Two BILLIONAIRES Play A $725,400 Game Of Poker

[@RaulGroom]

This game reminds me of something Mike Caro once said: Overrated: what games can you beat? Underrated: what games can you get into?

[@rrp5422]

We know he is going to fold because Doug put the total of the pot in the title, without his call :p

[@thomasbuck303]

Yeah but he could still put the size of the pot before the final call either way.

[@rrp5422]

@@thomasbuck303 He is unbalanced on that stat. I've checked his old vids

[@allu717]

Yeah this always happens

[@gjchawks17]

@@rrp5422 He might be unbalanced in that stat but he's definitely put the pot size before a call in some of his older vids because people called him out on it and he made a point of it in the videos.

[@andyelliott80]

Not really sure why that would offend given that this is hand analysis. Turns out there is actually some other content out there if you just want to watch poker without "spoilers"

[@bestprice1776]

How does Bellande find people to stake him, that is the real mystery.

[@Nytequiller]

They probably think he's good but he just runs so bad XD

[@davidross5036]

More then poker, people. These people are connected in other ventures. Even JB

[@Cooldrummer]

Because fishes love playing with Bellande and if you stake him, you get invited to those games.

[@EuanW17]

Best Price Pretty simple, you stake that donkey, people will invite you to the same game JRB as in as they have a guaranteed whale so they can deal with a better player (such as Robl) being in the game. Robl absolutely would not get an invite if he wasn't staking JRB.

[@zoraknsg]

@@EuanW17 seems like an expensive proposition. you lose a massive buyin with JRB only to maybe make some of it back yourself??

[@jacek-v9y]

It's your first video in a day. Please make some effort and try to upload more regularly. Thanks.

[@nickn08]

He's got so much time on his hands now😂

[@575forza]

Ha! What?

[@Wamexful]

He been uploading more one video a day.

[@emdiar6588]

@@Wamexful Your sarcasm detector is on the blink mate.

[@FastedZach]

He’s been uploading everyday wut lol

[@Dreamagain11]

Maybe you should balance your video title range so we ACTUALLY don't know exactly what happens ..

[@LEON..D]

Maybe you should mind your business

[@Dreamagain11]

Yea I hate it when people read youtube video titles. Mind your own damn business!! What do they think this place is? Like a publicly open video browsing site? Yeesh.

[@LvL69Gengar]

Wow Doug is so balanced in his hand analysis video endings.

[@truckingmillionaires]

Genius ending

[@KillerMarces]

"I am trying to balance my range" I loved that

[@Bonzi94]

ruined by the pot in the title and the pot on screen :(

[@allancouceiro9905]

He got me good, I thought they were going to showdown.

[@kylepatrickmccrary2781]

Did you just say "this is Polker Hands"!? *and the crowd goes wild!*

[@JRibs]

"I'd break the law for you, because I love you." lol

[@dakota481]

J Ribs dude was drunk out of his gord

[@aliveandwellaliveandwell1026]

For the younger guys who don't know baldwin....Doyle tells story when playing with baldwin when they young guys that baldwin would call out and put people in exact hands over and over....I believe Brunson described him as "sickening how good he was" and him AND other best players in the world at the time considered Bobby baldwin 15+ percent better than everyone else at nolimit....this was for years not briefly......also he big rep as having a lot of heart and went broke a few times when he young and always with class very liked and respected as a person amongst his peers....all the guys of his generation respected him tons for making the move into casino operations it wasn't cuz he had to.....so when you watch this good guy old man drunked up your watching an elite/ex all-time great having fun with the boys like so long ago now playing for millions in a legal card game with bad players...no wonder he's having a good time.. And his 20 million Google net worth is way way off like usual....tons of high end real estate investments from way back and big salary for ages.....and GOD only knows his winnings from years of private games before and after Bellaire was his sidekick

[@derenkov]

i was watching this live and the river was a 5 , and the asian guy was super pissed off and then was tilting a bit, he asked to see the river

[@AndreasFroehliPoker]

good old rabbit hunting

[@luxon4]

shouldve taken the free card lol

[@priely5149]

The bet on the turn was such a bad move, not all in and aginst two players.

[@Dirtyironman]

How did you watch it live? They’re pre-recorded cash games during the triton events that get released later on. There’s not even a spectators rail that watch these games.

[@chougaming2613]

Yummi Potato its called livestream ya twat

[@shonix9]

"live poker is happening" 😂😂😂

[@willlinke2849]

That baldwin guy is funny af 😆 even knowing what his hole cards were listening to him chatter still had me confused 😄

[@BluffinBTN]

that baldwin guy is 1978 WSOP Main Event champion LOL :)

[@pugsnhogz]

@@thegoon3088 maybe, but it probably at least says he knows how to work his mark

[@BluffinBTN]

@@thegoon3088 lol Doyle Brunson and Stu Ungar didn't know how to play poker? And this guy doesn't either, baldwin, as he plays a no bleed macau game with his lifetime poker winnings...

[@sticktoFL]

I’m confused you’re saying you should fold 56c in the hj facing an open from middle position this? Why every time I watch Doug play live he doesn’t take any of his own advice and instead 3 bets suited gappers frequently from almost all positions...

[@johngriller4997]

There’s some truth to this lol

[@PTMC808]

doug gets on the sauce, it's a well known fact that alcohol makes you all loosey-goosey havin a sandwich

[@JeffHoopAdventure]

Bobby Baldwin's table banter is gold.

[@snoski]

J Hoop I love it as a spectator, but shit, I’d want to listen to white noise on headphones if I was sitting there at the table playing.

[@smaze1782]

I would never be able to stand this guy at the table. So annoying.

[@tylermokarry9731]

You actually gave something away there in the end when you balanced your range , I’m gonna keep it as my secret , the value will be mine for eternity

[@gangsterthug7]

"Can you beat a straight??" LOL

[@alexbrod6084]

Doug what do you think about Zang all-in on the flop? If he has bluffs here this seems like his best candidate. A5s or A3s is slightly worse b/c you want them to have AQ.

[@Musaaaa653]

WTH. He almost always gets called by a queen or an overpair esp in a multi way pot. Edit: tbh the others don’t rep over pairs but still any queen my call. If he bluffs with a open ended straight then that’s a different story.

[@Creamy6oodness]

You definitely don't want them to have AQ...

[@eugenesesmaiii3278]

That's as close to a "420" flop that you can get in Poker

[@vvalk2vvalk]

1:44 bluffing with broadways - what about the fact that hands like J9s, QTs have much worse equity given opps range than hands like 78s, 76s?

[@D4Z3D_]

vvalk2vvalk ur using them just as blockers. Makes it less likely the opponent is holding/will be pairing up with them. Somethin like A2 works good but agree that brodways like QT/KJ... are just abomination in that spot. Even that A10 could be considered shit which is why that 3 bet call is marginal with it. Dont understand why doug was like - thats an easy call.

[@Nick-xu7ns]

John Smith you’re calling 17 into 77 closing action preflop. You only need 18% equity to break even with the call (which even in this horrid spot with a better ace in the pot and two spades dead he still has 19%). A10s over realizes equity and you’re in position to two players. Definitely need to flat at least but the 4bet play seems strong too. Both should profit easily.

[@D4Z3D_]

Nick Dashineau That equity actually applies to going throught to the river. you have 32% chance of flopping a pair. If you hit an A it will most likely be dominated by the guy 3 betting or the callers. If you hit the 10 and get so lucky its 10 high flop there are lots of overpairs in that 3 bettors range and any additional overcard JQT will be scary as hell. By the turn you need at least 2 pair to justify going forward and the chance of that happening with this shit hand is like 6%. You will just lose a lot of money when you hit your 1 pair and get dominated... you can always 4 bet but its a bluff more or less. Ur just representing AK+. Bottom line if you dont flop a monster, you will be put in horrible decidions each step of the way. I prefer to let these ones go

[@Nick-xu7ns]

John Smith for sure. That’s why you want to choose hands that over realize their equity so that you can take lines that reach the river more often. You want hands that make strong flushes/straights. A10s makes both the nut flush and nut straight allowing for a lot of postflop raise lines that allow it to realize more than just its raw equity. And yes an A10s 4bet pre is a 4bet bluff. But it’s a pretty major part of a 4bet bluff range because of its removal and because it over realizes when called (pretty similar to wheel aces etc.)

[@D4Z3D_]

Nick Dashineau So you gonna make nut flush/straight like 3% of the time while having to spend more money on turn and river. Postflop agression vs 3 other people when you are likely to play from behind is not very relevant I would say. Even in ideal case you hit a FD youd still be raising someone with at least a pair with equity of like 36%. So this issue then it comes down to how much payoff can you get with it. Just from the top of my head Id say you would need to win something like 400k when you hit it to make that play worth it. But then again there is so much delicate math involved underneath this that I am getting sea sick. In my opinion its not an easy call by any means.

[@KevinsKontentKorner]

Hey everyone, backwards hat Doug is back!

[@IRNjuggle28]

Since when is Baldwin also a billionaire? Gotta balance that bluff versus honesty frequency on the video titles?

[@stephenlandrum]

I was wondering how Zang was the billionaire. I looked up hes a world renowned sushi chef

[@ktfjulien]

@@stephenlandrum I'm confused on how being a sushi chef nets you a $B

[@stephenlandrum]

@@ktfjulien I don't know, that's all I really saw on him aside from poker

[@ktfjulien]

@@stephenlandrum Fair enough

[@rickclayton822]

So the question is what is best play. I think jam the flop for Zang against a donk lead. That is a balanced range. You do it with AA and KK or when you flop a set. You stack your opponent if he calls. You can do it with gut shot or flush draw and outdraw them.

[@willowandluka5302]

Yea but you also have to worry about Bellande. It was pretty obvious he probably had too pair. So say Baldwin bets, Bellande calls, Zang jams, Baldwin folds, Bellande might have to call.

[@cjthepirate3393]

I love how baldwin put zhang on 10s at the end. Calls pot size bet to a SB lead into 5 people on a Q24 rainbow flop then proceeds to bet half put when checked to on turn. Makes sense

[@MrHitfromthabong]

Please make more videos including the hand 3 4 off. Thanks :)

[@xaviersmile82]

"can you beat a straight? " uhh

[@niels8195]

Yeah I got pocket quads

[@pugsnhogz]

Lets do this LEEROOOOOOOOYYY--

[@TeoGPoker]

Bobby Baldwin took some courses: 1) Upswing Poker 2) Negreanu and Ivy Master Class

[@frankwilliams3587]

2 Billionaires playing a $725,400 game is like the rest of us playing a nickle, dime quarter game.

[@andrewwebber421]

What’s interesting here is if he was certain the his opponent had just an over pair he was getting the right price to call at the end. So if you thought that say a bluff with a flush draw say was about as likely that the guy was on better than a pair - practically that would be trip queens, possible low trips. Then maybe call was the right decision at the end, albeit I wouldn’t want to do it.

[@andrewwebber421]

There has been a couple of hands in this Triton game where a player has gone in too aggressively with unsuited low connectors then believed they needed to defend them and lost a lot of money. Really don’t think it’s a profitable play!

[@nandisaand5287]

Live read comment: On the turn, Baldwin and JRB both check, and you see Zang stare-stare-stare at the board before betting. This is a classic tell that he's drawing, right out of Caro's book. Baldwin probably picked up on it and shoved. You can tell from his table talk as Zang tanks that he knows exactly what time it is.

[@OneOut1]

Do you thinl it's possible that they also read Caro's book ? It's not that easy my man.

[@MrEiskonfekt]

Doug, the description is wrong. This is not a huge river bet :D

[@ryantitsworth]

Baldwin is absolutely screaming crapping his diaper hoping he doesn’t get called by better lol

[@richardb3324]

It is really fun watching Bobby Baldwin, an old time master, in action!!

[@jaywalker712]

I played poker with Bobby in 1978 in Dallas and I learned two things, #1 he was a hell of a player and # 2 he said while driving in traffic to always stop a car length behind cars in front of you so if a robbery attempt is made you can drive around and escape. He came down from Tulsa every week to play and drove a new blue Lincoln Mark, total cool dude.

[@reecelightner]

Did you miss that Baldwin said he’s betting 90M dark?

[@Hanamichi6666]

the problem with coldcalling the 3b makes your range like an open book. tipical you would have tt,jj,aq or maybe ak.

[@beau5296]

i don’t get why leading out with AQ (the best hand) in a multiway pot is a bad play. If it checks through and a K comes on the turn he just lost a huge pot for checking.

[@HOOKEMINTHEMOUTHKAYAKFISHING]

The ending though Doug!😀😁😂👍 Get that KZbin money 💰. Probably not as good as the tables for ya but I love the videos !

[@darthnihiluz5305]

How would you implement every so often? Maybe if your second hand on your watch is 0-4 and that triggers your 3-bet crazy range?

[@nessywes3975]

Bro I love you're videos. But stop spoiling the ending with the title!!!! When it's the turn and the pot is the size in the title we know he folds. Shame on you...

[@CG-jo6oc]

Bobby throwing that Midwestern chirpin at him

[@ginrummy3996]

Been a very long time I haven't seen Bobby Baldwin playing poker, now sitting at high stakes cash game after being involve in poker for so long, damn I can't criticize any play from this guy.

[@6bt_str86]

I "balance" my range like when I want to cruise down by the river and take the Porsche 929 (I watch Polk) When I'm going down past the corner store , and need to be in something like the 79 Chevy rust bucket to absorb bottle impacts on the side (I watch the "De-gen" RDP... "balance" cuz I love'm both) 😉👍

[@FastedZach]

I was dying when he said he’s trying to balance his range hahaha

[@ParissaKhoury]

Doug Polk is the greatest of all time and the best Poker channel on KZbin

[@Dajewish666]

I got bluffed on the reveal. Well played doug

[@bitcoinisfreedom5265]

Idk where you learned math from, but unless the numbers on the screen were off, Zang was NOT getting the odds to call on the river. Not even close. He has 9 outs MAX.

[@Joel-js2gk]

Doug, you didn't put the best part of the hand in, which was when they went rabbit hunting after Zang folded and would've made 2pair on the river

[@adminstrativeuser8930]

This hand is just off the rails. Baldwin's drunken speech pretty much tells him what he has. Hilarious out of control guy Baldwin very good player

[@pokerdiva680]

Yeah, I was wondering if Baldwin was drunk. Sounded like it to me.

[@ChrisProtein]

Balancing thumbnail ranges mean nothing, Doug gave away a tell at the beginning of this video that let me know that the size of the pot was already spoiled in the thumbnail. I saw it, Phil Ivey saw it, I'm not going to say what it was cause i don't want to give it away but trust me, it's there.

[@lozgod]

If I see that fucking Masterclass ad again I’m gonna fucking snap.

[@Jon3s-p6w]

Bobby Baldwin is a billionaire? I had no idea...

[@UNDESPUTEDchamp]

Your every day uploads are amazing! Keep it up!

[@Matthew-gg8ep]

Look forward to Everyday analysts and hopefully you getting back to the felt once the time comes to do so. Good shot Doug

[@publicaccount1589]

you left out the best part. the rabbit hunt where zang woulda sucked out

[@DMX-PAT]

5:42 dealer points to Baldwin and he checks, did the dealer think he had an option there?

[@simondaughtry4619]

Ever seen a huge pot on youtube that JRB wins? ME neither. Or does KZbin censor his wins?

[@jmoon808]

You blew it when you said it was a 725400 pot. So kinda spoiled the action on the river lol

[@tony16546]

Whats up Doug Polk, guys here. Which site are these guys playing on?

[@louyzl]

They went for rabbit hunt and the river is a 5. Zang was tilted

[@truth_serumm]

If my opponent said he has 35cc and I'm holding the 5c I'm probably instacalling

[@diagnosedtopg7657]

And punting....

[@truth_serumm]

@@diagnosedtopg7657 thanks for caring!

[@diagnosedtopg7657]

@@truth_serumm anytime big dog

[@Nick-xu7ns]

Zang doesn’t waste time in these spots. You know if he’s looking, he’s looking for something. I saw it. Did you guys see it too? Don’t tell me if you did.

[@jevtickg]

Maybe that talking after leading the flop is questionable with 4 players in hand, BB calls... action on 3-better, this is not 1-2 local game with shots and Stella(my fav. beer) going around; just saying might be off the line on this level.Just my thoughts..

[@garygwin1741]

Considering Bobby Baldwin is a Main Event Champ and one of the All-Time legends of the game, and is ridiculously rich, im gonna defer to Bobby's play on this one Doug. I hope your not offended.

[@yosefmintzer3978]

I wonder how many of the other players are, or think they are, picking up tells from Baldwin's gregariousness. Its not relevant so much in this hand, but it seems like when players chat away after large bets, they tend to have strong hands.

[@andrewg6241]

8:20, what if Zang chose to jam? Does he have enough fold equity, or would it be lighting money on fire?

[@willowandluka5302]

Jamming would have been a better play. He tried to disguise his bluff as a value bet, but that doesn’t work when your opponents show so much strength on the flop. The worst hand Baldwin could have was really AQ. I would have checked it though.

[@shoop4040]

come to think of it, I've never seen a poker game without Bellande getting a massage.. OH! By the way Doug, I am NOT a poker player just enjoy watching hand break down for the day I finally do.

[@salvdororozco8330]

Doug you have the best Poker Videos... Saludos desde Mountains Edge Las Vegas

[@N0Gamb0l]

Doug remember when you 4bet Zang with 65 on Poker After Dark?

[@marcuslarwa9098]

Your in deep doo doo right now lolll. I like this guy

[@champ8605]

Two billionaires play micro stakes.

[@nice1son474]

Given that you give the final size of the pot in the title, we do know whats going to happen.

[@srki22]

We knew what happened because you put the size of the pot in the title.

[@boodrowwillsun4037]

He bet 90M IN THE DARK, Mr. Polk.

[@obeysteve]

Bobby Baldwin is that annoying nit that chats loudly and too much to create the perception that they're not a nit.

[@flashrabbit9]

Hey Doug I want to dedicate my life to poker but I am absolutely terrified of bots, the convenience between live and online is drastic low/mid stakes I couldn’t make money live there’s thousands of games online but I know I’m sometimes playing against bots and read and watched loads on it they are becoming sophisticated, ahhhhhhhh

[@willowandluka5302]

Zang played this terribly. Every decision he made, from the first to the last, was a wrong play. Except for folding, that was the only correct decision he made.

[@junito1008]

I can’t believe Bellande folded KQ !! 🤭😂

[@patrick_kyker]

5:05 Does Baldwin talking give off a lot of strength?

[@robs3961]

Yes, as well playing with his cards a lot is an indicator.

[@williamdavis2505]

I like the flop lead from the Owl. Check raise on the turn is overplaying it, turning his hand into a bluff? But two players just called the flop. Results-wise all his plays were good. Learn from the wise one.

[@vladbcom]

6:09 slipping up hahah

[@gswdeclan]

There's no way Bobby Baldwin is a billionaire.

[@thomasocallaghan9145]

Can't remember the last time I beat a guy who said that he hasn't looked at his cards and then turns over Ace's, poker players lie

[@jevtickg]

Welcome to this beautiful world.. see u at the tables!!

[@jevtickg]

I won't look I swear :-)

[@vladbcom]

Doug love your videos, sub'ed and hit the notification dong. But need to work on titles where we don't get to know the outcome of the hand as it just blows.

[@korhanalparslan8730]

Balancing your ending range, I laughed to hard

[@roadhockey]

Can't get enough of watching dudes get massages.

[@alextan5345]

The river is another 5, u can see from other videos

[@JMRSplatt]

I love these videos because there's so much unorthodox play and it boggles Doug, hehe... However, unorthodox play can be quite profitable because it's new and/or unforeseen. Some of the leaders in poker theory are often seen as wrong. Though leading the flop might be spewey, actually.

[@GrowthruGod]

baldwin is showing strength with his chatter...but scared since he knows queens can be beat so that's why he is showing strength...no way you can call either way

[@olinater5]

Baldwin is high as a kite during this game

[@phamnhat2925]

That would have been a great time to be having the 53 of diamonds...

[@MickLoud999]

neither of these guys is a billionaire...wtf?

[@jimmarshall5453]

Bellande played terribly. I've now concluded all people getting a massage at the table have that in common. Take advantage of them!

[@whodouthinkuare]

Doug, who has the most online winnings between Jeff Gross, Lex Veldhuis and Jaime Staples?

[@lwiaalmsh]

snooker expert the answer is lex because he was playing in the mid 2000s when the game was easier. This is when he was a cash game player, not a tournament player

[@whodouthinkuare]

Sound Liam. At the current Rate, and with Gross younger then Lex, it's not hard to see him overtake him in a few years, in terms of earming.

[@volkerpetersen2671]

What a fish bet on the River

[@jaredcarrick3468]

I feel clickbaited 👎 Zang looks just like Elon Musk in the thumbnail, which is who I thought would be featured in this hand. Nice slow roll, Doug

[@GaryMillyz]

"Two Billionaires Play An Almost $1M Pot". Compelling Title: Check. Keeps it interesting after the all-in since we still don't know if he calls or folds? Check. See, it's not so hard. Balance them vid titles and sprinkle in some non-spoilers! :)

[@JeffDime]

Polk gonna be the new Brendan Schaub of comedy. Give his new channel a sub.

[@erikparker3051]

Doug, I’m having trouble keeping up with all these videos and it’s affecting my busy work schedule. I don’t know what to do. Please help

[@jevtickg]

Go to poker room!!! :-)

[@DougieBarclay]

They rabbit hunted and Zang got there. NO GAMBOL NO FEUCHA