brutal

[@BroMandudeKnar]

I love the commentary from these guys! Its not annoying like others are.

[@RichFresco]

High Stakes Poker has the best!

[@jeffrey997]

The music makes me feel like I'm going insane

[@ghfhgfuuu]

The part where they ran it twice when the one guy was drawing dead was my favorite part.

[@meiermeier29]

Recchimurzo and Freedman agreed to running it twice before revealing their cards. After seeing their cards, looks like it simply became a language problem. Recchimurzo taps the table and clearly says "impossibile" twice realizing he's drawing dead. It's Freedman who then confirms AGAIN to run it twice. No one actually objects to the second run until the dealer is about to flip it over. So what's the dealer supposed to do...?

[@asgoodasitlooks]

Good to see Norman Chad playing tonight...

[@IRNjuggle28]

Wow the commentators are unbelievably biased by being able to see the hole cards. Makes me value objective poker commentary a lot more.

[@Freshiz325]

GI is a db. When he's ahead he runs it once, when behind asks for 2 times

[@connman8d617]

And can we take a moment to discuss how badly he played that first hand? He calls a 3-bet with KQ off which is almost never going to be ahead, but he's got position so I guess we can let it slide. Next, he raises the c-bet on the flop. This is a horrible move because he's forcing hands that he beats (AK, QJ, TX, JJ, 99) to fold. I don't think J9 is good enough for Kassela to cold 3-bet an early position raise and KJ is easily dominated by the range of an EP raiser so that wouldn't be a great 3-bet candidate from the SB either (not to mention GI has KJ blocked). So, the only real draws that Kassela can have are the 4 combos of 89s. The rest of the time, this raise is only getting called by AA, KK, QQ, AQ, QT and TT which all crush KQ. The fact that Kassela calls the flop raise should be a dead giveaway to GI that his KQ is almost surely no good (Kassela has 36 combos of value vs. 4 draws). When checked to on the turn, the best play is for GI to check back. This is probably the worst card in the deck for him as he's now beaten by the only hands he was beating on the flop. He, instead, opts to bet. What happens next is unthinkable. Kassela goes for the check-raise and GI calls. I can't even understand his thought process here. I'm beaten by AA, KK, QQ, AQ, QT, TT and 89 (40 combos) and I'm only ahead of KJ and J9 which don't really make sense for my opponent to have. How can a high stakes player be this bad?

[@eltonzeng1845]

Connman 8d yep. I think the same

[@jamiealexander7665]

@@connman8d617 I can't believe you wrote all that to dissect the play of a fish, also running twice is gay.

[@markemmerson1383]

Yikes. Having a really hard time not being a chat pro watching these old fish play. The running the top set vs bottom 2 pair twice really put the nail on it.

[@davidchapman2839]

Wheres the link "down below"?

[@KerriBert]

god damn it these dealers fuck me up not being able to properly open the flop. WTF

[@JedmcCj-uq5dw]

Flopped a straight flush the other day, and got doubled up very rare day

[@jd31068]

like Homer Simpson opening a bag of Lays in space. I have to let that ruminate DOH!! why did I do that?

[@tylerc56]

Well, I sorta get the guy stacking two pair into top set since the guy WITH POCKET QUEENS FLAT. CALLED PRE, but hey, fun game

[@CatherineReardon]

Love game, the commentators most of all the plays! Lol

[@DescartesRenegade]

That hand at 3:30 was horrific

[@Prometheus7272]

Ben Pon What an absolute gremlin, playing KQo to the 3 bet like that.....AND ON THAT BOARD WTFFF.

[@tomprice4016]

Stapleton is the man. His GI joke that ended at 10:19 seemed to get a laugh from the guys at 10:20.

[@omarlara83]

Two things stand out in this video, one the time the guy said "ok, so the guy that's drawing dead lost" and that chick in white at the nine minutes mark!!!! She dating guy that's giving his money away!!

[@lukechandra6233]

Chuck Schumer is playing

[@den_525]

Freedman keeps string betting... is that allowed?

[@JeffDime]

I like the show and I understand the editing process takes time and it’s a small budget but these sessions are at least over a year old. Doug Polk has basically not played publicly for the last 18 months. I know Joe and Chris fly to wherever the fuck it is and bang out god knows how many episodes at once but I think we need to catch up a little more it’s just seems dated.

[@JT-gi8rx]

How many times wanna run it? I’m dead to a 9, so let’s say 20 times?

[@aleiterful]

Reccimurzo might actually be the worst player to ever sit with these guys lol

[@thechad7803]

Did anyone check to make sure GI actually knew they were playing poker?

[@yousefnassr49]

Does this show still tape?

[@Pokernight]

yes. new projects beginning next month. we will also be at seminole hardrock in august for the Big4

[@vtwinbreed]

@@Pokernight which hard rock, Tampa?

[@yousefnassr49]

@@vtwinbreed hardrock hollywood

[@proditoresmoriendum86]

Its weird watching Doug play 10 6 suited and muck A 3 suited seem odd to anyone else

[@flushdraw4915]

The complete commentary just blows so bad

[@pwner332]

Joe Stapleton is really good though.

[@jakerussell7249]

Why do you post episodes from years ago?

[@Pokernight]

Because it wasn't posted on youtube because it hadn't yet aired on television, because after you shoot something you have to download all the media, then upload all the media, then edit the content, and render it, then coordinate with the schedules of your talent to then film on-camera and voiceover segments, then re-edit everything into a version for television, which is scheduled to air on a specific date, and then two weeks after that airing, we post it on youtube. any other more busters, miss veronica vaughn?

[@jakerussell7249]

Poker Night in America haha I guess not 😂

[@ghostmutt4265]

@@Pokernight any more brain busters*

[@nuggetdoozy7831]

I wanna play with the pros :(

[@mikelong2756]

Chris Hansen? Lol where are the predators

[@methos360]

music is so annoying

[@JesseAbramowitz]

yas

[@jeffsstt]

Rings are gross 😂

[@janboyega]

How much do the commentators earn? I want to support them for those shit jokes

[@Oheeeoh]

I wonder if Gabe Kaplain laughs or cries when he watches this garbage?

[@TaylorWCarroll]

Oheeeoh dude you’re everywhere

[@ryanlangston3853]

And the guy drawing dead...still lost

[@masterboy7249]

The hamster Deeb luck box bullshit

[@-dopeamine-5772]

Nothing but sets and AA's and action flops....tv run good😉

[@jamesn.655]

They play normally but they just take the good action and condense it into a 20 min video

[@-dopeamine-5772]

@@jamesn.655 they play every hand....follow the button...its all make believe. You dont think tv wouldnt do anything to improve ratings? They set up the decks. And all online poker is rigged

[@YouTube_is_full_of_trolls]

Favorable ;)

[@sneakkyz3696]

Recchimurzzo is trash lmao. Such an obvious bluff when 2nd queen hit. Then stacks off with 2 small pair. Smh

[@farleygranger]

funny.........i had subscribed to doug polks channel but now im unsubcribed and avoid poker vids from him........he talks way tooooo much on his vid analysis and when he gets to the table he does none of it.....most of the time......

[@ahmetzenbel6228]

I would jam on the river with aces

[@raerawaili1090]

So, no one is gonna talk about how they ran it twice even though one was drawing dead!? And all the pros said nothing!?

[@sneakkyz3696]

They agreed to it before they knew the others whole cards. It's just a formality. Wow your dumb

[@chrisg7340]

Are you reading this Stapes? Asking for a friend.

[@Pokernight]

He is not but we forwarded a screen grab on your behalf.

[@Pokernight]

We passed your message along. Unfortunately Stapes took it a little too much to heart, demanded a raise, and we’re no longer on speaking terms. The shows will now be hosted by Chris Hanson and Guatamalan migrant (legal) named Pedro.

[@chrisg7340]

@@Pokernight A raise?!? I thought ya'll did it for free. Perhaps if Stapes knows Spanish ( not saying Pedro speaks Spanish, just saying) he could write a plethora of one-liners for Pedro. He could become the Spanish version of Rodney Dangerfield. Once again, not saying Stapes is the English version of Dangerfield, just saying.

[@reprogrammingmind]

almost watched 3 seconds of commentary

[@christopheho7038]

Waitress at 19.35 is fineeee......

[@lukechandra6233]

I agree. The only reason I watch these poker videos to hopefully see a pretty waitress

[@Zyptic]

More like averageeeeee

[@anatikus1050]

Rivers casino is a shit hole.

[@ngocson268]

Omg 34567h :)₫

[@paulwevers2109]

Commentators...please stop trying to be comedians

[@michaelstern5206]

Freedman is a godawful player.

[@Pokernight]

thought he actually has held his own quite well in the highstakes games he's appeared on. he's a smart cookie.

[@michaelstern5206]

When he played AA for instance, I don’t think he could possibly have played a more passive run. What does he think checking turn would accomplish? In fact, by the river he successfully managed to turn his monster hand into a bluff catcher, and based on the previous action was actually extremely lucky that Recchimurzo was bluffing with air and not value betting trip Qs, which would have caught up to him thanks to that turn check. And later on flatting QQ preflop was just bad. The hand pretty much played himself once he flopped that set, and even so, his bet sizing was terrible, especially the min raise on the flop. I never said that he’s a dummy, but he sure doesn’t know how to play poker.

[@bertrandsmith9478]

He’s a bad nit who ran like god

[@Falcon48m]

Polk= Vanessa Selbst isn’t pro!

[@leftphilange69]

Oh how I wish I was properly rolled to play in this game... half this table couldn’t beat $1/2 if it were rakeless...!

[@camaleonsacor1618]

yeah. it is amazing xD

[@jesseliverless9811]

Typical youtube douchbag comment. How do you think these guys got rolled to play games like these, and not you? Hint: because you're dumb as fuck.