What most people don’t realise is that Esfandiari compliments Ruffin not because Ruffin made a great call, but because he wants Ruffin to think he did and continue making terrible, loose calls like that.
@@cosplaytimecapsule lol people take it too seriously sometimes lots of high stakes regs are friendly they just realize at the table they would bankrupt them if they had the chance.
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Leggo My Ego definitely agree with you ,my experience in poker. i think its the stubbornness and not willing to back down. Can be easy to make money off these types of players and can be tough depending on the situation.
@@TheVersatileArt That is the hand he won heads up against 1 person. Lex was using an exploitative approach to the game and knew bronson doesn't play lots of small cards which is funny cause he was talking about ranges earlier. That is my interpretation at least
he could have easily had a set. i think lex called on the body language read and what cards came on the turn and river that didn't make sense with how much doyle was betting
To be fair the pre-flop raiser bet 77% pot into two other players - that is usually a very strong move. Laak and Antonius are both also fairly tight so a bet and call looks stronger than usual
An amazingly talented player, who was able to go toe-to-toe with anyone for some years. Didn't do "enough" with his talents though. Not even close to "best of all time". No bracelet, no WPT title, nor amongst the money leaders(not even close). Not even top-20! Definitely has/had the skills and the aptitude to be amongst the 5 best ever. Just doesn't have the accolades. Greatest poker face though, i'll give him that!
That hand with lex and Doyle.......he was dumbfounded/ shocked. You see how he turned over/ mucked his cards. Just disgust, amazement, disbelief. What a call by lex.
Because “outs” is when the hand rank changes. Getting 4 hearts doenst fundamentally change merciers hands rank of ace high. It doenst beat two 9. But of course, if a heart did come on the turn THEN the hearts would be included in his outs for the river since those would give him a flush. Basically, “outs” is any card and only that card that can change who is winning. If you hit your out, you are now winning. Hitting 4 hearts doenst win you anything, you need 5 hearts for a flush so the 4th heart is not an “out”, only the 5th one is.
Honestly it was not that hard call on the river, Doyle represent only straight which is hard to have in this spot. I would say bad bluff. Call was just correct play from Lex spot.
Can someone explain to me the point of having stacks of cash along with the chips? Seems like it just takes up a lot more table space when the chips represent the same monetary value.
Gabe was saying "Eli might not mind that card because now If Gus has KJ or KQ then it would be a split pot". Of course he doesn't actually have that, but that's just something Eli might be thinking about.
Look at Gus's hand at 5:45 , his hand freezes mid air trembling as he puts in a 62.2k bet. His body just took control, hard to control yourself when Ele Elezra is staring you down. He 100% would of picked that up.
I think Laak just bet too much on the river. I honestly think Patrick would've folded on the turn if he didn't pick up the flush draw. The hand that made the most sense for Laak would be AK, and if i'm Laak, I'm not thinking AK is strong enough to make that large a value bet. Aces or Kings are a possibility I guess, but the flop bet was a bit too large, considering that board wasn't really that scary for a hand like that. If I have aces or kings and I see a flop like that, I'd want calls, and if somebody flopped a set they'd be forced to raise on a board like that (234 with two hearts). 16k into 20k pot is a bet you'd make when you want to protect your hand. Heck that bet was big enough to get a fold from 8s. It was a bet that would make sense with a hand like 9s, 10s, Js, or very high aces. And when the K and Q come you can be sure he's not betting 9s 10s or Js for value. Anyway that was just my read on the situation, have a nice day.
@@HelloYouPeople what is wrong with ppl like you, why so rude without any reason at all? You’re the perfect example what’s the result if u were raised with no love
If it wasn't for the flush draw I think Antonius would have laid it down on the turn, but the genius move was calling that river Q. Really wonder what his thought process was - put Laak on Ax? But he could easily have AQo or a pocket pair that beats 4s. To call a bet of 70% of the pot really seemed insane.
Holy shit was not expecting Norm to be a commentator on this lmao just made my day
I know right. I come back here from time to time...
First time seeing this, took me about 10 seconds to realize it was him
@@Dustin-eh5go there's another poker commentator I've heard who has a very similar laugh, but this is actually Norm
One of my fav commentators in Poker.
When he has larceny in my mind I got it
13:14 Poker players think any movie with a hooker in it is a love story :)))))))))) Pure comedy GOLD
Amazing laydown by Coward Folderer with an overpair facing a single bet
Lederer is a prime example of the game passing you by
Just the best in the biz honestly
When you play with your own money and not other people's it causes you to be more conservative and scared at the table.
@@ublade82 thanks captain obvious
haahaha this comment is so swell
What most people don’t realise is that Esfandiari compliments Ruffin not because Ruffin made a great call, but because he wants Ruffin to think he did and continue making terrible, loose calls like that.
I think he also thought he had nothing
Exactly
Poker is absolutely disgusting and honestly quite disgraceful. Nothing said at the table matters at all, it's all a game.
@@cosplaytimecapsule everyone hates you
@@cosplaytimecapsule lol people take it too seriously sometimes lots of high stakes regs are friendly they just realize at the table they would bankrupt them if they had the chance.
"welcome to the ivey world jason" is such a great line idky
"Welcome to the Ivey world Jason" hahahahahahahahha
15:17 I'm really jealous of the dealer's lovely hat
😄
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Thank you algorithm!
Ruffin is proof that you can't bluff a billionaire.
He's also a huge whale. Continuing to bet the turn with 2nd pair no kicker was a sign that he's truly clueless.
@@2011blueman wow so true bro
Leggo My Ego
definitely agree with you ,my experience in poker. i think its the stubbornness and not willing to back down. Can be easy to make money off these types of players and can be tough depending on the situation.
ok pro
Being a Billionaire and playing poker is the quickest way to be come a Millionaire!!
I like how Doyle said “just a little gift for ya son” right before they played that ridiculous hand😆 he didn’t realize how true that was
Alot of respect by Lex, “Thank you Sir”
16:59 Dwan is thinking in his head ''' Oh f. there is a guy crazier then me''
Lex Velduis really impressed me with this call.
it's more like a very poor bluff that doesn't make sense from Doyle, he's repping a range that completely changes from Turn to River
Lex is a really good player, love watching his Twitch streams
Dumb call looks better than being bluffed off on tv
@@williamjames2717 It may be a poor bluff, but you're sitting there with a pair of 2's... Doyle is tight, that's a great call from Lex
@@williamjames2717 absolutely, my concern would be if Doyle was bluffing with a better hand.
Doyle has been around a long time, played some top tier poker. His "wow" at 8:31 must have felt real good to Lex.
Insane call
ANTONIUS IS IN GOD MODE AGAIN. HE IS A SPECIAL HUMAN BEING!
Lex had an interview about this hand and said “I’ve seen him play for years. It’s not in his style to have anything on this board.”
10 2 the Brunson hand is definitely in Brunson range. Regardless sick call.
@@TheVersatileArt That is the hand he won heads up against 1 person. Lex was using an exploitative approach to the game and knew bronson doesn't play lots of small cards which is funny cause he was talking about ranges earlier. That is my interpretation at least
he could have easily had a set. i think lex called on the body language read and what cards came on the turn and river that didn't make sense with how much doyle was betting
@@golfmaniac007 lex is a station thats why he called and its also why he streams $5 tournaments now
Except Doyle bet the jack. Aka you’re just praying he doesn’t have a jack
That Ruffin/Viffer hand is hilarious spew from Viffer. Ruffin BOMBS the turn he’s clearly not folding no matter what.
Lederer calls 6k pre with 88 to fold it on a 2 3 4 flop....
Yea that was bizarre
yeah that was nuts
Howard Folderer.
To be fair the pre-flop raiser bet 77% pot into two other players - that is usually a very strong move. Laak and Antonius are both also fairly tight so a bet and call looks stronger than usual
Antonius is the best off all time, never seen anything like him before.
Different kinds of breed . Like Tony G says you need to have heart and commitment otherwise don't go near poker 🤣😅
An amazingly talented player, who was able to go toe-to-toe with anyone for some years. Didn't do "enough" with his talents though. Not even close to "best of all time". No bracelet, no WPT title, nor amongst the money leaders(not even close). Not even top-20! Definitely has/had the skills and the aptitude to be amongst the 5 best ever. Just doesn't have the accolades. Greatest poker face though, i'll give him that!
Daniel @ 8:50 “how many strokes he give you” ayo lmao
Bitter sweet to hear norm RIP
Please tell me that is Norm Macdonald announcing the beginning of this video. It sounds exactly like him.
Its amazing how often Juanda has trips
Golden times of poker
Dwan doing silent "wow" on Lex's call makes it impressive.
For sure! (had to go back to watch it)
Don’t bluff the guy in red
Gotta love the title “best poker calls of all time” most of them in the same game. Lol
That hand with lex and Doyle.......he was dumbfounded/ shocked. You see how he turned over/ mucked his cards. Just disgust, amazement, disbelief. What a call by lex.
the amazing thing is it Doyle and he rarely barrels like that.
He probably thought he was going to scare Lex off from a better hand than 2s, so to see he failed to scare him off of 2s he had to be shocked.
The Ivey and Mercier hand is one of my favorite hands. Mercier got his lunch money taken away that day.
I’d say that’s a little bit more than lunch money… he seemed pretty defeated once he realized he was behind.
with a board like that, you can't defiantly see ivey folding here
Is that norm macdonald on the mic?!
The infamous “if I would’ve went all in would you fold?” Post hand question lmao.
Peat was pissed off Ruffin did not let him cbet flop like most poker books teach haha
16:54 😂 I knew you had nothing. Poor Phil lol I like him but that was funny
“The flop is 9 ACE ACE. 911 you know that reminds me of that tragedy.”
Спасибо за Старые видео!
can someone explain why ivey vs mercier @ 11:56 hearts aren't included in mercier's outs? i'm trying to learn, thanks
Because “outs” is when the hand rank changes. Getting 4 hearts doenst fundamentally change merciers hands rank of ace high. It doenst beat two 9. But of course, if a heart did come on the turn THEN the hearts would be included in his outs for the river since those would give him a flush. Basically, “outs” is any card and only that card that can change who is winning. If you hit your out, you are now winning. Hitting 4 hearts doenst win you anything, you need 5 hearts for a flush so the 4th heart is not an “out”, only the 5th one is.
@@Nosirt that's so cool, thank you!
because they was only one heart on the flop, the other one was a diamond
lederer's fold at 14 minutes is a beauty of the game
How is Sammy Farha (K-6) vs Patrick Antonius (7-9) not in this video?
Coin flip
Yea man
Some of these calls are insane
Welcome to the Ivey world Jason!
Does high stakes poker still go ahead these days? Loved these.
Gabe is the best of all time.
phil: if i go all in you fold?
patrick: if you go all in, i call quicker
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Lederer’s fold with 88. Seriously awful fold
Lex's call with the ducks was the best. He was only beating a bluff
Honestly it was not that hard call on the river, Doyle represent only straight which is hard to have in this spot.
I would say bad bluff. Call was just correct play from Lex spot.
@@plastikaaa haha sure, cuz he wouldnt bet sets? And what is he betting 3 streets as a bluff?
@@Masterdebater14 thats the point his range is so narrow, sets maybe and almost never straight, thats why Lex do correct call
@@Masterdebater14 so he have alot more bluffs than value Hands here, nice read by Lex
I love Doyle, but it was the worst bluff I’ve ever seen on TV
This was a great video until around 12:37 when Howard Lederer appeared.
Can someone explain to me the point of having stacks of cash along with the chips? Seems like it just takes up a lot more table space when the chips represent the same monetary value.
Phil Ruffins “yeahhhh....” after Barry’s speech was funny
What a call
It's Norm!
Is that Norm Macdonald commenting? 😳
Phil Ruffin didn't make a good call, he would have called if he was beat. He hit the board , and went drrrrrr, okay.
Was just about to write the same comment. Very well said
He’s clueless
Lex ... sicko with the rat hand calldown.. love it
Best of the best on these tables
Earlier today I ran into Mike Tysons Mysteries with Norm. Now this. This guy was everywhere.
Even a broken call is right twice a day.
"Calling is my Hebrew name"
~ Gabe the 🐐
Laak, how you like that call baby!! 10-4 wins
welcome to to the ivey world. hehe
Damn I love that Ruffin hand. Nothing against Viffer, but the speed and ease with which Ruffin calls every street just makes say "Geawed" every time.
Would of just looked foolish in guy ha Dan ace tho it’s just luck he couldn’t put the kings down
Wow, outstanding
Was that Norm commentating on the first hand?
Love Norm doing this
We all know and agree on which hand we wish was on this video.
Ivey almost calling with A high against Durr?
2:21 WOW what a call he says and he is thinking WOW what a fish! Let me play against him every day.
Watching all of these videos and a lot of other poker...its wild Gus Hansen ever made money playing this game
@3:15 where can i find this game?
I miss this show
Is that Norm MacDonald on the call for the 1st hand?
yep
Negreanu telling other people not to bluff against you must be such a good feeling.
Ruffin wasn’t a good call it’s more of a I’m too rich too care call
Yeah more money than sense
You dont bluff a fish. That's just basic!
His call should be in a separate video titled "Easy call, no problem"
Looked bluffy the way he snapped the flop.
Ruffin is a whale. He probably thought, I have a pair! That's awesome!
5:29 What am I missing? How could there be a split pot?
Gabe was saying "Eli might not mind that card because now If Gus has KJ or KQ then it would be a split pot". Of course he doesn't actually have that, but that's just something Eli might be thinking about.
@@joeshab123 Got it -- thanks.
@@davidmontville4885 Welcome!
Jason's body language was oozing devastation..
11:30
Ivey's call is like "I have all the money in the world. If you got me this hand just take it"
Sick call lol
Ruffin skinned Viffer alive in that pot.
surely the snap calling all the way would of made you weary
...Is this Norm McDonald doing commentary?
The Elezra call is standard.
Look at Gus's hand at 5:45 , his hand freezes mid air trembling as he puts in a 62.2k bet. His body just took control, hard to control yourself when Ele Elezra is staring you down. He 100% would of picked that up.
That call from Ruffin is s not a hero call but a call because he has no idea what he's doing
It's between Patrik and Ivey which one is best
what year was that ?
With Norm MacDonald commentating I will watch anything
When are you going to post some clips from season 8????????????????????????????
Season 8 of High Stakes Poker is exclusively for subscribers right now on PokerGO.com
@@PokerGO I'll get it for free soon, just uou wait pokergo
15:18 - What a lovely hat.
Link to The video at The end?
That first hand is why poker can be so fun, you just never know what someone might have.
99% of these calls are because these guys just don’t wanna get bluffed on TV.
Maybe "not ideal bluffs" instead "best calls" 🤔
Is that Norm McDonald commenting?!😂
Would love to hear PA’s thought process on the 10/4 hand
Would love to hear you stfu
I think Laak just bet too much on the river. I honestly think Patrick would've folded on the turn if he didn't pick up the flush draw. The hand that made the most sense for Laak would be AK, and if i'm Laak, I'm not thinking AK is strong enough to make that large a value bet. Aces or Kings are a possibility I guess, but the flop bet was a bit too large, considering that board wasn't really that scary for a hand like that. If I have aces or kings and I see a flop like that, I'd want calls, and if somebody flopped a set they'd be forced to raise on a board like that (234 with two hearts). 16k into 20k pot is a bet you'd make when you want to protect your hand. Heck that bet was big enough to get a fold from 8s. It was a bet that would make sense with a hand like 9s, 10s, Js, or very high aces. And when the K and Q come you can be sure he's not betting 9s 10s or Js for value. Anyway that was just my read on the situation, have a nice day.
@@HelloYouPeople what is wrong with ppl like you, why so rude without any reason at all? You’re the perfect example what’s the result if u were raised with no love
@@HelloYouPeople neva
@@Michael.Bateman I got a chuckle from it to be fair!
If it wasn't for the flush draw I think Antonius would have laid it down on the turn, but the genius move was calling that river Q.
Really wonder what his thought process was - put Laak on Ax? But he could easily have AQo or a pocket pair that beats 4s. To call a bet of 70% of the pot really seemed insane.
Is that norm I hear lol
I think a lot of these are tv calls.
First clip- great bluff, even better call. If bluff was 150k or more would’ve been effective, but very risky.
Viffer prob still has nightmares about that
16:35 Jen wasn’t too happy with Patrick’s call.
2:07 that is what i call a very rich fish
gus hansun has an obvious tell when he bluff, what a rookie
when the Ace on the river came , i wouldn't of been scared with that river bet neither.
I don't really know tells, but the way doyle looked at the board then slide his bet on the river in facing away from lex looked weak.
Biggest tell I saw was Jason Mercier gripping the table very tightly after bluff shoving
I can’t believe norm commentates season 7😂
Why isn't the Phil Laak call with flush against durrrr here
Barry with the weasel needle to Viffer
I miss Norm