It’s because it’s Esfandiari. They’ve played against each other for like 15 years now. Phil has seen Esfandiari do crazy stuff. He’s completely capable of doing this exact thing with 10 4 off or 7 2 to try and troll Phil on tv
I kind of get it, though. When you feel like you're getting run over every single hand... And of course, you do run into a monster when you finally make a "hero call" lol
@ if this is anyone other than Antonio…phil snaps folds the flop. As I said in my comment they have like 15+ years of history. Esfandiari is known for playing wild and the Ace on the River is like THE perfect bluff card to rep. Phil wanted to look like a genius
@@kyleblack1206 I completely understand that, but he got himself way too committed. It was a really bad play, no matter who he's up against. I do hear what you're saying, but man... Not with a board like that.
It's why I tried killing the audio entirely and just using closed captions. This video was enough for me to go back to watching woodworking or something.
Not everyone gets annoyed easily lol. U need to kick back and chill.... i couldnt care less about the noise, i actually didn't even notice it. Tbh some ppl just love to complain... @@keithmorgan742
@@mikemcgrath6150It’s a terrible call, what did he think Antonio had? every 2 broadway cards beat him, every ace and every pair from 7s up. Sometimes I think Phil has only won so many bracelets because he’s been free-rolled into so many tournaments. There’s no doubt Phil was once a great player, but how many players, top players included would ever make that call because it makes no sense to me.
@@robertdemon3550 heads up against most of the current top players and hes 9 and 1. Including 3 and 0 against negreano, who parrots ur words. Whatever he wins no longer matters and what he hasn't does til he does. Hatorade. Most hardware, 30 mill on way to 50 at something u say he sucks at.
Phil is extremely intelligent. He knows the majority of people raise with hands like 10-3 and 9-2. Phil was absolutely certain ( just as many pros and amateurs alike would be certain) that Antonio was stone cold bluffing. 😂😂
I think Antonio was probably railing him before this hand. And he thought Antonio was bluffing or something. Or thought he could make it look like he had a straight etc. But that is a long shot and really... Doesn't work often against the best players
like the commentator said at 0:35, at 1:14 (flat out said so then), and at 3:58 .... it looked like Antonio was attempting to get even for a previous hand between the two. and Phil still let Antonio do precisely THAT by calling (at least) TWO streets that were easy folds.
I started reading one of his books at one point and he said no one but pros should play anything but Jacks or better so he probably thinks he played this correctly.
earlier in the game Antonio complained that other players didn't respect his raises. as if nobody believes him when he's got the nuts. Phil apparently is one of those players.
With all the possibilities on that board, 'just top set' seems a reasonable enough thing to say. Better than for example, ' calling with only pocket 9s you crazy mtf, what were you thinking?!' Now that would have been rude.
Imagine if Phil had the T 5 he had the last hand, and bet like Antonio all through the hand, then got called and beat with pocket 9s. He'd rant about what an idiot the guy was for calling, and tell him "just keep playing like that and you'll give me all your money", and for once, he'd be right.
I wish I could know what helmuth was thinking this hand, there was no point he should of thought he was ahead unless he thought Antonio had AK but the end killed it
Antonio's raise pre-flop made it pretty obvious he at least had one ace. Not sure what Phil was thinking here calling with 3 over cards to his 9's out there.
After that Ace showed (instead of a nine or ten) Hellmuth should have abandoned his hand. Esfandiari had three ways to pair higher than him, and Hellmuth though he could bluff his way through this? We probably saw the Sunk Cost Fallacy in action here.
Set of aces beats pretty much every other hand on the board, so using the word 'just' makes it sound a bit sarcastic. That being said, 99% of people would not take offence and would either find it funny or recognise that it was just a clumsy choice of words, only someone as sensitive as Hellmuth would get offended by that comment
Phil was blinded by the idea that he was hero calling and busting a seven-deuce. Steam raise 2-7 pre-flop and three barreling with bottom pair. It seems phil forgot bottom pair is barely a bluff catcher and Antonio would have realized that most bluffs Phil could have would have beat that.
Somebody is finally finding out it's a lot easier to win WSOP poker bracelets 35 years ago than it is nowadays. He's not in the same league as Negraneu or Ivey.
„Great Play Antonio“ Even when doing the most stupid mistake Phil tries to make it appear like his opponent would have pulled off some incredible move to be able to beat him.
Phil just seems to want to bully pre flop and assumes anyone who calls him is bluffing. Now granted if you are a pushover pre flop you can lose on any raises where you don’t have it, but it seems like Phil, knowing Phil, is better to not be the aggressor pre flop.
"just top set" when phil called, he was rightly worried he had a straight. Saying, "just top set" was just his way of saying, "I dont have the straight". Didn't seem like it was a poke, to me.
OK, I don't know why I watched this since I don't really play poker. But the flop had two cards over Phil's 9's. Which meant that even if the other guy didn't have any pairs (which he did), he could have had a J or Q to match the board and still beat Phil. I don't get Phil's strategy.
I don't know what you all are talking about, I would have played this hand exactly the way Phil did.....did I mention I live under the overpass down by the train tracks?
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Honey he raised me with pocket aces, it's just so sick
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"How can I play in this game? This is unbelievable!"
lol
One of the worst calls in tv poker history
The guy is a long time pro, and yet any amateur who had pocket 9s with a super juicy board like that would know that hero calls are really stupid.
It’s because it’s Esfandiari. They’ve played against each other for like 15 years now. Phil has seen Esfandiari do crazy stuff. He’s completely capable of doing this exact thing with 10 4 off or 7 2 to try and troll Phil on tv
I kind of get it, though. When you feel like you're getting run over every single hand... And of course, you do run into a monster when you finally make a "hero call" lol
@ if this is anyone other than Antonio…phil snaps folds the flop. As I said in my comment they have like 15+ years of history. Esfandiari is known for playing wild and the Ace on the River is like THE perfect bluff card to rep. Phil wanted to look like a genius
@@kyleblack1206 I completely understand that, but he got himself way too committed. It was a really bad play, no matter who he's up against. I do hear what you're saying, but man... Not with a board like that.
Audio guy: “How loud do you want the mic on the chips to be?”
Producer: “Yes.”
EVERY poker show does that annoying crap. No one wants to watch these videos and hear loud and incessant chip noise.
That would drive me nuts if I was at the table. I don’t know how they don’t find it annoying
Especially when they're not even in the hand. Why TF do you have to keep shuffling them?
It's why I tried killing the audio entirely and just using closed captions. This video was enough for me to go back to watching woodworking or something.
Not everyone gets annoyed easily lol. U need to kick back and chill.... i couldnt care less about the noise, i actually didn't even notice it. Tbh some ppl just love to complain... @@keithmorgan742
Phil should've folded but his Ego got in his way.
He should have folded pre flop
His ego always gets in his way.
@@rolindahlquist3124most bracelets ever. Worth about 30 million. Hatorade is bad for ya.
@@mikemcgrath6150It’s a terrible call, what did he think Antonio had? every 2 broadway cards beat him, every ace and every pair from 7s up. Sometimes I think Phil has only won so many bracelets because he’s been free-rolled into so many tournaments. There’s no doubt Phil was once a great player, but how many players, top players included would ever make that call because it makes no sense to me.
@@robertdemon3550 heads up against most of the current top players and hes 9 and 1. Including 3 and 0 against negreano, who parrots ur words. Whatever he wins no longer matters and what he hasn't does til he does. Hatorade. Most hardware, 30 mill on way to 50 at something u say he sucks at.
i love phil but this is the worst call on the river in nl holdem that i may have ever seen, what does he put him on sixes???
Ego is why he didn't fold
Antonio is known for making massive three barrel bluffs with garbage because he’s perceived as tight; Phil must’ve thought he had 10-3 or something
@@nyrambler23-Still, in this hand Phil is losing to a lot of bluffs by the river too.
Phil is extremely intelligent. He knows the majority of people raise with hands like 10-3 and 9-2. Phil was absolutely certain ( just as many pros and amateurs alike would be certain) that Antonio was stone cold bluffing. 😂😂
@@albertforletta1498ironically he played that hand incredibly un-intelligently.
Literally every single suited connector, overpair, two high cards, Ax got there. What kind of hand does he think he's beating here
I think Antonio was probably railing him before this hand. And he thought Antonio was bluffing or something. Or thought he could make it look like he had a straight etc. But that is a long shot and really... Doesn't work often against the best players
he can beat 2-7 off lol
That was exactly my thought. One of the worst plays of alll time
Didn’t anyone tell you that Phil is a genius? Only a genius can understand why Phil made that awesome, incredible call.
Just a dumbass
Phil is the gift that keeps on giving
giving his chips.
this was 10 yrs ago
I’m folding the flop when two overs come on a 3 bet pot
same here, maybe if he had a heart but otherwise,,,,,
I agree unless I was dead set that he had AK… in that case, you’re still folding the river…. Just a crazy hand to watch
Me too
Well yeah but that's because you're not complete morons
I would see the turn just to be sure but I wouldnt be calling the turn bet ever with that hand and board.
" I showed my hand. I called him with 9's." Is that supposed to somehow make his horrific read seem better?
i loved watching this show as a kid, the good old times
Phil even puts him on AK....and still calls !!!
like the commentator said at 0:35, at 1:14 (flat out said so then), and at 3:58 .... it looked like Antonio was attempting to get even for a previous hand between the two.
and Phil still let Antonio do precisely THAT by calling (at least) TWO streets that were easy folds.
Probably no one has ever played pocket nines worse than this.
I started reading one of his books at one point and he said no one but pros should play anything but Jacks or better so he probably thinks he played this correctly.
Or any other two cards, for that matter.
After the Ace comes like what are you beating 😂
2-7 🫏
Nevermind that there were a Queen and a Jack on the board already. His nines were dusted after the flop.
LMAO. Guy is acting like he made miracle call with 4th pair. Like what possible hand he could beat? Even few possible bluffs got there and the end
Honey, he bet every street with red aces
How is hellmut a world-level poker player with such a call? How do u even call that flop and river bets? I don’t get it
more of these unseen videos from poker after dark please , old ones ofc
PH is facing 3 overcards as well as a possible straight and calls with 99. "I had him right where I wanted him"
I am NOT a Hold Em expert, but I do question calling a large bet vs. two overcards on the flop. Hellmuth could have saved a lot of money.
earlier in the game Antonio complained that other players didn't respect his raises. as if nobody believes him when he's got the nuts. Phil apparently is one of those players.
If ants tasted like chicken we'de all be eating them
Phil's right, Antonio could have 32o there, he beats that 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It is like calling showdown with 73o because oponent can have 72o :D
Can the chip clicking noise be brought up any louder in the sound mix?
I wish people that weren’t in the hand would stop making noise with their chips.
When tilting goes wrong
What is the reason playing with chips
Never knew John Mayer played poker
exactly what i thought hahah
John Mayers clone
easy fold on flop, easy fold on river. I love how Esfandiari just knows its easy money too so keep betting
You forgot easy fold in turn
And this guy says he's the best ever? 99s on that board? You are completly crazy!
Quite possibly the worst plays in poker history absolutely shocking
There should be a rule against chip shuffling when mics are on - such an annoying sound.
With all the possibilities on that board, 'just top set' seems a reasonable enough thing to say. Better than for example, ' calling with only pocket 9s you crazy mtf, what were you thinking?!' Now that would have been rude.
Longest period of time I’ve ever seen Phil stay quiet.
"I can't beat anything... except for that."
Oops wrong Phil
What year is this from ?
Phil blundered big time. Calling with 9s lolololololol
Imagine if Phil had the T 5 he had the last hand, and bet like Antonio all through the hand, then got called and beat with pocket 9s. He'd rant about what an idiot the guy was for calling, and tell him "just keep playing like that and you'll give me all your money", and for once, he'd be right.
Yes, Phil. You called him with 9s. You did a lot before that too. You played chicken at the wrong time cause Antonio had a Mack truck.
Amazing reading abilities 😂😂😂.
What does he beat?
King 8 😂
Even hands that started as junk got there to beat 99. What in the world did he think he could beat that Antonio ever would have had?
Are these new videos or reruns from old
Very old
The goat doing goat things
First 9,000 seems about right. The rest is all ego.
4:50 if that call wasn't shameful enough, he even gave himself a clap on the butt 🤣
I'd like to know what Antonio put him on bc when that Ace came on the river K/10 made sense here. I would have been worried with the last bet .
I wish I could know what helmuth was thinking this hand, there was no point he should of thought he was ahead unless he thought Antonio had AK but the end killed it
Phil should have folded after the flop
Or on the river bet.
ALL I HEAR ARE CHIPS CLINKING.
I can't work out what hand did Phil put Antonio on?
great play by Antonia betting that top set, great play
CALLING STATION HELLMUTH
💀💀💀💀😂😂😂😂 love how andy and huck came back thats how long Phil Tanked lol.
“Just top set that’s what you said to me?”
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Dude I'm a horrible player and even I know that's a horrible call.
Ur right...u r horrible.
Just top set !!!
What bluffs missed that would 3bet preflop?
Full Tilt Poker? How old is this clip?
Late 90's
I fold on the flop anyway but what bluffs does he have on the river?
Antonio's raise pre-flop made it pretty obvious he at least had one ace. Not sure what Phil was thinking here calling with 3 over cards to his 9's out there.
I think people not in the pot should stop fidgeting with the chips.
PokerGo production please put the est. effective stack sizes in or this really isn't as interesting to watch
Phil Hellmuth is FISH :D 4:38
Just top set.
Strange call. On flop and turn he could hope that he is up against AK. What is he hoping for? 72?
With 3 cards on table making pair above his 9s, how can he call that call at the end ?!!!
great to watch these new whizz gits play
After that Ace showed (instead of a nine or ten) Hellmuth should have abandoned his hand. Esfandiari had three ways to pair higher than him, and Hellmuth though he could bluff his way through this? We probably saw the Sunk Cost Fallacy in action here.
What was wrong with "just top set"?
Set of aces beats pretty much every other hand on the board, so using the word 'just' makes it sound a bit sarcastic. That being said, 99% of people would not take offence and would either find it funny or recognise that it was just a clumsy choice of words, only someone as sensitive as Hellmuth would get offended by that comment
I guess he thought he had a flush draw but even still this is a crazy call
Phil was blinded by the idea that he was hero calling and busting a seven-deuce. Steam raise 2-7 pre-flop and three barreling with bottom pair.
It seems phil forgot bottom pair is barely a bluff catcher and Antonio would have realized that most bluffs Phil could have would have beat that.
If Phil learned anything here it's that you don't knock over Huck Seeds' water during a big hand!
Somebody is finally finding out it's a lot easier to win WSOP poker bracelets 35 years ago than it is nowadays. He's not in the same league as Negraneu or Ivey.
Someone once said he may have x amount of wins but most of them are 30 person tournaments.
„Great Play Antonio“
Even when doing the most stupid mistake Phil tries to make it appear like his opponent would have pulled off some incredible move to be able to beat him.
I’m a newb, does Antonio simply showing his hand mean that he calls? I would think that he needs to say “I call”?
In poker, with time, people fade away.
The greatest of all time........nice call
Phil, that's an easy fold on the flop with 2 overs out there
How does Antonio bet $29,500 using 4 bands of cash? They would be banded in strange amounts ($7,375 each?)
Phil just seems to want to bully pre flop and assumes anyone who calls him is bluffing. Now granted if you are a pushover pre flop you can lose on any raises where you don’t have it, but it seems like Phil, knowing Phil, is better to not be the aggressor pre flop.
Why no table flip? This is not full tilt..it is half baked tilt
Would checking the A river have been better? Let Phill bet
Phil we have an opening this weekend at our home game
Phil probably repeated “just top set he said” all way home 😭🤣
Curious how much of there own personal money is used during these televised games
Another call by Phil where he talked himself into a hero move with almost nothing he can beat on the board
How did he win wsop bracelets. Amateurs wouldn’t call that garbage
What exactly is he hoping to beat with that call on the river? 7-2?
"just top set"
when phil called, he was rightly worried he had a straight. Saying, "just top set" was just his way of saying, "I dont have the straight". Didn't seem like it was a poke, to me.
In the same amount of time, I believe, Ronnie O'Sullivan got a 147 in snooker.
OK, I don't know why I watched this since I don't really play poker. But the flop had two cards over Phil's 9's. Which meant that even if the other guy didn't have any pairs (which he did), he could have had a J or Q to match the board and still beat Phil. I don't get Phil's strategy.
This was years and years ago.
I don't know what you all are talking about, I would have played this hand exactly the way Phil did.....did I mention I live under the overpass down by the train tracks?
What was he thinking?
Honey, they're not letting me win!
Negraneau would have hit trip 9s on the river.
why is John Mayer sitting next to Antonio????????????
Phil doesn't even beat bluffs!. What was he thinking!!
Could easily had 9 10 suited or K 10 suited and Antonio still bets. May be worse than call.
By far the worst call ever, not only on River but on Turn as well.