Phil Hellmuth vs Tom Dwan $400,000 Heads-Up Match Highlights

[@chad0x]

That fold from Phil with the Queens full was incredible.

[@ismaelamaya9755]

X2

[@thexentrader897]

not really from someone who dodges bullets

[@Shade23753]

Yeah, these smarmy corksoaking "commentators" NEED TO PUT SOME RESPECT ON PHIL'S NAME!

[@Felale]

All Dwan needed was a single king so not an incredible fold.

[@and_metatheory]

I went to comment to say exactly that

[@DavidL1986]

That was a world class fold with the Queens full, Dwan didnt even make it a large amount to call

[@omarfromthewire603]

That was pretty unbelievable tbh. Tom COULD have been bluffing the K AND most of all, it was so little amount to call..... White Magic is REAL 🤣🤣🤣🤷‍♂️

[@grindix]

PH understands his image and dwan s handle on it too: he s very unlikely to be betting A hi or even AJ in that spot so when he bets and still gets check raised he knows the writing s on the wall with Qs full as he chopping at best as dwan s very unlikely to be bluffing him off of what s looking like a boat.

[@LiverpoolFC658]

yep that was pure class , mere mortals don't muck there !!

[@soulreadanalytics9781]

The price is way wrong... Durr's never bloating off 7k chips on the river for a pot he has 600 in lol.. It's n easy fold, nothing in the pot boys...

[@Alex-gb8em]

@@soulreadanalytics9781 suuuurrree an easy fold. riiiighhttt smh

[@johnz6977]

I think Phil always expected to be taken seriously (probably an understatement), but he never appreciated how much his antics muddied those waters. It's nice to see a format where we are able to cut through all the years of mayhem and just appreciate the way he plays.

[@asterarthur7335]

Phil always beat dwan in heads up he got his number, the only time dwan won is when he lucked out cracking Phils Aces with his tens

[@philipberggren1823]

@@asterarthur7335 or the last time they played? Phil hits so much in these HU matches its unreal.

[@PowerNGlory]

Dwan looks like he aged 30 years over the past 10 years.

[@iwishiwasthomasshelby]

Ten years ago I was 30 and Tom Dwan was 18. Now we’re both 40.

[@staticx1324]

So true .. Dont know what happened to him

[@FullNelsonGamingCorp]

playing in the nosebleed stakes poker will age you faster than most

[@billj4525]

Drug use, drinking, not sleeping, horrible eating habits, and just an overall unhealthy lifestyle can do that. I don't know that Tom does that stuff, but a lot of people say he does or claim he has in the past. That combination and the stress of a high stakes poker life style can age you. Funny thing is is that he's looked older and worst in the past. It looks like he's been taking better care of himself now as opposed to before.

[@alexsamain812]

He aged a couple years on that 7 4 hand alone

[@nvprocision]

Who ever thinks they find a fold Q full heads-up is a pure touched. Phil has won me over again.

[@nvprocision]

@Jimmy Two Times Any paired hand. Then got counterfeited and fire off river bluff

[@michaelangst6078]

@Jimmy Two Times Dwan could have been raising with a queen also.. Why is this even a discussion?

[@michaelangst6078]

@Jimmy Two Times there is a chance an ace high still call there.. if you cannot see this, you just think doing the tight nit play every time is the right play.. People like you are very easy to beat heads up over enough hands

[@6thsense464]

@@michaelangst6078 You are just bad at poker, learn some more.

[@jcw8955]

@Jimmy Two Times there are a lot of fish in these comments, please stop giving lessons 😂

[@MrXGames]

One of Phil's greatest strengths is the ability to not make "crying calls".

[@Cwg.]

You mean tilt?

[@Cwg.]

Please elaborate i.want to know what you mean

[@lukavukosavljevic2529]

@@Cwg. basicly its when you know you are beat but still call... That is what phill doesnt do 😁

[@dkarjan]

Yeah, he never calls just to c the other player winning, he knew it so doesnt want to c it

[@MrXGames]

@@Cwg. Let's say you flop a set, you bet, opponent calls. Turn: bet, call. River puts straight cards out there, you bet, opponent now raises. You KNOW your opponent hit the straight but can't help paying him off because you just can't believe they hit the gut shot... so you cry and make the call and inevitably pay them off. That is one of many crying calls.

[@thegodofpez]

Hellmuth makes some masterful lay downs, love him or hate him.

[@dangrant8145]

He's a luck box.....not saying I wouldn't want that luck....but he would get crushed if he wasn't such a rack.

[@brianedgar3413]

@@dangrant8145 I've heard Phil Hellmuth called many things but never a luck box. He did get crazy luck against Daniel and here it seems. I hated that check with the straight flush so bad though

[@dogperson432]

@@dangrant8145 just say you know nothing about hellmuth or poker

[@MeidoVegeta]

@@brianedgar3413 I hated that check too. Always bet the nuts unless you're sure a bet will come from a check. Phil is probably the best around but for certainly the best for air time.

[@TurdFerguson2525]

@@dangrant8145 > More bracelets than anyone else in the world. > Luck box Pick one

[@caesar8364]

Tom ran cold almost the full match & even when he did hit the board hellmuth just made the perfect plays everytime. Frustrating to be Durr tbh. White magic strikes again

[@jcw8955]

Phil limp rr 74o pre and turning trips was brutal

[@mrx7181]

@@jcw8955 basically cost him the match cause he never got a break after that.

[@savagegainzcoaching9953]

@@mrx7181 Him calling the river an the way phil played the hand maybe did, but he didnt have to call an phil didnt have to play the hand that way. If it was the other way round Phil wouldnt call and would lose a lot less. That was the difference, phil won more an lost less, luck went both ways.

[@sarcastaball]

Every time. Not everytime

[@bavarianwolf3806]

hellmuth folding q full instant, also hellmuth reraise with 74 offsuite

[@bavarianwolf3806]

@Jimmy Two Times then why even play the hand in the first place after board if dwan has K easily

[@kingp1nt]

@@bavarianwolf3806 learn poker little kid learn it now!!!

[@hablaf12]

🐐

[@DavidL1986]

You do realise the way the hand was played out, Dwan could have a number of hands / bluffs. It was a class fold

[@Bart5800]

Don’t get me wrong phil made some Insane hero folds and instinct plays but he ran so well it’s unreal. 4 bets 74 off and turns trips, surprised the club didn’t come when he made a straight flush.

[@Duzykutas]

He always runs like this. How do you think he wins

[@deeair3513]

Its a 3bet with 74o, he limps at the begin, thats stay rags in a big pot

[@buffaloruffian]

lol tom ran even better, tf you're talking about

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

Tom should have just 4bet the tens, Phil doesn't 5bet shove air. Tom played horribly preflop this match, and got run over preflop like it's his first day playing cards. His lack of adjustment to Phil 3betting trash repeatedly, specifically at the same times (when steaming), was ridiculous. Just 4bet him! Phil hates putting lots of money in with air, even when he thinks you're weak.

[@marnick322]

The fold from Dwan against quad kings of Phil was just mind blowing

[@danrudd3455]

The queens full fold is AMAZING!!! its so hard to beat him, as these HU matches have shown.

[@musicmann8965]

Love watching phil win 🏆

[@philipberggren1823]

Hellmuth runs so f-ing well in these HU its unreal. He just keeps hitting almost every flop.

[@supremeleaderarmy9164]

Let me guess it's all luck....u must be delusional

[@windy619]

Phil couldn’t have ran much hotter. Fail run outs for dwan in every single big pot of the match, he played well against Phil. Like to see a rematch

[@HughJorgan1]

Always great to see the GOAT win.

[@Pourchoiceswhiskey]

Dwan lost fyi

[@rustygaming7881]

@@Pourchoiceswhiskey he ment phil

[@jasoneverett]

Didn't know Phil liked sour patch kids. He's got my respect.

[@dangrant8145]

I started eating them at the table...unfortunately I didn't suck out on everyone ...not sure what's up with that ..🤣☠️🤣

[@LanceUppercut78]

And a giant family sized bag at that! My man

[@FermisAxiom]

A few times the commentators were confused by Phil's bets because they were asking "what is he trying to represent with that bet?" Phil wasn't trying to represent anything. On those bets, Phil had narrowed down Tom's hand range and was either trying to get value or mess with Tom. Phil made Dwan look like an amateur this game, and Phil pretty much just stuck to game theory.

[@iamamish]

Next time I would appreciate it if you could mic the chip stacks directly, as I could still hear the announcers over the players stimming with their chips

[@ru40342]

It is amazing that people are surprised to see the guy with the most WSOP bracelets beats both Daniel Negreanu and Tom Dwan.

[@lastplayer5838]

He's been a huge luckbox in these heads up battles

[@facepalmjesus1608]

tournies are a total different animal than heads-up

[@NA-sq1qs]

@@lastplayer5838 barely luck bud. just the goat

[@roodflo3080]

And Antonio Esfandiari

[@danweaver5787]

@John Smith 😂 dudes won 8 of 9 heads up matches against several of the best players on the planet. If you think he does it simply by luck you’re the delusional one. 🤦‍♂️

[@jpa5038]

Everyone and their mother is raising with the Queen's full hand that Phil had against Tom's King's full re-raise and most likely being crippled and losing the match. Phil thinks about it for 3 seconds and throws it away. That's insane.

[@gs6810]

Why would anyone ever raise? It's clearly a call or a fold. There is absolutely nothing to gain from raising. Everything worse than queens full has an easy fold. Everything better than queens full obviously raises again, and you chop with another queen. Queens full is nothing but a bluff catcher in this spot.

[@jpa5038]

@@gs6810 You're getting bluffed off the winning hand by any pocket pair in that spot with the balls to rep the King. Might as well just fold every pocket pair that's not Aces or Kings pre if you honestly think there's absolutely no merit to raising there.

[@michaelmarsico9740]

@@jpa5038 there’s no merit to raising there.

[@jcw8955]

No one or their mother is coming over the top with Queens full in Phil’s spot. also, Tom didn’t “re-raise” the river. I don’t know why this comment has 40+ likes

[@michaelmarsico9740]

@@jcw8955 because 40+ people are really bad

[@Dippedwithsweet]

Whenever someone asks if poker is gambling or skill, show them these last 9 NLHU matches. Fact is, if this format holds for the next 25 years, no one will ever go 8-1 over 9 NLHU live televised matches at these stakes, ever again. Imagine if the WR holder for Jeopardy was from the 1st episode? The only conclusion one could make would be that relatively speaking, that person, at that time was unquestionably the smartest player ever to compete. Phil Hellmuth is truly the GOAT of GOATS.

[@brandonosborne6693]

dwan

[@alessandrociulla5168]

He has only played against old school players, i want to see him play Linus, Doug, Limitless, Trueteller, etc

[@Dippedwithsweet]

@@alessandrociulla5168 That’s fair, but who in the new school has as much live heads up exp?

[@AzeOfSpadez]

@@Dippedwithsweet Live is not a different class. It's hardly a noticeable difference.

[@garym6338]

@@AzeOfSpadezHuge difference between live poker and online poker.

[@gabrielpereira2954]

Folding Queens full is just another level of poker playing

[@anandguruji83]

Phil Hellmuth vs Tom Dwan $400,000 Heads-Up Match Highlights

[@anandguruji83]

Phil Hellmuth vs Tom Dwan $400,000 Heads-Up Match Highlights

[@TheFinaldesicion]

yea thanks alot buddy wasnt sure whats the title

[@carpeimodiem]

I'd like to campaign for an extraordinary amount of likes for your efforts

[@cathalbrennan7404]

Thanks pal, was looking for this comment

[@jessecfc2358]

was wondering what video this was, thank you!

[@Mago945]

He called the raise with 7 4, honey! … ***** player! Beyond the jokes, Phil played amazingly, like a boss.

[@roodflo3080]

No he didn't... he limped re-raised

[@c_sparks_1002]

big difference between raising and calling a raise bud

[@ethangriffith6856]

Phil has gotten so much better at heads up poker in the last few years

[@LegolasD]

who won the 1st and 2nd matches

[@lari9496]

1st match of the round was Hellmuth vs Nick Wright, which Hellmuth won, then Dwan won vs Hellmuth on Round 2

[@dkarjan]

Phil hellmuth is actually GOAT, the way he plays no books can tell u.. hats off to him

[@yeah187ful]

Is it that hard to make your display update in real time? so annoying to watch both players have checked and it updates 10 seconds later

[@roodflo3080]

They could display the blinds as well

[@Clubs_88]

When Dwan doesnt show the straight flush to hellmuth :'(

[@supsupbro-v1j]

when was this?

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

Last year, 2021

[@rimbaud0000]

Dwan aging visibly in that match

[@MisterMaster4life]

With 2 str8 flushes and boat vs boat within minutes, i think it's safe to say, the dealer obviously passed his final exams with flying colours....at Zynga's dealer training camp.

[@MustangKepler]

It looks nice people growing in this show.

[@dcxxx6850]

Check on the river with the straight flush?

[@Carlito1980]

Is this recent?

[@travisboger2471]

Folding the queens full vs kings full was amazing

[@Tacbrovich]

Is Hellmuth just eating a bag of sour patch kids? so fitting

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

Perfect hahahaha

[@derekterrill1391]

That 74 off by Phil is a uno reverse. Dawn did those plays in early career vs Phil's tens. He played it well.

[@gorkajames6475]

looks like phil aged better than tom

[@methus57]

hair plugs & a big gut ages him well?

[@gorkajames6475]

@@methus57 nope but it’s not worse than those eye bags

[@LanceUppercut78]

@@methus57 Phil looks fine for his age. Dwan looks like he's pushing 50 with that forehead eyebag combo.

[@PGO_Gaming]

Incredible lay down from Phil Hellmuth. 6:50

[@sethusk]

Not much you can do when your opponent is making all the right choices at the best times. The big hands for Dwan just didn't get paid off.

[@MustangKepler]

3:21 teach him math, 65% and 25%

[@deelo2281]

1:43 since when is King 4 suited a strong hand?

[@FermisAxiom]

Phil's min reraise around 5min was a flex and a half. He knew Tom was bluffing, and he Wanted Tom to know he knew to put him on tilt. So he even checked river to show Tom instead of value betting.

[@mikegoodwin5951]

You cant valuebet a ten in that line dude. If you know Toms bluffing just call turn and let him bluff river aswell.

[@ThatsTheWun]

Been my favourite player for years, helmuth takes so much stick but the guy is amazing at poker and would destroy half of you internet fan boys of Ivey and dwan over time no problem. Nerds

[@mazingerz9118]

What you mean he'd destroy half the fan boys? .... he'd destroy them ALL, then dnegs again for laughs!

[@ThatsTheWun]

@@mazingerz9118 correct

[@e.t926]

Ibwould go all in and hope for the best

[@shaylinmunsamy8329]

White Magic Baby

[@jasonreh2283]

Phil being able to fold that Queen and Tom calling with tens illustrates the difference between these players beautifully

[@windy619]

The Queen fold is easier than the tens to be honest. Correct call with tens I think. Tom wouldn’t barely ever bluff Phil there. I think dwan is better couldn’t have possibly ran much colder this match, brutal headsup run outs for him. But Phil does have that white magic I can’t lie

[@jcw8955]

oh please, you’d never put Phil on 74o. and if he’s limp re-raising pre as wide as 74o he’s got plenty of bluffs by the river

[@mrx7181]

It's not that simple Jason reh

[@lostblue5651]

what a dumb comment.

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

@@windy619 Tom played like dogsh!t preflop this match

[@BrotherLove76]

Phil is and always has been the best.

[@Duzykutas]

Luckiest

[@BrotherLove76]

@@Duzykutas I don't think the long term math supports your comment. Like my principal used to say The Cream Rises to the top!

[@Jeremy_the_bot]

I'm pretty sure you are full of crap. Phil Ivey is better. Phil is rhe best donkamemt player, not the best poker player. Pretty sure the long term math backs me up on that.

[@Shade23753]

@@Duzykutas At some point you'll drop the stupid condescension and grow up and realize that's the ONLY reason poker players have great success. Were such an epiphany to strike you , you might also one day realize that some people are innately luckier than others and then you'd understand why "odds" taken in a vacuum without knowledge of the luck quotient are BS. A 50-50 to most is probably 65-35 to Phil H, Phill I, Antonio E , D-Negs etc. Learn it , love it, live it.

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

He is great at live NLHE tournaments, especially against amateurs. Other formats, not so much. If he played the best HU online cash players, he would get annihilated.

[@carpeimodiem]

"Life is bleff" -Mikeus Aurelius

[@alexshoemaker3138]

Why check a straight flush with a wheel on the board?

[@optimus1190]

maybe the best heads up performance i've ever seen.... Phil Helmuth = Heads up GOAT!! And maybe also the Hold'em GOAT??

[@Chainsawslots]

Galfond a great commentator

[@Stewpitt377]

Dang! Dwan looks weathered! Holy cow!

[@allendeen]

How many straight flushes in this match???

[@jesserizzle]

This commentary would be much improved if they were instead begging us to follow and giving out free trials.

[@Daboiler]

😂😂

[@r_o_jsynthetic4647]

Folding the Q full house was a great read.

[@baldbarber4642]

Nice to see Phil winning videos once in awhile. Lol. Dwan is fierce heads up.

[@mariusstef3445]

And the continues?? When???

[@NA-sq1qs]

Always will be the GOAT.

[@th-uc8or]

master class from phil,,,, wow that was brilliant

[@williamhantz5672]

Phil keeps trying to tell these kids but no one listens

[@badmantai4349]

LIKE HIM OR HATE HIM...HELLMUTH IS THE GREATEST...

[@MrRondonmon]

Commentator wrong again, at 2:45 he said Dwan picked up more outs with when the qS hit because he had an inside straight draw. But that gave Phil on open ended straight draw, so Dwan lost three Kings fir outs, but only picked up one 10, because Phil has 2 red 10s and the 10 of Club was already and out. So, losing three outs and picking up 1 means he lost 2 outs. GET YOU SOME SMARTS BOYZZZZZ

[@nicocin941]

incredible fold

[@tccandler]

I don't understand... I thought Dwan always runs amazing?

[@dangrant8145]

Problem is hellmuth runs better and has been on a heater for a year

[@999waves]

It’s heads up

[@dangrant8145]

@@999waves ?

[@effortlessawareness8778]

Its because dwan doesn’t care enough. The stakes aren’t juicy for him. He cares about cash games and as a result runs better in them. They ignite him

[@LightingUpTheAbyss]

That fold is insane.

[@maverick1973131313]

Helmuth is the 🐐, but he also ran very well....to reraise 74o and catch trips to crack pocket 10s and win the biggest preflop coin flip with AK v 88...you're running well.

[@penknight8532]

check check on the flop... Dwan gave it to him... phil isn't going to lose any chips after the turn if the seven doesn't come.

[@makavelithedon2151]

Dwan looks sick

[@methus57]

he's fine. like a lot of poker players, he never goes outside

[@Joshuadalewillis]

3:02 I thought the commentary was getting lit, false alarm Phil

[@samuelbach1631]

That was brutal.

[@1283907]

That's so brilliant when he fold the queen full house

[@damightybenstein]

This is a far cry from their match at the National Heads-Up Poker Championship back in the day.

[@tkthao4624]

Tom my idol sorry for ur loss...I'm want to see you win again brother

[@MultiComedy123]

Learn to play Heads-up no limit

[@mikemcgrath6150]

W a straight on the board, don't they share it?

[@SteDevlin]

Hellmuth is the GOAT read his book the Poker Brat he’s a decent and humble human being. I have paid for Pokergo just for these matches and his other appearance my favourite player to watch along side Dnegs and Dwan.

[@methus57]

He is great. But humble? Even he wouldn't say he's humble

[@jonathancrocker366]

The Qeens full lay down is why Phil is a 16x Champ.

[@woodya2842]

Lemme clarify one thing…..hellmuth is definitely NOT the owner of the warriors. Joe lacob is the owner.

[@lintonflannery7119]

How is there 2 straight flushes in 1 heads up match??? Wow

[@TommyTipex]

How do you fold a queen there, and that quickly? Impressive stuff

[@edide1627]

IDK , I'm not folding there for sure and it wasn't even such a big bet to call .

[@b2gentertainment554]

Thats we called helmuth the master of the game he folded fullhouse ledy gaga😬😬against kings full superb💎

[@dekutrash6214]

7:24 is so lucky timing but if tom shove phill has to fold with the player he is right? im a noob poker is cool

[@tomgold5006]

Is Dwan taking the rematch ?

[@Thanos18942]

2 straight flushes?

[@reticulan]

its crazy to watch tom dwan age and phil is still the same hahaha

[@mr.doriangrey3394]

What does peon Daniel negranu have to say now

[@cb8426]

If he did phil the way phil did him on that trip 7s hand. Helmuth would freak

[@eastside9049]

Hellmuth sold his sole

[@tannerebeling1056]

Why do you say that? Also it’s soul not sole

[@tomreynolds4779]

Phil played okay here but also so incredibly amateur plays. The check when he had the straight flush on a 5 straight board is such a minus EV play. Dwan never going to bluff that river and a great spot for PH to bet big and potentially get called by someone Dwan playing the board. Just such a waste of a monster hand.

[@dayno9049]

Internet nerd telling Hellmuth about his negative ev plays from his mum's basement

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

Lots of pros would have bluffed that river in Tom's spot. Tom himself had done that in a previous similar hand that match. When the commentator Phil Galfond says he likes Phil's line, it means something.

[@jackbrady9738]

is it phil galfond commentating?

[@Pokarface7]

I way. He has videos here in KZbin, and he doesn’t sound like that

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

Yes. Phil and Ali Nejad.

[@houstonswisha143]

This proved his legitimacy as the GOAT. For years his opponents named his only flaw as his ability to play in cash games and heads up but he proved them all wrong

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

He will get crushed in the best online cash games, especially heads up. He excels at one format - live NLHE tournaments. Especially against amateurs. Playing other poker variants, or online, or cash, he's not even in the conversation.

[@eidemonbkk]

Disgusting hand with 74 and came trips. Almost worst than PokerStars

[@Hunyango_007]

If someone only watch the highlights of Phil and Durr before watchin this, they wouldn't assume Phil as the more accomplished poker player

[@r.w.221]

Phil is the more accomplished player

[@Hunyango_007]

@@r.w.221 that is exactly what I meant hence the "wouldn't assume"

[@darrenbrown7037]

Phil would get so much more respect if he wasn’t so insecure regarding his desire for respect.

[@LiverpoolFC658]

Phil has plenty of respect , the people that don't respect him don't matter !

[@tannerebeling1056]

@@LiverpoolFC658 their opinion matters to him, which is what fuels the insecurity is what the other comment was saying

[@saka1983august]

u can tell dwaaaawn went thru a lotta partying and some other stuff... during the years... WOW...!!! phil not so much actually...!!! but hey whatever floats sb boat even at lake tahoe...!!! 🙂

[@JimmCinema]

unfortunately its what too much poker does to your mental and physical wellbeing

[@bradleyadkins7481]

@@lloydchristmas1086 tom dwan looks like he's aged a lot more than he really has. It's not from partying though, just wayyyy too much stressful poker.

[@ronhunt2254]

Phil is probably favourite in this format. It's a fixed buy in . which makes it a tournament..he never plays the high stakes cash games

[@MrElephantBeach]

He just doesn’t care about cash games because it doesn’t add to his resume. You can list off bracelets, tournament wins and special matches like this, but cash games are something you play solely to win money, which he doesn’t need.

[@ronhunt2254]

@@MrElephantBeach does not care about money.he was embarrassing When he played with the casino owners. He even folded pocket jack's pre flop.and he is the only one that. Tries to get insurance for every pot

[@brandyramos9372]

Hellmuth is more entertainment than Dwan. He's boring.

[@publicaccount1589]

Hellmuth strategy: Play weak-tight until you lose a pot then steam raise with 74 off. Repeat.

[@dogperson432]

Stay mad

[@founik]

Indeed lol.

[@BlueGorillaInTheMist]

Tom was out of his mind not 4betting some of those. I don't know wtf he was thinking.