The Epic Downfall of Mike Matusow in the 2004 WSOP Main Event

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  • @MrSparkula
    @MrSparkula 3 роки тому +2326

    Just when you think watching Helmuth losing is a great thing, here comes Matusow…

    • @jamescollier3
      @jamescollier3 3 роки тому +42

      Why are so may of these clips 15 years old? No new interesting players after that?

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 роки тому +67

      @@jamescollier3 your question is the answer lol

    • @Sam-lx2xm
      @Sam-lx2xm 3 роки тому +3

      😅😅😅yes

    • @dcbradfo657
      @dcbradfo657 3 роки тому +43

      @@jamescollier3 the Golden age, when the old school legends were crashing into the young guns who were crashing into the internet phenoms.

    • @freeursoulpark6087
      @freeursoulpark6087 3 роки тому +3

      Damn Mikey do it again..

  • @kevinpeoples376
    @kevinpeoples376 3 роки тому +1119

    "Thank you for busting me, Mike." Still one of the greatest one - liners in WSOP history.

    • @LazyDrinka
      @LazyDrinka 3 роки тому +24

      I felt the same way when i heard it. My favorite part is when Matusow try to ignore the comment and just pretend he didn't ear the blast.

    • @michaelwainscott2633
      @michaelwainscott2633 3 роки тому +41

      If Raymer calls the all-in on hand Matusow got knocked out on, Raymer would have flopped trip 8s and turned a boat while knocking out two players. Raymer was destined to win that tournament. He ran so well especially in heads-up hands.

    • @dewaard3301
      @dewaard3301 3 роки тому +5

      Nah, that's got to be "This guy can't even spell 'poker'"

    • @allenn7955
      @allenn7955 2 роки тому +12

      Greg should buy a cheap bracelet, engrave that quote, send it to Mike as a gift and sign a card with: From your 2004 World Series of Poker Champion, Greg Raymer

    • @rleriche5044
      @rleriche5044 2 роки тому +7

      Raymer is no angel. I heard he was actually Hitler in a previous life and he eats kittens.

  • @elbruces
    @elbruces Рік тому +368

    When his opponent wins due to a Q on the river, it's horrible luck, but when he won due to a 7 on the river it meant he was a genius, playing the best poker of his life.

    • @MCFoultier
      @MCFoultier Рік тому +6

      Yeah, that was great

    • @Lifestyle84000
      @Lifestyle84000 Рік тому +1

      raymer full of 8..^^ "the chosen!"

    • @richycovers
      @richycovers Рік тому +3

      Unfortunately, the river is part of the game. Depends how you get there - did you get it in with the best and get unlucky - or get a bluff called but still have a chance on the river. If not one of those scenario's you prolly made the wrong move.

    • @willgambino2387
      @willgambino2387 11 місяців тому +1

      I mean in tournament play that’s a shove all day with both.

    • @saiprakash0315
      @saiprakash0315 11 місяців тому

      Raymer crushed them both though even before the river had he not folded he would had 8s full of 7s but I understood the fold when u had two raise and reraise it's best to get out the way

  • @df4196
    @df4196 3 роки тому +485

    Matusow: I have steel balls
    Also Matusow: *cries*

  • @bentrend
    @bentrend 3 роки тому +566

    8:36 Mike motioning for a consolatory shoulder massage while whimpering “you see the call i made on that guy earlier?” has always been so hilarious to me. It’s like something out of a bad movie

    • @davhen5874
      @davhen5874 3 роки тому +37

      It's actually golden.

    • @petec3185
      @petec3185 3 роки тому +8

      Degeneracy on full display.

    • @galtboy1195
      @galtboy1195 2 роки тому +3

      Same here lol!!

    • @JStraight160lbs
      @JStraight160lbs 2 роки тому +7

      There’s no way that could be real life😂

    • @canefan17
      @canefan17 2 роки тому +5

      Came back to watch it again 😂

  • @jpowell6418
    @jpowell6418 2 роки тому +319

    The fact Mike cheered while being a 45% underdog is so special to me.

    • @rockwithyou2006
      @rockwithyou2006 2 роки тому +35

      Mike doesn't understand poker math as well as we would think

    • @mrmacross
      @mrmacross 2 роки тому +7

      This was still early before poker blew up, and they didn't have hand calculators on the floor, so having a lead after the flop probably seemed like being the favorite to win the hand.

    • @hardcoreromeo2111
      @hardcoreromeo2111 2 роки тому

      That’s how stupid he is

    • @ptfambam
      @ptfambam 2 роки тому +3

      We didn’t have calculations back then. He still was behind.

    • @moneygivemenowplease
      @moneygivemenowplease Рік тому +5

      @@mrmacross na m8 he knew he is flipping once he saw cards you don't need any modern stuff for that. He was keeping the energy

  • @williamzagarella8066
    @williamzagarella8066 3 роки тому +703

    Played the best poker of my life man🤣🤣🤣🤣 calls 9 7 off middle pair for a big chunk just because he had a vendetta against Raymer

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 роки тому +39

      Eh, he made a read and went with it and was right. He just got unlucky 🤷‍♂️

    • @charliew7516
      @charliew7516 3 роки тому +145

      No, he was actually an underdog in that hand. It's 100% a fold.

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 роки тому +11

      @@charliew7516 a fold is probably the best play in the long run...but he had the lead in the hand. He wasn't the favorite but still put the chips in with the best hand at the moment

    • @ChromeXuGames
      @ChromeXuGames 3 роки тому +57

      ​@@seankiesling2054 If the read was that raymer had a nut flush draw, then he wasn't right lol

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 роки тому +2

      @@ChromeXuGames how? He would have the best hand and a chance to knock a player out with the best hand

  • @printz-of-peepz
    @printz-of-peepz 2 роки тому +40

    I remember watching pretty much every second of this WSOP that was aired, like so many others did during this era. What a great run by Raymer. And, seeing a cocky player cry when getting knocked out of the tournament is still just as satisfying the second time around.

    • @glennkurtzrock
      @glennkurtzrock Рік тому +2

      The only thing better would have been if Raymer stayed in that last hand and taken Matusow out with trip 8's - chef's kiss

  • @PokerJunkie83
    @PokerJunkie83 3 роки тому +559

    Mike will always be a d bag.. I’ve met and talked to Greg Raymer a few times. He’s one of the nicest guys in poker. It was so nice to see him crack mikes pair with the turned flush. Not even a sweat. After all that bullying beforehand, he had it coming

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 роки тому

      They are friends now

    • @thefantasybros424
      @thefantasybros424 3 роки тому +29

      @@millhousemillard2140 No, they aren't. The next year at the WSOP Mike says in the interview that him and Greg are friends but when they cut back to the live action the commentators make it immediately clear that they are NOT friends.

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 роки тому +3

      @@thefantasybros424 yes they are you are wrong....the next year?!?!?!?!?!? Lmao you realize there has been a lot of years. Watch their match at the National heads up championship and see sucka

    • @JayJay-jw6zf
      @JayJay-jw6zf 3 роки тому +4

      Didn't Greg Raymer cheat people out of millions seeing everyone's cards on Ultimate Bet? Doubt you would have thought he was nice if he was doing that to you day after day under different screen names. Just saying

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 роки тому +28

      @@JayJay-jw6zf no he didn't lol Jesus

  • @freddiegibbs101
    @freddiegibbs101 2 роки тому +179

    8:03 Mike's reaction to being eliminated is the funniest clip in the history of poker. Like a 5 year old not getting the toy he wanted on Christmas morning, I love it so much. It's like a real life version of Michael Scott's " no ... NO ... NOOOOOOOOO"

    • @XaviRonaldo0
      @XaviRonaldo0 Рік тому +9

      The funniest thing is that he was lucky Raymer didn't call because that would be hilarious.

    • @PedroDeAlvarado81
      @PedroDeAlvarado81 Рік тому +1

      Negreanu matched it

    • @SaltHoarder
      @SaltHoarder Рік тому +3

      To lose on such a way is why poker is the sickest game. No Justice.
      Sometimes the worst player in the field can win it all

    • @AT-qm8gv
      @AT-qm8gv Рік тому +3

      You can’t honestly be a real poker player and take pleasure in people’s reactions when they lose.

    • @dommmmm7544
      @dommmmm7544 Рік тому

      @@AT-qm8gvagree

  • @Hittingitstiff
    @Hittingitstiff 3 роки тому +1138

    Greg Raymer may have been the oldest looking 39 year old I've ever seen. Remove the weird glasses and he's a 55 year old geography teacher.

    • @benj7911
      @benj7911 3 роки тому +55

      Yeh, I'm 34 and when I saw it say he was 39..i was shocked. I immediately felt like wtf? am I really getting close to looking like that??

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 роки тому +61

      Weight ages people. I used to be bigger when I was like 28.. I looked older back then than I do now at 36 and about 75 pounds thinner.

    • @damitzdesign
      @damitzdesign 3 роки тому +7

      Yeah, I was surprised also.... I'm actually 39 rn and definitely don't look as old as he does...

    • @BlueBackflip
      @BlueBackflip 3 роки тому +13

      I'm 38 and he looks like he could be my pops 😅

    • @joelewertow7115
      @joelewertow7115 3 роки тому +1

      He looked fine. It's his weight & comportment that makes him seem more mature in age.

  • @petec3185
    @petec3185 2 роки тому +33

    The dealer dropping a diamond as soon as mike says no diamonds baby is CLASSIC

  • @iambadatpickingusernames6669
    @iambadatpickingusernames6669 3 роки тому +840

    "Thank you for busting me Mike" - the guy who won the tournament

    • @gordongoodman8342
      @gordongoodman8342 3 роки тому +2

      Did he?

    • @justsomeguy6474
      @justsomeguy6474 3 роки тому +5

      @@gordongoodman8342 yup

    • @Dimmaaa
      @Dimmaaa 3 роки тому +33

      that’s just the cherry on top

    • @joelewertow7115
      @joelewertow7115 3 роки тому +18

      People may not realize that was a world class call by Mike.

    • @zacharymaddox3345
      @zacharymaddox3345 3 роки тому +87

      @@joelewertow7115 Even if he had the best hand he was only 46%. It can’t be a world class call if you have worse equity

  • @offrampc
    @offrampc 3 роки тому +25

    So when Mike hits the miracle 7 at 0:46, he celebrates like he won because of his good play. The guy with the KK takes it amazingly well even when his opponent acts like an idiot. Then later when the miracle Q hits the river to bust Mike, Mike is like 'Why does this happen to me?'

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 3 роки тому +2

      yea thats what I hate about Hellmuth and Matusow, they are terrible sports. I would say Hellmuth is 1000x worse thoug. I get no joy out of watching Hellmuth at all.

    • @curthennig9448
      @curthennig9448 6 місяців тому

      @@mpup54 What about his wife?

  • @gordongoodman8342
    @gordongoodman8342 3 роки тому +166

    "How does that happen to somebody?"
    That happens when you gamble.

    • @rdtworld9720
      @rdtworld9720 3 роки тому +5

      Mike wasn't really talking about the tournament, he was talking about his legal troubles in that spot.

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 3 роки тому +2

      He chose that life

  • @cotegt
    @cotegt Рік тому +8

    "before its over you might end up woth something like that, you gotta be able to take it both ways.".
    Deep wisdom for life.

  • @kevincloonan9787
    @kevincloonan9787 3 роки тому +57

    8:38 "Did you see the call I made on that guy earlier" as hes in tears LMFAO

    • @rexlint2520
      @rexlint2520 3 роки тому +2

      Thing of beauty lol 😂😂😂

    • @Lerremy
      @Lerremy 3 роки тому +1

      That's the best part. 😁😁

    • @bombmario5228
      @bombmario5228 Рік тому +1

      I might have heard it as “Should’ve have called I made on that guy earlier.”

  • @Mitjitsu
    @Mitjitsu 3 роки тому +46

    8:45 - Raymer couldn't have been more right. Not just in that tournament, but in life as well.

    • @jakeaidan
      @jakeaidan 3 роки тому +2

      I don't know, you have two people firing with small stacks. One is going to get busted or shortstacked, no reason to risk making the winner have a real stake at the table, especially with 88 and somebody acting behind.

  • @ryanjordan1083
    @ryanjordan1083 3 роки тому +438

    The "he doesn't understand your joke man" guy tilts me the most. Imagine watching some coked up weirdo berate another player over his "tiny balls" and not being mortified, but thinking, "haha, I like this coked up weirdo and want to support him in what he does".

    • @bhardwaj_abhi
      @bhardwaj_abhi 3 роки тому +11

      This is so funny😂

    • @jamesday7467
      @jamesday7467 3 роки тому +4

      Think it was Mizrachi too

    • @JOHNfuknRAMBO
      @JOHNfuknRAMBO 3 роки тому +8

      Nothing worse than a sore winner

    • @jamesshaw4272
      @jamesshaw4272 3 роки тому +5

      @@jamesday7467 it was amir vahedi, very likeable player who is sadly no longer alive

    • @dogperson432
      @dogperson432 3 роки тому +1

      He's not on coke

  • @acikawu-tang5178
    @acikawu-tang5178 3 роки тому +20

    When someone says "I'm happy, I'll be fine, I'm happy" usually means they are not happy and hate there life.

    • @Greg_lark
      @Greg_lark 3 роки тому +1

      This is just where he realises that at least he can just call in to the toilets on the way out for a nice fat line, and all will be well again.

  • @tjacksondolph4026
    @tjacksondolph4026 9 місяців тому +2

    This is a man on a high dose of stimulants.
    0:53 watch for the jaw rotation tick at the end of his closeup

  • @jameswinchester9405
    @jameswinchester9405 3 роки тому +61

    The best part is Raymer shows us how to be a gentleman. Just win in the end take your chips like a champ and smile all wile having your best life.

  • @WalterLiddy
    @WalterLiddy 2 роки тому +20

    I like how he wishes for luck "just one time" every time.

  • @davidg3019
    @davidg3019 3 роки тому +166

    2004: "I just lived through the toughest 3 years of my life." Fast forward 10 years: " I just lived through the toughest 3 years of my life." Fast forward 7 years "I just lived through the toughest 3 years of my life."

    • @bones343
      @bones343 3 роки тому +7

      Toughest years of his life...so far.

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 3 роки тому +5

      Wash, rinse, spin, repeat with this meshugenner

    • @BeBopScraBoo
      @BeBopScraBoo 3 роки тому +1

      they think it don't be like it is, but it do.

    • @dillonbooker7222
      @dillonbooker7222 2 роки тому +1

      It's called gambling for a reason lol.

    • @onbored9627
      @onbored9627 2 роки тому

      @@BeBopScraBoo Thank you for quoting this correctly. I always see people saying "it do be like that sometimes" instead. Annoys me.

  • @goodplenty534
    @goodplenty534 Рік тому +10

    Man this was the best WSOP of all time. After Chris moneymaker won in 03, poker was popular. This was the most iconic scene.

    • @dapper892
      @dapper892 Рік тому +3

      100%. The spotlight was the biggest over. All the pros were out to prove something. They were still far and away the best. Still plenty of amateurish types in the field. And raymer was a compelling champ.

  • @CarsonClaws
    @CarsonClaws 3 роки тому +350

    Mike “I know more than you” Matusow

    • @kevinshoemaker379
      @kevinshoemaker379 3 роки тому +1

      You don't understand, man!😂

    • @michaelwainscott2633
      @michaelwainscott2633 3 роки тому +4

      Seeing a man cry is never enjoyable - except in this case. Wish it had happened to Jamie Gold, too.

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 3 роки тому +2

      he knows what cocaine smells like =/

    • @dannyzhang64
      @dannyzhang64 2 роки тому

      I know what’s going on

  • @wadewatts1959
    @wadewatts1959 3 роки тому +76

    8:17 "I don't deserve this" .. way to have some self awareness Mike.

  • @T-roc57
    @T-roc57 3 роки тому +66

    That 97s vs AJs hand always drove me nuts...in a big tournament he risked most of his stack being a coinflip at best.

    • @suckafree3734
      @suckafree3734 2 роки тому +1

      What if he had AK or QJ or KQ or eights. Loved that call str8 up G call

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 2 роки тому

      Aaah the "idea" of coinflip where Mike was clearly ahead when he called.....which he knew he was when he called with the best hand the entire time.

    • @T-roc57
      @T-roc57 2 роки тому

      @@yoholmes273-When your tournament life is at stake (nvm it being the main event) you wanna get your $ in better than that...we're not talkin a 2/5 cash game here.

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 2 роки тому

      @@T-roc57 You are mocking a man that had the money in with the best hand in a game named "HOLD" em.
      Stick to the soy lattes & leave poker to the professionals.

    • @Argumemnon
      @Argumemnon 2 роки тому +5

      @@yoholmes273 "Uh oh. Someone disagrees with me. Better call him a weakling before it becomes a matter of who has an actual argument."

  • @hardwaylearner
    @hardwaylearner 3 роки тому +268

    You get emotional when you're coming down from that amount of cocaine AND you just lost that hand

    • @AD-nb7gd
      @AD-nb7gd 3 роки тому +1

      I haven’t been paying much attention but have seen a lot of comments like this. Did he get busted or something?

    • @jtcash44
      @jtcash44 3 роки тому

      No.

    • @hardwaylearner
      @hardwaylearner 3 роки тому +5

      @@AD-nb7gd Matusow's self confessed party days included lots of cocaine and strippers

    • @Masterdebater14
      @Masterdebater14 3 роки тому +7

      @@AD-nb7gd just look at matusow today and youll understand. The guy cang even talk straight

    • @vinyllpreviews9462
      @vinyllpreviews9462 3 роки тому

      Getting knocked out of the main event is a buzz kill.

  • @JMP-ETTAN
    @JMP-ETTAN Рік тому +5

    Mikes ” NOOO” and that lame jump when the queen hits on the river is just gold 🤣🤣

  • @a1Stephan
    @a1Stephan 3 роки тому +70

    “Gotta be humble” - matusow 😂🤣

  • @scottpeters5772
    @scottpeters5772 2 роки тому +2

    One thing I learned over the years is being humble in this game will get you a long way.

  • @Kanders190
    @Kanders190 3 роки тому +47

    Anybody else remember when this originally aired and ESPN censored ‘cajones’?

    • @alexdragon2170
      @alexdragon2170 3 роки тому +2

      No I'm not 85 years old lol

    • @dicktracey7771
      @dicktracey7771 3 роки тому +7

      @@alexdragon2170 woah sick burn bro

    • @cableguy8356
      @cableguy8356 3 роки тому +2

      I member

    • @Rattenhoofd
      @Rattenhoofd 7 місяців тому

      I wish they'd censored his "Mexican" accent. It's like how with Kramer's rant at the Laugh Factory they censored the F-word but not the N-word. Insane.

  • @ZachGood
    @ZachGood Рік тому +1

    What makes it even better is the one random person clapping

  • @brood415
    @brood415 3 роки тому +91

    Mike to Greg: "I told you I was going to bust you"
    proceeds to double Greg up, with Greg eventually winning the main event, while Mike shortly busts out after with a paltry $20,000 win. LMFAO!!

    • @AB-nk5wv
      @AB-nk5wv 3 роки тому +4

      That call Matusow made with the 9-7 was terrible at that point in the tourney. At best, you’re like a 60-70% favorite (worst case you’re dominated) calling off 2/3 of your chips.

    • @yaboyvickk5635
      @yaboyvickk5635 2 роки тому

      Mike got his money in with the better hand.. laughing at it makes u look stupid

    • @djamo1969
      @djamo1969 2 роки тому

      Only won $10K since the entry fee is $10K.

    • @kevinpantera4429
      @kevinpantera4429 Рік тому

      The mouth speaks again! Guy should let his cards talk instead of his big mouth!

    • @TaxmanTV
      @TaxmanTV 7 місяців тому

      He was probably staked for a % too as many notable players were in this time, so his net profit after taxes was probably 3-6k. Paid for his travel essentially lol.

  • @pyronite59
    @pyronite59 2 роки тому +4

    “I’m happy, I’ll be fine 😐” - Quote after busting out in tears following all his trash talk, *BUT* before having to report to prison for his drug sentence lol

  • @pazmanian155
    @pazmanian155 3 роки тому +46

    watching these old degens call one-time over and over again is funny

    • @MmaSmarty87
      @MmaSmarty87 3 роки тому +2

      you know baby its what they say baby...one time

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 3 роки тому +1

      "He called a raise with A-Q honey" oh wait sorry wrong person 😄

  • @ArthurIdis-c7k
    @ArthurIdis-c7k 10 місяців тому +1

    Them glasses 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Still cracks me up years later.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @williamzagarella8066
    @williamzagarella8066 3 роки тому +80

    Forever a classic quote " Why do I get deserve this?"

    • @octodaddy8322
      @octodaddy8322 3 роки тому +1

      WHY DO I GET TO DESERVE THIS?!

    • @oriondx72
      @oriondx72 3 роки тому

      Cause your a bad winner lol. The card gods didnt like the way you were treating people!

    • @bbaseballusa1
      @bbaseballusa1 3 роки тому

      Lol Raymer would of had a set but nah I kinda felt bad for the guy 😔

  • @SD-ct7hd
    @SD-ct7hd 3 роки тому +6

    Phil Hellmuth: “I throw the biggest tantrums in all of poker!”
    Mike Matusow: “Hold my beer.”

  • @liamtttt6871
    @liamtttt6871 3 роки тому +26

    Raymer could easily have JJ+ that would make mike a 4 to 1 dog, or any 10X of diamonds hand like ATd that would be even worse, or sets that would have him almost dead. There is a ton of value hands that ray could easily have in that spot. That said mikes best-case scenario was ray bluffing with any 2 diamond overcards. The thing is that even if ray has that bluff, mike is still an underdog having 45% equity. How can you ever call when your best-case scenario is still you being the underdogdog and then quote "im playing my best poker ever??" cannot imagine anything more terrible than that.

    • @ni4ka10589
      @ni4ka10589 2 роки тому

      yeah but Raymer didnt have JJ, Mike had the best hand and got unlucky

    • @yetanotheryoutubechannel6290
      @yetanotheryoutubechannel6290 2 роки тому +1

      @@ni4ka10589 but with 2 cards to go Raymer had more equity, so in the grand scheme of things Mike was not going to have the best hand by the river.

    • @tumbleweedconnection7906
      @tumbleweedconnection7906 Рік тому

      ​@ni4ka10589 had best hand on the flop but was a dog to win by the river. It was a horrible call especially for 2/3 of his stack lol

  • @allenn7955
    @allenn7955 2 роки тому +27

    That would've been pretty awesome if Raymer actually called Mike's all-in with pocket 8s and Foster also called. Raymer would've knocked both guys out with a boat!

    • @stinkosm
      @stinkosm Рік тому +1

      I think he still did pretty well.

  • @michaelslater411
    @michaelslater411 3 роки тому +206

    I’m so glad this ended how it did

    • @anonymousraw4116
      @anonymousraw4116 3 роки тому +1

      Lol

    • @Pyle81
      @Pyle81 3 роки тому +4

      The only way it ends better is to hear a single gun shot.

    • @criticalmak5329
      @criticalmak5329 3 роки тому

      @@Pyle81 Woah lol

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 3 роки тому

      @@Pyle81 am I a bad human because I laughed out loud?

    • @yoyeo1900
      @yoyeo1900 3 роки тому

      @@Pyle81 Pray you hear it!! If you don't, you just played your last hand.

  • @zachblumm5622
    @zachblumm5622 3 роки тому +27

    Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. Mike is the oldest toddler in the world

  • @ChadDeLanzo
    @ChadDeLanzo 3 роки тому +27

    ahhhh back when Tournament Poker on TV was actually entertaining! Keep these old clips coming!!!!

    • @fivehourdelay
      @fivehourdelay Рік тому

      Norman Chad's commentary was one of the biggest reasons those broadcasts were so entertaining.

  • @jamesomara3361
    @jamesomara3361 2 роки тому +19

    He was so proud of that call he made with middle pair and less than 50% equity. Horrendous call. I wish I knew what the cards were in the first battle Greg and Mike had. Mike looked like he turned over 4-5 which only was a gutshot straight draw?
    Then Raymer gets into his notebook and probably wrote "Matusow is a donkey and will pay us off" lol

  • @joeytoxicbaby
    @joeytoxicbaby 3 роки тому +99

    “Played the best poker of my life “ ... calls an all in shove with middle pair bad kicker for 2/3rds of his chip stack 🥸...
    Hoping he has the nut flush draw i guess ? 😳

    • @jamison59
      @jamison59 3 роки тому +4

      Matusow has said that he had a tell preflop that Raymer had AxJx and he was going to shove on Raymer post-flop if there was no ace or jack on the flop. When Raymer shoved on him first he stuck with his read and was correct.

    • @joeytoxicbaby
      @joeytoxicbaby 3 роки тому +18

      @@jamison59 thats all fine and well.. his read was correct... his read of calling up against that hand with potentional diamonds with his garbage hand doesnt seem like a great spot to me and felt more like an ego play and call then anything...

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 роки тому +6

      @@joeytoxicbaby this was almost 20 years ago. Poker was different bro. I hate UA-cam comment experts lmao how much have you won??? Lmao shuuuuuuuut up

    • @CrazyLarry23
      @CrazyLarry23 3 роки тому +4

      I don't buy that Raymer would just open jam AJ high with no flush draw for 230k into about 90k. He's a disciplined player and that move is very punty.

    • @itskmillz
      @itskmillz 3 роки тому +10

      It was an awful call. Best case scenario was the one he had where he is currently ahead but Raymer still has a ton of equity. This is of course disregarding the possibility that he's completely dominated.

  • @DMAneoth
    @DMAneoth 2 роки тому +9

    Matusow in tears 😭
    This was so worth watching just for that one hand.

  • @anthonycarreira8045
    @anthonycarreira8045 3 роки тому +132

    Mike was especially emotionally stable at this time.

    • @OJ_Pimpson
      @OJ_Pimpson 3 роки тому +13

      Stable genius

    • @Woody13woodpecker
      @Woody13woodpecker 2 роки тому +1

      Yeyo

    • @forexZoomer
      @forexZoomer 2 роки тому +5

      @@Ralf986ms off the sniff for sure

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 2 роки тому

      He's aged really bad I find, but then again name a poker player that hasn't lol

    • @djamo1969
      @djamo1969 2 роки тому

      He had a federal indictment over his head at the time. Probably had something to do with it.

  • @tumbleweedconnection7906
    @tumbleweedconnection7906 Рік тому +6

    Mike with the call of his life lol with 2nd pair, 7 kicker on a draw heavy board against Raymer who shoved with nut flush draw, 2 overs and 3 backdoor straight draws. That's some serious equity. And the biggest problem was Mike not understanding that it didn't matter he was correct on his read but that he was a dog to win the hand lol. He yelled "dont let me get unlucky " when in fact he needed to get lucky bc Raymer was the favorite.

    • @curthennig9448
      @curthennig9448 6 місяців тому

      Raymer's rep should have told Mike he wasn't airballing on that flop.

  • @RedGrant2008
    @RedGrant2008 3 роки тому +15

    Poker really has evolved. Matusow's call against Raymer's all-in shove with Raymer's flushdraw was atrocious. 5:19

    • @Drtydeeds
      @Drtydeeds 2 роки тому +7

      That was a bad play back then too, he just wanted to but Raymer. Lol

  • @KobeSamy
    @KobeSamy 5 місяців тому +1

    Outside of AK he was behind in all spots - was just bound to open

  • @mikemac1478
    @mikemac1478 3 роки тому +39

    Mike is one of the only guys how thinks Postle didn't cheat. Tells you all you need to know about him

  • @TheZenbudda
    @TheZenbudda 3 роки тому +9

    “Why do i get deserve this!?” Just watch this video.

  • @tim6511
    @tim6511 3 роки тому +61

    “Coke is a hell of a drug” Matisow

    • @FUNKACHELI
      @FUNKACHELI 3 роки тому +1

      Ya, but how much is it coke and how much is it he's just plain old A##H## ? Not everybody intentionally insults people while high and he's probably most pissed off about not able to afford to pay for the booty anymore

    • @goinfishinalba9811
      @goinfishinalba9811 3 роки тому

      Think it was Rick James who said that

    • @wilfordbrimleypranks
      @wilfordbrimleypranks 3 роки тому

      @@FUNKACHELI found the cokehead

    • @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants
      @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants 7 місяців тому

      It was crystal

  • @joshclearwater6461
    @joshclearwater6461 2 роки тому +12

    I remember watching this live and Ive never laughed at a bad beat harder in my life

  • @DJGuatemala83
    @DJGuatemala83 3 роки тому +18

    "Best poker of my life" calls or shoves w A7😭😂

  • @Z561-k6j
    @Z561-k6j 2 роки тому +31

    I never tire of watching this. "NO! NO! WHY DO I GET DESERVE THIS?!" great meltdown 😂

  • @TheBeastNC
    @TheBeastNC 3 роки тому +13

    That thumbnail lmao "from bully to cry baby" 😂

  • @ricardorodrigues2204
    @ricardorodrigues2204 3 роки тому +5

    Getting a lucky river card: "Yeah baby!".
    Getting a bad river card: "I'm the most unlucky person on the planet".

  • @jessehopson291
    @jessehopson291 3 роки тому +15

    “IM PLAYING TO WIN BABY!”
    *loses

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia Місяць тому +2

    The Mouth has to be Jason Genova's actual dad.

  • @urdadshusband781
    @urdadshusband781 3 роки тому +7

    Does anyone know what the "blind" odds were on the flush draw hand with Raymer?
    Mike says don't let me get unlucky, implying he is at least a bit of a favorite, but the % show 54 to 46 for Raymer. Was he just wrong because the broadcasters had camera and information about other cards that were folded that he didn't?

    • @alexanderscott6343
      @alexanderscott6343 3 роки тому

      Honestly not 100% sure but I think they were just straight pot odds. Flush draw with 2 overcards to the board no straight potential or board pairing with 2 cards to come. He was only losing big to a flopped set of which he needs to hit the flush or runner runner which is unlikely. 2 cards to hit an Ace, Jack, running cards for a straight or a diamond are pretty decent odds for Raymer.

    • @donpablo838
      @donpablo838 3 роки тому

      No Mike is just an idiot. If you run that hand until the end of time Raymer will win 54% of the time. Discards are not taken into consideration for the percentages shown.

    • @kevinpantera4429
      @kevinpantera4429 Рік тому

      Raymer was 54%

  • @RobTheProspect
    @RobTheProspect 2 роки тому +1

    "You see the call I made on the guy earlier?"
    "When he was the favorite to win? Yeah, I saw that. Best poker of your life."

  • @KukuruznaTresnja
    @KukuruznaTresnja 3 роки тому +10

    8:26 is that Tom Dwan?

    • @keithlovell4229
      @keithlovell4229 3 роки тому +3

      No. That was Julian Gardner. Tom Dwan was only 18 in 2004.

    • @bbw1979
      @bbw1979 3 роки тому

      Think his name’s Ken Borror or something

  • @all4cntent321
    @all4cntent321 3 роки тому +1

    "See the call i made on that guy earlier" 😅😅😅 kills me everytime!

  • @slotstoner2487
    @slotstoner2487 3 роки тому +20

    When you gotta cheer ONE TIME as a 3/1 favorite... you are doomed!

    • @anonymousraw4116
      @anonymousraw4116 3 роки тому +3

      Its something else

    • @donpablo838
      @donpablo838 3 роки тому +1

      Mikey used his one time a long time ago and thought he could use it on every hand since.

    • @noahtalley4351
      @noahtalley4351 2 роки тому

      Sometimes 8/1!

  • @loudorchen9897
    @loudorchen9897 3 роки тому +6

    Mike knew he was way ahead with his 97, way ahead of what no one knows

    • @rockwithyou2006
      @rockwithyou2006 3 роки тому +1

      way ahead of 2-3 of diamonds on that board

  • @tipsy09
    @tipsy09 3 роки тому +35

    I don’t know about nowadays but Mike is the type of person you just have to steer clear of at all times

    • @patrickspens497
      @patrickspens497 2 роки тому

      because he knows that lockdowns are dumb and that the vaccine is fake and gay? gee yeah that kind of guy will give you a heart attack

    • @tipsy09
      @tipsy09 2 роки тому +1

      @@patrickspens497 well I said I dunno about nowadays lol

  • @Panhead49EL
    @Panhead49EL 3 роки тому

    5:59. Blue hat is actually Mr Rate from The Shooter. This footage was actually filmed a long time ago and here he is seen relaxing after a quiet job in the desert. Still has the shovel.

  • @drop6597
    @drop6597 3 роки тому +12

    "ive gone through the roughest times of my life and I've battled through it " Just wait Mike... just wait.

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 3 роки тому +1

      hes still in debt, just no longer in jail.

  • @sabbaseleftheriadis5601
    @sabbaseleftheriadis5601 Рік тому

    Man, when life gives you lemons, you get always return to this gem and laugh your heart out. What a colossal cry baby, loved every moment.

  • @freeursoulpark6087
    @freeursoulpark6087 3 роки тому +7

    Damn this is such gold.. God damn Mikey do it again.

  • @donhill1825
    @donhill1825 Рік тому

    Those holographic round glasses unlocked some memories.

    • @ArthurIdis-c7k
      @ArthurIdis-c7k 10 місяців тому

      Still laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jordanmason8296
    @jordanmason8296 3 роки тому +33

    so raymer shoves 3x pot all in and mike calls off with middle pair?! Man, 2004 poker be crazy

    • @JDjade1
      @JDjade1 3 роки тому +1

      Well, he was ahead at that point...lot of good that did him.

    • @olderetiredtreemahn3234
      @olderetiredtreemahn3234 3 роки тому +5

      Matasow was making it personal. You got to keep a cool 😎 head.

    • @jamison59
      @jamison59 3 роки тому +1

      Mike has said that he had a tell preflop that Raymer had AxJx and he was right. It was a coin flip anyway. Are you really going to say that’s a bad call when he is getting the right pot odds? Maybe icm makes it different but icm is about pay jumps and not winning anyway.

    • @olderetiredtreemahn3234
      @olderetiredtreemahn3234 3 роки тому

      @@jamison59 he went for the gusto. I'd play against shorter stacks.

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 роки тому +1

      I mean, he made the right call and just got drawn out on. He put his chips in with the best hand

  • @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind
    @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind 3 роки тому +1

    Poker is similar to pitching in baseball. You can't only play the nuts or throw a fastball. You have mix up your game and throw in a bluff or a curve. Timing and location so it throws off your opponents

  • @bbaseballusa1
    @bbaseballusa1 3 роки тому +7

    This will always be the best era of poker we will never have again sadly 😏

    • @ludomirsteinbruck9376
      @ludomirsteinbruck9376 2 роки тому

      Whats different now?

    • @PokrPro21
      @PokrPro21 2 роки тому

      @@ludomirsteinbruck9376 dead, boring, lame, no energy and too many dickless nerds playing poker now. Back then it was more old school with true hustlers and gamblers playing from the heart. They all had personality and big egos. It makes for great television. Now you turn poker on when you want to fall asleep instead of taking an Ambien

    • @boltaurelius376
      @boltaurelius376 Рік тому +1

      @@ludomirsteinbruck9376 GTO suits a different personality type.

    • @curthennig9448
      @curthennig9448 6 місяців тому

      @@ludomirsteinbruck9376 Much more aggression,floating,and huge over bets.

    • @JaneDoey
      @JaneDoey 6 місяців тому

      ​@@ludomirsteinbruck9376 Too many European players

  • @Bigjokerjoe
    @Bigjokerjoe 2 роки тому +4

    The single most satisfying elimination in poker history I think. Only wish it had been Fossil Man who did that to him. No one deserved that 3 outer one the river more than Mikey. Absolutely Cathartic

    • @michaelmarron8441
      @michaelmarron8441 2 роки тому

      Would have loved to have seen Mike slow rolled out

    • @Bigjokerjoe
      @Bigjokerjoe 2 роки тому

      @@VicenzoV yeah that’s hard to argue with. I’ve just been annoyed by Mikey for so much longer of my life. Still brings me so much joy

    • @jasontaylor8283
      @jasontaylor8283 Рік тому +1

      Raymer wouldve knocked him out had he not folded. In fact had he stayed in the hand, he wouldve had a full house

  • @brianbernstein3826
    @brianbernstein3826 2 роки тому +3

    sometimes all it takes is the wrong woman at the wrong time to completely ruin a man’s life.

  • @wickedroller
    @wickedroller 3 роки тому +1

    When you are a dick to people in life, it always comes back to you.

  • @fuimoleque
    @fuimoleque 3 роки тому +4

    1:06 According to mike, dancing after you suckout your opponent on the river is better than slowrolling

  • @jyp523
    @jyp523 3 роки тому +1

    “Don’t let me get unlucky, ONE TIME!” Proceeds to get snapped on. 😂 😂 😂

  • @MrTrig84
    @MrTrig84 3 роки тому +10

    He genuinely believes he’s the centre of the universe

    • @Argumemnon
      @Argumemnon 2 роки тому

      Well he's the centre of attention, that's for sure.

  • @GLrebirth
    @GLrebirth 2 місяці тому

    Foster shaking his head at Matusow's reaction after winning pretty much sums it all 😄

  • @DashDrones
    @DashDrones 3 роки тому +6

    2:30 pretty sure Mike still has a big ego and has never been humble 😂 what a speech...

  • @bubbybrister5631
    @bubbybrister5631 6 місяців тому +1

    I like how Mike said don't let me get unlucky one time when he was behind lol. He was underdog and acted like he made a hero call.

  • @TheAntiEggroll
    @TheAntiEggroll 3 роки тому +10

    Ive never seen someone be so happy to get 2/3 of their chips in as a dog. 😂

  • @notallowed337
    @notallowed337 Рік тому +1

    On that first hand, i hate when players get it in awful, get lucky then celebrate.
    Love the happy ending here.

  • @PantonePapi
    @PantonePapi 3 роки тому +3

    1:19 Greg Raymer is the oldest 39 year old I’ve ever seen

  • @PNL_King
    @PNL_King 5 місяців тому +2

    It's crazy that when Fossilman folded the pocket 8's he would have busted both Mike and the other guy... And he STILL wins the tournament.

  • @shlomoshekelstein1777
    @shlomoshekelstein1777 3 роки тому +13

    I won the biggest pot of my life vs Matusow in a HU 25/50NL game on Full Tilt. I had J7 flop was 8-9-10 rainbow. He bet out, I raised, he shoved $15K. Mikey had 6-7 and I slow rolled before calling and scooping over $30K. It still puts a smile on my face. 🤣

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 3 роки тому

      Ok, Mike jr

    • @0210mick
      @0210mick Рік тому

      Playing a 30.000 pot on 25/50 blinds sounds like bs.

    • @shlomoshekelstein1777
      @shlomoshekelstein1777 Рік тому +1

      @@0210mick You never played 25/50NL short-handed on FTP did you? Thanks for the comment tho!

    • @shlomoshekelstein1777
      @shlomoshekelstein1777 Рік тому

      @dougbarker2227 Ooooooo what a burn! I wont get over that until recess!

  • @michaelbensch6831
    @michaelbensch6831 Рік тому +2

    I didn't like Mike here, but he grew on me in 2005. Say what you want about him, poker was more fun when players had actual personalities.

  • @justinschrank4806
    @justinschrank4806 Рік тому +6

    Matasow really was playing incredible poker in that tournament. This was the golden era of poker. From about 2004-2010. The fact that streaming didn't exist meant everyone was watching the main event. A simpler but better time.

  • @johnysince1
    @johnysince1 2 роки тому

    If this guy walk into the train station with glasses like that, Im taking the bus...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @robbiereekie3694
    @robbiereekie3694 3 роки тому +4

    Man I wish raymer had called with his 88!

  • @jordans9303
    @jordans9303 Рік тому +1

    2004 to 2006 was the most entertaining years for me in the main event

  • @michaelmarron8441
    @michaelmarron8441 2 роки тому +4

    Mike's never slow rolled anyone in his life... never will 🤣🤣🤣

  • @budfox9934
    @budfox9934 3 роки тому

    this is so entertaining, this clip is like a small movie !!! Poker was great back then with the trash talk and the different characters !

  • @Naarii528
    @Naarii528 2 роки тому +4

    This guy's like a real life Michael Scott

  • @DidIStutterLOL
    @DidIStutterLOL 8 місяців тому +2

    This is the EXACT clip I was looking for when I searched “Mike matesow cries”

    • @Glenn-F-Rice
      @Glenn-F-Rice 7 місяців тому

      And rocking. In his mind he was the best there has ever been.