When Phil Ivey Realizes He Can Bluff Anyone!

In this video, we'll take a look at When Phil Ivey Realizes He Can Bluff Anyone!
If you're a fan of poker or just want to learn how to bluff better, then this video is for you! We'll take a look at all of the different ways that Phil Ivey bluffs, and how you can use this strategy to your advantage in poker. Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned player, this video is a great way to learn about one of the world's greatest poker players!
🕐 Chapters 🕐
0:00 Why Is Phil Ivey the Best?
0:24 Insane Cash Game Bluff
3:00 Ivey Bluffs Him Off the 2nd nut flush!!!
7:38 The Best Bluff You've EVER Seen...
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[@TheFlopFactor]

That last one was probably the best poker hand I've seen... Let me know what you guys think!

[@orlyozzie]

i second the motion

[@PaperPlateParody]

The second hand is way cooler than the third hand.

[@kennythompson9682]

I intended to finish, but this feels like an attempt to just get people to finish the video for your analytics, and that shit is just obnoxious.

[@pilotshill]

@@kennythompson9682 literally every youtube channels goal is analytics and making you watch full way through. hence why lots of youtubers say "wait to the end to see the final product" or whatever the case may be. if you're mad about that, then bitch at youtube and their algorithm, not the people trying to cater to it.

[@kennythompson9682]

@@pilotshill Try honesty instead of manipulation. _Please watch to the end_ is honest. Just my own opinions 🤷 The content speaks for itself in the end. I still liked the video.

[@starvingbymidnight]

All these bluffs never worked at your local 1/2 games 😆

[@TheFlopFactor]

The locals love to gamble… lol. Bluffs never get through😖

[@calijs9420]

They call everything damn near

[@MelFinehout]

And he wouldn’t make them if he was in those games.

[@adammwakikoti2759]

​@@calijs9420lmaoo

[@KingGogh]

​@@MelFinehoutmost certainly he would. He's the greatest poker player to play the game. Home game, 1/2 game or any other game, he's bluffing people off. It's not hard to bluff someone, especially amateurs. Now...lol 3/6 POT LIMIT? Completely different story 😂

[@HibiscusFlowerFC]

He did solver plays before any solvers existed. An absolute genius during this time.

[@TheFlopFactor]

🔥🔥🔥 Ivey IS the solver 😂

[@BrightBoreen]

I don’t think a 5 bet on the flop is a solver play

[@HibiscusFlowerFC]

Yeah he took that one to the street. @@BrightBoreen

[@pungentzeus]

@@BrightBoreenlolol

[@michaelblankenau6598]

You have to be kidding… people have been able to make plays like that since the beginning of poker. Not like bluffing is something new .

[@BradleyT2p2]

Phil steals the pot with the worst hand and then wins another $1000 off the mouth because he didn't have a pocket pair, GOAT.

[@Pazaluz]

lmao he was so fast with that 🤣 "Bet?"

[@shynepo3]

mike an idiot for betting that...obv phil aint taking the bet if he gonna lose lol

[@cartossin]

Lol why would someone bet him something that he clearly knows the answer to? I'd just say "ok fine I guess I believe you"

[@ewallt]

Gelfond tells a story where he noticed a leak in a certain game (some specific poker variation) in Ivey’s game, and challenged him to a match, which Ivey accepted, and was able to exploit the leak for a little bit, but remarked he was amazed at how quickly Ivey was able to adjust and, on the fly, plug the leak.

[@labrinth999]

I'm fairly new to poker, what do you mean when you talk about a 'leak'?

[@TheFlopFactor]

@labrinth999 leak means weakness or repetitive mistakes being made in someone’s poker gameplay

[@wesleykim1758]

​@@labrinth999To add on to the previous explanation, a leak may mean you are only losing 1% to 2% of value, but with winning edges in the game being so small, especially at higher stakes, losing that much value could be the difference between being a winning player or a losing player. To give you an idea, someone considered really good at poker can make around 10 Big Blinds per hour whereas an average winning player may only make 2 to 5 Big Blinds per hour. Meaning if you aren't amazing at the game and you are bleeding 1 to 3 Big Blinds per hour because your play has leaks, you are losing a lot of profit and could actually be a losing player

[@WhatAreYouNew]

​@@wesleykim17585 bb per 100 hands is good, 10 bb per 100 is crusher status. You get approximately 30-35 hands per hour in live play.

[@YaNeverLearn]

“I had the ace” 😂😂

[@TheFlopFactor]

Ivey a class act🤣

[@Young-ep8ik]

Plot twist Ivey misread his hand and really thought he had ace of clubs

[@riffdex]

⁠@@Young-ep8ikbigger plot twist Ivey actually had the Ace of clubs and the hole camera was wrong

[@TheFlopFactor]

This is getting deep… 🤯

[@jamesanthony5066]

no, Ivey thought he had J3. ;)@@Young-ep8ik

[@saintjimmy456]

1:39 Mike saying "I forgot what I have" means he can't remember if he has a club or not surely. So Phil knows Mike doesn't have a full house, because a club would be irrelevant. Phil knows nobody is going to forget a pocket pair, so decides to rep the full house himself... my take on Phil's read.

[@TheFlopFactor]

💯💯💯💯💯

[@ambrose7196]

BRO THAT MAKES SENSE

[@lewiscowell8637]

This was a GREAT video. More of this please!

[@Food-Journeys]

Very well done man, this video deserves all the views.

[@TheFlopFactor]

I appreciate this more than you know!! Thanks for being here and watching🙌🏻

[@colejackson4446]

Great video look forward to your next one ! Keep it up

[@TheFlopFactor]

I appreciate you man! Thanks for being here and watching!

[@CribNotes]

On the last hand, Ivey got a read but it was also a scoreboard decision. Ivey thought to himself. "I started the hand with 4 to 1 chip advantage. If I shove here and my read is wrong, I'm still at a 3 to 2 chip advantage. If he folds, his chip stack is fucked and I should easily win the tournament soon.'

[@KL-hk5ti]

He also has many backdoors. Not drawing dead if read is wrong for sure.

[@CribNotes]

@@KL-hk5ti What if Ivey is up against pocket 7's or J7? If he's up against any Jack a lot of his backdoor outs are probably dead.

[@round_4d579]

@@CribNotesif he had a Jack he would slow play and let ivy improve because there’s a good shot he will have the best hand

[@dariomladenovski7047]

not to mention if the guy has a hand like T9 clubs or a lower flush draw then Ivey is still in good shape

[@dariomladenovski7047]

@@CribNotes he will never raise a J on the flop and Ivey knows this

[@ayaghsizian]

Jackson would be on the list of best bluffs ever if Ivey folded instead of shoved, but Ivey is like MJ in the finals, amazing!

[@marc-etiennemercier6584]

who folds a king high flush?

[@bunkjer]

These videos are awesome very nice editing and pacing

[@tonykanaan4106]

Credit to Jackson in that final hand as well he re-raised Ivey twice

[@TheFlopFactor]

They both played extremely well

[@jeanfourcade]

at 10:53: Priceless depiction: this last hand is like "...witnessing great art. It's absurd, and wonderful at the same time".

[@howard5992]

Great to be able to hear the players speak

[@ninodenava]

Phil Ivey bluff is so awesome. You explained it well. I love to see more of your upcoming videos. More Power to Flop Factor Channel

[@TheFlopFactor]

Thanks for being here! Seeing a comment like this means a lot😎

[@bakudandan9924]

What happened in the last hand was that Ivey asked the guy "how much do you have left?" and the guys reaction to that question gave Ivey the info he needed to go over the top.

[@TheFlopFactor]

100% agree. He did that a lot way back to gain info especially on High Stakes Poker. Same thing happened in the first bluff against Matusow

[@joshuaburris5720]

“I had the Ace” was evil😈

[@emazc07]

this content is just amazing.

[@TheFlopFactor]

I really appreciate the comment… made my night. Thanks for being here, glad you like the video🤘🏻

[@gianniferrari1122]

The Monte Carlo Millions scene is the best Ivey play ever. Its so legendary

[@manisdogfish]

That last hand was sick. Seriously, balls of steel

[@rdmcabee]

In both instances Ivey probably knows matusow is broke and playing with someone else's money so he know he can scare him off of hands.

[@TheFlopFactor]

Really interesting point of view! Never thought of this💯

[@derekdeese6130]

Yeah 100% scared money there. The last hand was absolutely absurd though

[@adammwakikoti2759]

2nd hand: This pot was won when D.Benny said something about Ivey hitting the 5d. At that point if you're Ivey you have to seem disappointed that you're not going to get paid when he says that. If you watch closely, Ivey does it well enough to force the laydown. Negranu is right, his awareness is uncanny.

[@Notimp0rtant523]

I remember watching that Matuszow play as a kid. Jesus that was brutal.

[@PrinceGebauer]

And Ivey said he had ace with a sad face so he could bluff again hahahaha

[@quantum_beeb]

Dwans reckless bluffs still take the cake

[@Kingjoffrey12]

"stick around for the last one" me: *skips to last one

[@epid3mic_3p58]

This is why he's the GOAT among alot of the poker community. His reads are supernatural to say the least.

[@MrExcessum]

Also a known and publicly outed cheater.

[@michaelss1294]

@@MrExcessum, agree

[@kevinyin2663]

Good compilation but it's missing the 52o bluff over Lex on Season 6 of HSP

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

That hand against Benyamine with the trips vs flush was kinda of crazy. The only thing that Ivey could have based on the way it played out that could beat Benyamine was AK with ace of diamonds or pockets 2’s. I mean it’s possible but very rare it could have been pocket 4’s, but I doubt Ivey would have bet out on the flop with 4’s with that many players in the hand. So it was AK or 22. So I’m very surprised Benyamine folded.

[@ten4267]

Was a limped pot, Ivey could also have K2s, K4s, K5o in his hand as well?

[@rickofuniv.c-1377]

Dude, This video looked like it was made by a channel with 100k subscribers. Keep it up

[@TheFlopFactor]

thank you!!!!

[@PhoenixTTD]

That last one, the other guy had a mission to not give up, but Phil had a read. There was some tell.

[@tailorknine5046]

When Phil asks him how much he has, its specifically to get a physical tell based on how he answers, because in tourney they must tell you roughly. Every experienced player knows that is the only reason they are asked that question. Obviously Phil know roughly how much he has, so that's not the reason for asking. It's not hard to deduce how much the player has, its heads up, that easy to track for guys like Phil Ivey who is obviously a genious.

[@joshchacko7729]

That was great.

[@TheFlopFactor]

Thanks man

[@liamcrowley364]

greatest move i have ever seen

[@xDrawingDead]

Benyamine didn’t make too many hero calls after that one lol

[@mellowords]

In the last hand, now I'm no poker pro, but, didnt it seem weird that Jackson's final reraise was so much less Ivey's reraise before him? That alone looks transparently weak to me. Like, just go all in. Almost suspicious, but i guess not.

[@hekt616]

Benyamine should have go all in! Catch the bluffer

[@zf5656]

I love when Daniel calls out Ivey on his post hand bullshit lol, then beats him in a tournament just before talking to his his family who was there live

[@KP-05]

The GOAT

[@adammwakikoti2759]

3rd hand: I can't say too much. You know or you don't.

[@TheLemmonade]

I think the logic on that last hand is "after he 4bets me on this flop without going all in, he's just trying to buy the pot. A 4bet is extremely polarized and the fact that he 4 bet but didn't shove is rather weak. " All that said I'm definitely folding before we even get here, which is why they are there and I'm here...

[@vma5131]

Wow!!

[@TheFlopFactor]

WOW Wee!

[@danwilson5630]

What songs are in the background? Funky stuff

[@prepper-sq9yj]

Reading ppl is definitely as important as your cards once I started winning a bunch in prison ,I wouldn't play all the time to much drama ,plus ppl trying to bet ghost money 2:29

[@jenniturtleburger3708]

I’ve never heard the term “two tone” to describe an off suit hand.

[@HalfAsianDerp]

Another reason he knew to shove was because the other guy didn't. If he really did have the Jack, he would have all in rather than re raising, and Ivey read him like a book

[@Oj_Pimpson]

🐐

[@Hoevdingendk145]

What you're missing in this video is to explain your thoughts. It would be a great video if you added this. Not really any analysis just observations. Phil Ivey against Matusow: He checks his hand for a club, meaning that he doesn't have a superior hand but a medium high flushdraw. Shows weakness and PI knows he can scare him out of the hand. Just an example.

[@TheFlopFactor]

Thanks for the feedback Adam!

[@adammwakikoti2759]

First one: I guarantee Ivey didn't know what he had, but he DID know that Mikey didn't have a hand worth calling a monster bet.

[@TheFlopFactor]

I like the insight, definitely can agree👍🏻💯

[@adammwakikoti2759]

@@TheFlopFactor Thank you Sir.

[@PtylerBeats]

I cannot believe Matusow folded King high flush. With one card that beats you, you gotta just shoot. I mean, did Ivey even play as if he had an Ace? Maybe I just suck at poker, but I would have never folded that

[@evanward4303]

Me neither. Against a wild bluff machine like Ivey, I think the odds tip back to you. Not that I've ever played high or even medium stakes though...

[@PtylerBeats]

@@evanward4303 I wouldn’t even say that I’ve played low stakes lol I just play with virtually no stakes, so what do I know?

[@nunyo7259]

What do you mean 1 card that beats you. Any set beats him as well.

[@RobsWorld]

If he was worried about Ivey having an ace, he should have checked the river and then just called Ivey’s bet. But that’s the thing about Ivey. He can get a read on you and probably put Mike exactly on either QQ with Q clubs or possibly his exact hand (remember preflop action). That kind of opponent is dangerous because they can sometimes have the goods but sometimes not and it makes players hesitant to call.

[@PtylerBeats]

@@nunyo7259 a set beats a flush?

[@joshchacko7729]

Subbed. (Don't have to reply, just trying to increase your channel stuff)

[@joeydrummer7929]

Ivey is the GOAT I think. Don’t even think it’s particularly close

[@TheFlopFactor]

💯

[@AllenHanPR]

In my local games, every player would call the bluff. But if I had Phil's reputation I think, that would be the only exception even my local players would fold.

[@TheFlopFactor]

Can’t get any bluffs through in local games haha

[@Obsolete386]

'constantly out plays "The Pros"' he's a pro

[@greer2402]

That's what I'm thinking. He's a pro out playing other pros

[@Slimeypattyburgur]

I think Queen high flush is a easy fold if someone bets that much there are just to many possibilities that someone will beat you with just king low In limp pots like this you gotta understand that flushes aint all that especially when there is 2 kings on the board and u dont have one to many full house oppurtunities Though if u can tell their bluffing call it if they raise to quickly or have visual cues

[@brian_vb]

And the broadcaster said it the 3rd best hand he folded and in reality its like the 10th lol Any boat, the ace of diamonds and 3 possible str flush combs

[@Slimeypattyburgur]

@@brian_vb yeah they were trippin

[@evanward4303]

Re the last hand : Good lay down... no. Not after giving up that much of your stack. Surrender before total annihilation, yes.

[@CAIDMASTEROFPYRO]

Bluff with trip kings

[@KingC89]

How do you get bluffed out of a flush?

[@swanee2846]

I mean the think the answer is simple. I would call him there. Part of the reason is because I can see both of their hands and know who the winner is. The other part is well actually the first parts just really the only part

[@brandonspiesman2627]

There's a lot more psychology with big money obviously.

[@bobthedj6992]

Thing is I would have snap called everything and that’s why I’m not at that table

[@mcELINER]

Honestly, in Benyamines shoes, I would be so tilted that he raised that, that I shove and if he has an ace I am getting drunk 😅😅

[@francescoiadicicco1266]

Ivey bluffing underbluffed spots many many years ago, way before GTO and exploitative whas even a thing. He was ahead of his times by a lot.

[@TheFlopFactor]

Couldn’t agree more 👍🏻💯

[@TheBbarr]

I disagree with the commentator. Ivey was feigning frustration, a reverse tell, planning to steal it. He knew his trips were no good on the turn.

[@johnsimmons8456]

These bluffs won’t work at low stake poker games, you’d be called every time. Not getting called with bluffs in low stake shows real poker dominance.

[@chanceneck8072]

What is the guy with 3,2o doing in the hand? 🤔 Like, who sponsored them? 😅

[@justmusic2353]

The hand vs Benjamin I’m more impressed he got a free 1k from Matusao from saying one word bet lmao

[@dlogic6781]

Ivey was playing Ben the whole time. Patrick's fold was predictable after Ivey and Ben called him after the turn (both knew he had a king) . Ivey has never been known to play chips methodically like Dwan or other pros. It's actually one of the mechanics that he's always been recognized for being hard to read on body language. Even Negreanu has stated this. What makes that hand legendary is how Ivey uses his position to represent different hands to both players.

[@jjkdan12345]

At the 5 minute mark why does it still show a 14% chance of winning if the 4th king was in their hands? What could’ve been drawn for them to win? New to poker so I’m confused

[@aludraco6514]

Phil Ivey and Tom Dwan have similar bluff faces

[@bruce4139]

When ivey has the hand that was 100% lose and the other guy had Q 8 I think, I would have went half my pot in, only because I dont understand poker and thought only 1 or 2 cards beat me so I would have went for it

[@iopredman]

Easiest thousand Phil ever made. Jesus.

[@honeykamal9743]

Didnt ivey get a full house at the first round? or was it A and a 4

[@Ek0]

The first clip... it really worked because Mike obviously cannot afford to play in the game. scared money is dead money. Phil is a shark but Matusow playing those stakes... everyone knows he isnt supposed to be there.

[@Mysteryp7]

I had a Ace.. f(of spades ♠️ )

[@2024Hamid]

The first what u think K flush I never fold 😂

[@TheFlopFactor]

We all go broke in that spot 😅

[@2024Hamid]

@@TheFlopFactor I not fold here K flush.

[@TheFlopFactor]

Me too man…😅

[@2024Hamid]

@@TheFlopFactor 💪🏾😂

[@jdhakjdfhjk]

Take me back 😢

[@intelligenthuman3262]

I personally think Negreanu is the GOAT

[@zf5656]

Considering i dont have the Tyson effect, I'd have to fold

[@BrightBoreen]

A 5 bet on the flop, I miss old poker

[@TheFlopFactor]

good times

[@SaturnTheShiningOne]

The black Karl Pilkington!

[@valdoozz8221]

There is no way on earth he folded in that 1:st clip

[@samxyx]

He's also never even lost a hand according to youtube

[@picklikeapro6952]

The funny thing is you’d think his play wouldn’t work online. He lead online poker earnings for a few years.

[@ryanlasenbby3974]

Red carpet treatment is all that means

[@fraz3275]

Phil Ivey will make a bet out of anything and let others take insurance off him at any time lmao this dude is a permanent hustler 🤣

[@CYCLONE4499]

He wasn't perfect at bluffing. He fucked up a few in his day but he was good at it.

[@rafaellima8996]

I hated when the poker shows had glass on them.

[@robotube7361]

Phil ivey's instincts are so good he never needed any solvers. What takes years for some to develop- for him it comes naturaly because he thinks for himself and what he thinks is logical. People need to stop with solvers and that bs and turn to their sound reasoning.

[@TheGrandmasterMan]

Ivey saw Jacksons body language and movement in his seat - that was not a comfortable guy

[@TheFlopFactor]

💯

[@ilikepiess2013]

Once ivey's bankroll got up there he was unbeatable. The bets are always what is the other person willing to lose not what hes willing to lose made him unreadable better off not even looking at your cards

[@keithmorgan742]

Why in the universe does Mike the Mouth think he should even be on the same table with any of these guys?

[@piwi2775]

For the last hand, if he all in instead, Ivy would have 100% folded.

[@toryshafer1961]

Yeaahhhh Jackson would have had to raise sooner. He took too much time

[@mikelindner1134]

These bets only worked BECAUSE it’s Phil Ivey 😂

[@TheWiryWoodchuck]

poker is not a card game. it is a game played with cards

[@siege_plat2942]

Idk if you could call the second hand a bluff

[@rafaellima8996]

When you forget what you have it’s because you have pocket pairs

[@user-vs3yu9fb5h]

He is the GOAT

[@TheFlopFactor]

Ivey playing a whole new level of poker, especially back in the day🔥

[@michaelss1294]

Ivey is overrated. Nowadays, top poker players run circles around him.

[@thavonephanthavongsa4962]

i bet he cant bluff robbi, she would call him with anything

[@TheFlopFactor]

Easy call!!!