How Tom Dwan's WILD Image Wins Him the MAX!

[@PhilGalfond]

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[@robertcrawford6055]

Exactly

[@markdevaney4594]

Huge fan of poker.. If it has been televised or streamed, I've seen it.. I'm 44 year old man!.. I had to go from watching stuff like WSOP & "High stakes" to the likes of Loose cannon & Shark Tank.. Not a bad shows if you want to laugh.. But too sudo-reality tv for me.. Vlogs and livestreams have changed the whole landscape.. I pay attention to very few. Literally The HCL, The Lodge live, and Brad's vlogs.. Because if you don't love that guy, you need serious help! 😅... Point being!.. I'm an asshole, and very particular/snobish about watching content. And also a a huge fan of your playing, content etc!.. Except that one/first time on High Stakes! ;P .. And love how you put you vids together.. Thanks man!👍✌

[@droralon4063]

Hi. Could you do a review of his 2 million dollar hand vs Wesley on HCL?

[@Esoterik_NW]

Galfond you are an absolute blessing to the community and humanity.

[@maximushermelo5341]

meat rider

[@DougieBarclay]

​@maximushermelo5341 rightly so, Galfond is a fucking dreamboat ❤

[@nzgkilla]

@@maximushermelo5341hater

[@maximushermelo5341]

@@nzgkilla where was it?

[@wayne9287]

Tom Dwan has the face of a guy saying to you "I can be very nice with you but don't bullshit me".

[@djvoid1]

Tom Dwan has the face of a guy who still gets carded at the bar despite being due for his colonoscopy

[@IZn0g0uDatAll]

That’s not nice and not very funny.

[@mmfb88]

Tom Dwan has the face of the guy saying “I don’t pay off my debts”

[@Rendolfo1]

He is actually a very nice person.

[@gregbarnes7247]

@@Rendolfo1 if he’s such a nice guy why doesn’t he pay people back the money.

[@Temur-g1f]

Thank you @Phil Galfond for this magnificent video. Not only the content is great but the video work it self is really nice 👌

[@joey86bu1]

I like the all in makes it look like it could be AK.

[@smileishousin]

lol okay if you say so bud

[@noahchoi1213]

That's what Daniel thought when he folded lol "You guys both have AK?"

[@wildpleasureswildpleasures2355]

3 things of importance here: Bryn Kenny casually scrolling on his phone giving no interest whatsoever in the hand Petrangelo confirming he's, in fact, not a scientist And Lyne looking fine

[@JvalTheIcon]

I’m pretty sure he’s giving the girl with q10 suited WAYYYYY too much credit and trying to be nice with his analysis here lol

[@billj4525]

I thought it was a really bad play. I probably would have also folded QQ if I was Tom in the last hand.

[@jerusalemvice2913]

That was super fun to watch. Great breakdown Phil

[@nicholasogburn7746]

It’s Kings versus Queens versus aces. Even at the top level of play, this is always going to be a cooler.

[@MrFirFI]

Ye that argument is like hes getting paid off easier ,but KK vs AA is always gonna be relatively easy pay off unless ur exreme nit and there are not that many being brought to those games anyway.

[@smackinmatt]

QQ can definitely get away when they are 600+ bbs deep and the stacks go in pre. KK vs Dwan is tough but best case scenario Tom has AKs, almost certainly not JJ or QQ. Most likely Tom has KK or AA if he is jamming 600bbs in pre. hes crazy, but hes also smart and if he gets out of line its usually because hes sniffed something out. But yea its the classic cooler AA vs KK, sometimes the moneys just gotta get in.

[@billj4525]

@@smackinmatt I think he should have folded the queens originally like Phil said. I don't think his implied odds were good enough to set mine there, but it was close. KK was tough, but I really think that could have been folded, although I'm not going to fault him for the call. I folded KK once in my life playing no limit holdem, and I happened to be right. The guy showed me the AA. It was pretty similar to this situation from what I can remember.

[@nailcarter1523]

Hey Phil

[@PhilGalfond]

Hi!

[@MDAPokerSchool]

So cute

[@naswiipp]

Great video as always

[@PhilGalfond]

Thanks a ton for watching, glad you enjoyed it!

[@michaelmutig2411]

Hey Phil.What a great content man.I really enjoyed 🚀

[@richcheckmaker]

9:52 Hi Phil. I think that the 3bet by JRB was small and I don't think he 3bets that small OOP with aces. Your thoughts? Does JRB raise small and make the comment that he makes "let's sweeten the pot a little bit." with aces? Or kings even? No I don't think so. I think his raise preflop is a give away to Tom that QQ is the best hand preflop like almost always.

[@errkuhlee]

I remember watching this hand when the HSP episode came out. JRB's sizing was too small, I don't really understand what he was trying to accomplish (unless he anticipated another player to spaz jam as Lynne did). Obviously, the more standard play here is to squeeze with a much larger sizing so you don't have to play AKcc OOP against several opponents (a couple of whom have less defined ranges than the average player = less visibility on what a "safe board" would be). Phil, would love to hear your opinion on this as well as JRB's "squeeze" is the most interesting part of that hand.

[@clickingbuttons4980]

💯

[@danielhenry6777]

I really don't think tom plays as aggro as he use to

[@AngryH]

Agreed he’s also gotten a lot skater since then so tactics change

[@leeumhopkins]

not at all. same with ivey. they have adjusted to the modern game, which is a lot more aggressive. they were innovators in the mid to late 2000s and so everyone started replicating their style.

[@mycomboisdeadly3542]

@@leeumhopkinscouldn’t of said it better. Different eras

[@federarcolanditera5312]

Is not about how the game changed. Just everyone they play against, especially amateurs are expecting them to play so aggressively that they're getting called very lightly. So the best way to play for them is? Play like fkn nits.

[@garygwinn5818]

It's not nearly as effective as it was back in the beginning of the High Stakes Poker Show. People know his style now

[@sirdigzalot2976]

Tremendous content as always! Thanks Phil.

[@David-bl4oj]

This is my 2nd Phil Galfond video. Just subscribed to his channel. He is really smart and so humble. I always liked his game but I'm all in on this guy now.

[@brookeberesford]

Dwan looks like he could not be more bored during all that lol. Legend.

[@nicobalderrama8580]

What’s the avg 6-bet range ? AA just with different colors

I once 7-betted AA suited. I don't understand why people won't believe me.

[@Chemissed-qc1bt]

I'm very happy about the scoop on 3 boards, if I knew I was running it 3 times it makes queens a much easier call because you know you are most likely flipping an against opponents range which so much AK that also blocks the hands you are dead against (and likely to win one flip)

[@hieuphamminh1728]

Mr Nick Patrengelo trying to be hillarious to be invited again playing w the fish :))

[@jamiealexander7065]

All the tournament pros are so nerdy and cringe 😂

[@abadhyamalhotra4255]

I know that QQ probably can go either way here, where it calls a little more often as we saw with Dwan. What would Dwan do if instead of QQ, he has Suited AK ? Would that also mix up calling and folding, where more often its a fold and a call only sometimes ? (The other way round to QQ), since QQ can be ahead of JJ and has more equity vs AK, whereas Suited AK is behind every hand statiscally that JRB shoves barring AK itself

[@Tryptameme]

Scoops some big boy pots and still can't find the money to pay back his debts!

[@justinjrr]

We need a part 2 with huge value bets from Tom!

[@hrvojeodak]

I didn't even know you have a channel Phil. This is so good, your analysis is both very professional and relatable. Love it Phil, keep it up.

[@JelloJiggleMan]

couple of things i don't think were mentioned : 1. on the first hand, it starts out with Negreanu '3-betting' to $3,500...did we miss who opened first ? if QQ wasn't the first raise, it makes a huge difference vs it being the first raise on the button, but regardless, it's something worth clarifying 2. on the second hand, after it goes raise to 4k and the rest call, JRB only squeezes to 11k...that's definitely 'non-standard' and simply acts as a 'pot sweetener' as he even said out loud when he did it...that's never getting anybody to fold and almost surely played into the dynamics of Lynne shoving with Q10 and possibly Tom calling JRB's allin as well...just an important detail that wasn't talked about that i think probably played a part in the decision making processes for this hand

[@reprogrammingmind]

That was interesting to see how Dwan maximizes his hands!

[@gs6810]

I made a 600 BB call with pocket Queens a couple days ago and they guy had JJ. Situation was a little different though. There was a 10$ straddle and Villain A, an action player, Opened to $50, he was 2k effective, and I just flat called so I guess the strength of my hand was disguised. Villain B goes all in for around $380. It gets back to Villain A and he seems to think about just calling (what I wanted) and then decided to shove for $2000. I didn't like this but felt like it could have been a squeeze play to isolate. I was still obviously very concerned he may have AA or KK. so I begrudgingly made the call after a little deliberation. Villain A shows JJ, Villain B shows KK, putting me a pretty good spot to lose $400 but win a $1600 side pot. I flopped three of a kind and rivered a boat.

[@gheffz]

Loved it, thank you.

[@Sedurrr]

I wish I could relive the release of High Stakes Poker season 5

[@vinsterw]

Alternative Title: How Tom Dwan's WILD Play has him down 8 figures to the poker community

[@Downsouthskater]

Phili your one of the best at what you do and thank you for your help !

[@lew115]

*you're

[@PedroTRamos1]

JRB shoved super fast. If he had a really strong hand like aces or kings he would have taken more time to try to bring Dwan in, and i think Dwan def noticed that.

[@canadianbakn]

Missed the straddle in hand 1 I believe? You mention we are 600bb deep but unless the graphic is wrong it says 800 to call for Daniel making 300k about 375bbs. Still quite deep and I don't think it changes the analysis much, that is probably still over the threshold where Dwan could jam KK for value.

[@GabGotti3]

Great video dude.

[@albinoslug5594]

I wondered what the heck you were gonna say about Tom's original flat pre. When you said you're not sure I was like "ok.... ok I'm not as dumb as I feel anymore" haha

[@Nick-wp8qy]

Good God, Lynne is so cringe

[@life-pm5xl]

If I had the AA I would've lost

[@figysmallz5572]

Had a similar scenario like this occur for me in a tournament. I had the pocket queens. Had both the AA and KK covered. Made the call. Flop quads. A hit the turn, 9 on the River. Crazy hand.

[@benjaminsmith6063]

How do you manage to scoop with QQ running it 3 times . That’s some nice variance !

[@kevincrain7499]

There's 4 players i enjoy watching because of their cool hand Luke attitude, Tom Dwan , Phil Ivey , Patrick Mahomes , and the late Doyle Brunson .

[@nessTCG]

interesting timing on this vid. thoughts on dwan owing bunch of people money?

[@coreyhuggins5785]

i used to think lynne was just going nuts here but I actually think it makes a ton of sense, not the best hand to do it with, but it's live poker, sometimes you gotta go with your read.

[@pugsnhogz]

It’s def FPS but yeah I agree, probably less terrible than it looks at first blush (or cabernet, whatever she's drinking)

[@billj4525]

That's the only reason she did it. She had some kind of read. I don't like it in general though.

[@gargamel7173]

Phil love your videos brother ❤

[@FlashPoker]

Hey guys this is Phil Galfond for bluefire poker ;)

[@persiansharks4026]

Tom is a real gentleman on the table and always he is very calm and nice and never angry or violent with other players and of course he is genius in poker in both side mentally and theory i really love Tom the great Tom Dwan

[@ReallyDavid01]

He owes a lot of money ..

[@funhouse9566]

@@ReallyDavid01 Still them cuck mafia theories? Grow up

[@Sam-zg4lq]

In Daniel's spot can you ever flat with aces to balance your calls?

[@DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants]

Someone try to explain Lynne Ji's logic to shove Q10? She assumes Tom has nothing and Bellande has 99?

[@mmfb88]

Her logic is “I am a spazzy button clicker.” Good thing she is attractive

[@NovaRack]

Pretty sure that first hand had little to do with his "image", and a lot to do with AA vs KK vs QQ...

[@AtPEACE77]

Phil you are too nice. Her play is not good

[@billj4525]

I don't like the shove. I really don't think it was a reasonable play for her, it just makes very little sense.

[@michaelnchin2824]

His kindness is why he is where he is.

[@tom_dot_com]

Hi, Phil, do you think there's any value to JRB calling Ji's raise, rather then overshoving? or do you think it leaves him to open to moves by Tom?

[@PhilGalfond]

I like his shove, but I don't think a call would be crazy.

[@albinoslug5594]

I think a shove is fine here too, but the speed at which he did it I suspect is why Dwan may have made the call. 90%+ of players are gonna at least briefly tank with AA or KK.

[@joeshab123]

Does anyone know what Tom says at 16:45? "I don't think I've ever [something] in my life..."

[@andrejbogdanov2816]

“lost a pot”

[@mmfb88]

“Paid off debts”

[@GettingItDone]

Another awesome video, Phil. Your delivery is so stellar.

[@StopTheLiesnow]

IDK - A smooth call does look like QQ but it can also look like aces as well

[@jaimearriola6292]

Is this a cash game or tournament?

[@stevemachismo48]

Cash game

[@HaraldHein]

Hey Phil, this is just a supporting/algo boosting comment really, but I also want to say, you and I are very similar in so many ways, I hope we get to meet one day, we're probably lost brothers from a previous life. Until then, I wish you all the best!

[@PhilGalfond]

Thank you, Harald! Appreciate you!

[@GaryMillyz]

You're a pleasure to watch my man

[@MrAgmoore]

1:13 LOL @ AA vs KK vs KK.

[@joachimmencke4804]

I dont know the other players, but i would say queens is a fold for sure in the last hand.

[@akosiryan9761]

Phil - do you miss playing 1/2 live poker?

[@MrAgmoore]

All in with Q 10 suited = wtf ?

[@chessone3469]

The playing style and dinamics make me think that durrrr has a great chance of finishing the career in the way like Isildur1 did.

[@LRocketz]

Lynn plays well.. 😂

[@mmfb88]

At least she’s cute!

[@andresnoneya]

🍻 for durrrr Tom Dwan still doing his masterful work, after some didn’t think he would be after all these years!

[@maxmess7913]

Considering the range, the all-in cold look like a steal. So i like the move. The pot is big enough and if one calls, let’s go.

[@Dman40000]

those boards are crazy

[@jasonbatteiger2421]

forgot about nicky p's "i'm not a scientist but those 2 boards are pretty good for you" hehe.

[@nicoc9454]

Love your vids.. algorithm

[@heavyonthemustardplz]

In the first hand it looked like Tom 3bet Daniel, not 4bet, despite what the graphics say

[@bryanryan4504]

So i started watching your videos i also watch a lot of crushlivepoker but the guy half the time I don't understand what he is talking about. He just doesnt make any sense to me, as if either im not understanding really deep technical poker talk or if he's just naturally hard to follow and comprehend. You are easier to understand and very clear to follow even though your analysis is just as deep.

[@Tafek89]

Did Antonio angle when he pump faked the call? 🤔

[@10millions40]

Always a pleasure for us fans when you analyze Tom "Durrrr" Dwan hands

[@pepitovaldezz]

Jenny Li made a bad move because Bellande is a tight player and usually often raise preflop in value

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

Second hand, durrrr got three of the best possible boards. Shows how much luck is involved.

[@shauncorless8965]

You wanna try playing that ripped off zynga poker even 4 of a kind not good enough 😮

[@The_North_Meng]

this is the least annoying poker run down show on the tube, subscribes

[@jihard6123]

Not saying it's intentional but Petrangelos needles is next level 😀

[@mikecantreed]

The Peter Jetton dodge seems to win Tom about $226k.

[@everyday316]

Great.. 🎉

[@v1cious]

Hi Phil, do you think Tom not paying his debts works for his WILD image that Wins Him the MAX, or against it?

[@519rudy]

Beer bottle opener for sure haha

[@lem0nhead84]

I think AA isn't on Bellande range given the way he called. No one calls with AA immediately with a player behind

[@richcheckmaker]

That and his tiny sizing preflop.

[@solidgod1093]

Isn’t the JRB Squeeze veeery small? Surprised no one is mentioning this

[@teeraw4575]

In that first hand When someone is 6bet ripping 500+ bb or whatever it is pre into multiple people you should definately be folding kings. Daniel doesn’t have to be capped here either he can flat his entire continuing range or atleast have some traps with aces so when tom shoves in this spot he’s just always gonna have the goods

[@pugsnhogz]

i agree, the times you are wrong are so infrequent and it’s so many bb

[@iulia1690]

Lynn lost the pot for two people...women

[@tonygrant3062]

Raise to 54 not too big at all , need to narrow palyers down , less and nearly every one will call with an ok hand , woukd of liked him to go a bit more if anything

[@irsute8833]

Can we agree that jrb's squeeze sizing is horrible in the 2nd hand?

[@AndreasFroehliPoker]

Hey Phil, I know it makes for a good video & I think it is a well selected hand. However, I do think that Tom owing to Haralabos and Jetten isn’t highlighted enough compared to all the praise by content just like this & therefore risks to mislead new players. If not Doug or you will mention it to preserve the legendary status of Dwan, who will?

[@SoulfightPoker]

I once raised QQ off 14bb UTG in a live tourney, the btn who covered me 3b, an elderly woman in the BB called off with less than me, I folded after 30sec, the btn had KK and the Bb had AA. Prob not a fold in theory but I was feeling great folding #3 against #1 and 2 off 14bb

[@RogMue]

Folding QQ PF would be a huge mistake, making you highly exploitable and essentially throwing money away Of course vs the 4bet of Esfandiari, not the 5bet shove/call.

[@BOnYTB]

I think you can discount at least some combos of AA from JRB due to the SNAP re-jam. Does he really turbo re-jam w AA? Idk, I’ve only played with him for like an hour in my entire life and it was years ago, so no real reads, but in general I think it’s fair to at least discount a couple combos. I believe that makes it a call especially with Tom’s image and how he played it, her overflat, etc. I think JRB has JJ+ AK+ minus a cpl AA combos, and I think she’s way more likely to have a hand like TT or JJ than better.

[@richcheckmaker]

You can discount all combos of AA from JRB based on his sizing preflop of 11k after a 4k open and several callers. And his comment about "sweetening the pot". That's a comment made from a speculative hand.

[@SirChadwick84]

@@richcheckmaker His small 3-bet doesn't insinuate AK any more so than having AA or KK. 11k is ridiculously small regardless of his actual holding. The only logical explanation is that he was trying to induce a 4-bet bluff so that there was room to 5-bet shove with fold equity.

[@seekerytomfain194]

weird video, i was expecting more wilder calls/wilder hands especially with the title then that.

[@justsaying8159]

Thanks for the vid. Personally really hate the music.

[@sudstahgaming]

Bad time to mention tom phil

[@Anthony-wp7tz]

Love ya Phil, but I think the videos run a bit long for the average viewer.

[@federarcolanditera5312]

10:20 Phil we know you wanna take care of your fishes not disrespecting them in videos... But not even mentioning the vomiting size JRB took is not totally honest towards your viewers... Just my (not so) humble opinion, I love you 💕

[@CoachcamsDad]

Durr is the exact same as isildur1 they we're both maniacs now both are the tightest Nits living of there past reputations

[@khmer5o3]

lol, my age is hitting me every time I see a poker after dark or high stakes poker old vid. Classic bluffing greenstein and eastgate 😂. Durr was so nervous when he said “I had it” his voiced cracked hard lmfao.’ The others knew 💀. I never liked greenstein, especially when he was in another hand versus durr and they went all in, greenstein didn’t want to run it twice but tried to ask to take some money back out of the pot.

[@Nuksukow]

How do you manage to make such an interesting hand so boring? Also not mentioning how horrendous bellandes squeeze sizing was is a must mention

[@iamhorcruxer]

If DNegs had AA in that spot he is 100% reraising jus like the rest of us would. How can you flat AA there and what hope they jus bluff off to you? And how does he suggest they both have AK there like really?

[@NoWay-lc4ko]

Tom Dwan is modern day Erik Lindgren at this point why are you doing this Phil?

[@StewPassmore]

Durrrr is a great player, plus they are friends.

[@NoWay-lc4ko]

@@StewPassmore Well then help your friend to pay off his debts and don't do videos like this

[@anunusualnick8340]

@@NoWay-lc4ko Who does Tom Dwan own money to? Jungleman?

[@Samuel88853]

@@anunusualnick8340 lots of people.

[@Romans8-9]

@@Samuel88853 like who?