WSOP Top 100 Hands of All Time | 40-31 | Chip Reese, Vanessa Selbst & Antonio Esfandiari

Join us on an epic adventure as we unveil the World Series of Poker's Top 100 Hands of All Time over the next 10 days! The 2024 WSOP is almost here, so why not take a trip down memory lane before we kick off 50 days of live-streaming. Let us know in the comments which hands are in your Top 3, and stay tuned to find out which hands made it!
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[@spilk84]

#39 is a classic, for sure. "Bye bye!"

[@tbbb8439]

Watching it pop-up in my main event rewatch was honestly hilarious, JRB just walks into it every time

[@benrudolph8571]

“Mathematically im not sure thats a correct call” 😂😂😂😂

[@bentonja668]

"Cards have brains" - Mike Matusow

[@thewolf5444]

Helmuth sitting next to him just makes it that much better. "Honey, he called with 10/9 off...."

[@pre06160]

-Jean Robert ladies and gentlemen... -Bye bye...

[@danielheald6547]

#39 “Jean-Robert ladies and gentlemen” always has me in stitches 😂

[@andylymbo]

Roothless was a part of two legendary hands actually. He's the guy who got berated by Phil Hellmuth as well when his QTss turned a straight vs Phil.

[@bajorekjon]

I don't get it

[@andylymbo]

@@bajorekjon JRB didn't see the backdoor outs come in and thought he had the hand locked up.

[@bajorekjon]

@@andylymbo I got that, but what does the JRB ladies and gentleman mean

[@andylymbo]

@@bajorekjon ohhh it's just a facetious way of using the phrase "Ladies and Gentlemen" to mock him. Like how they used to introduce artists or celebrities on tv shows.

[@brydav2969]

Hey guys…. Vanessa wanted to fold

[@zHop3]

Hard to blame someone for being upset in that situation… even if you don’t like her

[@SpruceMoose304]

no one is ever folding there

[@Brazz27]

@@SpruceMoose304you can litterally listen to the thought process, she knows she's up against 77 or A7hh

[@bentonja668]

I love watching Vanessa play I think she's great.

[@SpruceMoose304]

@@Brazz27 she calls out the one hand that can beat her, it's a 1 in 407 chance of hitting. It's a bad beat, doesn't mean someone would fold aces full. A7h doesn't beat her hand, in case you were confused.

[@ukdnbmarsh]

the top 3 better be Negreanu trolling Phil Helmuth

[@repent.sinner]

You know it will be moneymaker knocking out Ivey in 10th in 2003 and moneymaker last hand 54vsj10 against Sammy.

[@kamikazefireball]

The Billy Kopp meltdown was epic for that amount of chips at that spot in the tournament and neither player having anywhere near the nuts.

[@MichaelOcherz]

That Vanessa hand is a classic. Strongly recommend Phil Galfond's analysis if anyone's not seen it.

[@kevinsalasberetta2039]

its a great analysis, top level poker

[@andylymbo]

It's honestly so sick of a hand for Vanessa. I really felt for her in spite of her usual antics.

[@jasonkilker4667]

Both JRB hands on the list are him taking massive beats😂

[@leonardjulius6098]

Are there hands out there of JRB winning?

[@El.Espartano]

He is unlucky playing poker. Many times that is the difference between winning a tournament and barely get in the money…winning flips and getting really lucky when you are behind

[@andylymbo]

JRB has ran incredibly poor at poker honestly. He's kind of proof how bad some people can run and be forgotten cause of it.

[@thewolf5444]

Far out what a cooler for Doug Polk at #34... He wanted to fold, what a guy!

[@pocketmonack]

#39 imo should be higher

[@ClairvoyantTruth]

One of the greatest WSOP hands, surprised it's so low lol

[@djdarklyceum]

My brother and I still talk and quote it to this day.

[@tbbb8439]

28:32 man those stacks were so wild, they need to bring back the mega stacks

[@Sponger760]

Haha was going to post the same thing. Jamie's stack is absolutely preposterous and I'm here for it.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

100%

[@timothynguyen4446]

20:15 The Billy Koop hand was probably the worst ICM punt of all time. A legendarily poorly played hand, so badly played that it turned itself into a value bluff that actually made Moon think about folding the best hand.

[@JoeDiego]

For real. I was coming here to talk about that one. A better player than Moon would have folded.

[@AaroInTheKnee]

Should be a top 10

[@cwolf208]

@@JoeDiego First thought I had on that was "what a terrible call by second best flush". He loses that hand most of the time. Koop couldn't have possibly thought he would get called with a worse hand.

[@Joel-js2gk]

Kopp was bluffing trying to get a better flush to fold. Still, an awful play considering the circumstances and that his opponent was not a pro. Very loose open to begin with, then probably should check back turn and look to call bets on brick rivers, or value bet if checked to on the river. All that being said, I cannot defend the play at all, but what I can say is I've played 2-3 day tournies where I've played 12-14 hours/day and am absolutely shattered by the end. This was on, what, Day 6? Of such a tournament, playing super long hours every day, mistakes will happen. It would be a dream for me to experience it one day but until I do I can't say how I'd feel or how I'd play in these circumstances.

[@antibishonen]

Moon said it best, "What's he doing raising with 3-5?"

[@StrangeStephen85]

#32 should be higher. That hand was the talk of poker forums for months & how insane the raises from Cheong were. It is appropriate that it's paired with Kopp's implosion the year before.

[@keithmurray1427]

The #1 hand has to be the Royal Flush vs quad A’s all in

[@JoeDiego]

Not really. It was on Day 1, it was meaningless. I’m guessing it will be next video.

[@j-roc6989]

​@JoeDiego but it's a billion to one hand, and thr fact it happened at the main event is insane enough never mind that Ray Romano was at the table as well. It absolutely should be number 1

[@JoeDiego]

@@j-roc6989 the number 1 hand will have some sort of significance to poker, or at least the tournament itself. The quads vs royal flush is meaningless (it’s memorable so may still make it high - but it won’t be #1).

[@Sponger760]

​@@JoeDiegoyah I posted this in yesterday's video. Definitely deserves to be top 5 but I have to think moneymakers final hand has to be #1 as none of us would be here chatting poker if not for it.

[@Nasdupree9090]

I’m thinking money maker taking out Ivey

[@eddieshez3457]

39 should be #1

[@djdarklyceum]

It has everything.

[@CrazeeAdam]

John Hesp was such a treasure honestly

[@jackthistle2563]

He was awesome. That hand was heartbreaking

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

5:35 - I've seen this hand many times before but never noticed (after watching future hands feat. Bellande) how many times he takes his cap off and mutters under his breath .... I genuinely think he's a great player and he deserves to be at these tables but gosh... I truly think he jinxes himself when he starts talking.

[@bitunjac]

I’ve watched most of these so I hope none of these made the list already but the top hands I remember are Moneymakers bluff on Farha, Duhamel vs Affleck, AA vs KK vs KK on the bubble and the quad aces vs the royal flush.

[@j-roc6989]

And Farha vs Hudson very first hand both flopping full houses

[@Sponger760]

​@@j-roc6989that was already included. Happened first hand in the main so couldn't be that historic.

[@j-roc6989]

@@Sponger760 but very iconic and memorable even so

[@Chiptaker419]

I was so glad. That Antonio won that he's legit. My top 5 favorite poker players.

[@Sabu8000]

Love #39

[@manueld5253]

29:47 many people might not like Jamie Gold, but this kind of gestures (hugging and uplifting the runner-up) make him a class-act in my book.

[@chandrasiburian4380]

Best hand would be Moneymaker vs Ivey. That's the hand that changed poker history

[@liamnevilleviolist1809]

5:25 - Akopyan belongs in a James Bond movie (Casino Royale obviously).

[@bentonja668]

Jerry Yang is insufferable

[@bobsmith3291]

That 10-9 one was epic haha “bye bye” serves him right for being so smug on the turn

[@mismag822]

Never realized this but Selbst looks like Alice from the Brady Bunch

[@Born2Punch]

As much as Doug gets trolled you gotta give him credit for tanking and seriously considering folding aces full there.

[@JimmySands-pd7xt]

Would have been interesting to see what Vanessa would have done with two red aces (baumann couldn’t have a7 suited in that case)

[@Irishkilla79]

So what are the prerequisites for this list? Is it rare hands that win get a higher seed? Is it pros vs pros? Is it pros being taken down by donks? Nits? Or is it tournament clinching hands that suck? A lot to think about compiling this list.

[@soyouwanttodowhatido007]

when are you guys going to do the recap of the last world series only one you guys haven't done

[@JoeDiego]

Top 30 prediction, no order: Affleck vs Duhamel Arieh vs Yockey Moneymaker bluff Zeidman vs Harman Sheikhan vs Matusown argument Friedman vs Lisandro argument McKeehen vs Daniel McKeehen vs Schwartz A Doyle hand

[@j-roc6989]

Farha vs Hudson very first hand from 2005 Aces vs Kings vs Kings bubble final table hand Hellmuth vs Dragomir Negreanu busting Hellmuth

[@libertyforamericanow]

10:37 i could not play with that guy. Tilting to look at!

[@tomaskosauce]

Blumstein had one of the luckiest runs in wsop main event history. He's up there with Gold, but at least Gold messed with minds

[@zhuangmiao3262]

Can't wait to see Helmuth in the top 10.

[@jbdpozza]

Doug polks cooler is brutal

[@abelsoto1252]

#34 “I wanted to fold I swear”. I feel bad for Venessa. I don’t think I’ve seen a clip of her winning a hand.

[@andybehmke8308]

Child's folding the queens to Jerry Yang the very worst fold in poker history.

[@Nasdupree9090]

Not really. He played it with a possibility of having aces or kings. Reraised him preflop than on the flop.

[@YoyoDevo]

donk betting that flop after calling the 3bet pre was terrible too.

[@djharms86]

Felt like I was watching who wants be a millionaire here with the phone a friend part.

[@Watchinwheel]

Y’know what’s amazing after 2006 Paul Wasicka had an amazing run in the poker world after this

[@ambientexpanse]

Wasicka call is lesson 101 in blockers, lol

[@BB27823]

wtf was heinzelmann doing

[@ambientexpanse]

Doing what a couple of the any 2 card maniacs do best at my local card room here in Florida: get it in with absolute trash only to end up owning your soul, lol

[@ChrisJarzyk]

@@ambientexpanse Bonita Poker Room for sure

[@ambientexpanse]

@@ChrisJarzyk Orange City, lol

[@YoshiBugatti]

He was ready to go home lol

[@jrviade85]

Something about something

[@Gmexican]

In pokerstars and ggpoker it would have came QQ runner runner on the first hand.

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

#37 A6 beating AA all in preflop is as gross as it gets

[@xLxUxSxTx]

@7:45, I remember when the turn hit that 10. Terrible card for Hesp. Blumstein doesn't like it either though because it means literally every straight draw possible could come home on the river. If Hesp is drawing dead while thinking he has the best of it, and Blumstein can't let the river come cheap due to the turn. Just a murderous scenario

[@Milkywayboy]

Doug Polk with quads

[@Psycho5839]

That Selbst hand…wow. No one can fold that if you are in her position.

[@cwolf208]

That Moon call is *really* difficult to make. Second best flush on a paired board for that much money? Honestly I think it's a bad call that he got lucky on.

[@LebronCCP]

🏈 compilation

[@Nasdupree9090]

Bet #1 is gonna be money maker and Ivey

[@briansweeney6733]

Not ever the bluff at the final table

[@dumpsterdonnie3408]

I have the second nuts but I'm Vanessa selbst so I'm gonna need a lot of time

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

#33 astounding to me that someone can get to the final 12 of the Main and play a hand so atrociously …but then again Jerry Yang exists, so…

[@JuJu916JuJu]

#1 will be Kassoof vs Benger

[@squirrelturdz6868]

Anyone else think checking with ur middle finger is a diss?

[@idonotundrestandmath224]

Did anyone hear that Vince oops I meant Vanessa wanted to fold?

[@billysikes1374]

Loved seeing Deeb get shitout on by A6

[@jojobeanz2981]

Never premature celebration

[@AwolGG]

Idk why 35 is on the list.

[@jackthistle2563]

Kopp hand has to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever seen. I think 12 remaining in the main event and he’s second in chips before the hand. Raises big w/ 3-5, and goes all in with a tiny flush on a paired board against the only player who can knock him out.

[@Simon-sf7ng]

Go what he deserved for playing those cards.

[@mikealcatraz2614]

Ive folded qs before. Twice i think but ks never.

[@dft110]

hesp punted so hard lol

[@JohnpaulDejoria666]

#34- why is that dude always in tilt?

[@xMTLKx]

man look at all those ridiculous pile of chips ahah I miss that

[@jrviade85]

Poker: the most biutiful sport ever invented

[@arthurcheater3359]

Selbst has an instant call. You lose to literally one hand

[@swdoctor]

Whatever happened to Antonio Esfandari ? Did he go bust ?

[@Strayhogtv]

I feel sorry for that guy on hand 34

[@JohnKruzynski-mo3us]

A7 All in was stupid 😒 😮. I'm happy to see a bad play not get lucky & lose to a muscle better hand . My heart bleeds for JRB hand.

[@MrCauthon2]

#37 wasn't top 500 million hands I've seen.

[@ukdnbmarsh]

cmon that Akopyan hand was the best ever, just absurd.

[@betterthanmost9549]

Bye bye 👋

[@ilovebrandnewcarpets]

Jerry Yang was so bad he makes Jamie Gold look like Phil Ivey

[@michaelmarsico9740]

We all know they are saving #1 for Justin Phillips royal vs quad aces 😂

[@SP-tr6jm]

Number 1 will be Moneymaker final hand vs Farha

[@JoeDiego]

Will be #24

[@j-roc6989]

​@@SP-tr6jmuh really

[@gunders85]

@@SP-tr6jm Probably not the final hand, but the big bluff just before

[@briansweeney6733]

@@gunders85agree, he thinks that’s the final hand 😂

[@kevinscottbailey8335]

That fold by lee child's has to be one of the worst in world series history.

[@saoodxdxb2515]

#39 there is a saying in arabic If u fear the devil 😈 it will show up

[@anandguruji83]

WSOP Top 100 Hands of All Time | 40-31 | Chip Reese, Vanessa Selbst & Antonio Esfandiari

[@anandguruji83]

WSOP Top 100 Hands of All Time | 40-31 | Chip Reese, Vanessa Selbst & Antonio Esfandiari

[@alukata9763]

#39 is brutal lol

[@tumbleweedconnection7906]

I think a lot of the young or newish guys could learn to control their emotions better and not celebrate like they just won the superbowl.

[@jeffersonfalcaoadv]

Vanessa is like Phill Helmuth,, want a fold... hahaha

[@tumbleweedconnection7906]

#37 is just gross A6o 6 bet shove 😮

[@manueld5253]

20:06 Gale Baumann really fun women to play with. 😴😴

[@docokd7oco443]

Gold is absolutely the worst. A definite floor assisted win...

[@MrsCaptainOats]

How come Vanessa still had a 2% chance of winning after the turn? The ace of hearts was already folded by someone. Can someone explain pls?

[@thestradiosmiles]

It's perceived outs to the player, doesn't take folded cards into consideration.

[@MrsCaptainOats]

@@thestradiosmiles okay makes sense then ty

[@JohnKruzynski-mo3us]

Heinzelman makes a bad 👎 all in play & then gets lucky with a 6 on the river. He stepped in crap with both feet 😆 🤣 😅😂.

[@SlimPickens1940]

Hesp confident got worked

[@jordansmith2647]

that move with a7 was barf inducing🤢🤮

[@sc0mo786]

yes, foolish

[@TeamVictoire]

First jumping around and screaming like a monkey then "John sorry".

[@DontBeBoredDude]

how is his name vanessa

[@NOREMAC007]

Watching that guy Selbst lose is always fun.

[@survivorscheme4754]

#35 was extremely meh

[@Sabu8000]

Vanessa's table talk is so weak.

[@PkerBruno]

#36 shows how bad people played back there

[@user-fm7nl1tg9e]

мужик ванесса зельбст обоҫралась😢

[@soccerplay300]

That A7 play is so bad. Yeeeeesh.

[@mrclean5146]

Vanessa purposely designs her hair like that every morning. Think about that if you ever feel bad for her

[@andybehmke8308]

Aw man I can't watch Hesp lose. It hurts me on the inside. Ten worst hands all time no top list.

[@bobbypierce7722]

Blumstein was probably my least favorite winner. His etiquette in big hand all ins is so bad. Why can't players just sit there and win the pot without all the over the top celebration

[@danlo5]

I don't mind celebrating as long as you're not pulling a Tony G and insulting your opponent while you're doing it. Jamie Gold is my personal least favorite. His antics always rubbed me wrong, too, but I guess at least he played within the rules and some people played into it.

[@johnagelakis6740]

Did you know that Vanessa Selbst wanted to fold ????