World Series of Poker Main Event 2016 - Day 7 with Will Kassouf & Griffin Benger

The final table is within reach for the final 27 players returning for Day 7. Watch how the William Kassouf show continues on the feature table, as he goes up against Cliff Josephy, Matthew Moss, Jared Bleznick, Kenny Hallaert, and Valentin Vornicu.
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[@andrewptob]

That Obst full house fold after calling his opponents straight flush was maybe the most impressive fold I’ve seen.

[@HopyHop1]

Obst also folded a winning flush to Nguyen's trip fives.

[@andrewptob]

@@HopyHop1True

[@leonardjulius6098]

24:55

[@-AWOL-]

@@leonardjulius6098ty 👍🏼

[@NewTears1]

@@HopyHop1you win some you lose some

[@pokerwiz101]

Griffin Benger will always be known as the Check Your Privilege Guy.

[@FacundoCampazzo123]

The cringiest thing that has ever happened at the WSOP, and that includes the Hellmuth entry ceremonies.

[@RoodyR]

It's amazing that he was able to out cringe Kassouf

[@waynescoble7072]

So what...it got the little lizard didn't it

[@repent.sinner]

We all can't stand Will but when he said check your privilege we so wanted a king to hit and smash his "privilege." Liberal goofball

[@Jeffybeffyog]

@@waynescoble7072why is he a lizard? Cause he got underneath peoples skin? He played it perfectly

[@leonardjulius6098]

“Check your privilege” -Man with no job who gambles for a living, to an attorney

[@ForgottenTJ]

Even to this day, I still have zero clue what “check your privilege” means.

[@nicholi2789]

Liberal buzzword nonsense. Griffin is a choad. He had no witty retort so he resorted to vague buzzwords.

[@travisjohnston64]

It is what immature budding Marxist say to shut you down or shut you up by essentially claiming you have had life easier than some other person. I am not affiliated with a political party either that is literally what it is.

[@saljablo2767]

It’s meant as a put down but only people who are ghey take it to heart

[@repent.sinner]

It's some liberal feminist trash stuff.

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Its weaponized language invented by the Left that means absolutely nothing. Its just a way of personally attacking someone.

[@johnnylangen2839]

hahaha, Benger is even cringier than Kassouf. Not an easy Task

[@nit4swede503]

I run like jesus...i play the best poker of my life (Griffin Benger 2016)😂

[@breakit46]

Well said.

[@bengreen2626]

Unbelievable how Benger made himself more unlikeable than Kassouf. Amazing achievement

[@Wes36Man]

“It’s not a game, you’re being abusive” while he’s at a poker game

[@troyanspaugh8195]

The whining of most of the table actually made Kassouf likeable and rootable.

[@repent.sinner]

Bunch daddy's boy tools.

[@Famezonen]

I found him annoying

[@ronway7280]

​@@Famezonenabsolutely annoying but he was right. Table mates were disrespectful and breaking rules while Kassouf was within the rules. Even evil effel wouldn't answer Kassouf honestly.

[@sicmic]

Let me guess, you're a pom. Probably just as an annoying as him.

[@shadowdawg04]

Wonder when the paperwork came through for Benger changing his name to Karen - asking for a friend?

[@Kanders190]

I like the way this John Cynn guy played. I wonder if he'll have any success in future WSOP main events.

[@seancosgrove1]

He has 6 scores on his hendon mob db since he won the main event. My guess is he doesn't play much live anymore. He either plays online or just retired/got a job.

[@markcummings3146]

@@seancosgrove1 I thought he was mostly a cash game player anyway?

[@philip-op6de]

@@seancosgrove1yeahhhh…that joke just went right over your head 😂

[@XDr3aM]

I cannot wait to see Benger eliminated. He’s so annoying. He’s a cry baby

[@Kenzo_43]

Norman was ahead of his time calling for time banks

[@memolee11]

Saout 25th and then got to the final table again next year wow!!!

[@jonnyhicks2076]

He's a beast Saout

[@akimball7675]

1:07:16 it's crazy that with 22 left, the eventual winner was 22nd, the runner-up was 21st.

[@MrRunescapeEpic]

Why spoil it?

[@saljablo2767]

@@MrRunescapeEpiclol

[@akimball7675]

@MrRunescapeEpic i didn't name names for that exact reason. If you clicked, that's on you. 😃

[@Chalks38]

Spoiler alert 😂

[@jamesbostrom7349]

a table with this players would be nice to watch: kassouf-matusow-helmut-tony g-teska-schwartz- kabhrel-and any other bully player

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

"Kassouf berated a woman to tears" ~Vayo Vayo knew that this didn't happen. Vayo kept repeating this lie to incite everyone. Gross.

[@joshbaker3445]

28:30 what a fold that is🔥🔥🔥

[@LoudounDemocrat]

I don't know. He was beat four different ways (QQ, JJ, 1010 and straight flush). That's a lot of ways to lose.

[@seancosgrove1]

@@LoudounDemocrat More likely JTs and QTs the way the hand played out preflop. Almost always 3 bets JJ and QQ preflop I imagine on the button.

[@jaksdt]

Nobody gonna talk about John Cynn? 11th in 2016 and winning in 2018. That has to be up there as one of the all time greatest feats.

[@Potterholic1]

Antione Saout's third place in 2009, 25th in 2016, fifth place in 2017 is more impressive to me, honestly.

[@808gamecock3]

@@Potterholic1he still ain’t win, I bet even he would tell you John cynn 11th and actually winning is absolutely a more impressive accomplishment.

[@Potterholic1]

@@808gamecock3 Okay, how about Joe Cada winning in 2009 and finishing fifth in 2018 against two of the biggest fields in Main Event history? That's pretty impressive, right?

[@stephenlandrum]

Or Newhouse’s back to back final tables

[@Potterholic1]

@@stephenlandrum Or Michael Ruane finishing 4th in 2016 and then bubbling the Final Table in 2017?

[@mr2gti]

2:48:48 - THE hand... Where Will goes into overdrive and Griffin starts crying like a kid.

[@r.w.221]

I truely believe he played him there… benger was not really upset from my point of view!

[@mapquestboy]

It doesn’t matter that Benger won the hand, he will always be known as the “Check your privilege” guy, so cringe

[@MANGKANORMIDNIGHT69]

kassouf is a cheat, he is known to steal chips

[@tophercabba]

@@mapquestboy

[@parthenocarpySA]

​@@r.w.221Bull, the action was completely over and he was going nuts. If he dropped the act when action ended maybe you'd have a point, but you're left with a completely melted snowflake at that point

[@jiwik731]

Nice. Now it will be finally watchable the last 45 minutes. :D

[@hugohugo990]

How did they not give Antoine Saout more coverage?? 3rd in 2009 and a really deep final run in 2016?? Cmon ESPN

[@randomname22223]

Josephy, Vayo, Moss and Bleznick actually made Kassouf likeable. That's how big of a set of tools they all were.

[@saljablo2767]

Don’t forget Benger.

[@ElevenoftheDark]

And Niwinski

[@DoesThisWork888]

For real. Table full of people that need protective wrap around them. Bunch of pathetic men.

[@p_noc]

Kassouf made for great TV. Wish he'd made the final table.

[@ROYDORO]

Looking back at this years later, Will Kassouf does look a little annoying with his stalling action , but the way the others acted and cried about it is very weird. Just let it be, they actually empowered him

[@Jermo484]

It's so weird to blame them for being annoyed and not him for being a time wasting degenerate moron.

[@alexray6084]

Agreed, the more time went on the more I was beginning to take his side. Sure the speech play and stalling can be a bit annoying but I dont think he was actually doing anything against the game rules, everyone just hated his style of play and collectively decided to gang up on him. You'd think the rest of the table would've been a bit more aware and see the intent but instead they we're all just collectively whining and resorting to childish name calling, very bizarre.

[@Jermo484]

@@alexray6084 "not against the rules" is pretty meaningless. It's probably not against the rules to not shower for a year before the main event either, but you'd objectively be a trash human for showing up that way.

[@alexray6084]

@@Jermo484 what is your point then exactly...?

[@Jermo484]

@@alexray6084 he's a trash person?

[@breakit46]

It’s a pleasure to watch Kenny Hallaert, he made some nice moves

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Hi Kenny

[@ProjectFearr]

​@JohnSmith-su3ze who's he trying to fool

[@JohnnyThomas-py3jv]

I can't stop watching your videos.

[@ybyall8250]

He really said Verbal abuse 😂😂

[@jacobpachuau5647]

Epstein was super tilted by Kassouf😂

[@stephenlandrum]

Bender is a female. No such thing as verbal abuse

[@VictoryNotVengeance]

Props to Mike Shin for his 12th place finish, I never played with him but saw him a handful of times at Potowatomi casino in Milwaukee. Milwaukee is on the map, way to go man☺️

[@NewTears1]

Shoutout to Antoine Saout. Placed 3rd in 2009 (when he should’ve won if Cada didn’t get lucky), placed 25th in 2016, then came back to make the final table next year. That’s a great run of years in the main event.

[@iamhorcruxer]

There is no (should have) you don’t think Saout “got lucky” at some point to also get that far?

[@holalars]

I thought Josephy was Epstein.....

[@nicholi2789]

I doubt Epstein was as big of a cry baby.

[@breakit46]

Bla, bla, bla, I can’t stand Kassouf because he talked and had a personality and a pulse, he wasn’t robotic enough and he had a deep run. What planet are you all on, Will Kassouf made this WSOP that bit more special.

[@thedeepman3169]

I love kassouf player 👌

[@Jermo484]

People who defend Kassouf are weird. Like, I get that maybe he made others misplay by tilting them (although I didn't see much of that), but he definitely hurt himself against anyone decent at reading people and he's not "tilting someone" hoping they misplay by yapping at them when they're already all in like against Moss. He's getting no info (Moss is not talking) and not getting him to misplay (he's already all in). He's simply wasting everyone's time in an already too slow game. Even beyond that, getting someone to go on tilt by just talking endlessly isn't a skill - we can all do it, we just don't because we're not losers.

[@austintyler7901]

Something very hard, almost impossible, to remember in moments like this in every facet of life is that all mental faculties fall in a pretty tidy bell curve. You have a healthy middle ground of that curve who are completely capable of existing together, recognizing their own strengths and (maybe more importantly) weaknesses, and are driven to strive above with that information. Then you have the lowest common denominator. Those who are incapable of ever properly placing themselves amongst the spectrum of human experience/intelligence/ capability, and then to rise above. Instead, relying on nothing more than the purest level of dumb luck. That group, when just one single member of their ilk strike that perfect alignment of such dumb luck, can continue to avoid any semblance of existential contemplation for years or decades after thanks to that one "lotto win." Is exactly why America is in the state its in. Nothing but a nation of temporarily embarrassed millionaires who can never consider the fact they are actually stone cold morons.

[@ggw539]

Josephy, Vayo, Benger, all came from Karen

[@sethie_shots]

Why in gods name did they put a Kassouf montage reel together? It was bad enough the first 100 times.

[@nitthegrit7544]

Niwinski was by far my favorite player to watch. So well composed for being only 25, his first time at a WSOP main event, and he played extremely well. Always kept his cool, never berated anyone, and took his bad beats with grace.

[@nitrofreak1992]

1:38:03. but you are literally not on the same team.

[@JBT42884]

I wanted Will to win SO BAD. Just to observe the discgraced look on Jack's face as he awarded him the Bracelet.

[@ROYDORO]

Jack actually seems to like will.

[@iamhorcruxer]

Too bad you didn’t pray for it huh

[@lakotagallagher5324]

You are a sad human being. Just like Will. 😂

[@saljablo2767]

Griffin Benger checking privilege. Jesus dude. Get a grip.

[@niborracho127]

Kassouf is superior, they don t know how to play him

[@OJuggernautO]

Jack Effel is the worst TO and is horrible for Poker. Doesn’t even know the rules of the tournament, just steps in to either be the white knight, or to appease the majority (or the more known players). Yes, Will was taking excessive amount of time. One bad thing about this situation was that it was heavily edited for time, all of the hands are. So you don’t get to see just how long Will is taking for each hand. Any Poker player who has actually played in tournaments for money knows how annoying someone who wastes time is. It’s even worse when the player who is wasting time has a ton of chips, so it’s not like they’re even tanking to ladder up. He’s literally just doing it to annoy the other players and not only that, they see far less hands. His speech play is whatever. That is annoying too but it wouldn’t be that big of a deal if it wasn’t for all the time wasting. All that said, some of the other players were out of like as well. Like Josephy. And the absolutely moronic comment of “1 player per hand” has become iconic for one of the dumbest things a tournament I guess “director” has ever said, lol. Anyway, Will was annoying and took way too long. But no one handled it well on the opposite end either. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@ianboylan1981]

Yeah I think everyone came out looking bad in that exchange 😂😂😂

[@FacundoCampazzo123]

The lack of clarity and his personal opinions clouding everything is ridiculous. He just gets more irritating over time.

[@jameskim3116]

Did OBST communally together make the best fold AND worst fold in one video?????

[@OJuggernautO]

@@jameskim3116 Yes. It was even impressive that he put him on a straight flush and not a better full house. But the awful fold of the flush, man. It wasn’t just a bad fold in general, but it was even worse of a fold considering how many chips he invested and what he was left with after folding. Having 4.5 mil left is basically like having 500k left at that point in the tournament, so why not just call? Like why were you even in that hand if you were going to fold after making your hand? Makes no sense lol

[@chancecharton5376]

Everyone mad at Kassouf. Feel like a lot of these people never played live poker lol. He’s way less annoying than a lot of ppl I’ve met

[@brianprostatdude]

"What was that bite" is absolutely epic Donnie

[@davidicousgregorian]

Kassouf tanking with nuts flush 😢he should be pennelized for that play

[@iamhorcruxer]

He said what if he bets and the guy jams on him then he has a decision lol think he real slick with that table talk

[@moedanglez]

I can’t believe these guys consider themselves professionals and let Kassouf get under their skin. Vayo, Moss, Bleznick, Josephy and that tired looking spikey hair guy should all be embarrassed at their behaviour.

[@keithmurf426]

💯

[@Hellcat4545]

Obst hits his flush and folds… cost him the final table. Wow! That hurt him for a while

[@acmilandrey]

Classic bullying vs. Kassouf, without defending his behavior which is super annoying...but Josephy and Vayo are so hypocritical an pathetic...during day 6 they were sitting, laughing and did not have any concern to the same annoying behavior of Alex Keating, and did not bull him, interesting why?...looking rationally, Kassouf did not do nothing what is not allowed by rules...he just overplayed them, and they went to cry to the floor, like small children cry to the teacher

[@bg0420]

Yep

[@marlinvlijt1727]

The fact that kara scott also interrupts will is hilarious to me 2:58:20

[@oriondx72]

2:50:00 the hand we all been waiting for!!!

[@RoyalBeing-]

Bunch of clowns on the main table.... Worst Table ever

[@parthenocarpySA]

Benger was not acting, he melted like a snowflake after action ended. If it was an act he'd wrap it up after all on.

[@HaraldPabisch]

It's crazy that Griffin Benger got a job as a Poker commentator after this. This was embarrassing.

[@resatmavi8679]

Kassouf is spice of The Game, I realy liked him only day 6

[@thefantasybros424]

Something MUST have happened that they didn't show us, cause it doesn't make sense. For the first hour or so of this video Will was sitting at that same feature table and was folding quickly and doing very little talking. Then suddenly he starts doing what he did the rest of the video, it's really weird.

[@breakit46]

I think he decided to open his range and crank up the vocals. He was probably getting a feel for the table as well.

[@thefantasybros424]

@@breakit46 My guess is their initial agitation at him taking too long in his decisions with real hands is what led him to decide to purposely tank with every hand.

[@ElevenoftheDark]

Vayo is such a kid.. Trying to gang up on someone, talking behind his back.. Dude has no backbone. Was a pleasure to see him getting outplayed by Nguyen. How did he even get this far..

[@user-xp1rd1ji3t]

The best thing, a Canadian kicked Kassouf’s behind.

[@davezahayko9973]

Vayo was just as annoying.

[@alexreid8026]

I was rooting for kassouf, got into everyones head and his opponents couldn’t deal with it. Really shows how soft all these players are.

[@Jermo484]

They couldn't deal with it? He kept playing hands horrendously and getting absurdly lucky.

[@alexreid8026]

@@Jermo484 yeah they couldn’t deal with a lil talk. Hella soft.

[@jonnyhicks2076]

Kassouf had 32 million with 21 left and finished 17th! bummer

[@Wes36Man]

In his defense he got coolered AA vs KK is a cooler

[@jonnyhicks2076]

@Wes36Man also called off 4 mill pre with 9 high like a boss haha

[@markcummings3146]

Griffin Benger comes across terribly here in my opinion, Kassouf treds a fine line but Benger just does the same with the AA

[@bertpeters8048]

Will K, talked himself off the table. Awesome!

[@Nuksukow]

Griffen is king cringe

[@bbw1979]

Likely the most anticlimactic final table bubble bust out ever?

[@devinbustillo6505]

Where’s the November 9th day?

[@derekharrington8787]

Idk why everyone hates will so much hes so entertaining lol

[@Kanders190]

The talk is fine, imo, it's the unnecessary tanking. Just look at the K5 hand. Two all-ins in front of him on the flop, he has no pair no draw and he's asking for counts. Just fold and move on

[@derekharrington8787]

@@Kanders190 it's all about appearance and consistency if he only tanks with winners it's easy to read if he tanks everything you never know. Plus at that point with people calling the clock after 30 seconds I'd tank too because clearly your in their heads and it's working and multiple people who were mad cashed higher because of him. I get both sides but man is he entertaining for the game. I hate mattisow but he is super entertaining and makes the game more enjoyable to watch. The only talker I don't like is Jamie gold because he's an untrustworthy POS who screwed his "friend" out of 5 million because of greed

[@gilesmartin3602]

all part pf his plan to get under his opponent's skin. He does it very well but it is almost unbearably annoying. @@Kanders190

[@smokeykevin]

@@Kanders190 Exactly!

[@joemac999]

Gordon Vayo is more annoying than Kassouf. He somehow looks like his name should be Gordon Vayo, which is the douchiest name someone can have.

[@MrMarco855]

Where's fill helmet?

[@OKG2000]

58:10 lolll he only took like 10 seconds to call clock

[@OKG2000]

vayo such a punk...sure talking big when kasouf got eliminated

[@akimball7675]

Niwinski out in 15th. He would finish 12th in 2019 (after min cashing in 2018).

[@antzooma]

don't forgot Cynn is still in, a future ME winner

[@andrewptob]

@@antzoomaI was watching last upload and thought “wait, is that John Cynn?!” Lol

[@sixredfish6115]

Bryan Piccoli and Antoine Saout would reach next year's FT. Piccoli I think got out on day 6 and Saout was 25th in 2016.

[@breakit46]

He obviously has this game figured out because that is a sick run. I wish I could have played at least once but it is impossible now.

[@johnmar6376]

Kassuf is sick.

[@user-xp1rd1ji3t]

….mentally sick!!

[@Jeffybeffyog]

Anyone complaining about will Kassouf, watch Jamie Gold.. he was 10 times worse

[@davev3559]

Vayo was the boot licker of the gang who could not handle Kassouf's game.

[@ihatecommies4777]

Biggest bunch of babies at a tv table I’ve ever seen

[@iamhorcruxer]

Oh shut up

[@BlackCatt_]

@@iamhorcruxer :D thats true tho... cry babies... go Kassouf

[@user-xp1rd1ji3t]

You must be related to Kassouf

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

2:48:52 The moment we all waited for

[@akimball7675]

1:53:35 eventual winner hits on the river to avoid elimination

[@philip-op6de]

Spoilers!!!! Unbelievable how Nguyen was almost eliminated multiple times and got very lucky on his way to the final table…guy hit a gut shot on the river or else he never woulda been the champ!!! Wild!!!

[@user-xp1rd1ji3t]

“ like a boss” my a..!

[@nicholi2789]

Wow that Obst fold was world class. Thinking about it though, he has the worst full house on the board. Ruane called his flop 3 bet, then lead the turn when the flush came in. That rules out a bigger set mostly. Then Ruane raises his small blocker bet all in on the river with hardly a thought. Logically a straight flush is the only hand that makes sense. Still, 99% of players are going broke there.

[@Jermo484]

Eh, it's actually not hard. If he had folded like JT or JJ, then I'd be impressed. People with flushes, especially non-nut flushes, don't typically go crazy on paired boards when pots get big. He's basically only ahead of the nut flush (sometimes, it might not even play that way) or bluffs.

[@nicholi2789]

@@Jermo484 I wouldn’t go so far as to say it’s not hard but, like I said logically it is really the only thing that makes sense. So logically speaking it isn’t that tough of a fold. But folding a full house in the main event is not easy, and these things are always much harder in real time when you don’t know the opponents hand. But yeah, he’s not leading the turn with a set or J10, and he isn’t raising all in on the river when the board pairs holding a flush. Straight flush is the only thing that makes sense.

[@brock83995]

1:34:23 I actually agree with will Here

[@12aR9]

A bit less impressive fold of 7s full after folding that flush on river which was also legit but clearly guy tends to overfold. But calling his opponent hand a straight flush was really sick live read

[@petepal55]

I started watching this hoping to see one thing, I can't say that about any other game, lol!

[@_Dante_0]

2:58:00

[@marllomon]

what is wrong with what Kassouf did?

[@nicemarmot.5353]

Phil Laak looks like the live human version of Poochie.

[@pusathobi]

Empty vessels make the most noise.

[@deuceb1gal0w]

Yes, Will is annoying, but what a bunch of babies at that table, especially Vayo, Josephy, Bleznick and Moss.

[@SibillaBen]

It’s speech play, these guys are soft. He’s literally Daniel but more aggressive. Kassouf is fun to watch. Benger crying “privilege” is hilarious.

[@wowthatsbs]

I still can’t believe Qui Nguyen won the whole thing, he had a short stack this entire time

[@waynescoble7072]

Thanks for the spoiler that's real nice

[@keithmurf426]

Kassouf is amazing. Did nothing wrong at all.

[@user-xp1rd1ji3t]

You too must be fleeing from mental institution like him …birds of the same feathers, ..

[@breakit46]

1:30:58 middle of a nightmare in a bubble car.

[@tomr1056]

I wonder what Will would have been like in the final 9?! ...I'm imagining he'd be a bit lighter/more fun, in the glow and attention of the final table... but still, he'd have to annoy some of the people some of the time!

[@Penguinloft666]

Why did Kassouf low key grow on me. He may be in the wrong but the way he had everyone so tilted and against him was quality 🤣

[@iamhorcruxer]

He deserved allll the hate that came his way. Same lame lousy 10 lines. Taking 15 seconds jus to look at your hand then another 15 seconds thinking then 30 seconds talking like really

[@Tthumb]

That’s what the craziest part of all this was. He went from villain to hero so fast. “Check your privilege” made me cringe

[@iamhorcruxer]

Isn’t that John Cynn sitting a the table on Day 7? He doesn’t win it this year tho lol

[@martinedwards4522]

so john synn won next year?.. great two year run!

[@jaksdt]

The year after. 2018

[@martinedwards4522]

@@jaksdt 3 year run then 👍🏻...

[@akimball7675]

@@jaksdt geez. Thanks for spoiling it. 🤪😃😉

[@thomas148b]

such a pleasure to see kassouf go out...

[@Damion66]

Josephy is a punk. He claimed they are all in the same team and he was trying to bluff Niwinski out before the pay jump.

[@PEAplay4713]

I ship 1 dollar on Star to whoever find "Bambi vs Godzilla" quote (Norman Chad)

[@brendanmoran397]

@2:26:38

[@breakit46]

That’s keen for a dollar, mind you it is stars.

[@brendanmoran397]

@@breakit46 free of charge!

[@PEAplay4713]

@@brendanmoran397 Name and location?

[@12aR9]

That was some coolers b2b, set of aces against luckbox vayo was sick, bad river bet tho and then aa vs kk which was cringe af