She's such a bad player. How is she going to sit there and go on about "how she didn't expect him to do that", essentially telling him she's not super strong, and then announce all in?
Loved that bluff at the end, didn't put it in too fast but just fast enough that it didn't seem too hesitant - what a move The fact that he fooles galfond shows how credible the line is that he took
Gabe wasn't hitting all cylinders without AJ to bounce jokes off of. Imagine any comedian doing a stand up routine with no one in the audience and that is what is put on tv. Doesn't make any sense to have a funny guy if he is going to be alone.
I remember watching all of this live but unlike good poker players, I have no memory. Thus, I get to watch it all over again as if it is the first time. Good stuff.
@@aepr84 well I'm pretty sure chan knew that he hadn't called his 4 bet with 2s 5s or 6s,probably puts him on kings or summat like that,also if he had a set he wouldn't be jamming
Phil Ruffin was the perfect storm, he's one of the amateurs at the table so the pro's didn't give him any credit. Combined with him hitting good hands he got a huge payout because of it
When you see plays like Boneta...it always keeps the door open for an amateur to crush even a legendary table. Ruffin wasn't intimidated, and it showed. Also, getting paid off always helps lol
See, thats why I thought she had an easier choice to fold that hand. Ruffin was an amateur, and in my opinion, that makes him much less likely to be bluffing, and when he moves chips, is much more likely to have it. He even acted out of turn like an excited kid on Christmas morning. I could see calling Antonio, but not Ruffin or a Laliberte type who would be terrified to bluff at that table.
She is one of the worst players in HSP. Her luck played a huge role in several occasions to get where she is. Her arrogancy cost her a lot, and i love it
It's just great to hear Norm's voice even more so after the terrible news this week rest in peace Norm Macdonald one of the greatest comedians could ever live and that's not just some b******* because he passed away
Me too. I played against her IRL before she was well known. Vegas, Caesars. 5/10$. Back in 2008-2009. Omg, she was SO acid. I raised her ONCE, and I did it SILENTLY. I literally didn't say a SINGLE WORD. She got SO offended, "OKAY TOUGH GUY! I CALL!" "I CHECK TO THE TOUGH GUY!" Omg she was SO gross. Then, like an hour later, the flop came 6-7-8 and I had 99 (I opened the pot preflop under the gun or second to act, she flat-called middle/late position.) Anyways, I bet the flop & turn, and didn't improve. An ace hit the river and it froze the action. She had 10-10, played it pretty slow, she won the pot, and OMG SHE WAS SO happy with herself. It was literally about the most STANDARD POT/HAND you could imagine, but you would have thought she just made the greatest play in 50 years. It's like she hates the world because she's a woman or something.
@@mycommentpwnz yes, she is acid. she could not make it as a lawyer. zero people skills and personality even if she has a brain . One must learn how to lose growing up , you know playing sports, checkers, chess or whatever. It teaches a person many things for later in life. She never learned anything
Bill Klein was definitely the best businessman player in HSP. All the others who featured then like Laliberte, Ruffin, Perkins etc were such fishes even by the standards of the past but Bill definitely showed some good understanding of the spots.
@OILΔR Never saw Guy bluff though. Sure, he won some big hands, but he always had a big hand or draw. I never saw him play a hand where I thought he made a pro type play, and when he did bet big, he was much easier to know he had a monster hand than a pro would. Just seemed when he bet a ton, it wasnt that hard to know to fold. Idk maybe thats just me.
Brilliant bluff by Klein in the last hand. He knew that he had credibly represented a set (99, 22 or JJ) on every street. On flop he raised Croak and everyone just called. As an aside, I think Croak should've shoved there seeing as how many draws there are and the only hands he loses to are 99 and 22 (or the unlikely single combo of JJ). He bet out on the turn (ballsy move with a straight completing) and called Galfond's raise - a credible line for a set worried about the straight. I believe he knew on the turn that besides the fact that he can win or chop if he gets his straight on the river and win with his flush, he could bluff on a board pairing river. And on the river, that's exactly what he did!
@@zizoumonk10 He probably didn't think an amateur would call that size of bet on the turn with just a flush draw. Flop, sure, but with just one more card to hit, that's a lot to call. Honestly, as soon as the board paired on the river, the play made sense for Klein to make and Galfond was naturally worried. Just a really unlucky river card for Galfond to feel like his straight wins against a large bet.
I love this video it was great hands and what made it best of all was having Norm Macdonald please put more on with Norm Macdonald and let me know I want to see them
15:43 "Come out of the cave Yoda" was a pretty good line. The Voulgaris guy was pretty salty. I wish they left whatever conversation happened before Perkins looked at his cards in the video.
It really is, and look at Klein's facial expression and body language when the jack hits, then the way he looks at galfond's stack...he looked like that jack hit him and really sold it well
the tightest guy at the table jumps out of his seat and back bets you out of turn after that flop and selbst cant release qq. no wonder she quit poker.
@@b44mquickscopes if u see other episodes of this season.. bill kept saying always a 9 whenever there is a 9 on the river.. as he thinks that theres always a 9 on the river on any board.. so doyle teased him in his own way in this hand at the end
@@randykellam297 bro bill klien in the whole show kept saying " Always a 9 " whenever he sees a 9 on the baord or the river!!!! So doyle said but there was a 9 out there.. bill klien thinks there is always a 9 on the baord!!!! Doyle said in sarcasm
@@seankiesling2054 Yeah he was definitely chosen for this because of his entertainment value / low salary expectations as opposed to his vast insight into strategy and game theory. Ali Nejad knows what I'm talkin' about lol
@@BdotYewToob lmao Ali Nejad's commentating on Poker After Dark was almost a joke...but somehow it worked *8 mins of silence* "And Hellmuth takes the pot" Lol. Literally anyone could do that job... that PAD gig was probably the best gig in TV history
Boneta reminded of when Selbst lost her mind in the big game vs Prahlad Freeman. It was very awkward and uncomfortable for Vanessa. Boneta looked so out of place there, just staring at Daniel, looking for some comfort.
Klein played the last hand exactly like how someone would play the hand if they flopped a set. Each raise and called yelled out Set, Set. Not sure if that was his intention, but on each street, he played it like a set.
I remember the hand where Barry had aces against Farhas kings, told him he only wanted to run it once, and after getting coolered on the flop, Farha STILL asks if he wanted to run two full hands, and Barry said no. Thats integrity.
That Galfond fold I didn’t quite understand. If Klein had the boat, wouldn’t he have raised his set or top two pair before the river since there are flush and straight options on the board? What was he supposed to represent with the way he played that hand??
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Gabe Kaplan or GTFO.
Will Gabe Kaplan and AJ Benza be there?
@@gs6810 Yes
Best comment ever...Farhas riding a bike in a nascar
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Vanessa lit her entire stack on fire for absolutely no reason. The man literally gave her 99 reasons to fold.
She's such a bad player. How is she going to sit there and go on about "how she didn't expect him to do that", essentially telling him she's not super strong, and then announce all in?
she always makes silly moves ...
Hyper agressive. In a lot of ways in life it seems.
Doug is horrible at poker
Flatting QQ pre on the button is just confounding
I had no idea Norm did commentary on this show. My two UA-cam worlds colliding right now
@@imma5269 give your head a shake
"He might not know what running twice means but he knows when Vanessa ask it's a bad idea" 🤣🤣🤣
Galfond handled that hand with good cheer and grace. Very impressive temperament.
I hope someday I can take beats like he did there.
Do some of these players actually need the money though, or just doing it just for a laugh.
I dont think this is real money. Just for show.
@@imonoke7903 this is real, some of these guys sell their action so they play with like 70% of their own money and 30% of other people's
Galfond is one of the best in terms of character
Vanessa selbst should have snap folded, dude was so excited he raised out of turn.
she was thinking A3 of clubs
Exactly. She should that diploma of psychology into the dumpster 😂
And she has a law degree
@@pashmackintosh993 She has made millions of her ability being badly wrong here doesnt change that.
That could also be a move though, trying to appear strong. But given that the guy is an amateur it would be much wiser to assume he has a serious hand
The bluff on the river by Bill Klein was world-class
It was a good bluff, made every sense that he would play J9, 99 and 22 this way thus convincing Galfond to fold without much thought.
@@wendklenff133 Good for television ;)
Amazing bluff
Loved that bluff at the end, didn't put it in too fast but just fast enough that it didn't seem too hesitant - what a move
The fact that he fooles galfond shows how credible the line is that he took
Without Gabe it just doesn't feel right.
I like Norm but man, thats the first thing I noticed and remembered when I clicked on this vid, ahh this is the no Gabe season.
Gabe wasn't hitting all cylinders without AJ to bounce jokes off of. Imagine any comedian doing a stand up routine with no one in the audience and that is what is put on tv. Doesn't make any sense to have a funny guy if he is going to be alone.
@@ModeratelyAmused Yea true, the dynamic with AJ with awesome from the start.
I thought norm did well, but I don't understand why they didn't keep Gabe, and just add Norm, that would have been awesome
@@michaelangst6078 you need a straight man. Two people cracking jokes is too much.
Lex would suit Gabe as a second.
I remember watching all of this live but unlike good poker players, I have no memory. Thus, I get to watch it all over again as if it is the first time. Good stuff.
it was always recorded and edited. i guess you mean when it first aired. good old times. have fun and gl at the tables :).
but how do you remember watching it if you have no memory
@@Zmad724 it was a joke but thanks
I love it when the amateurs step out of their comfort zones and make next level plays.
like??
@@mrcv1999 Bill Klein. The last hand of the segment.
6:44 Doyle's confused expression was one of the best scenes in TV poker.
all in on the flop with absolutely nothing 😂😂
@@richard7645 He had back a door trips draw lol.
Back when poker used to be good. Also RIP Norm. Great commentator
I thought it sounded like he was reading a script? Night and day between him and Gabe Kaplan.
Norm McDonald? :O
Chan is so ballsy making that play with aces and it worked out perfect for him, I love it.
I think he knew that since Daniel was acting behind him the pot would get raised. I love watching Chan play.
That’s exactly what got him where he is today
Ballsy??? Hardly ballsy when u got pocket rockets 🤣🤣
@@mikehunt1066 but he called so fast, how come he did not even entertain the notion of that guy having a set?
@@aepr84 well I'm pretty sure chan knew that he hadn't called his 4 bet with 2s 5s or 6s,probably puts him on kings or summat like that,also if he had a set he wouldn't be jamming
Phil Ruffin was the perfect storm, he's one of the amateurs at the table so the pro's didn't give him any credit. Combined with him hitting good hands he got a huge payout because of it
When you see plays like Boneta...it always keeps the door open for an amateur to crush even a legendary table. Ruffin wasn't intimidated, and it showed. Also, getting paid off always helps lol
Selbst was talking to him like he was a child first learning the rules of the game
See, thats why I thought she had an easier choice to fold that hand. Ruffin was an amateur, and in my opinion, that makes him much less likely to be bluffing, and when he moves chips, is much more likely to have it. He even acted out of turn like an excited kid on Christmas morning.
I could see calling Antonio, but not Ruffin or a Laliberte type who would be terrified to bluff at that table.
Selbst thinks she is the greatest poker player in the world & the other players at the table love that.
Players like her are what keep poker fun, we need more of them!
She is one of the worst players in HSP. Her luck played a huge role in several occasions to get where she is. Her arrogancy cost her a lot, and i love it
@@maestissimanoctem3649 good comment I agree
Galfond says she is one of the best in the world.
It's just great to hear Norm's voice even more so after the terrible news this week rest in peace Norm Macdonald one of the greatest comedians could ever live and that's not just some b******* because he passed away
Its so hilarious hearing Norm Mcdonald commentate these.
hes horrible
@@Reidski97 you are most certainly alone in that opinion
@@Reidski97 Are you kidding me?! Thats some pretty good commentary!!
@@Reidski97 You clearly do not own a dog house.
@@Reidski97 one of the greatest comedians of all time, he's not supposed to be good at commentary for poker lol.
I love when selbst loses
Me too.
I played against her IRL before she was well known. Vegas, Caesars. 5/10$. Back in 2008-2009.
Omg, she was SO acid.
I raised her ONCE, and I did it SILENTLY. I literally didn't say a SINGLE WORD.
She got SO offended, "OKAY TOUGH GUY! I CALL!"
"I CHECK TO THE TOUGH GUY!"
Omg she was SO gross.
Then, like an hour later, the flop came 6-7-8 and I had 99 (I opened the pot preflop under the gun or second to act, she flat-called middle/late position.)
Anyways, I bet the flop & turn, and didn't improve. An ace hit the river and it froze the action.
She had 10-10, played it pretty slow, she won the pot, and OMG SHE WAS SO happy with herself. It was literally about the most STANDARD POT/HAND you could imagine, but you would have thought she just made the greatest play in 50 years.
It's like she hates the world because she's a woman or something.
@@mycommentpwnz exactly , shes a psycho
@@mycommentpwnz yes, she is acid. she could not make it as a lawyer. zero people skills and personality even if she has a brain . One must learn how to lose growing up , you know playing sports, checkers, chess or whatever. It teaches a person many things for later in life. She never learned anything
Me too, he is so boring , outmatched v the rest
24/7💯😸👍
RIP Norm Macdonald ❤️
Bill Klein was definitely the best businessman player in HSP. All the others who featured then like Laliberte, Ruffin, Perkins etc were such fishes even by the standards of the past but Bill definitely showed some good understanding of the spots.
Ruffin played well.
@@dall1911 Disagree. He was very aggresive for a recreational player and make excellent bluff catch vs viffer. He owned the pros
@OILΔR Bill is better
Mike Baxter wasn't bad either
@OILΔR Never saw Guy bluff though. Sure, he won some big hands, but he always had a big hand or draw. I never saw him play a hand where I thought he made a pro type play, and when he did bet big, he was much easier to know he had a monster hand than a pro would.
Just seemed when he bet a ton, it wasnt that hard to know to fold. Idk maybe thats just me.
1:20 "he must be wondering if somebody has a bigger heart draaaah" :)
Brilliant bluff by Klein in the last hand. He knew that he had credibly represented a set (99, 22 or JJ) on every street.
On flop he raised Croak and everyone just called. As an aside, I think Croak should've shoved there seeing as how many draws there are and the only hands he loses to are 99 and 22 (or the unlikely single combo of JJ).
He bet out on the turn (ballsy move with a straight completing) and called Galfond's raise - a credible line for a set worried about the straight. I believe he knew on the turn that besides the fact that he can win or chop if he gets his straight on the river and win with his flush, he could bluff on a board pairing river.
And on the river, that's exactly what he did!
I understand why Galfond folded but at the same time there was a missed flush draw on the board and he didn’t seem to give that possibility any mind
@@zizoumonk10 He probably didn't think an amateur would call that size of bet on the turn with just a flush draw. Flop, sure, but with just one more card to hit, that's a lot to call. Honestly, as soon as the board paired on the river, the play made sense for Klein to make and Galfond was naturally worried. Just a really unlucky river card for Galfond to feel like his straight wins against a large bet.
Not on the turn he didn’t
I love this video it was great hands and what made it best of all was having Norm Macdonald please put more on with Norm Macdonald and let me know I want to see them
Long Live Norm McDonald!!! Hilarious commentary!!!
It's funny not to hear Norm talk about death, midgets or crackwhores. He took a big gamble with this job.
good one
Norm is the greatest, he doesn't run his head constantly
Look on Doyle's face after the AA hand 😂😂
Phil Galfond lookin' like a proud dad @ the end LMFAO
Nah he had the wirey grin where you got bluffed out of a pot but don’t wanna tell anyone what ya folded lol
@@effortlessawareness8778 Yeah I see it.
when Barry says "I would call that a super amazing hand, actually" - LOL!!
7:18 Johnny had to put his hand over his mouth to contain the laughter of seeing the absolute lunacy of that shove with King high. 😂😂
15:43 "Come out of the cave Yoda" was a pretty good line. The Voulgaris guy was pretty salty. I wish they left whatever conversation happened before Perkins looked at his cards in the video.
Yoda doesn't live in a cave though
Who knew Doug Polk was on High Stakes Poker?
I almost wrote that.
The announcer kept calling him "she."
Both just as annoying when they talk lol
Greenstein ist this guy in home games who always has it and you are wondering why the others are still paying him off every time.
you're talking about chan
Fr and he has no character/personality in the game. Bad for poker
@@agentcrypto7741 I mean, I liked him in the podcast with Joey Ingram, but in a game, yes you are right. Also he is a little full of himself imho :)
pretty sick card to bluff. Used the older tighter player image well there
Dude you are right!
Spot on. Klein is pretty good though.
Pretty dumb spot to lead tho
Lol Brunson was probably pissed he folded when he saw the 6 on the turn, but relieved when he saw the 6 on the river
Please for the love of norm release the whole season on UA-cam
Yessss...please
What a fantastic bluff from Klein
lol wish norm did more seasons, brings some levity to the situations
Sick bluff at the end
"I guess by "You played it well" she meant she played it *awful*" 13:12
Hahahah classic Norm
RIP Norm MacDonald
Great surprise to hear norms voice
What a play by Johnny .. max max max value
Yeah seriously! Where does he come up with next level plays like that? Limping in with AA?!? HOLY SMOKES!!!! That is NEXT LEVEL!!!!
Hearing Vanessa say "i'll add another 200" much sound like angels to the other players. damn she is so bad.
I still can't believe he folded Q10 after committing to the pot
Sick bluff actually
It really is, and look at Klein's facial expression and body language when the jack hits, then the way he looks at galfond's stack...he looked like that jack hit him and really sold it well
the tightest guy at the table jumps out of his seat and back bets you out of turn after that flop and selbst cant release qq. no wonder she quit poker.
What a play by Bill!
look how happy perkins is 16:16 with his 3rd pair. just a whale that wants to gamble :D cant blame him
@Killingsley Johnsok mi
One of the most entertaining guys to watch easy to root for
that perkins its a fkin stupid
@@Erebi bro, comparing Bill Perkins with poker pros is like comparing your basketball skills with professional basketball players
I like perkins, good character to have at a poker table
Sick bluff by Bill 😂😂😂
Doyle brunson : but there's a 9 out there!!!!
Bill : always a 9
What did he mean by this?
@@b44mquickscopes if u see other episodes of this season.. bill kept saying always a 9 whenever there is a 9 on the river.. as he thinks that theres always a 9 on the river on any board.. so doyle teased him in his own way in this hand at the end
@@muntazirali3128 I don't get it. Does he hate when a nine comes on the river?
@@randykellam297 bro bill klien in the whole show kept saying " Always a 9 " whenever he sees a 9 on the baord or the river!!!! So doyle said but there was a 9 out there.. bill klien thinks there is always a 9 on the baord!!!! Doyle said in sarcasm
He didnt say * always a 9 * in this hand though!! So doyle just reminded him 😂
Is Norm Macdonald commentating?
Yeah, gabe was and is the best
@Bryan Smith wouldn't go that far lol
@@seankiesling2054 Yeah he was definitely chosen for this because of his entertainment value / low salary expectations as opposed to his vast insight into strategy and game theory. Ali Nejad knows what I'm talkin' about lol
@@BdotYewToob lmao Ali Nejad's commentating on Poker After Dark was almost a joke...but somehow it worked
*8 mins of silence*
"And Hellmuth takes the pot"
Lol. Literally anyone could do that job... that PAD gig was probably the best gig in TV history
Norm MacDonald! omg, glad I clicked!
He so looked at his Aces 😂
Boneta reminded of when Selbst lost her mind in the big game vs Prahlad Freeman. It was very awkward and uncomfortable for Vanessa. Boneta looked so out of place there, just staring at Daniel, looking for some comfort.
Except vanessa is a great player. He's far from it
@@keirgt2289 Who knows. These dudes are often playing with other people's money. I have no clue. But he was no doubt shook.
Awesome play by Klein
I love when norm commentates
Stunning play by Bill Klein
Rest in peace, Norm.
that bluff was so sick
“Come out of the cave, Yoda” - Phil Laak
Whenever I think I made a bad play at the table I just start this video at 6:15 😂
There had to be some money laundering going on with those 2.
I like that jam better than Vanessa’s
True at least there’s a chance of winning
Is that Norm Macdonald commentating,,,,Awesome job, Super Talented,,,,,,,,you'll be missed,,,,,
Lol 😆 Johnny Chan giggles whe the Q hit.
Love Doyles smile when bluff is shown!
@PokerGO Any chance of setting up a heads up challenge between Gabe and Norm?
Is that Norm talking WTF
I'm in love with OLD SCHOOL
Whats better: 6/7 suited or 8/8? Its almost coin flip right like 45-55%? Or would the pair need to be lower then 6?
lovetownsend you are right about the pair needing to be lower. 2 overs vs any pair is approximately a flip.
When selbst looses my day becomes great.
Norm calls the action well imo. His voice is a bit blah. Gabe is a legend
“Wanna get away?” 😭😭😭
Rip Norm
Klein played the last hand exactly like how someone would play the hand if they flopped a set. Each raise and called yelled out Set, Set. Not sure if that was his intention, but on each street, he played it like a set.
Norm Macdonald cracks me the fuck up but it aint right without Gabe
That selbst Ruffin hand happened to me too on 1c/2c. So don’t feel too bad Vanessa
I love watching old clips of Doug Polk lose pots
7:22 Chan wants to burst out laughing 😂😂😂
That was like the perfect bluff from Klein to fool Galfond like that
omg i cant listen to this with Norm lmao! " and Viffer decides to jump barefoot into a cactus field "
I like Perkins's poker charity.
perfect bet sizing at the end. story up
150k a good bet, 100k I think galfond would of called it.
Vanessa could have folded after the way he was talking
Such an obvious fold. He was raising out of turn.
This might be the first comments section I've come across where no one's pointed out that Perkins is the "nice brown Squidward" of poker ....
Only norm can pull off ‘Barefeet into a cactus field’ hahaha
What an odd all in by Boneta
Doyle knows. Legend.
I love you Norm.. miss you
Love the comment from Daniel at 6:35
Please tell me what Daniel said.
@@voronovonline2352 he just said "that's probably going to win". I just liked his tone of voice with it
@@petemeredith8968 thx ))
Last hand though!
21:41 he almost pokes the dollys eye out
I didn't know Norm McDonald ever did poker commentary
Just wanna say before I watch the video, I know EXACTLY what hand is going to be featured LOL
Yep there it is LMAO hand number 2
Ok, what do you want, a medal? Delete your account.
The Boneta Blowup was a guaranteed inclusion, just like the Mercier "Wish I would have just waited for Aces" bluff shove from previous season
@@BdotYewToob even that was a better move than Boneta's insanity lmao.
Actually this season had some interesting hands and Norm McDonald did a better job than I remembered. Season 7 is not bad.
Norm was pretty funny even but people didn't really give him a chance. Just a different style.
All in bluff with K high against a strong player betting his hand pre flop. Lol
12:00 new/fish player is literally LICKING HIS LIPS SNAP CALLING 20K. SNAP RAISING TO 100K OUT OF TURN and she STILL shoves? What?
Is that Norm Mac Donald doing the commentary? ...Or am I the only one that noticed the similarities in his voice & diction....lol
Much respect for greenstein for always running it once.
Agreed. Running it multiple times loses some of the magic of poker for me.
I remember the hand where Barry had aces against Farhas kings, told him he only wanted to run it once, and after getting coolered on the flop, Farha STILL asks if he wanted to run two full hands, and Barry said no.
Thats integrity.
That Galfond fold I didn’t quite understand. If Klein had the boat, wouldn’t he have raised his set or top two pair before the river since there are flush and straight options on the board? What was he supposed to represent with the way he played that hand??
Klein is the man 😎