Nick Vertucci CRUSHES Tourney Legends ♠ Live at the Bike!

[@BallyLivePoker]

Don’t miss our previous video, an early hand of the year candidate between four-time World Poker Tour Champion Darren Elias and fellow WPT Winner Dan Smith: kzbin.info/www/bejne/q4WVgZyYncmgqsk Thanks for watching!

[@Johnniewalker78]

Folding sets!!!? Must have been close to the bubble.

[@KeefeL]

What the hell is happening? I thought he would have booked a J or K again, hah!

[@j0epark1]

This was a cash game though

[@AnthonyLovesCylene]

that's the whole joke idiot..

[@wiktorkot5533]

Johnnie Walker 😂😂😂😂🤙

[@golfmaniac007]

FYI.....its called trips. unbelievable fold there.

[@spookworm1103]

Can't count how many brain cells I've lost watching this.

[@dannyhuntley2616]

Hand 1: Darren tries to bluff a guy who’s literally never folded a boat in his life Hand 2: Nick no equity floats turn and bluff raises the river small when he can’t rep much and has no blockers, somehow gets trips to fold. Hand 3: Nick way overplays his hand and gets Darren to make a tight but reasonable fold. Yeah he crushed em alright lol

[@Stommpedk]

I don't really see how hand 3 is a reasonable fold from Darren... imo Darren's fold is worse than Dan's fold in hand 2. Sure he has straights a small % of the time, but he also has TONS of worse value hands and combo hands with the fd on the flop. He should never have a bigger set. I don't even think you can call it a nitty fold, I think it's just plain wrong.

[@sbs2401]

Not overplayed, nor a reasonable fold

[@golfmaniac007]

exactly how the hands went down. that hand 2 was just mind-boggling fold by dan. darren i could understand the fold cuz of the straight and nick kind of played off that in his raise and an insurance since he has top 2 pair along with repping a straight.

[@imalwaysbluffing]

hey he has blockers, reverse blockers!

[@patrickgunning1024]

Hand 3 folding bottom set to a single raise not exactly reasonable. Nick has AQ and Q9 of course as well as 10s and maybe once in a while a slow played KK. But think about all the hands Darren's ahead of. AJ d, QJ, KJ, Ax d, J10, J9, random flush draw hands like 78. He's flatting all those hands pre outta sb way more than 10s and certainly KKs. Deff 3 betting JJ a ton and AQ some of the time. That's a nitty fold

[@julian.Sarale.RealEstate]

Damn this guy is really good at getting people to fold the best hand 🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@dylanh4462]

Holy shit, some folds here that Gary would have been proud of.

[@Sam-db4mr]

TERRIBLE fold by Dan with trips, and pretty weak fold by Darren at the end there. This is a cash game guys not a tournament smh

[@kloston1]

Yeah, the games have gotten super nitty

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

Hey sam, u play these guys yet?

[@whitewater1295]

Dude is a modern day Rain man!!! Whole new meaning to poker face.

[@airsoftsquadtompson]

Great Video! was fun to watch

[@datsumcrzysht]

They’re just overthinking it given their typical arena. Dan Smith is a beast and would obviously adapt very quickly. It’s like playing the 1/2NL while waiting for a bigger game. It’s mentally draining and find yourself leveling mostly oneself.

[@nathanschoeder9902]

Nitty plays by Dan and Darren there. Can’t believe they folded...

[@bpike1000]

Having a hard time understanding the last fold. So Nick never 3-bets preflop, and has AQ, pocket TTs, and JJs in range. Even against just AQ, you have implied odds if you boat up.

[@Missyzbeauty]

My question to you is. Do you think Nick is always 3 betting AQ and 10’s in the SB? From what I’ve seen the last year or so I don’t think so.

[@evanparry901]

@@Anthony-nv7gd I think the folds in this video mostly come from his tight image. Good to see him running these bluffs.

[@kevinsheerinAllThingsFitness]

You don't understand implied odds. The stack to pot ratio means implied odds verses a straight are irrelevant given that you only improve 22% of the time.

[@gavinasaurus]

If he knows that he's only against AQ then his thought process may be different but if he thinks nicks doing this with only AQ, 1010, and JJ then he's just completely dead. If he makes a boat it may not be good and if he calls the turn he has to call all rivers no matter what so he puts himself in a bad spot. If he shoves he's never getting called by worse. It's a tough spot with bottom set honestly.

[@IronFist2508]

Nick raised to 13k with 11k left behind

[@mariasanchez-mv2dz]

Great Video! was fun to ,that you left.

[@mcsha8248]

Nick wins all Thank you....Great Video

[@kasb80]

Just wondering if the TITLE for this video is chosen purely for advertising so LATB page can get more hits or the poster is just an uber result oriented fish???

[@Kroesial]

Look at all the other titles of their videos. They all have these retarded clickbaity titles. I like the videos but could really do without these lame titles.

[@meloapa]

5:38 "What is Nick thinking about here?" Viewers have been asking themselves that for a long time now.

[@jtneverfolds]

I find it really impossible to fold a set in a spot like that against a player like Nick.

[@JRibs]

Nick is becoming a really solid player. Good dude too.

[@itsdaleyo]

J Ribs I have no doubt hes a good dude but let's not go too far here. If he got picked off with 65cc there would just be a video about how terrible his sizing was and how he floated turn with the nut worst hand and lit 5k on fire

[@josejuangomez9326]

Well he is raising for value with KJ (top two) but he is never getting called by a worse hand... ever!

[@JRibs]

Dan Schulz I’m just saying it from the perspective of somebody who watches this show around 10 hours a week or more. I’ve seen him play a looooot of hands. Everybody makes bad moves sometimes. Bad reads happen.

[@JRibs]

José Juan Gómez The size would eliminate a diamond draw, a gutshot, or the open ender with pocket queens. I think the move was reasonable.

[@dilhaniehewarathna832]

Thank you. Great video.

[@vickyx3881]

Damn!! I miss watching live at the bike!!! Haven’t watched in a month or so and just binge watching all these videos now! Not the same as watching the live stream tho. ✌🏻

[@ZhuDaMC]

Curious to know Nick's exact thought process. I believe in the last hand, NIck genuinely thinks his KJ two pair is good, hence to larger sizing. I don't think his intentions were to get a set to fold. Mainly to get draws to fold and making clear the absolute strength of his hand. The hand against Dan Smith, the ridiculously small sizing is mainly to get bluffs to fold, the small bet worked because he is stating that he has a flush, but not the best flush, hence doesn't wanna pot commit. Nick's bet should get called off very often for his 2.5x raise bet size. The first hand is the only hand, I think Nick truly crushed his opponents.

[@amtiessen]

Best poker show hands down

[@kloston1]

They just need better production like "poker after dark"...which btw was way better than this

[@Labergemusic]

No doubt!!

[@patatoman3188]

one of the best poker shows

[@larryelford4338]

art folded 22 pre?

[@yinan88]

why are they folding sets and trips like they are air?

[@dylanh4462]

Keep em coming boys

[@KZ-bs2ry]

First hand good call 2nd hand was optimistic but I like it 3rd hand though you can't be proud of right? You over valued your hand so much that you somehow effectively turned top 2 into a bluff because you got a better hand to fold. Huge mistake and over valuing of your hand vs his range and got super lucky you ran into a player thinking on a high enough level to be able to fold a set because he gives you credit enough to know that your actual value range should be almost exclusively straights. Congrats again though for attempting to punt your stack and running into a player that mistook You for someone that had a clue

[@drewberry8945]

@@KZ-bs2ry 3rd hand is fine he's targetting AA , AK maybe QQ. He doesn't know he's losing only 3 combos of 44 and 10-10 and all combos of AQ.

[@alexcmiller2108]

Best poker show hands down....About to watch the vid. I'm assuming Nick wins. Putting spoilers in the title seems be a recurring problem in these videos.

[@brigittehahn5518]

can't believe the fold by Nick and Darren. some folds are really good while others too weak.

[@paulallen813]

This guy is awesome!!!

[@-0rbital-]

Oh Darren, what you doing bro?! 😆 Nick ain’t folding a boat there.

[@gstung]

Gee I wonder if Nick wins all these hands?

[@dms460]

do we know what nick says at 2:40??

[@Wilkinjc]

It takes more than concentration to make the right move !!

[@MooseyFate]

9 of hearts = heart of a lion

[@Dskwiii]

Darren and Dan jokes.. 😅😅😅

[@Hiccuphobe]

Wow...those folds. Crush it

[@DmitriChoulanov]

Good bluff by Nick with 9 high

[@olliewilliams7753]

About to watch the vid. I'm assuming Nick wins. Putting spoilers in the title seems be a recurring problem in these videos. Why not just call it "Nick Vertucci BATTLES tourney legends".

[@michaelperkins399]

Actually it's misleading for other reasons. Look at Nick's stack, it gets smaller each hand AND he topped up. The commentators are talking about how bad Nick's night is going so it seems really strange to collate this selection of hands and present it like Nick was crushing the session

[@Fizzurp]

I agree would've been great to conceal it a bit because after watching the full video there's no way you think he wins 2 of those hands.

[@miguelsantos-fu1ut]

Best poker show.

[@geoffbeyer1873]

I come to the comment section of LATB vids for the pro advice. I stopped using upswing because of the world class FREE!!! training that follows this comment. I've gone from a losing $2 NLH player to a losing $2 NLH Player in just over 6 months from following the interwebbers advice. To all who comment, YOU DA MAN!

[@Yessirdo]

How does he fold a set lol I’m all in

[@AlMahdiist]

Nick didnt crush anything, guy folded a set and other guy folded trips

[@MadmikeG-yw2zq]

AlMahdiist Trips and set are the same thing bro lol

[@commie22]

Madmike1989 G Hello good sir. Just so you know, a set and trips are not the same thing. A set is achieved when a player makes three of a kind with a pocket pair and a matching community card. Trips occur when a player makes three of a kind from a pair on the board and a matching hole card. The equity usually varies quite a bit one vs. the other (set > trips), depending on board texture, hence the distinction in terminology. *RAINBOW WIPE* THE MORE YOU KNOW

[@hellofrommissellie430]

Those two folds (trip 5s to a bluff flush), and trip 4 from Darren are questionable. Even if he put Nick on a made straight.... he still had ours for a full house.

[@EddieThe5thBeatle]

"Would Nick raise to $13,000 in this spot with a hand worse than pocket 4's?..." he just did! Lol

[@a1crazy]

I would crush this table

[@hfrancis1026]

Should’ve listened to Doug

[@Thundapowa]

hes a god at poker

[@azrealthief255]

has no one mentioned how darren resembles channing tatum?

[@dukeandking64]

Nick wins and his stack is diminishing. I wonder what happened between those hands. And I can’t figure if he played well the last two hands or if the others played badly folding their monster...

[@Zmad724]

At 5:58 The dealer says "5 seconds..." I didn't see Nick throw in a time extension after that, Why wasn't the hand over at that point? Doesn't his hand get mucked as a fold after the time runs out.....

[@SSky06]

They automatically deduct a time chip from the person, unless they don't have any left in which case the hand is dead.

[@-0rbital-]

SSky06 Yeah the same thing happened with Prahlad in the million dollar game when he tanked for like 5 minutes and made a great fold to Andy.

[@alextjb]

I disagree with the title. Yay he won a pot. Except if you look at their stacks Nick starts with about $40k and Darren $20k. Then on the last hand Darren is now up to $57k and Nick is down to $20k. Still nice that he got the best of two pros in a few hands but Both those guys... and especially Dan are smart enough to know who is shipping the cash and are looking for the spot to stack everybody. I don’t think it’s a crazy fold, uncommon. The lines on each hand Nick took was kind of all over. Still exciting and I love watching. Keep me coming?

[@plohurts5893]

doug polk don't fold sets

[@ghgjgjgjghjgjgjg]

I really don't understand Dan's thought process there. UTG +1 raise, it's unlikely Nick has 22, 44, A5, A3, only plausible hand is KK but that doesn't check flop with 2 spades out there, and float turn imo. I guess maybe any spade combo would take Nicks line, something like J10 or 9 10 spades

[@johnnyb5534]

I think the fact that it was a value sized raise messed with his head a little bit. I mean the fold kind of makes sense. Why would Nick raise such a small amount if he didn't have it? He's asking to get called. How often does a value sized raise work after your opponent bets turn and river. Probably less than 25%. And you're forgetting that the spades hit. Not saying it wasn't a bad fold, considering the odds, but it's not a huge blunder or anything.

[@ghgjgjgjghjgjgjg]

Anthony C. That’s true too.

[@ghgjgjgjghjgjgjg]

I guess Dan put him on some kind spade combo, maybe J10 spades. Unlikely Nick would take this line with 22 or 44. Would really like to hear his thought process on this hand.

[@ghgjgjgjghjgjgjg]

Johnny B yeah after rewatching it I can see how he would put him on the flush. Something like J10 spades would take that line I think

[@ghgjgjgjghjgjgjg]

Brandon Ball would he not raise the turn with those though?

[@oliawak]

Very tough table

[@realtrini007sjb]

Wow good one

[@newdomtanner]

Dan have up gambling? Folded trips???

[@javveee]

This is way to high stakes for this guys, Scare money i might add

[@kcc1762]

lol. are you trolling? dan smith & darren elias are worth many millions of dollars. has nothing to do with the stakes. i think they just thought that nick was not capable of bluffing. they play on a higher level than most of these guys and just overthought it.

[@kcc1762]

@Connor Mcmullen Do you know who Dan Smith & Darren Elias are? If not, google them. They are among the best players in the world. No chance they are scared money. Backed or not.

[@kcc1762]

@Connor Mcmullen Sorry I thought you were the guy who said they were scared money. But anyway, they are both millionaires and both really good at poker.

[@quianaacker4238]

wow great .keep it up.go ahead boys.

[@FujiSyusske]

wtf folding sets of 4? i would had go all in or even just made a call to see what river comes.

[@Labergemusic]

You people in the comments are literally all complaining. LABT rules, suck it. They're great at what they do.

[@-0rbital-]

Laberge I love LATB! 👍

[@BallyLivePoker]

Thank you, we’re feeling the love here at The Bike!

[@BallyLivePoker]

0rbital 👆

[@benw9431]

They’re definitely good at creating titles that ruin the video for us all.

[@allendeen]

These legends definitely don't watch LATB at all :D

[@ashliski]

If playing $1/2 the last 2 hands would go very badly for him

[@Jake209son]

Both of those folds were absolutely terrible. I’m snap calling in both situations.

[@JEFFG40]

running good Vertuch

[@uosorio]

Why does Dan bet the river there if he's gonna fold to any raise? why not check call to control pot or check fold if you are going to fold to any raise anyway.. the odds alone to call that river raise are there like the commentator was saying. For a cash game, this move does not make sense AT ALL.

[@mightybatillo]

Live at the fish bowl lmao

[@crearappprofesional9694]

a lot of concentration and strategy

[@ant3602]

I don't like fold with set there but I'm commenting and he's playing...

[@dannyhuntley2616]

I keep hearing people say things to this effect, you guys realize there is exactly a 0% chance he made his money from poker? And is surely a long time losing player?

[@anthonymanzalji]

"Nick crushes tourney legends" and also "Nick's been running bad tonight" ?

[@chrisl8062]

Why does he fold a set of 4's? Nick called in the SB, so he never has pocket 10's, J's or K's. So he is never losing to a bigger set. Always the only then next hands he loses to is a gut shot straight, AQ or Q9. AQ would3bet most likely, and Q9 is literally the only reasonable hand that he could have you beat with. God forbit Nick is bluffing or has 2 pair, but yeah m8 lets fold a fucking set, the third nuts essentially for no reason. Lmao

[@natemurray02]

Doug Polk does not approve of these folds

[@qualityearrape8474]

Darren had a decent poker face, but didn't quite have the hand to back it up. Nice work Nick!

[@mouarfmouarfify]

This is why Darren Elias is the GOAT....Oh wait.

[@BengalsOAL]

There is a reason he's only a 1x wpt winner and not like a 4x 😂😂😂

[@dillonburns3264]

Lol nick is a spazz

[@11pupona]

Dan's fold is the worst fold I've ever seen.

[@williamdavis2505]

These are not good plays. What kind of rep must Nick have for these plays to be getting through? If Nick knew what his opponents were holding he would not make these plays.

[@aaronsoto6662]

Wow, nice fucking blufff omg lmfao. Any day you get a man too lay down trips that's a good day. Haha.

[@golfmaniac007]

nick floats a bet of $500 when he only has $300 into the pot holding 89 of hearts with no draws while opponent is holding trip 5's. it worked out for him this one hand but i think thats a donkey play. ever heard of folding a hand? i think nick is going out of his way to make these plays for the tv to impress.

[@StuartFerguson55]

Wtf is gong on here?

[@mastyer0fReality]

This is terrible hand from Dan but I'm sure if you filmed all my live hands youd find some real stinkers.

[@Soyuz19]

That final fold was horrific. Find another game bro.

[@kloston1]

2nd hand so fucking nitty by dan smith...like really dude...and they say poker is dead

[@vanessadrennan5167]

Good try Darren, but no bluff.

[@nuhanovicsanel]

Let's hope he doesn't watch what happened, otherwise he would just feel really bad about that hand unbelievable folds smh but that's what happens when you keep getting screwed in your lifetime lol

[@sidviciousentertainment7339]

Wtf?? Even nitty 1/2 regs wont make these horrible folds. So bad

[@zxziq4406]

Folds terrible, doug polk don't fold sets

[@calebbaer7889]

wtf am i watching...dan's fold is awful and darren should be snap shoving his set...AQ, TT, JJ, KK all very unlikely for nick to call pre flop....

[@eastono]

The pro Nick Vertucci, playing with a bunch of nit fish. What are these guys doing......

[@fifou6394]

Can't say if it's ironic...

[@sergeynevarez9085]

Yikes, embarrassing to fold sets.

[@tylerjohn5712]

Tourney players are so bad at cash and such nits

[@AA-bn3pm]

People playing with scared money lol terrible

[@aaronsoto6662]

Why the hell is Nick constantly flatting a 2,2,2,4 boatd wtf lol. You have Pocket 7s man omg.....raise him on the Turn. Pocket 7s is a snap.

[@gall-goidil-bastardoftheno9902]

I want to give poker a try sometime when i get some time off from work