Yeah I used to love the game that much from 2003-2008, then I finally burnt out and didn’t play competitively for years . My best friend (who taught me) begged me to come play casual games a year back and I’ve been slowly debating if I’ll start playing cash games again and have even studying Jonathan little as a test run
Aces can be folded. Snapping on the flop was inadvisable, even though he was ahead. For all he knew, he could have been facing fives full or A-2s and drawing to either 1 or 2 outs. Over the years, I've seen people come back from 1 BB to win a tournament.
Yo great ending to the session! Glad you made it to the money. You worked really hard and you played your best man. I appreciate you making the vlogs and you should be really proud man. I dont know what you truly need to improve but it seems like you have gotten better as I watched you. I hope all is well and please keep up the great work!
Ur a boss. Love how u don’t stray from documenting the highs and lows. Been watching for little over a year now and hope to see u crushin 5/5/10 at the garden soon
Thanks brother - I feel like the highs feel that much more satisfying when you’re able to admit the lows. Pokers definitely a journey that fully captures both the ups and the downs
Keeping it real is the NUMBER 1 reason I watched vlogs. If I feel you're not being real, then I'll watch one or two and then bounce. Your emotions is the ONLY reason I'm now subscribed. Keep up the grind. Respect "The two most important days in our lives are the day we are born and the day we find out why" Mark Twain.... I think you finally found out Why. Good luck to you!!!!
New to the video, very interested in poker and your videos really teaches me a lot. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. Keep it up! Looking forward for more of your videos!
Nice tournament run!! You played well and you were so close to the final table..,keep grinding, you’ll get to the final table soon! Thx for your vlogs.. been watching it from the beginnings… it’s so nice to see a real authentic poker player and navigating to get better and also improve in life!! Good luck always and thx for being vulnerable and sharing the love!! 💕
I have faith you're going to reach where you want to go. Once you get there, I think you'll realize how much work you've put into this. You're a good guy - keep at it!
Proud of you. Played with you off n on at the gardens for a few years now. It's been nice watching you grow into a solid player. Without letting on im a vlog watcher.😂
SOOOOO i saw the notification but didn't have time to properly watch he video so i dropped a comment and left the video playing in my room while i went off and had a shower (getting you that watch time and engagement) knowing i'd come back and watch it today. Just watched it. INSANE. so proud. i cried a little bit at the end not gonna lie. Seeing your journey has been inspirational and YOU CAN DO THIS!. 5-figure cash on the way, 6-figure cash on the way! getting it in good and getting coolered by that spade is just unlucky but if you keep playing like you have been you'll wen that flip next time and come out on top! let's gooooooo.
Love the check back with AQ. i also love checking on flops where im either way ahead or way behind. Also, i love the play on 522 when you defend the BB, we have way more 2x in our range 😎 GGs you played great B !!! Nice way to be grateful after. Most dudes focus on the negative. I love the rawww emotion at the end. That's how I'll feel when i reach some high peaks again. It's been a rough year for me with my family as well, so i feel u dawg !!! You're an easy guy to root for :) and this is just the start! LFG !!!!!!!
I felt that last line man. Raising a baby in California isn’t easy, but your content helps give me a little distraction when I have some free time from working 2 jobs. Thank you! 🙏
Hit the like without even seeing the vlog. This guy is one of the best vloggers in poker in my eyes. Without a dought. Isn't there awards this time of year. I see it happening.
New subscriber and i've been binging all your videos. Love the story telling and thought process behind all your hands. So siked that your trip went so well!
Hey Brantzen! I’m also a new subscriber and have been watching your videos for hours on end the past 4 days lol. Amazing quality video I constantly found myself saying please…PLEASE BE GOOD when the flop turn and river are shown 😂. Wanted to wish you luck in your future games and I hope you stay motivated even when things don’t go your way.
Your gained humility is worth incredibly more than that top prize! 💯And also a blessing for others to see! 💯hats off to you👏🏼💪🏼 and God Bless you and your family 🙏🏼Stay humble and remain grateful and God will continue to bless many more doors for your future 💯🙏🏼💪🏼🥰🙌🏼
Great video my man keep it up great stuff devastating river card... dont let it shake u up instead just shake it off. Your truly inspiring my man poker will always brings ups and downs but if u play ur right there will always be more ups.
Congratulations. Families don’t understand the grind. They just see the mood swings. Running super deep is very emotional for the lower stakes players. Again, congratulations
You sure know how to tug on the heart strings got dang it!!!! I love the real rawness emotion. Life ain’t easy let alone gambling for a living. Crazy work p.s get the heck out of that state it’s ridiculous come to Midwest I promise you’ll love it.
Hahaha I feel ya - California is expensive. But we have all our family and friends here so it’s hard to leave. Plus there’s a lot of me that loves California too
Can't just rely on solvers, bro. Sometimes, you just gotta go with your gut. But either way, congratulations, man. You earned it. Made it much farther than most would. Tournaments are a different breed, sometimes you just gotta get lucky, sometimes even if you make every decision perfectly, you still lose to someone getting lucky. Just how tournaments go.
I agree. I definitely dont follow solvers in every spot, but there are spots where I do think they have valuable advice, especially if you understand the “why” behind some of the moves. Either way, thanks for watching and commenting; I appreciate you 🙏
I'm also from California so I know how expensive it is to live here, hope to play with you at HG someday. I really enjoyed watching your videos, keep up the good work. Keep grinding, I have no doubt you'll hit a big one of these days.
Congrats! It's hard to win tournaments. Poker is expensive. I quit every month. But then I'm still here. I'm glad you decided to stay. PS I still can't bring myself to just call AA or to min raise them at a FT. I just can't do it. It's nice for us LA players to see MGM and other cardrooms and tournaments we don't see. Good choice MGM!
The algorithm brought me here tonight for the first time and now I'm a sub. Sorry your Aces got cracked but you played great and you'll be back, I have no doubt
@ I respect that. You simply went with the information you obtained from your studies. Solver aside, in that spot I wouldn’t attempt to abstract value with the best starting hand in poker by slow playing with a 20 bb stack. Yes highly likely that the villain is opening way wide, but why even give him an opportunity to felt you with napkins? Now if you’re not at risk of elimination, then I agree on slow playing AA in that spot. You must protect your tournament life in that spot. My opinion.
@@pokerviews2003 for a relatively risk free 20% increase in chips, seems like a raise is in order but what do I know. Which solver was shown in the video?
The AQ hand was funny simply bc you gave a speech about how much the money meant to the guy with QJ, which is the same guy who didn't know what his hand was while making a big bet on the turn near the bubble LMAOOOOO
I see your point 😅 but to be fair I feel like we’ve all had brain farts. I’ve definitely had hands where I thought I had one thing when I really had something else
We love you and your energy bro im teaching my wife poker and making her watch your clips lol…I keep checking your channel for funny clips but bro you making grown men feel life.. Cali sucks rn because of all these dems…hope to see you win big. Cheers.
The pain and passion in his eyes at the end the love and passion for the game is beautiful
❤️😭
Yeah I used to love the game that much from 2003-2008, then I finally burnt out and didn’t play competitively for years . My best friend (who taught me) begged me to come play casual games a year back and I’ve been slowly debating if I’ll start playing cash games again and have even studying Jonathan little as a test run
That J of spades on the river was heart wrenching!
Totally 😭
Not sure what kind of solvers saying you should call here.
I’m going all in all day everyday.
@ most solvers I know prefer to flat with a short stack in that configuration
🤢🤮🥹🤬🙈
Aces can be folded. Snapping on the flop was inadvisable, even though he was ahead. For all he knew, he could have been facing fives full or A-2s and drawing to either 1 or 2 outs. Over the years, I've seen people come back from 1 BB to win a tournament.
Wow the end of this video put a smile on my face, it’s good to see someone crushing life
Thanks so much man - it’s been a long road, but things are looking good 👍
Yo great ending to the session! Glad you made it to the money. You worked really hard and you played your best man. I appreciate you making the vlogs and you should be really proud man. I dont know what you truly need to improve but it seems like you have gotten better as I watched you. I hope all is well and please keep up the great work!
Thank you so much - I’m always trying to work on improving my own game, and trying to give everything I have. Thanks for the support!
WOW. THIS WAS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL AND EMOTIONAL EDIT. You truly put this together so masterfully, Brantz. We were all right there with you 😭🤍
❤️❤️
Here from the start and so happy to see your climb man, keep it goin. We all love watching you and want your success!!
Brotha! Thanks so much
Ur a boss. Love how u don’t stray from documenting the highs and lows. Been watching for little over a year now and hope to see u crushin 5/5/10 at the garden soon
Thanks brother - I feel like the highs feel that much more satisfying when you’re able to admit the lows. Pokers definitely a journey that fully captures both the ups and the downs
Good job man. I’ve seen every episode from the start. You’re improving and climbing your way to the top!
Thank you! I’m doing my best and always trying to improve
Keeping it real is the NUMBER 1 reason I watched vlogs. If I feel you're not being real, then I'll watch one or two and then bounce. Your emotions is the ONLY reason I'm now subscribed. Keep up the grind. Respect
"The two most important days in our lives are the day we are born and the day we find out why" Mark Twain....
I think you finally found out Why. Good luck to you!!!!
Thanks - I’ll do my best 👍
First time seeing your videos, love your commentary and positive attitude; subbed! Enjoy your journey in good health!
Thank you so much - glad you enjoyed it
Epic video dude. Nicely paid and great story/voice over. Def be proud, nice job breaking your personal records. Always good vibes from ya
Thanks man - appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment ❤️
Ive been watching since the beginning . Its been quite the grind for you and I'm happy to see you doing good. Congratulations !!!
Thanks so much for always tuning in!
Brantz! Great vid! Love the emotion and vulnerability. Poker is a true grind. Was great meeting you at Aria during the mystery bounty.
Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it ❤️
Its great to see how much it means to you in the end. Thank you for being so open w us and all the great content. Congrats!
❤️ thanks man - and thank you for watching
Love you bro!! Best channel on TH-cam and I'm so proud of you 🎉
Love you too man - thanks ❤️
New to the video, very interested in poker and your videos really teaches me a lot. Thanks so much for sharing your experiences. Keep it up! Looking forward for more of your videos!
You’re welcome! I’m glad you find them helpful 😁
been a sub for a couple months, always excited about the notifications that i get from you. Keep up the great work and good luck!!!!!
Thanks so much! Happy you enjoy the videos!
Haven't felt this way about a poker vlogger since I started watching Brad WAY back in the day. I hope you share a similar path with his.
Thank you so much - Brad really does such an amazing job so even comparing him with me is a huge compliment ❤️
Nice tournament run!! You played well and you were so close to the final table..,keep grinding, you’ll get to the final table soon! Thx for your vlogs.. been watching it from the beginnings… it’s so nice to see a real authentic poker player and navigating to get better and also improve in life!! Good luck always and thx for being vulnerable and sharing the love!! 💕
Thank you so much! It’s been a crazy journey, and I definitely feel lucky to be on it and share it with
Great run bro and seeing ur emotional outro made me smile and feel humble… stay blessed and keep playing - u will smash that 5 figure payout soon! 👊🏽
Thanks brother! We’ll see, hopefully soon!
I have faith you're going to reach where you want to go. Once you get there, I think you'll realize how much work you've put into this. You're a good guy - keep at it!
Thank you so much ❤️ I appreciate your words
love watching your videos bro, don’t stop that grind
Thanks - I’ll do my best!
Proud of you. Played with you off n on at the gardens for a few years now. It's been nice watching you grow into a solid player. Without letting on im a vlog watcher.😂
Ah man - thanks 🙏 I appreciate that. I just gotta keep trucking along and trying to improve
SOOOOO i saw the notification but didn't have time to properly watch he video so i dropped a comment and left the video playing in my room while i went off and had a shower (getting you that watch time and engagement) knowing i'd come back and watch it today. Just watched it. INSANE. so proud. i cried a little bit at the end not gonna lie. Seeing your journey has been inspirational and YOU CAN DO THIS!. 5-figure cash on the way, 6-figure cash on the way! getting it in good and getting coolered by that spade is just unlucky but if you keep playing like you have been you'll wen that flip next time and come out on top! let's gooooooo.
Yoooo - thanks so much for all the kind words. Thanks for going back to finish the video!
First video of yours I’ve seen, you deserve that cash congratulations big man can’t wait to see you at triton ❤
Thank you so much ❤️ maybe one day
Great video and congrats from a long-time follower. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. You really have talent as a cinematic storyteller too.
Hey man - thanks so much for watching these videos for so long. Really appreciate the kind words
Love the check back with AQ. i also love checking on flops where im either way ahead or way behind. Also, i love the play on 522 when you defend the BB, we have way more 2x in our range 😎 GGs you played great B !!! Nice way to be grateful after. Most dudes focus on the negative. I love the rawww emotion at the end. That's how I'll feel when i reach some high peaks again. It's been a rough year for me with my family as well, so i feel u dawg !!! You're an easy guy to root for :) and this is just the start! LFG !!!!!!!
Thanks brotha - you’re the best. Good luck as always on the felt
I felt that last line man. Raising a baby in California isn’t easy, but your content helps give me a little distraction when I have some free time from working 2 jobs. Thank you! 🙏
Thanks for watching man ❤️ best of luck to you and your family. Working 2 jobs can’t be easy
Hit the like without even seeing the vlog. This guy is one of the best vloggers in poker in my eyes. Without a dought. Isn't there awards this time of year. I see it happening.
You put a smile on my face - thanks man ❤️
Without a dought
New subscriber and i've been binging all your videos. Love the story telling and thought process behind all your hands. So siked that your trip went so well!
Thanks so much for watching all my stuff!
Right homies editing and storytelling are TOP NOTCH !! Great thinking process thru hands as well 😎
@ph34poker ❤️
Love seeing the hard work paying off!! Congrats bro!!
Thanks my man!
Hey Brantzen! I’m also a new subscriber and have been watching your videos for hours on end the past 4 days lol. Amazing quality video I constantly found myself saying please…PLEASE BE GOOD when the flop turn and river are shown 😂. Wanted to wish you luck in your future games and I hope you stay motivated even when things don’t go your way.
Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to comment. And thanks for the encouragement - it’s definitely a crazy journey 😂
Your gained humility is worth incredibly more than that top prize! 💯And also a blessing for others to see! 💯hats off to you👏🏼💪🏼 and God Bless you and your family 🙏🏼Stay humble and remain grateful and God will continue to bless many more doors for your future 💯🙏🏼💪🏼🥰🙌🏼
Thank you so much - god bless you and your family as well 🙏
Great video my man keep it up great stuff devastating river card... dont let it shake u up instead just shake it off. Your truly inspiring my man poker will always brings ups and downs but if u play ur right there will always be more ups.
Thank you so much - yeah, I try not to be too hard on myself if I feel I tried my hardest
I subscribed because your transition when you said “ I have peace”. The music was perfect
Thanks 🙏 I took a long time searching through music for this video so I’m glad you enjoyed it
One of the most underrated poker vloggers!
❤️ thank you
Congratulations. Families don’t understand the grind. They just see the mood swings. Running super deep is very emotional for the lower stakes players. Again, congratulations
Thank you so much - yeah, luckily my wife has always been very supportive, but yeah, the stress of playing poker to support a family can be immense
You sure know how to tug on the heart strings got dang it!!!! I love the real rawness emotion. Life ain’t easy let alone gambling for a living. Crazy work p.s get the heck out of that state it’s ridiculous come to Midwest I promise you’ll love it.
Hahaha I feel ya - California is expensive. But we have all our family and friends here so it’s hard to leave. Plus there’s a lot of me that loves California too
I was cheering for you to the end of the video, Brantzen! Great job with two deep runs!
Thanks so much! And actually I played one more event after that at the borgata and cashed! So 3/3 😁
This was the first videomI saw of yours and it was awesome!
I’m glad you enjoyed it!
You have gone far since the early days Brantzen! Congrats man!
Thanks so much ❤️
Well done! Keep pushing brother and thanks for sharing your journey 😊
Thanks so much
Can't just rely on solvers, bro. Sometimes, you just gotta go with your gut. But either way, congratulations, man. You earned it. Made it much farther than most would. Tournaments are a different breed, sometimes you just gotta get lucky, sometimes even if you make every decision perfectly, you still lose to someone getting lucky. Just how tournaments go.
I agree. I definitely dont follow solvers in every spot, but there are spots where I do think they have valuable advice, especially if you understand the “why” behind some of the moves. Either way, thanks for watching and commenting; I appreciate you 🙏
I'm also from California so I know how expensive it is to live here, hope to play with you at HG someday. I really enjoyed watching your videos, keep up the good work. Keep grinding, I have no doubt you'll hit a big one of these days.
Appreciate you man 🙏
You should move to Gaza
Oh my, Brantz!
You are amazing!
Truly you are!!!
I love you a ton!!!
~mom
❤️
Congratulations on the game and your VLOG. And above all, for staying down to earth! 8,500 USD is a lot of money, enjoy the feeling and the win.
Thank you so much! I agree; I feel very grateful to be in the position I am today - thanks for watching and commenting ❤️
Keep grinding and you'll get there.
That’s the plan ❤️
Keep your head up kid!.. more tournaments to come your way, your vlogs are great 👍
Thanks so much! Definitely looking forward to the future
Congrats! It's hard to win tournaments. Poker is expensive. I quit every month. But then I'm still here. I'm glad you decided to stay. PS I still can't bring myself to just call AA or to min raise them at a FT. I just can't do it. It's nice for us LA players to see MGM and other cardrooms and tournaments we don't see. Good choice MGM!
Thanks so much ❤️ hope you’re doing well (btw im just guessing this is juli)
@ Yess! It’s Juli Keene what a great memory you have! Hope to see you crushing an mtt soon!
Great video capturing the emotions of multidays when money is a big deal. Thanks! Enjoyed this one!
Thank you ❤️
Great job, watched to the end. Heartwarming, good vibes.
❤️
The algorithm brought me here tonight for the first time and now I'm a sub. Sorry your Aces got cracked but you played great and you'll be back, I have no doubt
Thank you so much - really appreciate you taking the time to watch a video of mine for the first time
Super proud of you, Brantz!!!!
Sooo happy for you bro!!! Well deserved
I truly love your videos and your shorts so keep them coming
Thanks so much man! Glad you enjoy the videos ❤️😁
And that’s why you go all in with AA when you have 20bbs. GG. Nice run.
Unfortunately, sometimes you make a play that causes you to lose. I still stand by the play even if the result didn’t go my way
@ I respect that. You simply went with the information you obtained from your studies. Solver aside, in that spot I wouldn’t attempt to abstract value with the best starting hand in poker by slow playing with a 20 bb stack. Yes highly likely that the villain is opening way wide, but why even give him an opportunity to felt you with napkins? Now if you’re not at risk of elimination, then I agree on slow playing AA in that spot. You must protect your tournament life in that spot. My opinion.
@@pokerviews2003 for a relatively risk free 20% increase in chips, seems like a raise is in order but what do I know. Which solver was shown in the video?
Great video and great playing!!!
Thanks 🙏
Congrats on the good run and excellent video. God bless your family
Thank you so much always for all your comments and support - same to you and your family
Brother, met you once at the H... Love how genuine you are. Krep up the awesome work! See you on the felt again!!!
Thanks ❤️ and sorry, the H? Like Hawaiian gardens? Or MGM national harbor? I’m not sure what the H stands for
@@BrantzenPokerlol.. Sorry! Hawaiian!!! 😂😂😂
Ahh hahah well thanks again! See you at the H sometime 😂
@@BrantzenPoker Yessir!!! Once again, Keep up the great work brother!!!
Been following you since your initial Reddit post, keep going bro!
Thanks bro for sticking with me for so long!
I love this guy so sad you couldn’t bring it in. I know we both hate losing and watching this crushed me but I know you go this!
Thanks so much! I’ll do my best!
Goosebumps at the end brother. Godspeed all the best
Thanks man - wish you the best as well
Great vlog! Congrats on the win! Hope you continue the run-good!
Thanks so much!
Great to see the win brother....always knew you had it in you.....I'll be here for that bracelet next
Let’s goooooo
Your channel has grown so much proud of you dude
Thanks so much man
Way to go Brother! Hold one time and you're there. Great video. Congrats man!
Thanks man - appreciate you watchin it all the way through!
Good job bro! Proud of you!
Thanks ❤
Good job brother! You just manifest my run good for tomorrow's 10k guarantee. We gonna tell em they got a lot of class. And it's all LOW🎉😂
You got this! Best of luck man!!!
I have been liking your videos before watching them. Keep it up, bro
I appreciate the confidence and support ❤️
The AQ hand was funny simply bc you gave a speech about how much the money meant to the guy with QJ, which is the same guy who didn't know what his hand was while making a big bet on the turn near the bubble LMAOOOOO
I see your point 😅 but to be fair I feel like we’ve all had brain farts. I’ve definitely had hands where I thought I had one thing when I really had something else
Nice run, kiddo! Keep your head up, you did well! But definitely keep paddling upstream. It’s going to pay off in the long run.
Thanks so much man - I’ll keep trying my best 👍
Nice job! I just subscribed to you today. I am so happy for your accomplishment!! Well done! 💙🤙🏻
Thank you so much!
great run brother nothing to hang your head on- hoping for more run good to come baby
Thanks so much my man
24:25 AA, chart says: call
Rollercoaster
You did your best. There’s always next time, your time will come
Thank you so much for watching! ❤
Legend, rooting for you! Hope to bump into you @ Gardens one day
Thank you so much ❤️ definitely say hi if you ever see me
Love your vids bro! Keep it up ❤
Thanks!
What a first vid to watch of yours. Keep it up 🎉
Thanks so much for watching - I’ll do my best 👍
Happy for you, man!
Thanks so much!
New subscriber here bro! Excited to watch your journey!! Im in SoCal myself raising a family! 👊😎
Thanks man - best of luck to you and your family!
I’m love the videos, I hope to see you, Abby, and Cory at the million dollar heater at the Beau rivage in Biloxi,MS Jan 3-13
Ahhh I’ll probably be in Atlantic City during that time, but maybe one day!
Loving the shot at 7:29
❤️
Congrats bro! Keep at it
Thanks brotha
Im a fan big guy. I am skeptical about using gto in low stakes tournies, I was not shocked your QJ was dominated.
Yeah that’s totally fair - although I wouldn’t consider $2.5k to be a low buyin 😅
@ oh I missed that 🤣
Haven't watched yet but judging by the thumbnail, congrats!
❤
One of the first😢
I'm a simple man, I see a new Brantzen vlog I click like and I resubscribe!
Always appreciate you man ❤️
@@BrantzenPoker Much love, wishing you and your family an amazing holiday and a tremendous 2025!
@PokerJeezus you as well sir ❤️
Great runs bro!!
Thanks!
great vlog dawg 🔥
Appreciate you my man
Proud of you. 👊
Thanks so much 🙏❤️
The King!!!
❤️
Awesome video man
Thanks ❤️
We love you and your energy bro im teaching my wife poker and making her watch your clips lol…I keep checking your channel for funny clips but bro you making grown men feel life.. Cali sucks rn because of all these dems…hope to see you win big. Cheers.
Thanks man - that’s awesome! My wife and I grew up together playing home games in high school 😂
‘Nice fold… OH SHIT’ 😂😂😂
What a crazy one 😂
@ I’ll give it to you, on top of a great video, great job not getting tilted by being accidentally bluffed there!
@ hahahha thanks - can’t allow myself to tilt in one of the biggest tournaments I’ve ever played 😂
HELL YEAH! nice run keep it up!
Thanks!
maaaan the editing is kinda fire
Appreciate that - I worked around 30+ hours on the editing on this one 😅
Great job man
Keep your heads up you played great
Appreciate that man 🙏
Love this and YOU!
❤️
Honestly I think you should play more tourneys and less cash. Ur good at tournament style play and more interesting story for viewers
Thanks! Im actually planning on focusing a lot in 2025 on tournaments so we’ll see how it goes!
@@BrantzenPokerIt will go like you should expect for someone like you: effing amazing 🏆
@@ambientexpanse super kind of you to say ❤️ thanks
We luv u Brantzen ❤️
❤️
Congratulations you played very well. You should be proud of yourself.
Thanks so much ❤️
First time viewer. Congratulations on your scores.
Thanks man! Appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment as well - hope you enjoyed the video
@BrantzenPoker When I heard you say most of them are comedic I had to watch some more. I'm hooked and subscribed.
Thanks so much!