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- Published on Dec 22, 2020 veröffentlicht
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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.
@Cosplay Time Capsule 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.
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 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.
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.
@Leggo My Ego 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 feel like Ruffin was giving off pretty hard "I'm not getting pushed off the hand" vibes. Surprised Viffer didn't notice. Also, High Stakes Poker was the best poker show out there, flat out. Loved it.
Viffer had no choice. Calling preflop was mistake #1. Calling on the flop was mistake #2. And from there he just had to go with it
@irsute8833 lmfao 65% of the time top pair with no kicker is not even a winner. What a fish.
@Robert Luke Theres always a choice lol
@Danny Dolan you’re right. Thanks for agreeing with me. He chose incorrectly preflop and again chose incorrectly on the flop. After that he was handcuffed
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
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 🤣😅
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
Golden times of poker
Does high stakes poker still go ahead these days? Loved these.
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
Everytime I watch Phil he ends up with a huge stack and then he's damn near unbeatable
lederer's fold at 14 minutes is a beauty of the game
That Ruffin/Viffer hand is hilarious spew from Viffer. Ruffin BOMBS the turn he’s clearly not folding no matter what.
That first hand is why poker can be so fun, you just never know what someone might have.
Patrik is the best player in the world. Why anyone sits down in a cash game with him in NLH or PLO is beyond me.
If I could choose to be reincarnated as a pro poker player it would definitely be him.
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
@William James 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
@William James absolutely, my concern would be if Doyle was bluffing with a better hand.
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
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.
@special74n haha sure, cuz he wouldnt bet sets? And what is he betting 3 streets as a bluff?
@Mats thats the point his range is so narrow, sets maybe and almost never straight, thats why Lex do correct call
@Mats 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
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
Lex is sick calling with 92 legendary
13:14 Poker players think any movie with a hooker in it is a love story :)))))))))) Pure comedy GOLD
At first when Gabe was replaced by Norm Macdonald for a season I hated it and never watched. Ten years later, I love Norm and it was great to hear his commentary from season 7, 10 years on :)
Same here xD
Earlier today I ran into Mike Tysons Mysteries with Norm. Now this. This guy was everywhere.
Can’t believe no one has mentioned Lederer’s fold with 88. Seriously awful fold
ANTONIUS IS IN GOD MODE AGAIN. HE IS A SPECIAL HUMAN BEING!
I kind of felt bad for Mercier. I’ve never seen a pro poker player seem that defeated after losing a hand. He got taken to the cleaners on that one.
Gabe is the best of all time.
Ruffin snap called twice in a row with no care in the world 😂
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.
@Alfonso Cabrera 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
Can't believe I never knew Norm was a host on this show.
Phil Ruffins “yeahhhh....” after Barry’s speech was funny
What a call
The infamous “if I would’ve went all in would you fold?” Post hand question lmao.
How is Sammy Farha (K-6) vs Patrick Antonius (7-9) not in this video?
Coin flip
Yea man
Negreanu telling other people not to bluff against you must be such a good feeling.
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
"welcome to the ivey world jason" is such a great line idky
Nobody ever celebrates a great call.
There's a good reason for that.
Lex ... sicko with the rat hand calldown.. love it
phil: if i go all in you fold?
patrick: if you go all in, i call quicker
Welcome to the Ivey world Jason!
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.
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.
99% of these calls are because these guys just don’t wanna get bluffed on TV.
Eli, and the others watched themselves, too, I'm sure, and to see any tells or tactics that could be used against them in future contests! They are, all of them, just that smart in Hold'em :)
Eli calls down with the king
Jason's body language was oozing devastation..
Clip-Share knew two things:
1. I watch tons of Poker videos
2. I love Norm MacDonald
Algorithm put the two together the day after Norm passed. This was a joy to watch, as we miss Norm. It knew what to do at a tasteful time.
Thank you algorithm!
Even a broken call is right twice a day.
Love Norm doing this
Ruffin would go broke in a few weeks playing poker today
15:17 I'm really jealous of the dealer's lovely hat
😄
Peat was pissed off Ruffin did not let him cbet flop like most poker books teach haha
Best of the best on these tables
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.
"Welcome to the Ivey world Jason" hahahahahahahahha
Bitter sweet to hear norm RIP
16:54 😂 I knew you had nothing. Poor Phil lol I like him but that was funny
The Elezra call is standard.
16:59 Dwan is thinking in his head ''' Oh f. there is a guy crazier then me''
We all know and agree on which hand we wish was on this video.
Ivey almost calling with A high against Durr?
Viffer has the most tilting face ever.
Please more Norm. It would be larceny
Wow, outstanding
Man, once you tune into all of that chip play, the sounds of it really start to drive you insane!! I'm not usually a violent person LOL, but as of this moment, I wouldn't mind if somehow all of their hands broke!! Ugh!! ;))))
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.
@David Montville Welcome!
Lex's call is fucking sick. How do you make that??
Its amazing how often Juanda has trips
Love this stuff
Was Ivey going through the same thought process as Gabe mentioned?
With Norm MacDonald commentating I will watch anything
Watching all of these videos and a lot of other poker...its wild Gus Hansen ever made money playing this game
16:35 Jen wasn’t too happy with Patrick’s call.
Antonius is the man,
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
I miss Norm
Antonious call was the toughest
First clip- great bluff, even better call. If bluff was 150k or more would’ve been effective, but very risky.
Some of these calls are insane
Ruffin skinned Viffer alive in that pot.
surely the snap calling all the way would of made you weary
Never bluff the fish!
Would love to hear PA’s thought process on the 10/4 hand
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.
@FT neva
@Michael Bateman I got a chuckle from it to be fair!
Ruffin's a billionaire. He'd call anything with a king.
Tom “Durr I’m high as fuck” Dwan
Gotta love the title “best poker calls of all time” most of them in the same game. Lol
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
That first hand was pretty simple to know he was bluffing. The only hand he could of made sense with that river bet was J-10. Peat isn't going to bet 100k on the river with a pair of aces, or even 2 pair
What about all the combos of hearts he could have?
They got Norm to do the commentary? Where was I when this happened?
Viffer prob still has nightmares about that
What a call by phil ivey?? no given the chips in the pot already it was the easiest call of all time
Given he was repping an overpair, not really also the only likely bluffs are a4 and a5
Спасибо за Старые видео!
Daniel @ 8:50 “how many strokes he give you” ayo lmao
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
Barry with the weasel needle to Viffer
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.
Stacks bb
LEX my man
Ruffins call was NOT a good poker call. It was a bad bluff given the target. Good bluff potentially against a good player but not against a never fold, uber rich station
I know Ruffin is a billionaire, but that first hand he clearly thought he had K8. He nearly beat the guy into the pot on the turn and river. It worked out for him, but this is the action of a man who believes he flopped a strong hand, not second pair.
Edit: I should have watched until the end, I stand corrected. He flipped his cards over and said right away, "Kings". Sick call, but the pros will win in the end. They want these whales to play this way.
The easier explanation is on the flop, when Ruffin was about to make a bet, and viffer beats him to call, he gets irritated. Basicly “this guy thinks I’m too old or slow” type. And given that he’s a billionaire, he basically was gonna call even an all in just to not be pushed around. Basicly, “if you make a play on me, this is what’s gonna happen”. The fact that his hand won was something he didn’t even care about.
I can’t believe norm commentates season 7😂
Calling with any of these hands at your home game you'll get shown a straight, trips or full house. and your friends will make fun of you for the rest of your poker career.
*most of the time
I correctly called down my friend triple barrel bluff with A high, it was beautiful ! Still remember it to this day
@truely but you forget all the other times he got three streets of value against you right?
truely
even funnier if you do that and misread your hand thinking you have something but dont and still win
@patburns600 thats a hell of a plot twist
"Phil Laak is usually talkative with the nuts"