Tom Dwan vs Phil Hellmuth | High Stakes Duel $200,000 Match Highlights

[@8thaccount535]

Really happy to see Dwan back. I wasn't 100% sure he was still alive.

[@Dev-In-Denver123]

He's been around. He just always plays weird games now, mostly games with huge buy-ins over in Asia

[@mhscchampion14ebudget]

Tom is dead. It's his twin that's why he looks older.

[@raven_of_zoso455]

@@mhscchampion14ebudget yes, his 9 years older twin brother.

[@tonypine3434]

@@raven_of_zoso455 not sure you understand how time works

[@raven_of_zoso455]

@@tonypine3434 actually, I have studied time in various forms for about a decade. I think I got the gist of it.

[@eazy261]

Dwan looks like he went from being 25 for 10 years to 35 immediately

[@jayfromaz]

It's probably cuz he gained weight.

[@a_suicidal_sloth5735]

I thought the same thing

[@geggs1]

I didn’t for a second think the same thing but you are probably right.

[@samsung-lu5cl]

i remember the days they could him one off the new young online poker guy

[@immanuelkant7895]

It‘s because he disappeared from the spotlight for a couple of years.

[@joseyvillegas9610]

That call with K2 was insane

[@lurning8985]

Only Ivey and Tom can pull that off, that's why they r the greatest

[@mojitofall5441]

@@lurning8985 I do that in Grosvenor and get called a donkey. Dwan does it and he's a genius. Pfffft

[@jsbmx2039]

Pro

[@lurning8985]

@@mojitofall5441 u do that with $2 pot games, don't compare ur donkey games to 100k games

[@pauldonohoe3646]

Standard call

[@AcesHunteRRR]

Dwan: did you have anything? Hellmuth: I was drawing dead Dwan: well I’m sure of that hahahaha 😂😂

[@miller_john]

That K2 call from dwan was absolutely poker game is all about. Loved how that hand played out and it's the best call I have seen.

[@jc4388]

He only missed one call. Made one over bet. Just a clinic.

[@williammccabe2129]

20:04 "Hellmuth has backdoor hearts, a wheel draw, the overpair and.....OH [Dwan turns 2-pair]" I literally laughed out loud!

[@andrewden1699]

Haha I thought I was the only one who laughed

[@MichaelB1666]

Couldn't be fixed for the TV could it?

[@Bushalte_Stelle]

ooooooh.....what he has now is real problems :)

[@xxyanlixx]

i've been watching tom dwan since HSP season 4. this man has bluffed and been bluffed his whole life. to assess the situation correctly and call with that K2 hand is mega impressive. this guy is my favorite player to wtach. hope triton will come back soon so we can see him do some crazy shit at the highest stakes of poker in the world.

[@paulg6274]

There were a bunch of straight draws that missed, and Phil's value range is only trips probably, maybe a few 9's. So I think Dwan was always calling that size, he just used his time cause it was a big pot. If Phil jams it would've been interesting.

[@JayJay-jw6zf]

Mate he has loads of old school showings on PAD also. You would love some of them. Free on KZbin . I wouldn't bother watching the PLO one even through I play PLO solely. His NL showing made for better TV. The K2 bet sizings ignored I guess he figured there were lots of busted draws Phil could have took that line with and with the price and look on his face I guess it was a marginal call. Tom has always been my favourite player. Him and Isildur

[@Woudloper]

Not that impressive. Phil takes a lot of stabs at the pot when the board gets paired on the turn. And if you don’t believe him on the turn and call, you have to call the river. If Phil has the ace, it’s just plain bad luck.

[@Benderthegr865]

Whatd you think of him calling jj with 2 overs on the board? He plays everything

[@tomshaw5025]

@@paulg6274 wow you’re such an expert I’m guessing you’re one of the best players in the world?

[@casecold1864]

18:44 Incredible call. This dude really knows his opponents.

[@LordZorak11]

18:45 Given that he's up against Hellmuth. That was a legendary call from Dwan. Even Hellmuth's gotta be impress.

[@keikosan1354]

Implode instead of impress

[@r_d_7908]

AA vs Hellmuth again! Bravo Tom Dwan.

[@JimmyRingz]

If that K2-JJ hand was the other way around Hellmuth rages big time, couldn't count if there's more fvcks or random items flying around the studio. Thilt Hellmuth is a beautiful show...

[@JimmyRingz]

@@awpmerst Haha yeah

[@patl4416]

That’s how Dawn got the read for the rivered 8 to take the huge lead. I didn’t see this against anyone else, but Dwan set the read, then made the call when it counted. Dwan uses the Helmuth magic and the GTO in a good mixture

[@leonbongulto2150]

honey he called me with K2

[@painkiller5657]

Probably calls dwan a donkey. Well maybe not dwan, but virtually any other player winning like this against him, he'd call a donkey.

[@painkiller5657]

Also what's up with the big cut? hellmuth should be up by about 120k on the next hand instead he's down to 84k

[@KidLexDC]

Durr not screaming “I can dodge bullets baby!” Is really disappointing here.

[@Eric-tj3tg]

Now imagine if, as requested above, it was Tony G. I can hear him saying it now, lol. And "on your bike, off you go."

[@philipberggren1823]

Tom has to much class to do that. But as Eric said Tony G would not let him get off that chill :D "Where is that belt? Heres the new champ!"

[@Uncle_Troy]

Dwan has never been one to bad-mouth anybody at the table. It's mostly why it seems as if everyone except Jungleman and Doug Polk like him.

[@GabrielConstantinides]

Lmao

[@kobe3534]

Tony g - "I played it like a set, bring more russian on"

[@supposedly1-2]

i've been watching poker since 2002 i think and i turn this one and its just like one from the first days of my watching and definitely the same way any match between phil and tom goes. ah sometimes you're looking for the same old thing its very comforting!

[@virginial7533]

Love seeing these two poker legends play! Dwan is still such a gentleman gambler and Phil is still entertaining as hell. Great match!

[@alexthedeal1827]

Phil helmuth a legend? A whining psycho that's stressed by playing a few $1000 in tv/ Internet cash games.. Certainly not a legend.

[@conormountain6326]

@@alexthedeal1827 Hellmuth has won the most WSOP bracelets so he’s definitely a legend. Also his rants/whining make poker far more entertaining to watch.

[@alexthedeal1827]

@@conormountain6326 Something doesn't add up. All the great players know how to sometimes bluff big, Helmuth plays like an old woman, careful, careful, let's try to make a combination. Bet $250 in a cash game??!! Only with AA or KK. Others bet sometimes $100.000 or more. It's all strange.

[@djfedezaza]

Well said :)

[@2lowkey100]

@@alexthedeal1827 it's pretty pathetic of you to try and discredit his clearly earned and indisputable status as a poker legend, simply because you don't like him lol. Very immature.

[@dmanwithrandomgames6319]

K2 call wins the show 👏

[@9to5life69]

"He doesn't know any better" 😂😂😂

[@royfokerpoker1802]

"Phill.." lol

[@JayJay-jw6zf]

Classic

[@killout18]

The commentary on phil hellmuth swearing and eating was way more entertaining than anything on tv or the poker match. These guys are hilarious

[@chopstikz127]

Tom Dwan looks so humble and wise. Great win

[@wiseman4969]

Tom ageing fast

[@bobbyhill826]

Tom dwan is a degenerate gambler

[@TheIllerX]

I love watching Hellmuth play and especially loose. His reactions are pure comedy :-)

[@englishredneckintexas6604]

Two absolute masters. Dwan had a dose of run good, but the call with King 2 was sick. Phil got so unlucky with his aces....probably the right line to double, sick cooler on the trip 9s. There must be a rematch!

[@smash2zero]

really ur gonna say he ran good? Phil was the one constantly with the pocket pairs and the aces, and he binked a king with garbage against dwan's jacks (which if reversed helmuth wouldve killed someone). The match was won with dwans huge read and call with K2, not cuz of luck. Oh helmuths aces didnt hold up? Thats why u RAISE PREFLOP so they dont catch a piece then suck out. Dwans folding the 93, thats what phil gets for playing weird.

[@danielholm3420]

@@smash2zero u are the best

[@mrhumble2937]

@@smash2zero so did tom

[@Jay-407]

2 of the three times they’ve went heads up, hellmuth lost with aces lol

[@beedizz3748]

This last one his hand didn't matter much as was down to a few big blinds..

[@cyberdyne9480]

@@beedizz3748 did he not lose with aces? Stfu

[@0210mick]

@@beedizz3748 Not really, if he won it'd be 44k vs 156k. Still perfectly playable.

[@puskas_baller]

exactly. one of those heads up matches where dwan truly lucked out

[@TheIncredibleOne628]

That K high call is why Tom is one of the best in the world. So many A high bluff in that spot as well. And the bet was so big too given Hellmuths stack size. Bravo!

[@mrgainz7252]

What K high call?

[@benthorne2936]

Called with a pair of deuces not king high, not much better though tbf

[@KeatingComedy]

“Pick your stakes heads up, I’ve said it a million times Phil.”

[@Financere425]

excellent comment, if u know the history. way way way back when when they did that interview with phil and durrr . prollly 15 years later now . i woulda bet a million on durr here helmouth is way out of his league. sadly he doesnt even know it

[@Ladosligese]

@@Financere425 wth you talking about .. the rungood of Durr is insane .. he is nothing but a damn luckbox here :-s ..and no i`m NOT a fan of Hellmuth :D .. by far i`m the opposite .. but Durr here .. damn the luck .. hitting the miracle cards on the river time and time again

[@ITSjustWOOL]

​@@Financere425 what odds would you need in order to place that 1million bet

[@gutzzgutzz6795]

@@Financere425 yeah because hitting your open ended str8 everytime you bet is insane skill haha

[@smash2zero]

@@gutzzgutzz6795 u clearly dont know anything about poker. First of all, this only shows some of the hands, theres hours worth and helmuth hit just as many miracle cards (i.e. the king). And the skill isnt in hitting the open ender, the skill is in getting paid off and paid off more than other opponents would. Yea dwan hit some cards in this vid, which helmuth had been doing while beating antonio and daniel he ran really good against them. But dwan also got paid off by phil

[@beedizz3748]

"We'll see if your still owning me in 10 years"....winner Dwan

[@victorburnett6329]

The highlights are missing some big all in moments. Stacks are flipping sizes with no hands in between.

[@chrischester7465]

Right it went from like a 50k swing in stacks and these are the “highlights”? What did we miss?

[@vivelajonny]

@@chrischester7465 Well go sign up for Poker Go lol...I imagine that's the idea

[@Brimmy11]

It went for almost 6 hours, there’s lots of small pots in between the highlights.

[@vinni522]

Dean owned all the small pots, and if you agree w most Heads Up specialist, PH’s hand won% is just too low to be successful - granted he did go on a 9 match winning streak so PH knows what he’s doing obviously. Doug in his post match analysis vs Daniel said Daniel winning - only - 48% of the pots is already nearly an impossible stat to overcome in NLHU, and PH is winning significantly less than that. Quite interesting how he can fly in the face of GTO and be so successful.

[@vivelajonny]

@@vinni522 Not that interesting if you ask me. Phil's success is in tournaments and that's very important when talking about his success in relation to him making GTO mistakes. Phil is the ultimate "feel" player. He's all about what does my opponent have right now and what is the best way to play against them at this particular moment rather than playing a GTO focused style where your opponents actual cards in any given hand become less important. Phil is about winning right here right now, which is much more optimal for tournaments rather than cash, obviously. Phil's style in a cash game against good players is filled with mistakes that can and will be exploited in the long run. But put him in a field that's 50% "bad" players for a two day tournament and he can make his reads, play his strategy with the blinds, run through fish and accumulate tons of chips and that's where he has had his success

[@philipphu7159]

Phil Helmuth got durrrrrrrr’ed

[@miller_john]

How in hell does Tom calls with pair of 2 for such a big pot whr he was just beating a bluff only 😯😮 absolutely amazing man, out of this universe....

[@sboomb]

So happy to see Dwan roaring again..Wiser and less audacious but he still killing it!!

[@SupGarry]

man ,Tom is amazing , that call with K2 ...

[@jamesbradford870]

🔥 Dwan still the GOAT of heads up. Recently started watching poker again and cool to see he's still at the top of his game, though I do miss the glory days of the late 00's and early 10's.

[@InitialEngineers]

Man this was probably one of my favorite poker videos I’ve seen in a long time. Dwan with the 2 call was insane. I don’t know why but for some reason I just knew he was going to call.

[@eirtars]

Phil Hellmuth said "good battle". Finally he's aknowledging Dwan as a valuable opponent.

[@jasonshields515]

He acknowledged him back in 2010 as well ...just not on camera ..lol I do remember seeing a show back then where Phil did truly respect Dwan’s game . But went right back to his normal tantrums about him on the next poker after dark or what ever show was next 🤣

[@eirtars]

@@jasonshields515 Yeah i get ya, it's a lot about ego and public image. Each kind of these players know what kind of players they are facing. For Hellmuth, he would like to be recognized as the one. He's prolly close to be in tournament considering WSOP. But in Cash, he had some problems with these disruptive patterns of the youguns. Anyway, everybody is defending is share lol.

[@OBWInspector]

he did a long time ago, you know nothing

[@eirtars]

@@OBWInspector Aight bro

[@generationgabe5966]

After 10 years again Dwan felts Hellmuth by cracking his aces

[@bryanrefuerzo5992]

I’m sure Phil showed Durr love off camera (hopefully!), but geez--that K2o call was nasty. Durr not just an Uber bluff artist. That was some grade-A poker, man.

[@AktienMitKopf]

was hoping for some Phil Hellmuth rage-moments... wasn't disapointed :D those pieps are so satisfying haha

[@gillescarpentier541]

Your English suks

[@willvaughn6.395]

that call with K 2 I mean ... play of the match .... I wouldnt ever want to place Tom Dwan heads up NL

[@WillPage]

Awesome call I agree but ... the river changes nothing and A high is a very strong possibility. Great call but I am not overly surprised.

[@MrRondonmon]

In the end, he got lucky when he needed to. Just because he wins here doesn't mean he's great at heads up. I doubt Phil will play again, he's too much a tightwad.

[@sonic19902551]

Heads up no big deal

[@Hittingitstiff]

@@MrRondonmon Phil's already said yeah to the rematch.

[@mike7419]

I'm just throwing in the towel after that call. The guy has your number if he can call 25k with a pair of 2's.

[@JayJay-jw6zf]

This Dwan kid going all in with TT pre. Let's just see if he is even around in 5 years

[@nich3683]

I never put more than 3 dimes in with pocket tens

[@beepbadapup8523]

He has now been around for something like 20 years. I think he'll stay.

[@JayJay-jw6zf]

@@beepbadapup8523 Son I'll tell you this much son I would have never have put more than three thousand in with TT before the flop!

[@noobtubers999]

He's a poker pro and a millionaire, you're a nobody

[@marcelschreiner6768]

@@noobtubers999 🙄🤔🤦🤦🤦

[@shivasirons6159]

9:15. Chuckle. " well im sure of that". I like Tom.

[@thefluffypanda2]

This whole match made me so happy 😄

[@StuartMcI94]

Dwan calling with K2 was so sick, still a top player.

[@nguyenthang582]

that's headsup dude, ur range is unlimited, non different between Aces and K2o.

[@MichaelB1666]

Especially when the other two cards were a 9 and a 3 Phil's not playing those cards often there. He knows Phil's game inside out. Phil's still trying to work Dwan out.

[@daveyfadess]

He messed up on the 10 8 vs k 2 when Dwan smoothly put in a time extension and he reacted

[@ck58npj72]

Yup

[@julianhodgson1202]

Completely agree - I think the time extensions should only be collected once the hand is over.

[@user-te2ze1ud7v]

tf? he couuld haave reacted because he wanted dwan to call?

[@ck58npj72]

@@user-te2ze1ud7v he definitely did not want Tom to call

[@mrgainz7252]

@@user-te2ze1ud7v tf? He definitely wanted Tom to fold.

[@imalwaysbluffing]

I love how Daniel spent a year playing and studying HU, gets crushed 3-0. Dwan spends the last year playing ring 6+ smashes hellmkth

[@ITSjustWOOL]

That's why you generally don't play formats like this to test skill, it has extremely high varience

[@gregorykelly8000]

Tech exist that allows us to see the player/s actions and still see the clock count down? Ty for tone, and allowing the banter

[@meaconbacon]

Props to Phil for not raging with aces and shaking Dwan hand

[@mrpzpdx]

Wow this was awesome to watch. Thank you!!

[@MikeY-fd6wm]

Phil: Good battle. Tom: eheh, yeah.. We could all just imagine the aftermath rage from Phil

[@pharaohsdarkside8170]

Dwan is a heads up nightmare!! Better for Hellmuth if it was a multi player table.

[@eastside9049]

Nice battle! Helmuth you just got durrrrrrred again 😆 🤣 😂 😹

[@Kenn7792]

Tom Dwan: The Hero we Need!!!

[@mtmatt8958]

That last hand was brutal for Phil, 16% and dwan turns 2 pair. Both great players

[@royfokerpoker1802]

So what is buy-in and prize for winning?

[@bobbywhite1645]

Haven't seen Tom crack Phil's aces with a miracle turn card since 2008 At least it was 5 outs this time instead of 2

[@jeffreyjosrph2505]

The fact its the turn card too. To end another heads up match...how is there not a God? He clearly has some ironic humor

[@Charlton2010]

Vernon Schaal why are you telling us when EVERYONE already knows his outs? 🤦‍♂️

[@bobbywhite1645]

@@jeffreyjosrph2505 Indeed. Pokergods love Dwan and its better to be lucky than good

[@flex2125]

'WE'LL SEE IF YOU'RE EVEN AROUND IN 5 YEARS" 2009 12 YRS LATER GETS OWNED HU STILL LOL

[@TheWAZA81]

Ah the pain in Phil's face when he sees 98 house! Haha, GOLD!

[@metaforically]

When did this take place?

[@alexandergustafsson2280]

Commentary was great on this as was Dwan's strategy against Phil.

[@ryanbaker608]

“He called the bluff with K2 honey!”

[@KOOLMEMER]

When was this?

[@hoku9965]

Doug Polk vs Tom Dwan It’s Time!

[@HHCanarias]

Why is Phil showing the two aces before Dwan called the all in? Isnt it an disadvantage?

[@77NOLOGO]

you can call this k2 only if you are stupid or genius or to have a lot of experience, one of the best calls i ever seen

[@MrLorintone]

Durrs pic on the right bottom is like a mugshot LOL

[@hungrymikepencetd5686]

Wp from both, really a great match :).

[@danaarfuso7949]

Are they going to play round 3 and when let us know

[@davidjones1619]

That beep machine working overtime...😱😳

[@adrianoalves20]

When is the next match?

[@michaelorlain4262]

wow! Tom is amazing! nice reads.

[@charlesa1234]

Calling with bottom pair, what a hero call

[@am10100]

18:50 white magic left it's body 😂😂😂

[@bruceperez1634]

The call on K2 proves Dwan and Ivey are the two greatest players in poker.

[@micahclawrence]

Dwan is one of my favorite players. One of the best and ballsiest bluffers ever.

[@eliehaddad4244]

Is this the first match? Any idea guys.. Appreciate your answer

[@brandonlinares1023]

Holy ducks that was entertaining. BRAVO Tom. BRAVO.

[@CliffBeardy]

To Watch that it felt like 5 or 10 minute's GREAT VIDEO

[@parasences]

What happens if both Go all in preflop?

[@sgjhseregreargea6480]

that was the most amazing call with king high from dwan holy shit what a beast

[@Charlton2010]

King high? 🤦‍♂️

[@joonpak]

Oh wow so Dwan ended up beating Helmuth? Very nice!

[@timdd9880]

The awkward handshake in the end, superb.

[@luckyluke1503]

Tom just owns Helmuth.

[@olexandrs6639]

I d easily best Tom Dwan 8 of 11 times. loose overcaller. easy pray.

[@luckyluke1503]

@@olexandrs6639 Of course you can. Lol

[@royfokerpoker1802]

@@olexandrs6639 Lmao

[@nobody4448]

So nice to see Tom @ GG Highstack again. Durrr 🙂

[@happytrailsgaming]

I want a comp of how many times Phil slow plays and gets his ass beat

[@OBWInspector]

I want a comp of all your life failures like your youtube channel

[@happytrailsgaming]

@@OBWInspector aww you'll get to where I was a year ago soon and im sure youll try alot harder... I promise you'll get the attention you deserve

[@RonD108]

Unbelievable call by Tom Dwan with K2.

[@universeliminate]

So sad they dont show the full one

[@PokerGO]

The full video is available on PokerGO.com

[@kilocesar]

The beauty of poker is that being cursed at is actually a compliment.

[@Justb99xbox]

When tom used his time extension on the K2 hand phil thought he folded and did that little jerk, I think that's what made Tom call

[@blakewalker1996]

15:26 this is why we're here

[@Jajjsks]

“Honey can u believe he shoved with AA on the flop? Where do they find these guys” - Mike postle

[@marc6157]

Plz make a hellmuth vs Tony g duel

[@benkekovax]

Can't wait for the $400K re-match!!! GO DWAN!!! 😎

[@captaingingerbread3874]

Is hellmuth doing the rematch?

[@benkekovax]

@@captaingingerbread3874 yes :)

[@JayJay-jw6zf]

I'd be surprised if Phil rematches

[@gianvalcorza5231]

Swan loss lol

[@drmedwuast]

Dwan looks like he isn't getting older with time, he's getting more tired

[@gunning4uuuu]

At the conclusion of the hand around 11:35 PH is at a 3:1 disadvantage yet the next hand, they are even. There wasn't one hand worth highlighting to show the comeback, or are these hands not shown chronologically? Either way, poor editing IMHO.

[@bose2271999]

The blinds are increasing chronologically so pretty sure the hands are shown in the right order but i do agree about the comeback reel missing

[@gunning4uuuu]

@@MrLitze fair enough, thx. I figured as such but still a bit surprised not one of note in there. All good, cheers.

[@xilencered7788]

I watched the whole thing. He came back from big deficits 3 times. You could tell it was getting to Dwan a little.

[@NORTAH85]

The hands were not chronological

[@davemakarchuk5127]

I could be wrong, but I think you can watch the full match with a paid subscription at the sponsors site. I think the intent of showing this edited version is to entice people into purchasing a subscription

[@Janet_Airlines802]

Love the announcer giggling at Phils blowups. MT Saint Phil ready to blow in 3-2-1 🔥🔥🔥

[@personalit]

Good battle.

[@Arrrrt5]

Legendary battle. The legend of Durrrr is still alive!

[@marcelschreiner6768]

There is a good chance he will BE around in 2040 too, unless all rich businessman from china Have disappeared until Then.

[@casper5379]

When is the rematch? x

[@chokoon21]

Tom looks like he's so fed up with Poker 😂

[@jtube411]

Passing of the torch

[@HardwareLust]

I wanna see Hellmuth vs. Ivey next!

[@mr_bizzz1358]

How does he call k2

[@Proactionguy]

k2 call was fucking elite. tom still has it after all these years