Will POCKET ACES Lose Over $500,000????

[@PokerCoaching]

Who is YOUR favorite poker online poker player that has moved into the live arena?? 🤔

[@smackback1278]

Def Jungleman. Always entertaining, and he gets it. He's an amazing player, but he brings that old school type huge personality to televised games.

[@widedeckpoker]

I like Fedor, would be interesting to see him play some cash games...

[@Brazz27]

How does Handz manage to always get in these super weird spots in enormous pots at every big cash games ? 😂

[@HenryGuessed-g3e]

Cuz it's money laundering.

[@sawmill035]

Because he didn't 4-bet aces like he's supposed to

[@nicholi2789]

Because he's friggen terrible and always makes stupid plays. Like slow playing aces 3 ways pre flop.

[@ericsu508]

@@nicholi2789 So easy to call him a donkey for not 4 betting but K9s and 66 are snap folding to a cold 4 bet. If Linus doesn’t bink a 10 Handz is getting max value, especially against an aggressive player in Linus. In fact, most boards Handz is getting max value by slow playing against these hands. Handz had a good feel for the ranges his opponents would be playing this hand and got unlucky when his opponent got there with 16% equity. There’s a reason we’re not playing for millions, and 99.999% of us are not as good as any of the players at that table

[@nicholi2789]

@@ericsu508 This goofy dude gets himself in all sorts of nasty spots of every stream he plays on, I’ve seen it repeatedly. He has a proclivity for slow playing constantly against all types of opponents and it nearly always gets him in nasty spots. I think most 5-10 players are better than him. I’ve watched hours and hours of his play. Just because he has money doesn’t make him a good player. He wasn’t invited to this game because he is a pro.. But you’re right I’m not playin for millions. This is merely my opinion.

[@beatingu8347]

Hands played it very poorly. Don’t go multiway to a flop when it’s preventable.

[@ZeroLuckMitchy]

That is a very good fold by Handz. Almost a great fold. I know he is infinitely more familiar with Linus than I. Gives him a better chance to look for 89, K9. But he had the best 2 pair available. It makes that $200k not called look more like he earned $200k in that decision as opposed to SAVING $200k. Good cover & review JL

[@kioplqwerty]

The inclination to fold superseded the call, but I would probably would have tanked another minute. brutal spot

[@Hanamichi6666]

if linus has a5 he can also have ak plus random sets. the question is: would linus shove aq or kk in this spot? because it's the only value range shove you beat here apart from bluffs

[@Allen-jn4kx]

Great episode. If that other player knew how tight Handz is he may have bet something he would call. Handz is the guy who folded a set of Queens to Rampage when he was worried Rampage had A K for a straight, Rampage had just a bluff and that was also the hand that got Rampage going on the high stakes.

[@danweaver5787]

A5 suited isn’t possible

[@Flying_Sno]

Good eye

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

I know so A5 isn't possible. Linus doesn't 3bet A5 off here

[@mtnation2923]

Nice catch

[@roberthatch3149]

Trivially easy flop call in position; if my opponent has a strong hand like KQ, I can extract value on later streets, if they have a bluff they are drawing quite thin. If we raise our opponent gets away from all their bluffs and calls with all the sets. The only value in raising is that is charges Tsang's draws, but you would rather induce a blunder with him staying in with a hand like 99, AJ, A5.

[@malcolmwasher2308]

there was anthor hand like this were the guy layed down aa when the other guy flopped aset with kk and went allin

[@brianpotter2812]

I can see slow playing head's up and then raising flop, but I usually don't slow play AA or KK multiway....that's just asking to have them busted more than they already do! :D

[@diggydowdiggydow]

Would never have folded. Would have been so happy to see the 5 and then would have called quickly.

[@HenryGuessed-g3e]

You don't have the money to write that.

[@mart_en]

Are you serious ? You only have one pair ! Given the preflop action and the development until the river it was quite obvious, that one pair won't be enough ...

[@M23jnba]

@@mart_enit’s 2 pair, Aces and fives

[@MemberWhen]

I said I would fold and the biggest reason for me is where does aces up fall in our range. We are looking at essentially the bottom of our range here sometimes we have queens. Sometimes we have jacks sometimes we have ace king ourselves. I can’t think of any worse hands that we have that get to the river in this way so I think it’s just a fold.

[@danweaver5787]

If you’re gonna trap then end up 3 ways he should probably fast play like raising the flop. If you get called you cant pot control anymore tho

[@sweet6135]

question guys. at 7:40 the commentators say that Handz blocks AK and i was curious if anyone could explain why? was it due to the betting prior to the 10 turning? i apologize if this is a dumb question.

[@arthurflausino878]

There are 16 different combos of AK that Linnus could have, but since Handz have two of the four Aces, that blocks 8 of those 16 combos. Linnus could still have AK, but it's pretty unlikely.

[@sweet6135]

@@arthurflausino878 thank you i really appreciate it!

[@newstandardaccount]

@@arthurflausino878 small nitpick but I wouldn't say it is pretty unlikely, but it is half as likely as it would have been otherwise. 8 combos is still a good number.

[@borekborkovec1638]

⁠It's only 4 combos though

[@newstandardaccount]

@@borekborkovec1638 From Handz' perspective, there are 8 combos, because there are 2 aces and 4 kings. The ace of diamonds paired with each of the 4 kings is 4 combos, and then the ace of spades paired with each of the 4 kings is 4 more combos.

[@QuintBlitz]

5:20 , youre never shoving because he easily has qq, jj qjs. You dont really want to fold either because he has KQs AQs that 3 bet pre and is drawing slim. Call and pray for a brick runout.

[@KING_133]

Terrible strategy. Why bc he UTG? You don’t have to shove you just re-raised especially bc 1. You have a good hand and 2. You have position👑. The problem is Handz just check call, check calling and then folds bc he never got any information by not raising with his hand and position.

[@michaelsparks1571]

I think Linus's sizings (with this runout) kinda backfired on him on the river. While good choices pre/flop/turn, being left with only 2/3pot by the river might weight his range a little too much towards value when he shoves. A set probably raises flop, so K9 is effectively the 2nd nuts, and if Handz has AK Linus's just gotta pay that off anyway.

[@bob-ms7yg]

Inclined to fold as well - because 1/3 pot turn bet is quite small and makes , QJ, QT, JT, two pairs unlikely. Few bluffs (KTs, T9s?) and too much value, JJ, QQ, AK, K9, 98, (A5s, K5s, 56s - unlikely)

[@alevy475]

Just a note Jon don’t think he can have A5 suited all suits accounted for between 2 fives and 2 aces

[@kdub9918]

The way this hand is set up and having position I would repop the squeeze almost every time unless I knew Linus very well. I just think it can look like you’re just trying to out play the blind squeeze when you actually have it. *I wrote everything above prior to seeing the flop and was gonna mention how dicey it can get playing one pair hands (counterfeit 2pair) at those stakes. You can easily put into the blender while if you play back preflop you don’t have the chance to stack K-9 but you win the pot. The old adage Aces wins small pots loses big ones never rang more true than a situation like this.

[@JLRRyan]

The standard play is call the flop bet but there are a LOT of bad turn cards. I'd rather rip. But I would have 4 bet preflop in Handz shoes anyways. Pile that money in with AA!

[@mkayultra3738]

Why did he 3bet to early position raise pre?

[@malcolmwasher2308]

i would of folded aa

[@olavderuijter8153]

Handz always in these situations 😭😭😭

[@dimecanal]

That’s why I never trap specially at really high stakes … F that I’d rather win less or get in the money with better %

[@jacobgoldman5780]

On river I tend to overfold so would include aces in that, as people rarely 3bet bluff and then triple barrel off with nothing. Also it was multiway preflop and on the flop so something like 67 of diamonds is unlikely. Sure maybe he has KTs sometimes but that pairs up and generally people dont bluff pairs (Linus probably does but thats just one combo), and JT certainly doesnt jam river as loses to any Qx or better, maybe QT and QJ but not confident in that even.

[@Dylan-vm4gl]

Does KK go for value against AQ? Idk I wouldn’t fold

[@Brazz27]

Id just have snap folded the turn and go on with my day. Our range is so call heavy there. This spot is bluffed way less than people think. AND we can have all the boats too in that node. Calling here is just the "I don't want to fold AA" syndrom.

[@newstandardaccount]

The turn sizing was so small though, you're letting Linus bluff you for so little

[@petecabrina]

These hands where you don't see the opponents cards are really good, gives a much more realistic feel to the learning process, always seeing the cards isn't good for your brain. Honestly I felt like folding on the turn was the play, just too many hands are cracking your aces on that board, a terrible board for aces, although I would have liked to see Elton put in a massive raise on that flop which might have actually got through.

[@josephdewuhan]

Hanz should have re-raised 3x or more to Linux's squizz.

[@HenryGuessed-g3e]

Very relatable hand to your subscribers.

[@jamesdoyle3885]

I lost 4 buy-ins last night by being a calling station, so I call the river

[@breakup266]

I would have folded on the turn. Too many hands you lose to in Linus 3 bet range by that point: JJ, QQ, 10s, AK, K9, 89. The smaller size turn bet by Linus seems so strong too.

[@danielwolf9582]

So smaller the bet, the stronger the hand. Got it.

[@Allen-jn4kx]

You should try bingo instead.

[@Allen-jn4kx]

@@Froggobyebye Handz is a tight NIT. He is the fish who folded a set of Queens to Rampage cause he was scared he hit Broadway on the river. Rampage is known for outrageous bluffs, at least back then. Rampage did bluff him BTW with nothing and I forget the number but it was close to a 400,000 pot if I recall correctly. Been a year or so. Honestly if Handz is playing that scared he should move down in stakes. I can't stand people who play that tight. I guess he must be a fish over all though cause he keeps getting invited back to these streams.

[@Allen-jn4kx]

@@Froggobyebye He is scared money.

[@Allen-jn4kx]

@@Froggobyebye Do you got a link?

[@iambadatpickingusernames6669]

Handz constantly gets put in the most difficult spots, I feel for him

[@karlmason7985]

He beats value, KK and AQ, and possibly KQ, so he has to call surely?

[@steveray00]

Im shoving turn. Never folding, putting whatever draws over even a hand like 9x kx to the test

[@AdmiralandHen]

Think on the flop a call from Handz is just fine. I think a raise only gets called by better.

[@AdmiralandHen]

Wow. Horrible turn. Only redeeming quality is it’s a rainbow.

[@AdmiralandHen]

River call. You block AK and you beat JQ. It’s a good jam from Linus targeting AA, KK. Handz hand is underrepresented.

[@andyrusellthunderbrook4651]

that raised preflop ? think more he have jj qq or a5s maybe

[@MegaBattleCruiser]

Come on mr Little, its imposibble for Linus to have A5s

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

I know and little didn't even mention that he can be losing to 8 combos of AK lol

[@NicTikkets]

I'm Mr Little as well lol... But I'm not Johnathan 😔

[@berniemcginley3616]

​@TrustMeIKnowEverything ESPECIALLY, since Linus raised pre-flop! I know Handz blocks AK, but still a possibility

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

@@berniemcginley3616 still 8 combos.

[@stevengrizzle]

I don't like flatting aces that deep. he need to make it 125k or so and and be happy to get the $ from the squeeze.

[@onthesideline3876]

But surely if you 4-bet, your range is KK AA and maybe QQ / AK suited? It makes your range very predictable

[@stevengrizzle]

@@onthesideline3876 so then never 4 bet is your solution?

[@kioplqwerty]

@@onthesideline3876 exactly. you can lose big pots, but maybe win even bigger ones when you hit that A and the opponent keeps blasting

[@knox8113]

If you slowplay yourself into oblivion vs good players you're gonna have to call rough boards with medium strength hands. Also, I honestly think we should 4b pre and if we don't, I actually really like a raise on the flop.

[@Alexandertygreat]

Folding AA the way he played it would be criminal. Linus is one player your not stone dead here against. Now call and take your medicine

[@ericbush1544]

I’m calling. My hand just improved. I beat QJ and j10 and q10.

[@MortimerYoung]

Thumbnail: can AA lose a jillion dollars allin pf!? Poker Gods, to Me: No limits baby

[@sonicboomers122]

I think I would level myself into a Call.

[@iainclark6210]

On the river Linus can't have A5s as Handz AA blocks them.

[@unclejoe7929]

Based on the UTG player’s GTO prowess, IMHO Handz should fold and get on to the next hand.

[@culu37]

Sooo what should Handz call in this spot if he’s folding aces?

[@karlmason7985]

AK, QQ, JJ, A5. (12 combo AK, 3 QQ, 3 JJ, 2 A5) - that's 20 combos - guess you can include KK as it blocks both straights, is KK a better call than AA?

[@kioplqwerty]

SETS + AK + BOATS

[@Carmadon100]

"small bet of $40,000" .. lol........ god damn what am I doing with my life

[@tonydefranceschi8489]

from what i know about Hands I think he will call, i hope hes up against KK or A Q hearts or diamonds

[@newstandardaccount]

Ironically, Handz has no difficulty folding

[@philcummings9525]

i think slow playing aces was a mistake ...Guy raised to 50 grand ...Repop to 150 ..all in on flop if he calls ... Less drama ... Tough spot , good lay down .... when he played rampage he laid down the winner there ....

[@kioplqwerty]

if the flop is disconnected though say 5,8,K. Or whatever else, 3 low, or 2 low cards. Then Handz can load money in easier. The problem is the board was pretty wet, which is annoying when playing a little trappy. But I like a mix of traps and 4 bets myself tbh

[@centroholisticouniversal]

Only Linus can 3bet K9 vs AA and still crush it, when I did that the flop came Ax 😂😂

[@Letsjustbehonesttoday]

I normally lose with AA..I hate it!

[@unclejoe7929]

Handz call or go big. But logic says just call and see the turn.

[@GodofDisco]

as played i call on all 3, pre flop i raise

[@fransfermont6193]

Just 4-bet to 125K and go from there. Poker is not an easy game but he could have made it so much easier for himself.

[@jamesbehr9778]

raise on aa on flop..

[@blitzrule]

Handz is the worst high stakes poker player I’ve ever seen, he should have raised to 150K pre flop, Elton would’ve folded and Linus also would’ve folded, if Linus called, then after the flop Handz would’ve put a bet of 200K and guaranteed you Linus would’ve folded, unfortunately Handz let Linus “CONTROL” the hand and even if the 10 didn’t come on the river Linus would’ve jammed and we would’ve had the same outcome, Handz folding…..BTW, Handz was bluffed while holding a set of Qs by Rampage last year, wondering where Handz gets his money to gamble, I always see him losing

[@ZeroLuckMitchy]

Crying call. I wonder if paired 5's help aces against suited broadway 2 pair at a higher frequency than getting stung by Ace 5 or King 5 suited being speedy and binking? I would think so but don't have a solid idea on it.

[@youngjohn5076]

Wow great fold. K K would play the same way thou. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@gesus.christ99]

Good fold even against Linus, given his image he can't even bluff properly imo. He's underbluffing probably

[@BG1435q]

are you drunk?

[@tryNtryAGAIN]

Sometimes you got punish the squeezer and protect your hand ! That said great river fold !

[@SENSUI347]

CALL

[@zaidal-zobaidi7206]

You got punished when you slow play the American Airways!

[@andyrusellthunderbrook4651]

also when someone with K6 calls you and get 2x 6 on flop ;-) !!!

[@justinkauffman731]

Handz is a blender magnet

[@deviongants3724]

Call

[@jaybingham3711]

You might be a fish if you use "got rewarded" when discussing/recapping your losing hand.

[@GodofDisco]

call flop for sure rainbow

[@jamesbehr9778]

call

[@WokeSteve]

But if those 5's were 6' s Elton would win I think.

[@HenryGuessed-g3e]

Great analysis.

[@marksimpson2321]

On the river, Handz cannot beat AK (x8) K9s (x4) 98s (x4) QQ - TTb(3x each) A5s (x2). He can beat QJs QTs & JTs (a few combos) and KK (x6). Id fold because there are no bd flush draws on the turn. Hes getting hust under 3:1 on the river call he beats approximately 25% of Linus range or more depending on how msny bluffs pre Linus has KTs (but why bet that for value 3 sts against a player who is a bit tighter than some in these games? Tricky river. Do a DP and randomize the decision

[@danweaver5787]

@@marksimpson2321 there’s no A5 suited available. 5d 5s on the board hero has Ac Ah in his hand but is it a fold if you only have to win 25% of the time? If you’re up against 25 combos of value you lose to vs 12 combos you beat, you will win 32% of the time. Probably a fold if villain under bluffs rivers but this Linus guy is supposed to be balanced

[@ironmonkey1512]

KJ is a big squeeze hand

[@davidstud3952]

Poor Handz, always runs bad.

[@MrWebweaver]

Why is Handz not just shoving pre flop? There is already $75k out there. Instead of being up 60k he is down about $150k.

[@OliwerSanki]

Hindsight 20/20 logic

[@MrWebweaver]

@@OliwerSanki it’s not hindsight at all. It’s never a good idea to slow play with a guy behind you and for a large pot. With a 4 bet you eliminate all the K9, small pairs, suited connectors. You avoid the tough decisions later by making the smart move in the first place. The guy is giving you his money, just take it.

[@KING_133]

Handz don’t have to shove he can just re-pop him! Handz greed (slow play AA’s) cause this situation.

[@OliwerSanki]

@@MrWebweaver why would you want to eliminate K9 and small pairs by 4 betting? You want to keep that range in

[@jeffk862]

Most of the time you're better off 4 betting and hoping villain has a good enough hand to continue. Folds out marginal hands that can catch up, and dominates all calling hands most of the time​@OliwerSanki

[@mart_en]

He should fold, since he is facing most likely a set or a straight given the preflop action and development until the river.

[@alanrice7410]

Handz made a huge mistake by letting Linus see the flop and turn card for cheap. I would have shoved all in pre-flop or on the flop. Even though Hanz happened to be beat in the river, it was not a good lay down. He was getting too good of pot odds to fold, so flooding and being wrong was a much larger mistake than calling and being wrong. I would have gone all in pre-flop if I was playing the hand. In Hanz’s situation, I would have called on the river and prayed that my aces were still good.

[@kioplqwerty]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwww so sick

[@moneymikz]

Similar to my first bad beat ever. Running deep in my first live tournament. I had a huge stack only the chip leader had me covered. I had AQ on that same flop and turn. I bet pot twice and Chip Leader shoved with K8 I made a crying call and he got there…Poker is stupid.

[@untouchable360x]

AA will win if it's a $50 pot. Not $500 or up.

[@TrustMeIKnowEverything]

Little he has 8 combos of AK bro. Wtf are you talking about

[@HenryGuessed-g3e]

He's click baiting again.

[@charliequincy8884]

call