Phil Ivey Misreads Hand in 2009 WSOP Main Event

Is this Phil Ivey's biggest mistake? Watch how one of poker's best players of all time misreads his hand in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event!
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[@gorbachevcocktail]

It's called a bluff fold to balance his range

[@mdd1963]

LOL! Can't believe even Phil fails to notice a flush! :)

[@jebhelsing147]

This, also might have split second thought that 9 was a spade

[@danp883]

Lol

[@naf3503]

@@jebhelsing147but his opponent said he has ACE 🤔

[@justapebble]

Ivey reviewed this hand in his MasterClass and he admitted he didn't know he mucked a winning hand. Quote: "...It was a mistake me not betting a turn. And when you make a mistake like that at that stage of a tournament, you're automatically irritated. And once the ace hit, I realized I lost. I didn't double-check my cards because of that, because I was frustrated I didn't bet the turn. Once the ace hit, I knew I lost the hand in my mind. And I didn't look at my cards. This is an error that people make all the time... ...And I've done this several times. This is just the first time it's ever been caught on TV..." There's more details he covers on this, the chapter of the MasterClass is called The Mental Game.

[@benaoao6753]

Yea it’s crazy that he didn’t bet that turn on such a favorable board for 88 in a 3bet pot and the other guy checking twice… sooo face up

[@kiddingme01]

can we all just observe a moment of silence for the Full Tilt gear

[@bouji_]

Underrated comment.

[@brianedgar3413]

That is a next level bluff right there

[@truckertruthetrutrucker5357]

That is a next level foldem when you gotem hand

[@disphugginflip9279]

So the dealer is now the regional boss of all Texas Card House in Dallas. He told me a few hands later Ivey sat up and asked him "did i have a flush in that one hand?" He said yup. Thats when Ivey straightened up and knocked the cobwebs outta his head and became more serious.

[@DoctorChained]

I believed you until the last part. There's no way he became more serious. Ivey is always 100% serious.

[@samiam7342]

even the very best make mistakes...............it's called being a human being.

[@thegodofpez]

Even legends mess up now and then.

[@seefourgoesboom9090]

No shame in looking at your hand a 2nd or 3rd time if you can’t remember your holding..

[@mrcappool588]

Faxs

[@jimsty7550]

agreed!

[@DoctorChained]

I like how he says "wow" at the end. As if it's so shocking when 88 loses to A9 at showdown.

[@jimsty7550]

There was a lot invested from the preflop. And then he thought he was rivered after not betting the turn. He thought if he bet the turn, he would have turned his opponent away, this negating that ace on the river.

[@jimsty7550]

thus*

[@oNtuobAwoH]

The wow was aimed at himself, for letting his opponent get there instead of betting the turn.

[@Ace0820]

“He can’t even win when he wins 🤣”

[@obscurereference6298]

been looking for this hand, ty

[@Pyrrhic537]

It's nice to see the greats doing this. I've done it several time's. Gives me hope.

[@jamalsowell3650]

I miss when the WSOP was broadcast like this. PokerGo ruined it this year. And ruined it for people who would stumble across it on TV.

[@danielhenderson762]

How was it ruined? Just curious

[@alllivesmatter3561]

@@danielhenderson762 because it's boring on pokergo.

[@jebhelsing147]

Misread opponents hand more like, feel like he saw the nine and thought it was a spade

[@justscrobbler1897]

Nope, he's talked about this hand in the past and that ain't it. He was malding over letting a fish see two cards for free and getting there, he never saw the flush.

[@jebhelsing147]

Cooooooooool stoooooooorrrrryyyy brooooooo

[@ElCrab]

I did similar to this when a dealer didn’t control the showdown, and there was a main and side pot. Still as much my fault, because I mucked my cards out of frustration and could have had better focus. But the dealer did not ask for the hands to be shown for the side pot first (or at all), as is the usual way.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

and im the king of pluto

[@southernbreeze3278]

make me feel not so bad all the times I've done that

[@LorneFade]

Phil Ivey pretending to be human.

[@jebhelsing147]

Not nearly enough likes, lizard man is playing us all!!!

[@royfokerpoker1802]

Question: what was Iveys chip count before the hand started ? Brutal to give up much needed chips deep in the main. He likely will never reach the final table again.

[@daariankhan1129]

Chip average was 8 million so considering the pot was 2 million is huge

[@lardosian]

Surprised Ivey didnt bluff, dude acted very weak.

[@websterpaul4978]

0:23 : Schulman wears no hoodie, 0:24 Schulman wears a hoodie....Could be 2 different hands edited together and Ivey didn't have a flush when he folded

[@MattRowland]

Yes he did have a flush when he mucked his cards, and he even has spoken about it multiple times over the years. Of course the clip was edited, obviously Shulman pulled his hood on before he eventually folded.

[@vladimiroriveratovar6687]

Whaaaaat? Hard to believe.

[@undert8er]

I’m willing to bet that he didn’t notice that there were 4 spades on the board, in which case he’s not even thinking about what suits his 88 are

[@andylymbo]

Yeah, cause he was clearly seeing red over the board runout vs a fish lol. Dude was malding so hard he couldn't even read the board correctly.

[@mrcappool588]

Very silly move

[@danielhenderson762]

@Dr. Phillip Montgomery lol how would he not see the potential flush on the table? 100% he forgot his suits, as he said so himself in an interview

[@pijtology4062]

People always take one last look before a huge call. You should always do one last look before a fold

[@SGSlots95]

I remember this hand a pro not looking back at his hand to see if he has a spade made no sense at all

[@andylymbo]

Yeah, that's really bad to not double check on the river at showdown you're absolutely right.

[@MattRowland]

@harout k He has talked about his hand numerous times. He stated that he was so upset with himself for not betting the turn that in his mind, he had already lost, so he just mucked when he saw the pair. He knew exactly what was on the board but forgot what was in his hand because he was angry at how he played the hand.

[@JasonKrueger]

Any chance the card false read?

[@chevroletcar364]

No chip reader, in the first seconds of the video he shows the camera. Was wondering that too but that’s 2009

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

any chance u speak english

[@stevenherschkowitz2591]

Do we know how and when Phil learned about his error?

[@danielhenderson762]

There's a comment about it at the top somewhere. Phil has addressed it to the fans

[@stevenherschkowitz2591]

@@danielhenderson762 Thanks for the response!

[@sportsjefe]

At the time the episodes were being released every Tuesday night leading up to the November Nine (which Ivey ended up being a part of, this is the year Cada beat Moon for the title). So once this particular episode hit TV, you just know his phone went berserk.

[@Way2fast4u82]

Self imposed penalty for not betting the river 🤣

[@Moneisnik483]

Maybe that would have won him the main event🥲

[@bigb1209]

If you've never done this you've not played many tournaments.

[@jebhelsing147]

Fair

[@michael2305]

I've not done this, but I showed the opponent a str8 once and the dealer mucked my hand and shoved the pot to my opponent, cause he didn't see it.

[@ebayer4life980]

@@michael2305 this makes zero sense

[@thebigboofer3826]

@@ebayer4life980 how so? He showed his straight the dealer thought it was just rags didn’t calculate that it was a straight and mucked the cards.

[@ebayer4life980]

@@thebigboofer3826 if he showed them face up then he should have called the floor. That’s what cameras are for.

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

2:36. It's just fkn painful. It happens to the best of us... but oh well. It's not like Ivey *then* became the world's worst poker player ahah

[@thamiosmgtow3678]

lol and thats because he focusing on tilt thoughts about ACE!) and forget about flushes........

[@deebefree]

Did he think it was a 8H due to the light? Seemed poor light when he first checked. Unless he was mucking to mix his range, which seems pointless.

[@scottlauren3145]

Wow. What a huge mistake. I guess we are all human but come on dude.

[@mrcappool588]

Silly mistake

[@toolz83]

twice as much time has passed between this and right now as between this and when moneymaker won 😬

[@RemoGutierrez1]

😂

[@Iranian_Cowboy]

🤦‍♀️🤦🤦‍♂️

[@DD-vc7fq]

That's why these cards with small indexes suck. Use big index cards so these dumb stuff dont' happen.

[@mrcappool588]

Haha just open your eye's....

[@ssanti73]

Como no gana la mano si tiene color?🤔

[@kennydespuzeau1906]

no gano porque boto su mano y no enseno lo que tenia....

[@greghorel]

Looks like he did not really misread his hand but just did not want to show his opponent his hand and how bad he played it... tactical

[@erictomlin]

We know he misread his own hand because he admitted it. That said, NO ONE knowingly mucks a winning hand because they played it wrong and are embarrassed. NO...ONE.

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

and im the king of mars

[@長岡花火-s5v]

どゆこと？

[@gerardolionel6725]

This is the best player in the world I don't think so 🤔 in my opinion I'm way better than him

[@markl8893]

IVEY dumping chips? yep but nobody cares

[@jiogcyihsugyiocjfdoivhphvw6821]

u cared, drunkard