What Hand Do You Beat? 2017 PokerStars Championship Bahamas

[@parkersaysplaycasinoandslo4062]

no wonder im a big donater to the poker community. my thought process is no where near this thorough.

[@TheAgarwalk]

Daniel Sir, this is one of the best hand analysis I've ever seen. For me, you are the Poker GOAT. Hoping to learn a lot more from you. Love from India!

[@joeingram1]

A brand new KidPolker Hands!! !!!!!

[@gustavodemira7416]

Amazing analysis Daniel! Looking good mate, keep it up!

[@moneyhoney8598]

Daniel.. No wonder why you are considered the BEST Poker player in the world! For me it doesn't matter you lose or win a hand/tournament... but the way you understand Human behaviour... is simply amazing!

[@guissepee]

Great video Daniel! Looking forward to watching more videos from you!

[@avikumarirm]

Bring more of these hand breakdowns

[@colinbourgie4008]

I like the fact that Doug and you have such different approach. Kinda nice to hear another point of view especially coming from a player as experienced as Daniel.

[@StrongerThanEvan]

Daniel, thank you soo much for starting this channel. it has given me some very great tips that I'll be able to use at the poker table. honestly thank u

[@michaelredmond3580]

Another great analysis. My main problem is not looking back far enough and thinking of what the range could be considering pre-flop action. When you think in this much depth, it really shows how what could be portrayed as, especially 3 handed, quite an easy call, is actually quite an easy fold.

[@mjj789]

You ever consider calling this series Polker hands?

[@MrSrslySirius]

Brought to you by PolkerStars

[@BoRnMuSh]

I felt the same way. I wonder what doug polk will have to say about this.

[@d2fans]

Brought to you by Dan ̶P̶o̶l̶k̶ Negreanu

[@BrendanBeckett]

Daniel really left himself vernerable to that joke

[@Me-ji2pn]

Michael Cerulo Polk wasn't the first to do this. Loads of people did it before him

[@millermeares6676]

Thanks for doing these! I'm already looking forward to the Monday video. Do you think you could do a break down of a hand where someone makes a hero call on a bluff? Maybe you could explain why they called and what the indicators were that the other person was bluffing? Big fan, keep it up :)

[@spanky2964]

Well its about time Daniel! I have begged you to post content on the u-tubes for a while now.Keeping my fingers crossed that it will last! Thanks Daniel!

[@NickPeters-zc2ms]

Thanks for video. Always enjoy listening to how you see certain scenarios. Look forward to many more.

[@TheMouseofdanger]

Loving your work Dnegs

[@ericeakes7733]

These videos made my playing profitable. Thx for the advantage.

[@PaddyYTHD]

Rake is good for poker. Thanks Naniel Degranu.

[@Millerofmac-rip]

PaddyYT nani?

[@J-mo74]

I think it is easier when you can see both hands. You should do the analysis from one players perspective and block from knowing what the other players have until the end to see if your read is correct.

[@RodgerRamjet]

i love how what used to be considered pretty crap hands.. double gappers, like J8s.. are now GREAT hands to defend with, call raises with, play with.. again.. reading poker books for last 10 yrs, and calling with J8s isnt really " in there".. it is NOW.. and its good to know, good to see, and even better to see and hear.. helps me in determining how i need to approach things with a wider stance, hand on the holster, ready to rip off three barrels, etc, and do it with "Air" , because my RANGE says I can.. not my hand.. damn.. its like " Stop..............Dave........................... Dave..................... Stop............................. We can work this out.........Dave................."... now I have a whole new arsenal, if I can learn when to fire, when to check, when to fold up the tent and wait for better weather...

[@orangenexuss4119]

Thx great vid, highlight for me was reminding me to look back when I am making decisions. Realised I used to do that a lot more.

[@pvhawkeye08]

Love it thanks Daniel! Looking forward to watching the regular videos!

[@MurrayHerts]

I hope you and Doug Polk get a good rivalry going, it will be fun for the fans and help boost you both, make sure to fire a shot at him in your next video, thanks!.

[@MurrayHerts]

Oh I didn't mean in a malicious way, a purely playful and panto type rivalry ps. Nice to get a reply from you, I've watched many shows/videos of you over the years and you have been one of my favourite characters in poker along with Phil Hellmuth. Looking forward to you uploading more regularly, cheers.

[@guibox3]

I'll listen to Daniel's analysis any day over Doug's.

[@StephanJClark]

Doug seems to be pretty exceptional at heads up and he's quite well known. I don't think Daniel has anything to prove anymore. He seems to be content being an (if not "the") ambassador of the game. But sure, he might put his money on Doug too.

[@TheNonBeliever]

Great analysis Daniel. I never could have imagined I would be able to fold to that river bet in Vela's position, but now it is pretty clear. I saw Vela float some people with queen high in some very strange spots and bink a queen on the turn multiple times. Yes he got lucky in those spots, but he should really slow down and think about things otherwise he is donking off chips left and right. Looking forward to this series from you. Thank the baby jesus you will not be discussing politics.

[@moffettmike4080]

Great breakdown daniel...but that one was to easy, I want to see more complicated breakdowns and maybe some real old school breakdowns from back in the day...love you daniel, your the best!...the best I tell ya... the best😎

[@seankurland3990]

Vela checked dark before the flop came out. He was doing that during the whole live stream final table, whether he was the pre-flop aggressor or defending out of the blinds. A ridiculous strategy. It finally bit him in this hand. Good analysis by Daniel nonetheless

[@jeremeo62]

I think the key of the hand is that overall Vela is very face up on what he has, specially checking on the river meaning usually showdown value. (Bluffs would prob bet the river because many pocket pairs can fold) His opponent is surely good enough to understand that so he's probably not bluffing a lot in this spot, knowing his opponent mostly has an ace

[@allan5135]

Great Video Daniel!

[@joshuahoggard4378]

Could you do Razz or Stud hands? If you did some other hands than Hold'em it could generate some interest in the mixed games. Which in my opinion are very interesting.

[@kelaveli]

as played i would like to see vela betfold the river, he might get called by a queen or an ace, but if you decide to check the river you should propably just fold coz there are so few hands that you beat as you said.

[@MrHeuveltje]

Love these commentary's from you Daniel, Also looking forward to the inspirational vlog videos, always fun to watch these!

[@Kevuno]

Love it! More analysis of games, please! Do you think you can analyze games where you played in the past so that you can point out mistakes in your career and lessons you have learned from playing against other good players and bad players?

[@jonathandm4886]

Good stuff! Thanks Daniel!

[@haguenz]

cheers Daniel

[@Limbomber]

Im glad pokerstars are sponsoring him to make more content it is a win win for viewers

[@tommodo715]

Thanks Daniel. I love these kinds of videos.

[@bigb1209]

Maybe take bet sizing on the river into account also.

[@brunocabralgassen968]

Great vid, Daniel! I'm eager to see the next breakdown. Keep it up!

[@svmohata]

Daniel, against the range of hands the other guy can have, arent we more likely 'at the very least' chopping? The guy hit a backdoor flush and how often does that happen. It'd be the least likely hand I'd put him on and be more worried about three 5s. That said, I can't see myself folding here with those odds, and that's why I'm not a professional player :) Great advice though on taking time and re-thinking how it's played out. I'll defi keep that in mind!

[@ncinlv1507]

solid analysis

[@JH59999]

Serious question Daniel.. If he always bets his A10-A2, won't that make his check back range exploitable? If he always bets those aces on the flop then he can't have them on the turn/river.. Unless you meant to say he's going to bet half his aces on the flop and check the other half which (please correct me if I'm wrong) is just a bad play to do. Talking about this board texture obv. Not just any board

[@BioSoldier53]

Thanks for the analysis Daniel. I appreciate it. I look forward to more of your educational videos.

[@HipsterDoofus100]

Thank god you said no politics! You're one of the easiest players to like and I hate having to get angry with you when you discuss politics haha.

[@sspitcher1513]

Why should we be mixing in limps w A4? I think if we are going to play from the sb we should always come in for a raise because otherwise we need to balance both our limping and raising ranges, instead of just having to balance our raising range. Maybe good players feel comfortable balancing both, but I think it seems hard.

[@brunocabralgassen968]

Suggestion: Your insights on how to play hands like AK, AQ, AJ and A10.

[@boxermccoy]

You're the man Daniel

[@Sam-fi5gj]

Loving the podcast Daniel, keep it up.

[@DuffyJ1111]

These are great. Thanks Daniel!

[@GeppettoFedora]

Flop: A4o must bet on 553 because we don't want to give a free card to JT/J9/etc (and indeed villain checks back with J8s). River: AA55Q must x/f because villain can't be bluffing, as he'd have bluffed the flop with "napkins" like JT.

[@32icon]

I learned a lot. Thanks for these videos!

[@AlliterationAce]

This is great entertainment! Thank you, Daniel.

[@Nick-xu7ns]

How many better hands does Vela have in this spot though? Perhaps some flushes that he decided to check river with (seems unlikely but possible). But realistically it seems he's near the top of his range. Obviously he doesn't beat any hands in Harder's value range, but shouldn't he still expect Harder to have some bluffs here as well to maintain balance? Basically, if Vela should be folding this, what's the worst hand he can have that you think he should call with?

[@archiewhite3]

great video daniel keep em comin bro

[@luebbers03]

I wonder if the Ace raised big enough on the flop the J8 diamonds would have folded and never gotten to see the flush draw on the turn? I feel the Ace really let him get there checking the flop.

[@bretmcgough172]

I love these videos. Thanks.

[@ColdHearted]

MORE RAKE PLEASE!!!

[@fergonzalez1584]

Hello Negranu you can put another subtitle of the Spanish so that it is understood a little better because this complicates you a little to understand, I saw that Doug Polk added new subtitle of Spanish, SOS A CRACK

[@mart1nh687]

Thanks Daniel, great lesson.👍

[@510magic]

following in Doug Polk's footsteps

[@pot_kivach160]

At 2:06 a Daniel’s “small mistake” turned out to be a HUGE one! Had Vela bet into Chris at flop and (provided he called??) continued on the turn, Chris would’ve folded (maybe even at flop) and never made it to the river (completed flush). So, he let Chris buy a free card on the turn?? A terrible call. A costly one.

[@Ivan86185]

I LOVE THIS PERSON.

[@robertxhacker]

I came here to learn, but I already knew this and now I'm mad that Daniel is giving away this info.. Ironic? Keep up the great work Daniel! Question: What do you do in a tournament, when you're dealt top tier hands consecutively? (I was dealt 10-10, K-K, Q-Q, AJ, A10, AQ all in a row. I won all except chose not to play the last hand AQ, because it didn't feel right and under the gun)

[@StephanJClark]

Robert Hacker sounds like you played the hands right. It's great to have hands to work with especially in tournaments.

[@alanc9561]

I started playing today on pokerstars and this guy kept getting amazing hands... Lost all my (play money, I'm nowhere near starting with real money yet) chips to him as I kept thinking he had to be bluffing.

[@adrianallen1808]

Or trips!!! Makes more sense to me

[@seliganofilme7305]

awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@stozov2]

Havent played Online poker since 2004 2005 ish was sponsored then the bs online america ban came. So been out of the scene havent been updated what happen with all that. That being said is there any site americans can play online poker ? For cash obv

[@BoRnMuSh]

bovada ( anonymous tables), betonline, and ACR all take American players. Bovada is by far the busiest and most popular, although they don't offer any rakeback and they barely offer any poker points for playing.

[@BoRnMuSh]

Lots of good info on them on 2+2 poker site

[@TheNonBeliever]

Bovada is Ignition Poker now isn't it?

[@stozov2]

The Non Believer ues just signed up amd said ignition took it over

[@SONOFAZOMBIE2025]

Daniel, so would you actually fold then? i mean really? I think it is possible to come to your well thought out conclusion...and it is a great conclusion... but probably still call! lol ☺

[@ljneubauer5786]

well what do you beat? Hope for a chop? Hope to be up against a mid pocket pair? maybe. This play was fine i guess but still wrong

[@DAWEAP1]

Dan, you're the man, but it's kind of funny bc I've never seen you make a lay down, especially top pair 😂

[@TheSmokey1424]

Thank you for the HD. Youre the shit Daniel!

[@kristianferguson360]

Would really like to see a video doing something with being able to read people's tells, or just little gestures that'd give some information. Thanks :)

[@jakescose5347]

Reading is mainly done through bets. When they bet, how big, and what their range is.

[@croftatron]

Great vid Daniel. Subbed!

[@McGavel1]

Woot - I love learnin "stuff". Thanks again for the tips. Also lol love that term "napkins" haha. Did he have VIP napkins or Wal-mart napkins? haha

[@ephilippaphillips6703]

4:36 sick poker face bro...

[@lakrzy]

Thank you for the breakdown. I enjoy the more controlled tripod view, less detractions the better for me. What chances are you giving my Mn Wild? Ty. Glgl

[@fratcicek8005]

Nice video man, keep it up.

[@VanillaSnake21]

What if Harder had KQ or QJ? Why don't you count that as a hand you beat? I probably think a pro is so unlikely to raise the Q, but there are players who would do that and hope you put them on the flush and fold.

[@firekombi4310]

what is in the photo frame behind you?

[@nono-fo5ls]

amazing video. I hope i can see you irl someday.

[@johnbaesv4776]

gg Kid! impresive content !

[@JH4eva]

so thanks for the knowledge! really

[@lightsoaring4699]

This came as an unskipable ad on a gaming video. *STAAAAAAHP*

[@dankostov8420]

he's had gas b4 lool don't think so

[@moffettmike4080]

MostDeliciousCupcake is he gay??? obviously you've never seen the bitches that he hangs out with...

[@TRADERX1231]

EXCELLENT !!!!

[@seangaucho123]

Polk

[@n16161]

So Daniel do you believe YOU actually would have folded here?

[@DuffyJ1111]

I'd love to play at PokerStars again but I'm in America :(

[@fladmus]

Ow man, would have loved this before the rake rant. Used to be a huge fan of Negreanu, mainly because I believed him to be a good guy. Then he turned against the community for his own gain. I'll stick with Doug.

[@jimdugganakagermanbeermons4217]

"I have never ever complained about a rake being too high, nor have I complained that a rake should be higher. Ever. Not once. In my life." this might be an actual English sentence, but really it carries no fkn meaning what so ever.

[@JohnSmith-cy8hq]

"I have never ever complained about a rake being too high" I believe you. This is a problem. You supported/defended higher rake.

[@Pumalate77]

Nathan true, but we can also complain, bring it to attention, and call out Daniel for being a pony for PokerStars..that’s free market too :)

[@chillian12]

You sound like Naniel Degreanu

[@Vishwelpro]

why can't he call just because of the reasons you've said? he doesn't have but flush in his value range..so why can't he make the call, thinking Christian is bluffing with air? hes, a good enough player to make that play...

[@aristoteles6265]

Why can't harder have a pocket pair pre-flop?

[@RousseauVoltaire]

I beat with my right mostly but if you switch lefty it feels like someone else is doing it.

[@pollux4120]

Where are you from? :)

[@zekebones34]

When the video starts and you say the word series around the 6 second mark, Siri pops up on my phone thinking you said her name

[@Vishwelpro]

why can't he call just because of the reasons you've said? he doesn't have but flush in his value range..so why can't he make the call, thinking Christian is bluffing with air? hes, a good enough player to ma,ke that play...

[@djohnranch]

Possible topics Money management, Gambling addiction. One Cool Canadian.

[@Bower_]

Doug?

[@andyschannel88]

huge mistake not betting after the flop. I picked up on that right away.

[@StephanJClark]

Andrew Corbett, I agree. Maybe the flop surprised him. But he should have had a plan if the flop came down like that and checking doesn't seem like a good plan. I don't know about huge but three mistakes like that in a tournament and you're done

[@andyschannel88]

yea it wasn't a huge mistake I guess. really just betting to see where you are in the hand isn't a bad idea...if he calls you at least know he has something. By checking you are just giving out free cards. If you let the chaser chase and he wins....you didn't play the hand correctly. If he calls your bet after the flop than he is just a bad player that got lucky.

[@TheFelixalexander]

Dont you have some good news for us, Daniel? Like how you're proud to represent a site that keeps on upping the rake and remove types of games that doesn't generate enough rake?

[@TheFelixalexander]

I used to have a lot of respect for you, but that's all gone

[@neilmonroe7903]

Daniel, you're absolutely right that basically, you are better off being friends with your competitors than enemies. Followed your mantra on that in my local games and it has made the game so much more fun. Do I want to lose $1000? No. But if I played the hand properly, did all I could, it's much better to give a fist bump to the other player than a snarl. All the best, and we'll work on your politics a little later. Give President Trump a chance!

[@thegodofyoutube266]

Vela is 732 on all time money list and doesnt seem to understand basic strategy

[@MrFallingcats]

Just lost AA vs JJ all in on Pokerstars, not in a good mood

[@steve7201]

Big deal, that happens 1/5 of the time fucking idiotic internet player

[@Svengali9889]

Do you mean JOKERstar lol. I've lost AA today to 77 and 97. So it happens sometimes. I just get sad that's all

[@MrFallingcats]

Yeah, just tilted by it, I thought my 5bet wouldn't have been called by jacks preflop. I probably shouldn't have made it that much.

[@MrFallingcats]

Lifeatsteve I know it's not impossible but it doesn't mean I can't get annoyed when it does happen

[@Pumalate77]

Steve sounds like someone woke up on the wrong side of a small penis this lifetime

[@Thegooman67]

You're the new Doug Polk, lol

[@Ben-hq3mk]

Wow i just recognized How Smart u Really Are and u think