AGONIZING Poker Decision For Half A MILLION Dollars

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ธ.ค. 2024
  • Rob Yong puts Doug Polk to the test on this massive hand from High Stakes Poker. This was the big game that featured Matt Berkey, Nik Airball, Jennifer Tilly, Lynne Ji, and Jean-Robert Bellande. Doug and Rob both have huge hands, and it looks like all of the money is destined to go in the middle.
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  • @dannyfungelton5515
    @dannyfungelton5515 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    You missed the live tell at 6:16. Anytime someone shakes their head and then raises (especially if its a fish)... run!

    • @DescartesRenegade
      @DescartesRenegade ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I caught that and I know rob did as well, lol. That's why he stopped mid way. He couldn't help it.

    • @California_Poker
      @California_Poker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It seems like he was replying to someone at the table. Didn’t think he was shaking his head at the bet.

    • @beeeps
      @beeeps ปีที่แล้ว

      Wouldn't a fish shake their head when they have a bad hand, rather than a good hand?

    • @taojones4941
      @taojones4941 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I saw that too.

    • @BWOOHAHAHAAA
      @BWOOHAHAHAAA ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@beeeps Only when he is a fish that is very dumb.
      If he has some intelligence he will try to give false tells, until he figures out that those are pretty obvious tells too.

  • @abcdefg54321x
    @abcdefg54321x ปีที่แล้ว +6

    6:32 😂😂😂😂 “Call Robl and see if you’re allowed to call”🤣🤣I’m dead

    • @seviren
      @seviren ปีที่แล้ว

      Does Robl actually back him?

    • @Chief_Brody
      @Chief_Brody ปีที่แล้ว

      I wish you were

  • @ilovebrandnewcarpets
    @ilovebrandnewcarpets ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Doug I feel like you missed mentioning that the KhQh had the nut back door flush draw. I’m guessing that makes it much more of a call/raise instead of fold.

    • @dkastil
      @dkastil ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly

    • @davidandmarino
      @davidandmarino ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Doug’s got the blockers tho (Jh10h), pokers way harder when you can’t see the cards -.- lol

    • @erikk17
      @erikk17 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      ​​@@davidandmarinoell his opponent doesn't know that he is against JhTh. So in his eyes he is drawing to nut flash.

    • @FCarraro1
      @FCarraro1 ปีที่แล้ว

      in a 3-bet 4-way pot, backdoor draws are much less powerful even if to the nuts, because the SPR is too low and ranges are too strong.

  • @eun974
    @eun974 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Love the meme. Love to see Doug back at it again. Great work!

  • @TIenNguyen-l6o
    @TIenNguyen-l6o ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It's funny that Doug could manage to make such bad calls in those situations. Which hand did Rob call preflop and flop with, knowing that the board hit Doug's range almost always since Doug 3bet preflop. The only bluffing hands Rob might have are TQs, JQs... If He had QQ or KK he would definitely 4bet preflop because he's on straddle. He might call or fold with AQ, but there's no way in hell Rob can turn AQ into a bluff.
    So the only possibility is Rob bluffed with total air, but once again, it's completely crazy because the board is definitely in Doug's range.

    • @Anonymous-tq7kd
      @Anonymous-tq7kd ปีที่แล้ว

      I 100% agree with you

    • @sashoplamenov7501
      @sashoplamenov7501 ปีที่แล้ว

      Polk only thinks and talk about blockers + he si super scared to get bluffed on live cause he is ago maniac insecure Beta

  • @scottferguson2278
    @scottferguson2278 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This was your best post yet. Thank you for showing & breaking this down.

    • @skye2281
      @skye2281 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It was an absolute donkey play by Doug. 🤦‍♂️

    • @Vivi_9
      @Vivi_9 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@skye2281 no u

    • @skye2281
      @skye2281 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Vivi_9 He called off a couple hundred thousand dollars with only a bluff catcher, lol. There are much better spots to put that money in pots. The worst play I’ve ever seen him make. 🤦‍♂️

  • @davidandmarino
    @davidandmarino ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just rewatched, and the looks from JRB and Berkey over to Yong at 13:28 are hilarious

  • @lightningsoulde
    @lightningsoulde ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the explanation on the call. Made a lot of sense!

    • @jackominty3633
      @jackominty3633 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No it didn't. Doug calls too often, because he thinks people will run him over otherwise. But folks just use him as an atm.

  • @Justin-np3ki
    @Justin-np3ki ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Did you lose a prop bet and now have to make daily videos 😂

    • @timothykyllonen9628
      @timothykyllonen9628 ปีที่แล้ว

      Exactly what I’m thinking

    • @Jealod24
      @Jealod24 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He’s been losing poker bets and needs some cash flow

    • @johnbautti1470
      @johnbautti1470 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Doug's channel is one of the biggest in poker. More views = more money. Can also use his platform for free advertising for upswing and the lodge, which he does almost every video. And I'm sure he does a bunch of videos in a single day and sends the footage to his editor. Then they probably space out the content based on what's best for the algorithm without it being too much.

    • @BlackBarney
      @BlackBarney ปีที่แล้ว

      Him plugging PokerGo at the end means he’s doing this for work, from the looks of it.
      I can understand the river call but can’t get behind the cbet at all. Should be pot control mode right away.

    • @California_Poker
      @California_Poker ปีที่แล้ว

      More videos=More money

  • @dansam42
    @dansam42 ปีที่แล้ว +62

    Respect for posting a hand where you lost big!

    • @bentonja668
      @bentonja668 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Spoilers

    • @jtg2525
      @jtg2525 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bentonja668 don’t read the chat until you’re done watching the video dummy

    • @nudgesmate2286
      @nudgesmate2286 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      These f**kwits in the comments just stop!

    • @GODkingAL
      @GODkingAL ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thanks buddy no point in watching it now

    • @Johnny2Feathers
      @Johnny2Feathers ปีที่แล้ว

      Yea .. would never have known otherwise 🤣

  • @sevendst19
    @sevendst19 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    89 got there with a str8 too which I don't think you mentioned at all as a possibility, but it was open ended on the flop.

  • @Vegasbonus702
    @Vegasbonus702 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can’t wait til you do the hands yesterdays hustler casino live stream wow 🤩 amazing content they had yesterday

    • @Vegasbonus702
      @Vegasbonus702 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I’m even feeling a double upload from you today 🎉

  • @Trizzer89
    @Trizzer89 ปีที่แล้ว

    Arent there a ton of Ace high 2 pair?

  • @jt-qs5en
    @jt-qs5en ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I can't wait until you reviews Friday's HCL hands. Insanity

  • @christhecop-dq7gj
    @christhecop-dq7gj ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent hand analysis as usual

    • @christhecop-dq7gj
      @christhecop-dq7gj ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Drawfornoone it happens to everyone..but overall Doug is a world class player..

  • @bepositive2172
    @bepositive2172 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Dug. Great video. I’ve definitely watched it all.

  • @9outs553
    @9outs553 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Berkey showed class in this stream. To sit there between doug and nik, and not get out of line in anyway.

    • @solverapproved
      @solverapproved ปีที่แล้ว +7

      showed class by laughing everytime doug and nik were getting needled but having a funeral face when it was his turn to be needled lol

    • @taojones4941
      @taojones4941 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@tahribadr Actually that's Berkey's default "How to win friends and influence people" face.

    • @SerErryk
      @SerErryk ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@solverapproved You're not very bright are you? Doug and Nik getting needled was good-natured. Berk was straight getting bullied, and it was not good-natured.

    • @phantompower
      @phantompower ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah but he showed absolutely zero class on Joey Ingram's podcast.

    • @filthycasual4354
      @filthycasual4354 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Berkey is a queer

  • @siilnr1250
    @siilnr1250 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can also bet turn just so Yong has to check river often and you can check it down. Works when you have postition.

  • @redemptionneeded
    @redemptionneeded ปีที่แล้ว

    Never seen Rob make big bluffs ever!

  • @JustinHampton-l5j
    @JustinHampton-l5j 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Is 2pair a bait hand in nlh?
    Unlucky

  • @jayrobbinstacks4574
    @jayrobbinstacks4574 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    love the content as always!

  • @williamhubel4643
    @williamhubel4643 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah that makes total sense

  • @tccandler
    @tccandler ปีที่แล้ว +14

    There is no getting around that this was a dreadful call. Almost any decision can be explained away... but this one was a big mistake.

    • @timmyp34
      @timmyp34 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Agreed. There are zillions of hands that have him beat here.

    • @HannahBars
      @HannahBars ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s rly not a bad call from theory perspective at all, Doug is completely right when he says if he’s folding this hand too often then he’s getting exploited. But based on the way I’ve seen Rob Yong play, ur completely right, yong is never bluffing here and never has a hand worse than Doug’s so yeah it’s a fold but Doug has a fair point that if he’s letting that go on TV too much then better players can run him over

    • @HannahBars
      @HannahBars ปีที่แล้ว

      He blocks the largest/most frequent part of yongs jamming range there which is JJ and 1010 . KQ shuld have 4 bet pre a lot and then def folded the flop almost all the time so it’s a rly hard hand to have there, yongs mainly repping sets and Doug blocks the important ones because YOng isn’t gonna have AA

    • @HannahBars
      @HannahBars ปีที่แล้ว +1

      But I totally agree, he can easily exploit fold this 100% of the time vs rob yong, I’ve never seen that guy bluff so this call is just a straight punt in practice

    • @tarenfairbrother6038
      @tarenfairbrother6038 ปีที่แล้ว

      He is also a very successful poker player and his logic made perfect sense this hand was not that big of a mistake

  • @jackhawkins4376
    @jackhawkins4376 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think the ads were longer than the video it’s self

  • @laartwork
    @laartwork ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Bad call because the shake of the head and followed by check raise is ALWAYS the nuts.

  • @ExbotHero
    @ExbotHero ปีที่แล้ว +2

    200 000 youtube videos later... (Doug says to himself) Finally, Thanks TH-cam! I'm even.🤣

    • @paulmayer8654
      @paulmayer8654 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      More like 2 billion views 😂

    • @ExbotHero
      @ExbotHero ปีที่แล้ว

      @@paulmayer8654 10 000 views per video. That sounds about right. 😊

  • @JMRSplatt
    @JMRSplatt ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Got enough pokerGo stickers there, Doug?

  • @Luka23567
    @Luka23567 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    This analysis was terrific, really shows how proficient at Poker Doug really is.

    • @apomerenke
      @apomerenke ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Why do you have that profile picture?

    • @lemonaus8871
      @lemonaus8871 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@apomerenke Because being an edgy nazi is funny!

    • @maximo6037
      @maximo6037 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@apomerenke he enjoys rolling with losers

    • @CanariasCanariass
      @CanariasCanariass ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@apomerenke
      Maybe he has an interest in history. Lol

    • @Anonymous-tq7kd
      @Anonymous-tq7kd ปีที่แล้ว

      The analysis was terrific but he still lost lol.

  • @johnledwith5154
    @johnledwith5154 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You got played like a fiddle there Doug. That super quick check from Young on the river and the quick check raise was a dead giveaway he was strong.

  • @TrggrWarning
    @TrggrWarning ปีที่แล้ว

    1:05 tell lol

  • @chad0x
    @chad0x ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yong licking his lips there when he wins. Doug, you are losing so many big pots. How's your roll?

  • @bigbawlr79
    @bigbawlr79 ปีที่แล้ว

    What about bet bet check?

  • @Vikinginvietnam
    @Vikinginvietnam ปีที่แล้ว

    «Its alot more fun to see what they got»😍

  • @hellfigter12345
    @hellfigter12345 ปีที่แล้ว

    KhQh is the best and also the only KQ combo you should call as you have backdoor NFD, so I disagree with the assessment. This is always a call or check raise!

  • @picklerickrickpickle
    @picklerickrickpickle ปีที่แล้ว

    The notification bell works 🤙

  • @franknoneofya9585
    @franknoneofya9585 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wouldn’t call that a balanced call. Trip 7s, As, Js, 10s, 8 9, qk, all beat you. As soon as the J came and he called you, he did exploit you for being too aggressive.

    • @fenikstechnologies1173
      @fenikstechnologies1173 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The fact that you think he’s c/r river with some of these hands shows you shouldn’t be in this conversation.

    • @franknoneofya9585
      @franknoneofya9585 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@fenikstechnologies1173 actually am in this conversation, the last bet was just not balanced at all. Betting 50k into 87k, with his chance of winning at less than 15%, you get check raised 4 times your bet and think you're winning, that's not a bluff at all and the ROI is about as bad as it can get. At some point you have to take the other players motives for a check raise in the amount, your raise isn't enough value for my hand at this time is what the bet tells me. Doug even says the other player is a business man, he should have taken that into account.

    • @Lapidified
      @Lapidified ปีที่แล้ว

      "As soon as the J came and he called you..." You didn't even watch the video, did you? As soon as the J came, they both checked in a heartbeat. Get your facts straight next time. A's would not go 4-way pleflop and would almost always 4-bet. J's and 10's are blocked, 89 would probably fold to a 3-bet, considering its 89 OOP. 7's are too loose OOP as well. KQ was the main hand he was worried about. Considering Doug bet 1/3 pot on the flop, KQ OOP was a bad call (basically K high with a gutshot on an A high flop), and was less likely.

    • @franknoneofya9585
      @franknoneofya9585 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Lapidified yeah he called on the J, him getting the second pair should have made him tingle that he might not have been ahead at all. He could have had aj and not sure if he was ahead or not. It was a big mistake to contininue, when your hand is loosing to a multitude of hands. This is one of the few times I disagree with his line of thinking. I have a big problem with the bet because there are so many hands that beat him and his opponent has kept calling.

    • @franknoneofya9585
      @franknoneofya9585 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lapidified also you have to understand that a second spade came out, so why would I bet when the river could be a spade and I just bet into a hand where a spade puts him into a pickle?

  • @henriksorensen8316
    @henriksorensen8316 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Airball got the most fake laugh in the World.

  • @Alexandertygreat
    @Alexandertygreat ปีที่แล้ว

    The analysis about being cr with mid pair in 4 way pot makes the entire hand easy. You fold, your never ahead. Ever. Betting is the play and getting position the rest of the action.

    • @Jacob32905
      @Jacob32905 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks dude and when was the last time you played with nearly half a million dollars in front of you? Right.

  • @RedLightsGreenLights
    @RedLightsGreenLights ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yong = king DB!

    • @joonpak
      @joonpak ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What’s DB? Douchebag?

    • @DougieBarclay
      @DougieBarclay ปีที่แล้ว

      Yong's a lad

    • @RedLightsGreenLights
      @RedLightsGreenLights ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DougieBarclay I assume you mean that in an endearing way? I think he’s a lad too but in a not so endearing way… I’m not a fan of poker players acting like tough guys at the table, alot of tables I sit at he would have to catch a fade over that kind of attitude.

  • @BradleyT2p2
    @BradleyT2p2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Why wouldn't you want an exploitable image? If they think you are exploitable but you don't play that way, isn't your GTO style more effective?

    • @BradleyT2p2
      @BradleyT2p2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You make this exploitable fold against Rob this time, but not against Berkey or Robl after this airs.

  • @SprinklerGuru2024
    @SprinklerGuru2024 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    IMO, the line he took was a fold 95% of the time in the river against him

  • @California_Poker
    @California_Poker ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Airball is such a idiot

  • @nftminter7922
    @nftminter7922 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I have honestly never seen 2 pair good against a river check raise.

    • @fenikstechnologies1173
      @fenikstechnologies1173 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Then you’re playing in very good and easy games.

    • @Lapidified
      @Lapidified ปีที่แล้ว

      It really means you are playing against people who have no spine to bluff on the river with A high or worse. Just fold to a raise in those situations. Better yet, find tougher tables to improve your game.

    • @malazuth3306
      @malazuth3306 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Lapidified in this hand you need to turn pairs into bluff.
      3bet pot, multiway... turn pair into bluff HMmmm not many players will do

    • @Lapidified
      @Lapidified ปีที่แล้ว

      @@malazuth3306 my comment wasn't about this hand in particular. Honestly, I probably would have folded on the river if I were in Doug's shoes. But if you've never check raised to bluff someone off 2 pair or better, you've never played real poker.

    • @nftminter7922
      @nftminter7922 ปีที่แล้ว

      I believe it's because if you're going to bluff, it's more likely to get through if you open shove. Check raising allows the opponent to commit themselves to the pot, which is of course counterproductive to running a bluff. Therefore a Check-Raise, specifically, is almost NEVER a bluff.

  • @DescartesRenegade
    @DescartesRenegade ปีที่แล้ว +4

    My god, I can't stand Nik....one single bit.

  • @Pax_Veritas
    @Pax_Veritas ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sometimes it's easier to say you made a bad call. The argument about being exploited and people reviewing TV hands is fully valid but what about Phil Ivey? I've seen Phil fold situations like that on many occasions and AFAIK nobody thinks Ivey is exploitable. Sure, Ivey folds more often than some of the other top pros but Ivey is still amongst the best, right? If it's fine for Ivey to fold here sometimes and call sometimes with a single pair, I think it's fine for Doug to let it go against a tighter opponent who isn't often making wild plays. In a 4-way pot with that action pre I'd think someone had TJ beat, likely AA, AJ, AT, JJ, TT, 77 or QKs. The hand that best fits the argument for how the hand was played is QK with the others likely to start asking questions on the flop or turn to protect themselves against draws. Unless you think your opponent can and will check-raise to bluff against you IMO that was a straight-forward check on the river and fold to the C-R.

  • @jyy1007
    @jyy1007 ปีที่แล้ว

    omggg dougpolk ur on stakeking!!!! im going to stake for sure

  • @SoulfightPoker
    @SoulfightPoker ปีที่แล้ว

    Are you never checking AK or AQ on the turn? I agree JTs is quite a nice call blocking sets, but isn't AK and AQ pretty good also blocking the nuts? Or I just realized, is AK and AQ too thin on the river?

    • @Lapidified
      @Lapidified ปีที่แล้ว

      Man, of course AK/AQ is too thin. It's 87k in the pot after turn in a 3-bet 4-way preflop hand. Say you bet 30-50k on the river with AK/AQ and open yourself to the possibility of getting raised another 100k. Are you comfortable putting 130-150k on the river with one pair, even if it's a pair of aces?

  • @ManCrew
    @ManCrew ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love your vids Doug......but this video should be titled how to talk yourself into making a bad call. Lol

  • @ethanr0x
    @ethanr0x ปีที่แล้ว

    bet/calling hands you were unsure of betting in the first place seems a bit unwise

  • @karlsimonian1424
    @karlsimonian1424 ปีที่แล้ว

    Airball cackling...

  • @greenbird3850
    @greenbird3850 ปีที่แล้ว

    Calls like this is why we watch more @dougpolk tube vlogs.

  • @DescartesRenegade
    @DescartesRenegade ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bro, how in Gods name did you miss that amatuerish head shake before he raised you?!

    • @Luka23567
      @Luka23567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yea that head shake bs, he should’ve picked up on.

    • @tarenfairbrother6038
      @tarenfairbrother6038 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Do you know how vulnerable you would be if all it took was a head shake raise to make you fold

    • @DescartesRenegade
      @DescartesRenegade ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@tarenfairbrother6038 rob is an amateur. He's not some still faced pro. Have you watched him play before? This must be your first time encountering him. Know your opponents.

    • @Nuksukow
      @Nuksukow ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously. I can’t believe he’s actually defending his stance in this video in regards to having a balanced range bc he plays on tv. That’s such horse shit and I can’t believe he’s still dumb enough to not see it as clear as day that sometimes it’s more player dependent than simply I have this combination and people watch me play on tv so I have to stay balanced, so “I call”. The shaking of his head prior to the raise and the fact that Rob young nearly never bluffs in general as well as a check raise on the river where 95% of the time ppl just have it. He could’ve and should’ve just said I made a bad call and moved on

    • @CanariasCanariass
      @CanariasCanariass ปีที่แล้ว

      Dude you might level yourself with that though. If Rob knows you think his headshake would mean he has a strong hand, he can easily do this with a weak hand and fool you.

  • @omni-kinggaming5512
    @omni-kinggaming5512 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doug, you 3 bet pre, you could raise bigger on the flop representing A10, not even AJ will likely to reraise you.
    I don't blame your river call, Yong checked the nut twice, on the turn then river. But that could have been avoided if you raised 37k instead of 17k.
    If you get reraise and put in a tough spot on the flop, you lose extra 20k, instead of 200k on the river. But yes, by folding to a reraise on the flop, it lose you your chance to improve your hand.
    Ps: I would call 17k too if I were Yong. 60k pot + backdoor flush and gut shot to the nut.

  • @michaelspitzer1216
    @michaelspitzer1216 ปีที่แล้ว

    Isn’t JT suppose to fold? You block so many bluffs.. (KT, QT,QJ,KJ).. I would prefer calling with Two pairs that includes an Ace (Ace 7 seems like the best calling hand)

  • @danielbcd7620
    @danielbcd7620 ปีที่แล้ว

    maybe thats how you exploit GTO, knowing that they'd never fold some hands

  • @VintageEliiTV
    @VintageEliiTV ปีที่แล้ว

    That was a tough hand to let go especially checking 3 times. Even if he had 2 pair or sets on that board, he will just call and lose the min. Raising to that amount was just enough for a call. I likely would’ve tanked for a long time because I’m a Donk.

  • @mushroomlasers7470
    @mushroomlasers7470 ปีที่แล้ว

    You're on the outs!

  • @Rich_Newell_
    @Rich_Newell_ ปีที่แล้ว

    I usually read several comments before posting my own comment as I don't want to say what has already been said.
    With that said, I agree completely with john Ledwith, but I'll go 1 step further after copying his post here:
    "john Ledwith 17 minutes ago (edited)
    You got played like a fiddle there Doug. That super quick check from Young on the river and the quick check raise was a dead giveaway he was strong."
    There are several tells here:
    1) Yong checked 3 times, on the flop, turn, & river. If he were to pile it in on the river it would be nuts (or close to it) or bluff.
    2) @9:46 Doug bets the river. Yong immediately shakes his head as if this is not good for him (This is a false tell)
    3) @9:51 Yong looks at his chip stack. (This is a sign of strength)
    4) @9:55 Yong reaches for chips and raises (Clear sign of strength as a bluff would most likely take more time to think)
    5) I agree with all of Doug's analysis after that, however the speed in which Yong played his hand on the river is the smoking gun that Doug should have recognized and got away from this hand.
    Doug bet 50K on the river and Yong took less than 10 seconds to raise to 200K. There are 10 hands that beat him.
    Think about playing a 2/5 game and you bet $500 on the river and get raised to $2,000 in less than 10 seconds.
    Bad call IMO.

  • @Alexandertygreat
    @Alexandertygreat ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Lololol omg you actually talked your self into calling a bad rec player, who does not have any of those skills or decision making skills. You leveled yourself into a call???? You dont need to balance against rec players, they do not play gto strat at all. His calculated raise amount is another dead give away. Recs dont understand fhey should just be shoving in this spot, even bad pros like phil h still havent figured this out yet.

  • @skinder842
    @skinder842 ปีที่แล้ว

    Coping so hard you had to make a video lmaoo

  • @thomasdowe5274
    @thomasdowe5274 ปีที่แล้ว

    At least you had 'fun' to call...(;

  • @luckymaggie6594
    @luckymaggie6594 ปีที่แล้ว

    Your shirt is full of advertisement logos.

  • @TravelPhillipines
    @TravelPhillipines ปีที่แล้ว

    Good call for me haha

  • @dmfullerhome6508
    @dmfullerhome6508 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doug...I love that your back and making great content. You have taught me a ton from videos like this. But yeah....it's definitely a fold. You gotta have some live instincts. He gave the mini Hollywood when you bet like he didn't like it. Then he raised you. I am a nerd and have watched Rob and knew he would never bluff this spot. You folded straight against hellmuth. Gotta play your opponent sometimes

  • @gyberic
    @gyberic ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Airball’s constant fake laugh is unbearable

  • @martinmccloskey2435
    @martinmccloskey2435 ปีที่แล้ว

    Ouch

  • @slotlife777
    @slotlife777 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was one big spin. I think the first game only pays when the blasting machine lands on the last reel.

  • @NoahBoulder
    @NoahBoulder ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would say dug looks better with his hair down.... I don't understand why he always spikes it up like a kid 😅

    • @slowery43
      @slowery43 ปีที่แล้ว

      the fact that you're so enamored and concerned at his hair says a lot about you

    • @NoahBoulder
      @NoahBoulder ปีที่แล้ว

      @@slowery43 do you not agree with me though?

  • @richgiordano2784
    @richgiordano2784 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Easier said then done but when the guy does the Hollywood tilt the head like he does not like his hand. Then is betting 200k. Something is fishy.

  • @NKKK19
    @NKKK19 ปีที่แล้ว

    Doug, please be man enough to say that Yong’s cold call of a 3b with KQs OOP is terrible.

  • @iamamish
    @iamamish ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I agree with the analysis and the importance of being balanced, and the fact that when you play so many streamed/televised events, it is easy for your opponents to find holes in your strategies.
    However.
    It seems to me (not a professional by any stretch) that deviating from perfectly balanced play is just fine, esp. when you're playing against an amateur. In fact, it could be good! It might lead your opponents in the future to assume you'll overfold, then try to overbluff check-raise rivers. This of course assumes that we think we have a read on Rob, and that he's unlikely to be balanced with his river check-raises (i.e., he's too value-heavy).
    I guess I don't see that balance *overall* dictates that every marginal decision must be balanced as well. I'd like to hear what Doug thinks, or even what other pros think.
    EDIT: let me add - I can see a 3rd possibility - the 3rd possibility is to accept that my analysis is largely correct, yet you may still decide that for the sake of disciplined poker play, it is better to avoid deviating from GTO for these marginal spots, for fear that your play overall will become imbalanced.

    • @iamamish
      @iamamish ปีที่แล้ว

      @@brandonmoore9214 thank you

    • @fenikstechnologies1173
      @fenikstechnologies1173 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This entire post is perfect example why we play balanced.
      “Might” “may” “could”
      We don’t deviate until we have enough time/data on an opponent to say “likely” “probably” “most of the time.”
      And you absolutely shouldn’t play unbalanced in the hopes that it will lead your opponent to make mistakes in the future. Unless it’s something extremely cheap and arbitrary. That’s far too much speculation to be profitable.

    • @iamamish
      @iamamish ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fenikstechnologies1173 I think we are talking past one another.
      Doug seemed to be making the argument that even IF you believed your opponent was value-heavy on that river, you should still play balanced. So in this case we're assuming the opponent is not balanced. Obviously if you don't know, then the analysis is worthless.
      And your rule about deviating I'm afraid doesn't make sense - it's all about EV. So our willingness to overfold on this river is determined by the bet size, and the marginal propensity of our opponent to bet value-heavy. The closer the spot, the less of a read you should require on your opponent. In other words, it's not a binary do/do not have a read.

  • @Rachel-xb3po
    @Rachel-xb3po ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Here's what I don't get. If Rob doesn't bluff here, why would you call? Call for everyone else but him. Can't just get stuck in GTO and not change it up based on the player. What am I missing?

    • @fenikstechnologies1173
      @fenikstechnologies1173 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You’re assuming he never bluffs here.
      Obviously he doesn’t call if he thinks Rob never bluffs or doesn’t value bet worse.

    • @Rachel-xb3po
      @Rachel-xb3po ปีที่แล้ว +3

      But Doug claimed he calls because even if he rarely bluffs he wants to keep to GTO because of how others will perceive his play and act in the future based on it

    • @CanariasCanariass
      @CanariasCanariass ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@Rachel-xb3po
      Yeah that doesnt make much sense I agree.
      He maybe does it to keep his play "continous" in a sense, he maybe wants to stay as close to GTO in all situations and spots just to stay used to it.

    • @lloydchristmas1086
      @lloydchristmas1086 ปีที่แล้ว

      Doug is an online guy...he doesnt even take it into consideration apparently lol

  • @peteradnell
    @peteradnell ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Airball annoying

  • @ricsanturri313
    @ricsanturri313 ปีที่แล้ว

    Why did you get skinny, Doug? At XXL, you would have much more ad space on your hoodie.

  • @colinsushiboy745
    @colinsushiboy745 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's hard to fold two pairs even for pros.

  • @97Napkins
    @97Napkins ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I get his exploitable argument but I think still safe to try and fold the big ones there and still keep your image. He did say was one of the biggest pots. But hey I don't play anymore so why are you reading this 😂

  • @ddc079
    @ddc079 ปีที่แล้ว

    u really have bluffs on the river (87, K9 etc.), when u 3b pre and cbet into 3 or 4 players? Not a lot, if any, I think.

  • @GetMeThere1
    @GetMeThere1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Brutal. I would fold, but your logic seemed solid.

    • @slowery43
      @slowery43 ปีที่แล้ว

      not a sole asked what you might do... this video isn't all about you though you seem to think it is

    • @GetMeThere1
      @GetMeThere1 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@slowery43 LOLOL. Were you just released from prison or something? This is the COMMENT SECTION. It's for people to offer their COMMENTS.

  • @VerissimusAurelius
    @VerissimusAurelius ปีที่แล้ว

    Sorry buddy🐶

  • @MrStx1969
    @MrStx1969 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good call...fucking cooler..

  • @jeffryglenn7024
    @jeffryglenn7024 ปีที่แล้ว

    GTO is usually meaningless. If you KNOW you're beat... and believe me, it's nearly always damn obvious... just fold. But if you're honestly not sure then call.

  • @mrhumble2937
    @mrhumble2937 ปีที่แล้ว

    I think people on shows are afraid to look bad on a bluff. Id bluff way less.

  • @kindramtherealworld
    @kindramtherealworld ปีที่แล้ว

    You learned from your last snap call. Haha good 4 u

  • @MichaelKolesarKoleslaw
    @MichaelKolesarKoleslaw ปีที่แล้ว

    I'd have folded, but I'm a nit.

  • @LIONTAMER3D
    @LIONTAMER3D ปีที่แล้ว

    It's not that big a lay down lol. Forget Broadway, ANY two pair combo loses value when you don't have an Ace & an Ace is on board. The myriad of aces up combos are the real problem & the threat of any set or Broadway; easy enough to fold.

  • @toddmacadam3888
    @toddmacadam3888 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Obviously, Doug's a GREAT player. However, his justification for a call here is ludicrous. GTO is great, but it's most valuable against opponents with balanced ranges. Against players with imbalanced ranges, you want to play exploitative poker. If Rob is almost never bluffing here, then Doug should fold. Let's take it 1 step further: if Doug saw his cards, would he still call just to balance his ranges? Of course not! Poker is about making the best decision given all the available information.
    The argument that Doug makes about other players seeing him fold here makes him more exploitable is completely false. It actually works in his favor for others to think that way! Let's say JRB sees this fold by Doug and then tries to make a similar move on him in the future. Against JRB, Doug calls (for all the reasons he called here). So not only does a fold here save Doug 200K, but it might make him another 200K by inducing a bluff on a future hand. You want your opponents to try exploiting a weakness that you don't have!
    Imagine playing poker against 2 other players. One of them always bluffs and the other never does. By folding big hands to the nit, you make the bluffer feel like they can bluff you. By bluff-catching the bluffer, you make the nit scared to bluff you. You want to encourage players to keep playing exploitable poker. GTO comes in when you don't know your opponent, or know that they play balanced poker.

    • @fenikstechnologies1173
      @fenikstechnologies1173 ปีที่แล้ว

      Tell us you don’t understand poker theory without telling us you don’t understand poker theory.
      Your entire post is speculative in nature and very bad.

    • @toddmacadam3888
      @toddmacadam3888 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Feniks Technologies lol...okay
      If a specific player isn't likely to be bluffing in a specific situation, then calling in that situation is bad. Doug can still apply GTO decision-making to every other situation. Folding here has zero impact on his overall strategy.

    • @CanariasCanariass
      @CanariasCanariass ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ​@@fenikstechnologies1173
      Instead of just saying his post is bad, why won't you say WHY his post is bad?
      He gave examples and his logic seems sound. Where is the mistake, please enlighten us.

  • @jondemars6831
    @jondemars6831 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love how you’re promoting PokerGO completely neglecting the fact that you bashed them for dicking over all of their subscribers not too long ago

  • @Crumbleofborg
    @Crumbleofborg ปีที่แล้ว

    OK. Meta game reasons make sense. Maybe you could have folded just this once though :)

  • @andrewandretti7379
    @andrewandretti7379 ปีที่แล้ว

    No comments.

  • @amrita49
    @amrita49 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    basically it's a good call because it's on tv for everyone to see.

    • @slowery43
      @slowery43 ปีที่แล้ว

      your attempt at trying to be funny failed miserably

    • @lloydchristmas1086
      @lloydchristmas1086 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@slowery43 i lol'd

  • @clickingbuttons4980
    @clickingbuttons4980 ปีที่แล้ว

    Something has to be said about the snap check on the river. Its a massive tell after checking turn. Even Nick (shulman) eludes to it being slippery, makes him look suler eager to c/r, and forgot to breath before doing so
    Missed it doug, tough luck on the hand

  • @notallowed337
    @notallowed337 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This is one of those hands had it happened to someone else, Doug would definitely claim, (in my Doug Polk voice,) "Its a hand you just have to fold"😂😂😂

    • @matthewwestcott9138
      @matthewwestcott9138 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I doubt that. That's the sort of thing he says when something is a terrible call. Not when it's close.

    • @lloydchristmas1086
      @lloydchristmas1086 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@@matthewwestcott9138 That was a terrible call lol

    • @matthewwestcott9138
      @matthewwestcott9138 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lloydchristmas1086 No it wasn't lol

    • @matthewwestcott9138
      @matthewwestcott9138 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Lloyd Christmas Oh, lol you just hate Doug. And you're trolling his videos. Sad. Sorry, I thought you were being serious.

    • @notallowed337
      @notallowed337 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@matthewwestcott9138 is that what you gathered from that huh? You're a special kind

  • @steve_main
    @steve_main ปีที่แล้ว

    Suggestion Doug, can you let the hand play out first then after do a break down of the hand. That way we can see the full hand first and maybe figure out why in our heads then we hear what you think!

  • @galaxygalaxy4429
    @galaxygalaxy4429 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    C'mon Doug that was a terrible call.

  • @Stockhandle123
    @Stockhandle123 ปีที่แล้ว

    Easy river fold.

  • @dkastil
    @dkastil ปีที่แล้ว

    King queen of hearts, ace hearts is on the board. What about hitting any heart on the turn?

  • @bryanchaler8128
    @bryanchaler8128 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Everything you said is true in theory, but I think you are more defending your call. People are claiming rob does not have enough bluffs. He probably does not have enough bluffs, or he possibly has no bluffs. The only issue I have with it is if you fold the 107 straight to Phil this all falls apart. If your you were in the hand with airball or someone with bluffs it all makes sense. For all the reason you stated you can not fold the straight.

  • @jakecooper5855
    @jakecooper5855 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    There is no defending this stream. airball made it completely unwatchable.

  • @anthonycarreira8045
    @anthonycarreira8045 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nik Airball dear god he’s a tough one to watch lol

  • @JohnMalindretos
    @JohnMalindretos ปีที่แล้ว +4

    You leveled yourself. It's Rob Yong and he isn't pulling a wizard play like this. If you're just gonna do GTO, then you're gonna make mistakes.

    • @DescartesRenegade
      @DescartesRenegade ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And how in Gods name did he miss that head shake by rob? Exploitative 90% of the time. Suck out the other 10%.