Poker Pro Embarrassed by Business Man in These 3 Hands

[@Illiadofmalorne]

The only time you are blocking aces in a 6-bet pot is if you are holding 2 of them.

[@AlexDuvall]

🤣🤣🤣

[@andyv123]

Isn’t it gto to 7-bet shove all in with AKo? 😂

[@davidcoon6455]

Still not

[@jefferykilgore4042]

@@andyv123 ive played for years and ive never even seen a 7 bet lol. at my lvl after you 3 bet theyll basically either fold or jam lol. how deep ya gotta play to see 7 bets lol thats just weird to type.

[@kellyallen8528]

Yeah you're blocking two of them to only end up being against the other two aces all in preflop. I can't remember a hand on ANY stream where someone six bet bluffed preflop. The closest thing I could remember is that insane hand by Ivey in Monte Carlo when he either six bet or 7 bet jammed Q high and got Jackson fold. People just don't do it. It's like the check raise bluff on the river in a $1/$2 game, it just doesn't happen.

[@MrAgmoore]

Mariano was infected with the same brain worm that crawled into Rampunt's ear.

[@ppmtrader]

😂😂😂😂

[@MaydayAggro]

Rampage is a communicable disease.

[@sharkcapper]

Back to 1-3…….sitting next to Rampage.

[@mayanaztec6440]

Lmao. That’s cruel

[@DJJ246810]

Maybe back to commenting on KZbin clips….

[@theejayzeeable]

@sharkcapper Back to 1-3 because he went from 2 mil down to 1 mil?

[@jackspinner4727]

And lex o.

[@nuklearwinter2892]

He wouldn’t even be up if it weren’t for the massive AA vs KK vs KK and straight flush vs nut flush coolers.

[@joeltroughton3021]

I mean based on live stream stats for sure.

[@kingmo565]

Bluffiano's poker winning chart says it all. It is easier to employ the bluff strategy against noob players in smaller stakes, but not at high stakes.

[@Illiadofmalorne]

When everyone now knows you are the types of bluffs you do, you have to adjust your strategy.

[@Crazy-Ish]

I think its more the reputation... I would even say its harder to bluff weak players as they will call with everything. It also doesnt help to ship it into Aces pre flop or Aces full on the river lol

[@flacotheglitch]

Bluffing actually works way less in lower stakes because people just call anything off. You are dead wrong. Stay in micro stakes buddy

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

Tan made a terrible call with 88

[@supersmoo7377]

Alex, in the first hand, your description of Mariano’s AK vs the other guy’s AA is SPOT ON. Card removal goes out the window when you get 6-bet by an average player.

[@Hi-5-Hi-5]

Even vs. 4bet vs a rec AK is trash

[@MrJoosebawkz]

kinda funny mariano and rampage came up at the same time and are burning out at the same time

[@sippins]

He thinks he’s Garret 😆. Hustler was better when Garret was owning these dweebs

[@gesus.christ99]

but everybody was paying less rake because Garrett was crushing with accuracy

[@DDpokerr]

He also would have never torched 500bb with AK in 6 bet pot 😅

[@hochenfei597]

gosh i miss Garett.. now Hustler are just full of tight fish or punters

[@youtubelife9248]

Listening to these idiots talk about blockers is painful. In a 6 bet pot. Your hand is meaningless. The guy has aces

[@jamesforeman8028]

Exactly. Blockers matter when a range is tight. But when a range is just 1 hand, Aces, then wtf do they matter

[@DTR1LL]

Even at 1/3 a 5bet is normally aces 😂

[@cronstrubzo]

not true, one time this guy did a 16 bet pot and i shoved with AK and he had 72o and i won a 900k pot.

[@Pops1020]

@@DTR1LLin 1-3 a 4 bet is 100% aces

[@RiverRat6996]

@@cronstrubzoa 16 bet how many blinds deep were you

[@jimmymcgill5572]

Mariano ran insanely above EV at first and now is running more at baseline so he’s annoyed he’s not sun running

[@Garybroker54]

The most dangerous thing in poker is Running good over a prolonged period. and thinking youre better than the game- I lived through it... RUN GOOD Never lasts....

[@ethanr0x]

Live pros are just fish players at the end of the day

[@samuraijack1371]

They are a fish even at the beginning of the day😂

[@bulmer69JR]

Tilt will turn anyone into a fish. Tilt is the destroyer of all players

[@ethanr0x]

@@bulmer69JR true if it weren't for that AKo first hand. That's the hallmark of a fish - overplaying hands deep.

[@babybossRuby]

Without fish poker is dead. I don't want to play with eight Linus on the table.

[@ethanr0x]

@@babybossRuby yeah, -EV to write this comment I know.

[@kyleblack1206]

If a guy 6bets you for 1/3 of his stack and you go all in with AK you are a fish. This is just punting so much money for no reason

[@timmyboy46]

No no no he’s a dead fish not even flopping around just dead

[@dominicpicinic7772]

So he is a fish based off 1 play? I dont believe you.

[@kyleblack1206]

@@dominicpicinic7772 there’s no universe where AK is ever good. Wtf are you even trying to argue?

[@Skelzmv]

Sad to see Mariano put on a fake nice guy act when in reality he's a disingenuous human. My friend and I experienced his true colors at Hustler. He sat in our smaller game after the show a few months back. He was constantly going all in, laughing when he sucked out and belittling us. My friend beat his AK with a straight and he rebought and kept saying we would all stay stuck poor playing there. Don't fall for the facade.

[@pugsnhogz]

someone else called him fake and said they had a bad experience in person. wonder where the truth lies. usually somewhere between the poles...

[@mayanaztec6440]

You can see it in his face

[@RiverRat6996]

He did not tell you that you will always be poor playing low stakes Lmfao

[@wotlklvl80]

he seems a bit pretentious and narcissistic based off what I’ve seen from his videos but what do I know, rampage seems more likable as a human being

[@themannodoubt8657]

I had basically the same experience playing 2/3 at hustler with him. He even tried to offer me a lucky chip which I politely declined.

[@rediculousnicholasvegas13b28]

Thank you for calling out the commentator for calling it a "developing cooler". Was so annoyed when I first saw it. Terrible commentators make it hard to watch some of these games. Talking just to talk.

[@Garybroker54]

Absolutely- a cooler By PILING $80,000 plus in with AK!! Insanity

[@Matzes]

standard abc-poker is underrated

[@AlexDuvall]

I prefer abcyz

[@ltisenotem]

Yep. It's a world of getting 1,2,3 outet post-shove, but still underrated

[@theejayzeeable]

@Matzes ABC poker is only underrated if ur image is XYZ or if u play bottom stakes. If ur image is ABC and u play ABC, ur gonna be breakeven above bottom stakes.

[@ltisenotem]

@@theejayzeeable ABC just means GTO imo

[@playdirty714]

I've been playing poker for 30 years. Have seen many "pros" come and go. Sadly Mariano is on the way out. If he does manage to swing back, it will only be a matter of time before he goes busto.I've seen Mariano make some sick lay downs but all it takes is 1 bad day of bad decisions. That bad day will domino effect into the next day etc etc.

[@hansel2001]

Nitucci: I never have sold a cent. No one surprised.

[@jamesmorphe8003]

i used to play mariano at morongo some years back at 2-5 when he could just run the table over with overbets. cant do that much nowadays.

[@Jack.Yi.]

I have been playing poker for 35+ years... stud was most, but since NL holdem became popular since around 2003, I started playing NL a lot. I often see many young people on the game, they learned NL from watching TV, (wsop or other tourney) and act like pros...Many of them are super lucky, aggressive, and cocky. I realized that poker is not about the SKILL, it is pure luck. Mariano was one of them...I remember him when he just started poker vlog few years ago, we played at same table. I hope he finds right direction for his future.

[@AC-wl7ve]

Forsure. I’ve seen the biggest fish at the table completely run over the whole table on multiple occasions. I don’t care how good you are, if you run like shit you’re going to lose.

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

5:10 Really? You don't understand this? If you have an ace, it's less likely that your opponent has two of them. What Mariano got wrong was not card removal, it was the fact that he overplayed his hand like a buffoon.

[@user-ul8lk4rr2z]

You should make a video on how Brad Owen is the complete opposite and how much hes up from day 1🤷‍♂️

[@AlexDuvall]

Maybe! He’s tends to stay in his own lane so tbh not super click worthy

[@isaiahbaker6850]

@@AlexDuvallBrad is one of the biggest vloggers

[@ThisisFerrariKhan]

Well Brad plays tournaments, a lot of these cash guys won’t because that’s a whole different world that they can’t bluff their way thru. Also Brad owns a card room so he’s in a way different financial space than the sole KZbinrs

[@liudizzle]

7-bet shove with AK is straight up PUNT

[@CribNotes]

7bet shove punt with AK >>>>>OFF SUIT!!! LOL

[@AlexDuvall]

It's really a bluff at that point

[@evanrichter3893]

I really wonder if Mariano could beat 200nl online. Like no hate but I think those guys online with huds would pick him apart. Wouldn’t be surprised if he would struggle at 100nl

[@tmanno1987]

Look Rampage is in the last one too lol The Kickers are out. Sir Puntz Alot

[@rsandoval9203]

I love the fallacy of "Blockers" at all statistically. Fun fact, you ONLY "Block" the two cards you have in your hand. It's more "Unlikely" someone has an Ace if you have pocket aces, but its entirely possible someone else got dealt the other two aces.

[@danielfcastro]

You are confused man. You said blockers are a fallacy and then said you believe in exactly what they are.

[@mastyer0fReality]

They fail all the time of course, but you don't just disregard information.

[@rsandoval9203]

@@danielfcastro Not confused at all. Perhaps you are confused on the semantics of it, but the term block implies that you are prevented from having a hand not that it's "less likely". AK doesn't block your opponent from having Aces.

[@timmyboy46]

He got rampage into poker he is master chief punter rampage is just lieutenant punter

[@robertb2196]

The punts have been working for Marino and Rampage for the last three years.There had to be a return to the mean eventually.

[@heinrichh.6369]

totally agree with you. yes AK technically removes some of the AA combos. But than again the 6 bet removes all other combos then AA from his range. the concept of blockers applied in spots like this is just an overplay.

[@aqn1976]

Offcourse that was a "TOUGH CALL" in the Tan V. Mariano hand... I do not care who you are a novice or Phil Ivey, it is never easy calling a big river bet when NOT ONLY did the front door flush come BUT ALSO there is a 4-Liner to the straight comes in as well EVEN if you do have a SET which in this case is MERELY a bluff catcher!!! Yes he may have taken a lil longer to make the call but it totally was a TOUGH CALL...

[@joelatallah3646]

Especially since this guy is an amateur. He's probably not used to playing pots this large. Mariano could have literally anything. Mariano could have dust like he has here, but he could have also shown up with any 6 in the deck, or any two suited cards with the way he's been playing recently. It's always a tough call when everything get there

[@jamo3976]

Yeah I didn’t get that at all… lots of stuff got there

[@knox8113]

Mario is hard coping and i used to like him.

[@AC-wl7ve]

I’ve disliked him for a long time. He usually just runs like a god and then cries like a baby when things don’t go perfectly for him.

[@AndyDouglasChannel]

It's interesting how Mariano and Rampage are both having huge downswings at the same time. It's almost like they had an advantage they no longer have?

[@richboyprado]

Listened to that podcast today. He’s a people pleaser who cares way too much what people think. My guess is nik airball or someone else from the stream said they don’t want to play with him

[@J0K3RJAKE]

Staking Super Mariano is like throwing hundred's of thousands of dollars into a raging fireplace 🔥💸🔥

[@INKovari]

Guys, everyone knows it’s plus ev to go on a 1mil downswing. You guys don’t understand poker.

[@Highseinberg]

get comfortable and see how quickly the variance can just absolutely crush you plus playing against stronger players will get you just dusted.

[@phancy4072]

I thought Mariano and Rampage would be good poker players based off the poker highlights I saw when I first started watching them but holy moly they are fish

[@ryanhughes1101]

Let me guess you’ve never had a bad night or a down swing and during your down swing you never punted.

[@erichiguera]

It's easy to get a lot of quick wins before people learn your playstyle and tells. But after they figure you out, good luck lol

[@CribNotes]

@9:24 "You're beating all bluffs....." Hahaha. no kidding.

[@AC-wl7ve]

And most draws get there in the river too lol. That was the dumbest comment I’ve heard in a while.

[@TommyOlszewski]

Great essay. I think we are in a great renaissance of NLH- can’t wait to see Wolfgang and other newer age vloggers in the same spots torching their bankroll due to over confidence/ limelight :)

[@330miggs]

15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD

[@BrianWilliams1911]

The hate is real.

[@TommyOlszewski]

@@BrianWilliams1911 who do I hate? I love all mentioned quite literally am a fan. Lol.

[@330miggs]

@@TommyOlszewski 15" POKER HAAAAARRRRDDD

[@chootsart]

Why does nobody bluff into me when I have the nuts!

[@TinyMikeMike]

I don’t understand why you don’t have more subscribers

[@AlexDuvall]

Haha thanks it's growing, just got to stay consistent

[@switters8679]

Well there is something called preference. Some people like this content, some people don't. And yet more other people don't even see the content because of the YT algorithm, hence the channel's growth. It would be more accurate to say that you like the channel, unless you actually are this ignorant and stupid and needed my pedantic douchey explanation at the beginning, though I AM assuming that you are not that dumb. I've been wrong before.

[@RockPolitics]

When you see a guy making plays like these, he's been on a heater for a long time. He could be a bad player who's been on a heater, or he could be a good player who's started to feel entitled to winning hands. And for the record, firing at a guy blind like that is intentionally insulting. But if the opponent is really weak enough to try that, and he just keeps on calling... he's got something.

[@cheesecake6233]

That’s kinda like me, can’t seen to learn to take the bad with the good.

[@xxalpaca5020]

Mariano been giving to much action in stupid spots he knows he should he folding. Like same stream or last he called with queen high twice. I swear he only does it so he can look like a genius or something...

[@hattershouse710]

stop hating

[@xxalpaca5020]

@@hattershouse710 I mean like it is true though man. He's been losing a ton by doing those types of calls in those spots. Can't deny that.

[@TheNow_Now]

Yeah, like the 5b and 7b with AK, vs a player that had not 4b all night an d tank called river bet with a set

[@markmcfarland2579]

Reminiscent of Robbi Jades comment about how she had the blockers.its a useless application of an already flawed theory about blockers.

[@binyamj]

Mariano’s watch looks like it’s made of wood.

[@CribNotes]

I remember early Mariano vids when he was playing $2-5 just a few years back. Now he's playing nose bleed stakes on Hustler live stream? That screams one thing to me. LUCK BOX. Out of the millions of people in the US who play poker, somebody has to win the lucky lotto ticket.

[@williamsun8984]

it's sad to see Mariano punt away a significant chunk of his savings like Rampage after doing well for a bit but we must give him some props because he owns up to it a little bit and is very graceful when he loses

[@Ridingaroundandgettingit]

lol no he isn’t. When he loses he’s a straight asshole and eye rolls and sarcasticlly comments on other peoples play

[@Nguyen2fold]

I've seen him and rampage punt off, at this point it's a mix of gambling addiction and the chip in the shoulder effect that you have to out play everybody

[@hansari8697]

It's a punt but I think he gets folds from trip A's from Brown Balla w the 86 checking raising the turn multiway in that spot. Think he's probably getting called by AK+ and AK is a catcher that occasionally chops vs value.

[@teecee4459]

I don't think there's as much pressure to play crazy as vloggers claim there is. I think it's all in their heads. Thoughtful, well played hands are thoroughly entertaining to watch. I'm looking for guys like Mariano to pick those loose players off, not become one himself.

[@drfunkinstein1]

The swings at these stakes is crazy. If i had a good swing taking a shot I'd try to swallow my pride and move back down and secure the big win. Easier said than done though.

[@AlexDuvall]

More about the game you're playing in

[@2011blueman]

18:48 The idea of someone taking a piece of Nick's action made me laugh so hard.

[@alexanderdarinov95]

My exact thought 😂 Who's gonna buy action from you Nick

[@czarnian2010]

Mariano seems like a nice guy. Just like any poker player, he can play bad from time to time. I've watch Mariano for awhile now and he's come a long way. Stop putting hate video just for content.

[@klauseba]

He was obviously bored or just not focusing, or having a bad day due to hate comments or other things going on in his life. Or maybe he was just investing in fish players so they will play more in the future P: playing on stream probably makes people play more loosely/wider range to be more entertaining

[@Kk-vo3yn]

Everyone is a poker genius when they can see the cards. Lol

[@theejayzeeable]

Yes, it's better to see the cards and analyze like a smart person than to not see the cards and analyze like a moron.

[@AC-wl7ve]

I don’t need to see the cards to know what getting 6 bet pre by a weak player means.

[@123petay]

This exact content that makes me feel better about out myself when I go on tilt lol

[@canaans1]

Not really surprised seeing those app game crushers lose big. Made their money from shady practices not playing cards - to much confidence given they blew up so fast and also coz they are used to winning all the time when they have suss edges on app.

[@BrianWilliams1911]

Wow, some people are dumb.

[@extremelylucky999]

The Internet needed this video. May you become fantastically wealthy very very soon. Thank you!

[@ltisenotem]

"I thought he was bluffing".. so raise my bro. You were halway there, then you call with 4th pair bottom kicker

[@Kevinttvv]

People under estimate someone three times your age that deal with people every day for 50 years straight “the business man” joke is dangerous..

[@officialghetty]

Damn buddy is just dusting off stacks like it’s nothing

[@samuraijack1371]

I guess Rampunts mojo is rubbing off on Mariano. Mariano is hanging out with the wrong crowd

[@BSweetVideos]

Mariano is fun to watch- he just went off the rails in this stream lol

[@what1111000]

Kudos to you for not killing it. I know farmers up here who bait and slaughter hundreds and don't use the meat.

[@derbo416]

poker not so easy when the deck not smacking you in the face

[@zeptime3473]

High stakes poker season 1 they played like fish for a reason. This guy is just carrying the torch. “Good for the game”

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

Mariano is rolling his eyes at the easy call comment with a set of 88. Set of 88 is a easy fold. Cant beat anything tbh.

[@heinrichh.6369]

i don't enjoy people playing poker like it's roulette. it takes the soul out of what it ought to be. So his reasoning to play like this because it's a stream is not very convincing. Every one enjoyed watching him when he played reasonably well, picked good spots for his bluffs and and made sure to have an edge by having at least some preflop hand selection. I have much more respect for players playing well and maybe also getting bluffed out once in a while or giving up on the river instead of pulling some rampage suicide bluff out of desperation.

[@AlexDuvall]

I also like seeing people win!

[@loafofbread4157]

I absolutely hate when people sit there for 10 min after the opponent clearly is strong and 4 bets or even 5 bets like dude just fucking raise or shove he’s calling almost everytime u don’t have to sit there and huff and puff like your some top tier player outplaying someone

[@kakashigaiden24]

when there’s thousands involved, you better take your damn time.

[@tonic2gin]

lol yea bro, bit different from your home 50 cent/1 dollar games

[@Rickieruck]

The moment that you just bored and wants action and playing hype and stupid I don't know why I do played the same sometimes 😂😂

[@maxwieland7913]

Wheres Dan? Have gone missing since the Million Dollar Game?!

[@stlmatt2756]

He made a Vlog saying he was up 850k last year Lololol😂

[@user-yt4pl3ez9s]

Pretty possible. Live play and private games are completely different. He is building his image here, the profit or loss is not the main priority in live games

[@pierrearr]

​@@user-yt4pl3ez9syou mean in streamed live games

[@montezuma6962]

That's the beauty of the web. You can san anything you want and a lot of people will believe it. P/L in cash games is impossible to prove or disprove That's why profitable players love cash.

[@knockoutbrutality]

What is the name of the movie at the end of the video??? :?

[@dinodoljanin2713]

Dealer feels like she god dropped out of matrix. From her look I can hear her say "Mariano you need to turn over your cards now, he has a bluff"

[@vitkomusic6624]

This dude was on tilt 😃

[@namvu7185]

That last comment about the game being not skill dependant said it all about him

[@AlexDuvall]

Was interesting for sure What he was saying applies to short term, not long term which maybe he recognizes

[@redshiiks]

I don't understand what the question at 18:40 "Do you have 100% of yourself" mean. Could someone explain it to me please. I guess it isn't a literal meaning but english is not my mother tongue so that doesn't help.

[@AlexDuvall]

In high stakes poker games, players 'sell action' so they don't have to risk so much money to play. Here, Mariano is saying he never sells and always has 100% of his own action. Compared to Rampage for example that often sells action.

[@Psyc0tic]

Sometimes In high stakes people buy action. So I would give you 10k to go play a poker session, and I get a certain percentage of your winnings. Makes it so it you lose, you don’t lose as much as it’s not all your money. But if you win you don’t get 100% of your winnings

[@redshiiks]

@@AlexDuvall Okay thanks for the information, I thought about this but was not sure.

[@MrAgmoore]

It's a way of hedging your losses, I think more common in tournaments. Say you have a good history in tournaments, and want to play in the world series of poker ( WSOP ) but don't really want to pay the 10 K ticket, you can sell action ( maybe a friend pays you 5 K in exchange for 50% of the winnings ). The downside is that you could end up in "makeup"; indebted.

[@theejayzeeable]

​@@MrAgmoore When someone says English is not their first language, u dont want to use words like hedging lol.

[@chinosan5482]

whats with the matt berkey poster in the back? anyone care to explain please??

[@patrickjordan2233]

Repping one's opponent's hand tends to not work out well (being results oriented/humorous... having done it once or twice myself, not for 76k though....)

[@davewebster689]

He said how little he plays is perfect for what he has going on in his life right now. Just saying that sounds pretty clear to me that whatever is going on in his life is affecting his poker and here we are

[@montezuma6962]

Can anyone comment on where the data comes from in the graph @ 33 seconds in?? Live cash results are pretty opaque.

[@AlexDuvall]

Site called high roll poker. They track all live streams

[@CARPital]

Kudos to him saying he played at the end

[@Rickieruck]

Nice to know that others plays terrible sometimes just like I do😂😂😂

[@gel141]

Imagine buying a piece of this dude that night and seeing this type of play!

[@AlexDuvall]

He says he doesn't sell

[@obbldudeTV]

12:49 "Talk is cheap and actions are worth a million" do you think he was genuine? Nah.

[@sandeepmahat4748]

Wow mariano on full tilt😅😅😅...I swear I never play this reckless even if I was losing 1mill

[@playdada1234]

People dont understand that mariano wants certain image to get invited in better games old amature players dont want to have tight players in their game

[@AlexDuvall]

He literally talks about *not* caring about that at the end of the video haha

[@ethanvsetula6663]

⁠@@AlexDuvallJust cause he talked about not caring doesn’t mean he actually doesn’t care.

[@xm6389]

Dude is a losing player

[@enoche1974]

That’s one expensive image…

[@kyleblack1206]

This is such a terrible take lmao. Mariano is a whale. He will be dead broke eventually the way he plays.

[@israelcedillo9449]

Mariano lost himself after that loss with AK. Then proceeds to blow away the 100k he just added with trash hands after. And played them like they were Aces. You could also see Rampage look on the side like.. Bro WTF are you doing 🤦

[@steventogami898]

What kind of ‘pro’ doesn’t look at their cards in high stakes cash game? Poker 101, LOOK at your hand.

[@vitkomusic6624]

If someone 3 bets you. You know they have a pair. Or rarely bluff.

[@runnorandmaa6896]

mariano looks soooo much smaller here. is it the angle of the camera or hes off-cycle from all the substances?

[@Garybroker54]

After playing poker now for almost 20 years- is there a MORE overrated hand Than AK pre flop?? At BEST you are flipping and you have to hit a card, essentially on a draw.

[@ThetaAlwaysWins]

Why didn’t brown balla go all in with his full house?

[@fredfrond6148]

I think Mariano underestimated Zhao. Zhao is a beast.

[@keithybear804]

Not sure who is worse, Mariano or Tesla

[@mcpartridgeboy]

He was gettinh stacked first hand anyway when the K came out !!!

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

For those who aren't familiar with the term "tilt," this is it.

[@Hussking84]

3 bet with AK and just call 4best that’s how I do in position I would probably min 5 bet and fold out of position

[@fobef]

Back in the days if you saw an Italian on your table it was free money, just raise them and they saw it as a threat to their masculinity. Having said that, Mariano seems like a cool classy guy.

[@AlexDuvall]

Lol wattt

[@user-gy9zd2zw9t]

He had aces vs kings and kings for a huge pot and won and then beat Andy stacks out of a huge cooler straight flush vs nut flush. He’s just not getting horseshoe up his bum anymore

[@CribNotes]

Vanessa Mariano!