Antonio Esfandiari Best High Stakes Poker Hands!
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- Poker legend Antonio 'The Magician' Esfandiari played on every season of High Stakes Poker and these are his best hands!
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I miss these old lineups. Negreanu, Doyle, Esfandiari, Hellmuth, Greenstein, Dwan, Mike Matusaw... Complete gold.
The golden age for sure. The goat Dwan at his apex. The legend Hellmuth. The magician and the smoothest player ever, Esfandiari. The mouth for entertainment. The smart everyday man, Greenstein. Kid Poker. The godfather, Doyle. And how could you forget Ivey?
@@thsu8 how could you forget Farha?
@@thsu8 Dwan was a big part of the downfall of HSP
@@quiksix25 How? Genuinely curious.
@@thsu8 The first season he was on was lame, not his fault but it just didn't have the same vibe so I associate him with when the show took a turn for the worse, compare those episodes with any season from 1 up until Gold and Guy with the big buy in- the difference is clear
Man Antonio was awesome on this show! Both his play and personality made the show even more memorable.
He's a magician 🎩
Agreed
Gabe is my favourite commentator in any field. So funny and perceptive
He's got a great voice too. I love it
I really miss these charismatic players of this era. So many characters it was great to watch. There were smart characters, funny characters, crazy characters, characters you just loved to hate! Almost like the old movies of the Golden Age. They don't make them like they used to.
What a time for poker. Man I miss these days
Same! A time before all this online poker cr@p.
I've never played online and very happy to say I've had two royal flushes (just got my second one last week) in real-life games.
I can't imagine online poker. I've seen friends do it..... but it's just "click click click" to win a couple of dollars when the blinds are 2c, 5c....
Seems pointless to me.
One of the be best moments of esfandiari is when the calls out A-9 and lays downs 10 againts Jack Pre flop. He was on fire with the reads that season
What a fold in that final hand by Antonio!!
All because of chans rep. Hes a super tight cash game player. Very similar to hellmuth but prob a bit more agro when hes got the goods. Chans range there is AJ at worst & possibly even filled up on the higher end. Basically antonio knew there was nothing in chans range that he could even remotely beat.
@@SmallBallPoker play the player not the game
@@SmallBallPoker Why is Chan such a tight cash game player? I've noticed the same watching him over the years. Just curious why a legend like Johnny plays so tight.
@@thsu8 It seems to work well for him, and perhaps he believes that *that* is the only way to make money. If he had more insight to his own play, then he could loosen up a bit and realise that people KNOW he's a solid player. He could make some all-ins on a board of K,A,Q,2,4 with just the 8-of-clubs and 3-of-hearts in his hand.... but he doesn't. I personally would fold pocket A-10 to him if he went all-in on the river in a huge pot if I were holding just such a hand...
"He went from the cooler into the freezer "😆😆 , Gabe is hilarious
That fold at the end, despite it being Chan, is actually a really tough one yet he did it so casually making it look easy
1 of the great 1 liners in high stakes poker, just half a million in front of him, “ I just want to win something in my life you know “ brilliant
Norm McDonald commentating is the best part of this whole video!
Yup. RIP Norm.
1:08 - that Ten-Five comment was a beautiful read by Laak! So much history between him and The Magician!
Of all of these hands, the most impressive is still the flush vs flush hand. Somehow Phil doesn’t go broke. Unreal.
True, shows how well Phil read Antonio’s hand. Phil gets a lot of flak but I love watching him play poker, all around he’s great
10:22 I think Guy gave off a big physical tell here. He leaned in when the flop hit showing his extreme interest in the cards that landed.
Guy is full of physical tells. Don't think he really cares though
He's got a few billion, he could care less about tells.
Yeah he's just there for a good time
Not playing at the level he could be
@@JK-wf2sq What company is he involved with?
“He went from the cooler into the freezer”😂😂
Matusow tried to save face by saying he had 10 high 😂
Lmao yeah like he wasn’t on camera share we can see the cards
We've all been there 😆
@@richard7645 oh 100% 😂
Love watching antonio! Great player
D-negs needling matusow is priceless
"This gets rid of the barefoot boy" hiiilarious
You missed the hand where Negreanu talked to much on the river while Antonio was contemplating a call. Daniel gave off some sort of tell through talking and Antonio stared him down and made the call after initially looking like he would fold.
Probably the best read Antonio ever made on the show
Ivey's "same hand I had last hand" is one of the cleverest, funniest jokes that's ever been on tv poker.
Esfandiari is a GREAT player
11:40. Interesting how that hand played out, just imagine bluffing in that spot, imagine getting called! I love this crazy game!
Love seeing Matusow lose more than I like seeing Antonio win.
What kind of man loves seeing another man lose? Smh u disgust me
Cash poker at this level is sick
@@mr.makedonija2627 as long as its mike matusow losing
Its kinda funny but not as funny as Hellmuths bad beats
Envious behaviour can only harm the source
laak's play of the jacks in the first hand is truly a shocker - antonio, take my money!
Antonio was too good at bluffing & was way ahead of everyone back in the day. The guy has patience & cool like Tom Brady & never went over his head about his success or failure. Hence he dint end up like Matusow or Eli Elezra 😂
I always love the "hidden" cameras
Classic antonio🐐
“Here’s seat six”... what a buzz kill 🤫🤫
Viffer is the worst
I scrolled through the comments just to see if someone pointed out what a stupid thing to say that was.
11:50 nice pair :)
wonder who's that
@@jjjjj9641 I think its Mariah Carey?
The Good Old Days. Woooooooo
What a great fold at the end.
Watching these videos of the past just makes me feel like we have come so far in poker with how we analyze the game and play certain hands cause some of these plays are absolutely ludicrous and wouldn’t even fly in a 2/3 casino game if I’m gonna be honest lol
david, there isn't enough time in the day for that sort of compilation.
Laak’s fold with JJ to a single bet on 865 is one for the ages
That king high flush vs nut flush fold was unbelievable
That fold 🔥🔥🔥
Can you guys please make a video about Dario Minieri's Best High Stakes Poker Hands ? He is my favourite player of all time , thanks again :P
This was the best televised poker game
I love the bricks laying on the table
12:49 stacked table dwan, negraneu, ivey, hellmuth, anyone have link to full vid ?
15:41 never knew Doug Polk got to play with Doyle.. good for him
Oh you!
That call by Hellmuth is actually one of those best calls for a non raise I’ve ever seen. I’m at least 3 betting that river with the 2nd nuts
7 9 of spades were the nuts
Antonio is a NIT
Phil knew that Antonio had limped early, so if he had a flush, it wasn’t going to be like queen high or something.
It wasn’t 2nd nuts…it was the 4th nuts. 79ss, 47ss were the nuts and second nuts.
@@axlrose8866 nope he is not
"went from in the cooler to in the freezer" lol nasty
Phil Lock , Antonio made TV poker hilarious
My favorite player
One of the OGs
What level of confidence does it take a man to wear a “U-neck” t shirt to a high stakes poker game.
I remember someone ask him on a Reddit AMA why he dresses like an Eastern European Molly dealer lmao.
*eunuch shirt - there I fixed it for you
@@hetzer7366 thanks dad.
@@jman7287 nevermind, I don't think you got the joke LOL
@@hetzer7366 def didnt lol
Mike should've given a queen high call a little more thought realizing that queen high is always going to be good or chopping in that spot if Antonio is bluffing. He is never bluffing with an ace high because that's just always going to be good when Mike gives up on the end.
never thought of it that way, will use that in the future.
The turn bet sucked, only 6 grand? Of course antonio calls that, then he doesnt bet the river? Bet the river, if tony is crazy enough to raise good for him he can take it but....
@@shivasirons6159 you bring up a good point. When Mike bets the turn as a bluff, he is trying to get Antonio to fold out king highs and better queen high holdings. When the river bricks off, the value bets he had on the turn like pocket pairs or quads are always going to follow up with another medium sized bet to get value from what looks like an ace high type of holding, so when Mike checks the river he is never going to show up with ace high or a full house because ace high would've checked the turn and a full house or quads would've bet the river. Therefore queen high becomes a more reasonable holding to defend with.
MISS NORM MCDONALD AS A COMMENTATOR ,ONE OF THE BEST .LOVE YA BRO .
Great fold in the last hand
22:30 folds because of his weak kicker and he just knows
that last hand was insane
Johnny Chan is insanely nitty. Basically doesn’t bluff.
Here’s seat six
That guy is one of those annoying wanna be funny people
The ghost of Norm💘
what a pleasant surprise. i didnt know norm commentated.
Kinda sick when Laak made the 10-5 guess.
And he laid down, so nitty
Frikkin roomies
@@y-sdahms212 I feel like laak was scared money in these games. shouldn't have sst in.
@@StackerBA he was 100%..totally outclassed. why even sit if ur gonna fold JJ to a 8 high board for 17k?
Nice to hear Norm MacDonalds voice again. @15:15
Norm Macdonald commentating in the game at 16:00 🤯
didnt he do that for a whole season? somebody knows which one?
@@lookatthisbizarre2940 It was the last two seasons
Dang, I thought Norm commentating??!?
Can't be...
It gets rid of the barefoot boy🤣🤣
The magician !
Who’s the redhead behind Matusow. Beautiful
Norm MacDonald commentating is goated
I almost cried when I heard Norms voice
14:13 they all are my favourite players♥️
I thought the same thing: tom dwan, esfandiari, hellmuth, negreaunu, and phil ivey
@@joshuabayer8544 yeah bro 😊 all favorite player at one table.
They all likeable people on this show
‘Devastated by the queen of hearts’
Doug Polk played really well. Almoste didn't notice him with the short hair.Maybees I need glasses 👓 😫
Nice but investing in crypto is the only big chance of making money.
@@alwaysactive2579 For real crypto is profitable.
Crypto is the new gold.
I heard that his strategies are really good!
That’s the Tilly that Laak signed up for!!
2:30. Im pretty new to poker but first laak doesnt reraise, maybe its a mistake but i would have, but not to bet the flop with what can only be a great flop for pocket jacks? I dunno!
he's not going to donk the flop if he just called preflop. he's playing his jacks like bluff catcher only at this point
11:51 look at that pocket pair in the upper left corner
Elezra went from a cooler to a freezer is best comment ever lol
How tf is Laak folding JJ to a C bet on 568 rainbow ?!
Antonio is my favorite poker player.
Sammy Farha number one.
Where do you go?
Gabe vs Norm (who I love) is night and day.
what a fold！
4:57 Mike deserved every bit of that.
If you tell other poker players how great you read them it just invites them to bluff you.
Dead in 2 spots !!!!! D. G. one of my favorites . I love poker !!!!
Gabes analysis is off for the AJ vs 55 hand. When the ace comes in the turn , it can only help Eli against overpair, which was not indicated by preflop action. He is ahead of KJ QJ J10. he is not worried about another two pair. So either he is up against set or not.
So interesting to watch Selbst's face after the hand when both & her and Brunson both talk at the same time and Antonio only looked at Brunson to hear what he said...so sad & disappointed! suddenly i saw her as like the runt of the group that always wants to play with the big kids, always trying to win respect. heart of a lion, body of a lesbian
You're projecting a lot, that face was just temporary confusion against Esfandiari's "what?". Like "Oh, you misheard me? Or... Oh ok"
15:20 RIP Norm
Chino rheem in the background 😂
11:50 wow
Now make a compilation of all of Esfandiari’s scummiest angling moves.
Lies. Reddit lover.
What are you referring to?
He had that hand against Boneta- he’s definitely a scumbag IMO
can you elaborate I'm interersted :)
@@joeince9430 where can i find it?
Laak must be much better today lol couldn't have played jacks worse there I mean you trapped him perfectly just call the flop call down
Folding an over pair like JJ on the flop is crazy I can see folding the turn but common Laak
He played the hand like he had AA or KK and if your thinking your gonna fold the turn then why not just fold the flop and save money, he was thinking unless he hit one of his two outers then he would be drawing dead, some would call some would fold most would raise but a call or fold in this spot is the right move
@@charliemorrison3557 You cannot think a fold is correct in that spot. A reraise pre does not always mean KK or AA, least of all against a guy who is always trying to out play you, and even further more if that guy is Antonio Esfandiari. We all like Laak, but that is a horrific scared-money play. He should have re-raised pre obviously, but as played check call the whole way.
Is that norm macdonald the comedian or am i wrong in the end ?
I watched 6 separate ads on this video
The commentator sounds like Norm McDonald. Am I correct
3:36 - Phil Laak causally handing over $100k to Negreanu before going home. “*No papers, no attorneys.*”
i just realized gabe kaplan sounds like norm macdonald lol. very close
i find it so impressive how these commentators call out all the straight and flush draws on all the hands so quickly
Probably because they're not commentating in real-time
@@roganmorrow oh actually?
It's true
16:45 Have I gone mad or is that Norm MacDonald Narrating
6:42 Isn't this super rude what Elezra does?
I have never seen a poker player do that before.
JJ lol😭
16:30 I might be going crazy but is this norm mcdonald narrating?
Where is the golden nugget full table? That lineup is crazy
Is it just me or does this 15:14 commentator sound exactly like norm macdonald??
Farha looks like Freddie Deeb after a make over
Young Tilly so fine
And she was nearly 40 here. Laak you lucky sob
@@4Sim0n4 more like,nearly 50. Around 46-47 to be exact. Just stunningly beautiful.
I think everyone in the table knew that Guy had ace of spade without showing…
gabe,you are the best commentator...you have come a long way since murder she wrote