WSOP Main Event Day 5 Highlights: The Full Aaron Zhang Show!

Aaron Zhang has made his mark on this WSOP Main Event in a way we haven't seen, like Jamie Gold in 2006! Watch the full highlights of this day right now, as the field was brought down to just 123 players! Don't miss the epic Day 6 coverage on PokerGO.com as the $10,000,000 top prize looms in the distance!
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[@jamesm9999]

"I'm sorry I promised my friend" was such a great line

[@Masterfuron]

The best part of it all was that saying what he said "My friend told me not to show any more bluffs" which would mean he's holding a bluff, but poker is such a mind game too when people talk and say things to get you to call or fold and messed with him mentally

[@zilong0827]

Thx. Lol

[@heres_2cents]

@@zilong0827 how can I learn from you and how did you improve your game?❤

[@zilong0827]

@@heres_2cents um…it’s a very big question. Its hard to answer here but thank you for like my play.

[@jagr1683]

His speech play was interesting

[@andybardo7489]

The woman calling the play by play is amazing to listen to. So knowledgeable.

[@Thebrianweissman]

So true, she’s fantastic.

[@tylerpoe8628]

Who is it?

[@sebastianturley8001]

I feel like when zhang isn’t talking he’s bluffing. When he’s going off at the mouth he has a hand.

[@repent.sinner]

Huh? He bluffed so many times and talked them into folding, board ran out perfect for what the other had.

[@allankay12]

You do understand his hand is garbage and he was beat, right?

[@Secretservice709]

@@allankay12Which hand 😂

[@zacharymaddox3345]

Zhang is the king of running into Kings and having an ace high flop

[@wang10057]

ace-magnet!

[@repent.sinner]

Facts so lucky an A or the board running out the way it did he got away with it.

[@BallenX101]

he's the anti-hero!

[@m1keyfreshhh256]

The check on the straight at the end was such a great play. I was screaming check !!!

[@zilong0827]

Lol. I’m glad I did check it!!

[@Mr2beerqueer]

@@zilong0827that whole 76o hand Q4 shove and using QJ as bluff were all pretty questionable. You were entertaining to watch tho and I’d get annoyed at the tough situations you’d put me in lol

[@Finley72]

Danny Smith absolutely hates Zhang oh man 😂

[@iambadatpickingusernames6669]

Why? He’s absolutely gifting him double ups left and right

[@stevenwalker9013]

@@iambadatpickingusernames6669 and then took it all but crumb’s

[@iambadatpickingusernames6669]

@@stevenwalker9013 35bb on day 6 of the main isn’t crumbs

[@emanuelemazzarella3813]

he is paying the EPT luck on the beginning of his career 😂

[@raycharles5273]

Typical

[@Looch27]

Not hating or anything but the KZbin commentary is surprisingly way more enjoyable than the PokerGo commentary

[@hehehehehehehehehehe2881]

Absolutley not

[@JohnnyBGood11]

I agree

[@impostor4894]

Yeah PokerGo streamers are dumb and annoying

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Way better

[@yeeluvspizza]

From double the tournament average stack to out on the streets. GG Zhang

[@ginagombroski65]

Asians....lol.hahaha

[@ramzirobart1032]

He is broke?

[@walkerbarley]

Big stack made him feel invisible. It was a train wreck after that.

[@ginagombroski65]

@@walkerbarley pokerbunny went from top 10 to 198th finish in acr huge tournament yesterday.

[@jagr1683]

They rarely know when to slow down

[@derekduval8168]

Zhang is a beast!!!!! Hahaha he’s cracking me up.. talking about the bluffs hahahah

[@Sharon_cookc]

Bet he’s not talking about bluffs anymore

[@joonpak]

I can see Zhang getting snap called in a bluff for a huge chunk of his stack very soon.

[@RogueStatusX]

i 100% agree and personally hope it happens

[@tedahr9637]

Why?

[@joonpak]

@@tedahr9637 why what?

[@solok.4282]

@@RogueStatusX lol you got offended by his aggresive style of play? Poor little nitty

[@vivavaldez87]

By then it'll be a small chunk of his stack...

[@eduardomartinez9614]

Zhang is that guy

[@winningbackthegirl]

That guy that’s out of the tourney lol

[@stapes7344]

@@winningbackthegirl lol hes still in

[@eduardomartinez9614]

@@winningbackthegirl he is in 23 in chip count

[@shaylinmunsamy8329]

@@eduardomartinez9614 how much

[@eduardomartinez9614]

@@shaylinmunsamy8329 6,985,000

[@jf5618]

“I’m sorry. I promised my friend” 🤯🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@upinsmoke06]

That cracked me up

[@HyDl2ALiSk]

Minute?

[@DannyECDUB]

The guy filming his own demise with the AA 😂

[@markustv916]

That was extremely unlucky! Guy hit a flush with only one club in the hand...

[@obiwon76]

41 mins long and you get to see 7 total hands 🙌

[@scienceevolves4417]

Because that idiot zhang is in every one of em...

[@bobbytang9924]

why don't they add short clock in wsop me :(

[@nimson50]

Haha, dude had a whole conversation about not talking! :D

[@joeashbubemma]

If they didn't broadcast his holdings, I think he could have made the final table. His style is easy to figure out once you can confirm his hands. I don't think his talking hurt him at all, he knows what he's doing.

[@maximo6037]

He might have gotten paid if he just polarized and kept his mouth shut. All the theatrics against nunley were amateur

[@WSPanicFan85]

He donks out the next day

[@OneEyedJack01]

@@WSPanicFan85 yes. After all that play, going out the way he did looked like mental exhaustion. There was no need to call all in there.

[@WSPanicFan85]

@@OneEyedJack01 could be right. Hard to think of many hands you're beating in that spot. Sometimes after you run super hot it's hard to give up on the aggression when you cool off.

[@jonslg240]

*I absolutely disagree with FORCING players to show their previous hands to other players 1hr after it happens.* I truly cannot believe players tolerate this.

[@1109bigred]

"put some tussin on it" lol that's the best line, love Ali Nejad when he is doing commentary.

[@kevind1980]

It was even better when Chris Rock said it.

[@Johnny2Feathers]

08:13 “he’s playing kinda like a confused Jamie Gold role” Exactly 🤣

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

No-one can match the GOAT Jamie Gold

[@MichaelSwg]

Absolutely love the banter at 35:00... if you're going to be the table talker then you better be prepared to stay consistent with that

[@LEFTaTIP]

Well, we don't have to that far back to the 2006 WSOP because William Kassouf in the 2016 WSOP was one of the top speech players and he had a way to get under your skin...right Griffin Benger??

[@andrewalaskiewicz38]

Would love to see Alejandro get his final table revenge vs The champ. Would be crazy to have both make final table again!!

[@Levo_D_Angelo]

yes

[@rca4770]

Statistically it's almost impossible even 100 left

[@heres_2cents]

His speech play is fking hilarious 18:39 “you need to think longer” 😂 and at the start with set of 10s, “i have no clue what you have at all” -> “i put you on AQ because you cant call”

[@plstrom]

loved the "my friend" answer ! lol and that 2.8 raise there was brilliant

[@JoelChenFa]

You need to think longer. I will just shut up. (Totally psyched him out)

[@mattyg55]

18:38 when he says "if you need to think longer" as Barfield is moving calling chips couldve been snuffed out

[@lilyzooma3973]

it's a tell but still difficult to call with a 7 based on such a tell when you don't know if he's doing a reverse tell

[@thankyou..brother]

He's got devil's talent. Impressive

[@TheDesperateArtist]

It's the Asian Jamie Gold!! 😱

[@wynnvip]

Zhang is hilarious, he is all under DS skin 😆

[@josephhall1049]

his bluff was a lure to reel in the big pot after

[@jpm5999]

The Zhang interactions make it so interesting.

[@thecuriousobserver5311]

In my opinion, the guy luckily went on a hot streak and found himself in a situation, that was way above his skill and comfort zone. Did not take long for him to lose all chips with dumb play. Anyway, he probably had the tournament of his life and a nice payday.

[@Pinocchiopoker]

he beat bryn kenny to win a title whih is buy in $1000000

[@edkerry87]

I've only seen him play one hand and I already can't wait to see him get knocked out.

[@sabinoharriague4754]

He love You feeling that! Job done. Your move

[@lowelliswell]

His play for me is not wild as everyone think he is. But after these 2 days, alot of people will start trapping him. He needs to tone down his plays.

[@edsepe2258]

True, other players now knows what he's done these past days, in bluffing etc but he'll adapt! "He knows that you know, and knowing this will be the known"

[@jamesireland6606]

I agree

[@Jermo484]

Folding KK and QQ to this guy just because there's an ace is bananas. I'd have committed to calling the whole way down unless maybe it ran out a one liner to a straight.

[@jjjjj9641]

luckbox dan smith loses to zhang just makes me happy

[@pussiestroker]

if westside wes is at the same table as zhang i will pay for the stream.

[@Satoru-Gojo]

No thanks. Both are annoying af

[@jeremiahmiller4640]

My grandma loves west side Wesley

[@pussiestroker]

@@Satoru-Gojo Wes, not so much. You need different characters at a table to make a poker game interesting.

[@Satoru-Gojo]

@@jeremiahmiller4640 I bet she would want him to be her sugar d......

[@Satoru-Gojo]

@@pussiestroker yes, 1 is enough. Not both...

[@coatingkings]

I was mad he blew up, he was definitely entertaining but unfortunately it seemed like he didn't know when to switch gears

[@andrewlogan3664]

Dan “DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO SAY!!!” Smith

[@eb3433]

can't believe his reaction as he was holding trip aces... so bad. surely that is pretty much the nuts against that dude but karma got him back on that rivered straight

[@jasonjones8397]

This is amazing coverage of some incredible poker.

[@tylorm7]

love these type of videos

[@andyortiz7402]

Zhang couldn’t keep up this pace long, the players figured him out and adjusted.

[@brokelivindoup]

just thought about the best fun trash talker single table - Zhang, Tony G, Jungle, Gold, Scotty Win, Kassouf, Helmuth. any others?

[@-HiddenInPlainSight-]

why does Dan Smith always have such an attitude? Zhang's game is just comical

[@HoangTruong-vk7ek]

i experiment this style of play in my $5, $10 buy in tourneys on bovada and ACR sometimes. It works well in the early + middle stage of the tourney esp against check-heavy opponents. However, I usually bust top 20 or so basically right before final table in a stupid hand that usually I think I would of folded bc when I play ultra aggro Im always aware that ppl put me on air and trying to clickback which leads to more aggro play and ofc I run into the nuts.

[@johnmoschella]

Thanks for the coverage.

[@joekostynuik3327]

Once you've made your bet, you should zip it and let the other player make a decision.

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

Aaron Zhang is very entertaining, but no-one will ever match the GOAT Jamie Gold

[@ToneRetroGaming]

Ppl love to diss Jamie and what he did with all that reverse psycology in that WSOP was obviously not sustainable, but it sure was entertaining. Even on the High Stakes Poker show when he had Kings and he knew Sammy had aces he talked Sammy into checking the river because Jamie kept saying I'm not folding I have to call you. I can't remember the exact hand or what Sammy was afraid of but all that talk made him check and Jamie was able to get to a river showdown without another bet. That was his best moment IMO

[@JohnSmith-su3ze]

@@ToneRetroGaming Agreed. Jamie is the only player in the world who would have saved $180,000 in that hand. Plus it was arguably the most entertaining poker hand of all-time. That is one Jamie's other achievements. Jamie gave us some of the most entertaining poker hands of all-time. Poker snobs will dismiss this, but they forget that people play poker for entertainment and on that front, Jamie certainly delivered. Jamie Gold is a legend of the game.

[@jeremyrogers6179]

Nobody's crazier than Jaime Gold!

[@aaronmalik4269]

Zhang is great for poker. Not being rude. Just using speech play very well. I like it!!

[@seankiesling2054]

Aside for the 5 min decisions that have been checked to him.

[@aaronmalik4269]

@@seankiesling2054 that would deffo drive me nuts.

[@pdawg423]

i finished my job already, so it's on you 🤣

[@joed2818]

When the WSOP started banning "table talk" I forget what year it was, (but I recall Negreanu complaining about it), it was almost as bad as when Bud Selig made the All Star game the decider of home field advantage in the World Series. Table talk is a huge part of the game. Absolutely ridiculous.

[@gm-td9nm]

36:51 "Something in the 20 perc-" "All in"

[@jamesireland6606]

Great plays love watching how exciting

[@Sam-db4mr]

These players are way too scared of Zhang. Dudes folding Kings to an uber aggressive player only because there’s an Ace on the board? Smh

[@Cplayer1]

It was a 3 bet pot and these guys are playing for millions of dollars… also he knows that zhang has a big stack and will likely face a big river bet. Easy to say when you see the cards and not deep in the main event like these guys 👍

[@mingi1489]

He called a 3 bet preflop so he most likely has hands like AQ or AJ he doesn’t expect to have 76 there

[@mingi1489]

Even aggressive players wouldn’t bluff there after Mozdzen 3 bets so i’d fold too in his position

[@stevenwalker9013]

Lol, in 3 bet and 4 bet pots Ax is a huge percentage of his value hands

[@p215j]

Exactly. Ridiculous!

[@itsmejennha]

I finish my job already 🤣🤣🤣

[@voryzakone1]

The sigh by zhang at 5.03 belies the strength of his hand

[@hongwang3648]

Zhang is a fun player

[@OneOfDisease]

I think I would enjoy playing against Zhang he is very interesting character. He is an odd one, but I am sure if I watched enough of his crazy chip arrangement bets I could find a tell in there.

[@udapangamek]

Dan smith got mad after humiliated by zhang .he run hard and obvious upset.. But his game fixed better

[@pbakai182]

40:26 probably the funniest table comment besides the Smith @ 35:00 "DO. YOU. HAVE. ANYTHING TO SAY??" 😂 "guys just a general note to the entire table like this is like [indiscernible]... 30 minutes in i've only played FOUR hands, this is like the sLOWEST table i've *EvER* played!!1"

[@Bhodisatvas]

"The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long" 45 minutes of fame never to be heard of again.

[@jont2576]

all these memories will be gone in time....like tears in rain.

[@Bhodisatvas]

@@jont2576 Time...to...fold

[@matiasrodriguez3155]

Zhang is that dude

[@miscellanyman263]

Not sure what happened to Zhang. I think other players figured out his tactic of bullying to get them to fold before seeing a river card -- and on his final hand, to harbor any belief that the river card would make his Straight was just bananas. But what an exciting WSOP it was with Zhang in it. That cash of $67K will surely afford Zhang six (6) more trips to The Main Event. See ya next year!

[@OneOut1]

He didn't win 67k. He won 67k minus the buy in.

[@shivasirons6159]

21:15. I do often think that especially H.U. If you can dodge a high flop you can easily swipe it.

[@PhanHuyQuan]

This guy Zhang have style and skills

[@johnnygold753]

That was brutal The sad thing is there was really no way not to lose all your chips with those jacks once he caught that 3rd jacket was on anyway

[@TheRobowski]

"THIS IS THE SLOWEST TABLE IVE EVER PLAYED" facts

[@sadie63]

At least Jamie Gold won the main event, where did this guy finish?????

[@Kevin-he3ew]

Zhang running hot. How long will that last? Will he change when it gets more narrow field?

[@tommyz0123]

When your constantly bluffing and getting them thru is not running hot.

[@Kevin-he3ew]

@@tommyz0123 there were also times where he was bailed out too. Please watch the full video. He played well none the less. When you're playing well plus lucking out on the losing spots it's running hot.

[@jamesguest4741]

I hate when announcer talks about blockers ect. Real game of poker is READS!!

[@johnsayavong6933]

No guts no glory! that's poker

[@xx765]

Zhang plays like it's a cash game. Not great cash game play either some of his bluffs don't make sense. But it's so much fun to watch someone playing like that on the ME feature table, against likes of Dan Smith nonetheless.

[@nickotime4664]

How is the Lococo hand not in this highlight reel?

[@ursfreitag89]

Zhang have a great style♡

[@Eliht01]

Heads up Zhang vs Personns

[@jont2576]

u know the game is exciting when the commentator is talking about caramel popcorn being eaten in the rail.

[@jezusghoti]

Zhang rules

[@woncho1]

This is some crazy table!

[@jenniemoi1020]

I enjoy watching this video. However, whoever is in charge of filming ?or is the editing? Please please please……the fading in and out of focus is horrible!!!! Please FIX!

[@gamblingguru2235]

Jamie gold jr I love it finally some1 talking haha

[@annanguyen4193]

The definition of playing to win vs playing to not lose

[@ever22000]

Really? Did he win?

[@ktl66]

@@ever22000 playing to win means you always win or what? I'm confused

[@ever22000]

@@ktl66 Nah I mean in Vs tight field you have more chances to win by playing that style of game, than by waiting for a hand to play (which may not even come)

[@FAC1806]

He is a genius!

[@OneEyedJack01]

Not a genius when he doesn't adapt once other players adjust to what he's doing and that's exactly how he goes out. Watch Phil Ivey if you want to see the master at adapting to changing dynamics.

[@FAC1806]

@@OneEyedJack01 There was a bit of sarcasm in my statement

[@letsgobrandon6281]

Zhang played real bad the last day He's gone

[@joed2818]

It's well past time to make the final 10 players the "Final Table". If you can physically sit at the final virtual table? It's the final table. Enough is enough. All that way to not even be "included" is pretty brutal. And the game is already brutal enough on it's own.

[@tomrichards3924]

Who commentates with Ali nejad the I could listen to him all day makes everything so captivating and informative and very laid back at the same time he’s brilliant??

[@shreyasiyengar8408]

Nick Schulman. I agree.

[@heatkeven1]

Nick Schulman

[@sllgrecco]

12:37 Negreanu's brother

[@robertkennedy8475]

Man I know its the big turnement but man that kings hand against Pickett I'm calling I think

[@Losevaiper]

Zhang is him

[@scottdybas7862]

Zhang punts on day 6🤦‍♂️😂.

[@pbakai182]

how many days have you lasted? 🤦‍♂️😂

[@seongyeollee1323]

how does zhang run so pure lol man what a luck box lol

[@jjjjj9641]

bluffing is luck box? what kinda crack are you smoking

[@tomthebomb09]

Nice guys keep up the coverage

[@paulr8652]

This is like watching paint dry

[@pokershark2013]

Barfield could be DNEGS long lost brother!

[@laptopfromhell890]

lets go Kenny Tran !!

[@realDesertRat]

Zhang is such a nice guy - how can you not like this guy.

[@d.j7171]

Then gets eliminated the next day 😂😂😂😂

[@AlexDfour]

what a first hand wow

[@linhtrandaynay]

hayzaaaaa this kind of player we meet everyday in VietNam

[@raycharles5273]

What a boss

[@impostor4894]

So how can I watch the entire WSOP with these commentators?

[@jasonsaulters6027]

You subscribe for a monthly membership and turn down the volume.

[@Rheindorfer24]

Zhang is a new Star!!

[@tomprice4016]

Get Kaplan and Shulman together. It would be awkward at first, but over time it would be 💯