The Epic Downfall of Mike Matusow in the 2004 WSOP Main Event

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  • @MrSparkula
    @MrSparkula 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2325

    Just when you think watching Helmuth losing is a great thing, here comes Matusow…

    • @jamescollier3
      @jamescollier3 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Why are so may of these clips 15 years old? No new interesting players after that?

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +67

      @@jamescollier3 your question is the answer lol

    • @Sam-lx2xm
      @Sam-lx2xm 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      😅😅😅yes

    • @dcbradfo657
      @dcbradfo657 3 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      @@jamescollier3 the Golden age, when the old school legends were crashing into the young guns who were crashing into the internet phenoms.

    • @freeursoulpark6087
      @freeursoulpark6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Damn Mikey do it again..

  • @kevinpeoples376
    @kevinpeoples376 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1118

    "Thank you for busting me, Mike." Still one of the greatest one - liners in WSOP history.

    • @LazyDrinka
      @LazyDrinka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      I felt the same way when i heard it. My favorite part is when Matusow try to ignore the comment and just pretend he didn't ear the blast.

    • @michaelwainscott2633
      @michaelwainscott2633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      If Raymer calls the all-in on hand Matusow got knocked out on, Raymer would have flopped trip 8s and turned a boat while knocking out two players. Raymer was destined to win that tournament. He ran so well especially in heads-up hands.

    • @dewaard3301
      @dewaard3301 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nah, that's got to be "This guy can't even spell 'poker'"

    • @allenn7955
      @allenn7955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Greg should buy a cheap bracelet, engrave that quote, send it to Mike as a gift and sign a card with: From your 2004 World Series of Poker Champion, Greg Raymer

    • @rleriche5044
      @rleriche5044 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Raymer is no angel. I heard he was actually Hitler in a previous life and he eats kittens.

  • @elbruces
    @elbruces ปีที่แล้ว +367

    When his opponent wins due to a Q on the river, it's horrible luck, but when he won due to a 7 on the river it meant he was a genius, playing the best poker of his life.

    • @MCFoultier
      @MCFoultier ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Yeah, that was great

    • @Lifestyle84000
      @Lifestyle84000 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      raymer full of 8..^^ "the chosen!"

    • @richycovers
      @richycovers ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Unfortunately, the river is part of the game. Depends how you get there - did you get it in with the best and get unlucky - or get a bluff called but still have a chance on the river. If not one of those scenario's you prolly made the wrong move.

    • @willgambino2387
      @willgambino2387 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I mean in tournament play that’s a shove all day with both.

    • @saiprakash0315
      @saiprakash0315 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Raymer crushed them both though even before the river had he not folded he would had 8s full of 7s but I understood the fold when u had two raise and reraise it's best to get out the way

  • @df4196
    @df4196 3 ปีที่แล้ว +485

    Matusow: I have steel balls
    Also Matusow: *cries*

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      😂😂😂

    • @IamCorholio
      @IamCorholio ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Underrated

    • @kamnovak5268
      @kamnovak5268 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      excellent point

    • @hoodietiger2178
      @hoodietiger2178 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Went from Duke Nukem to Nancy Kerrigan

    • @trex511ft
      @trex511ft 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Well to be fair, steel balls is more about having courage than about not showing emotions.

  • @bentrend
    @bentrend 3 ปีที่แล้ว +566

    8:36 Mike motioning for a consolatory shoulder massage while whimpering “you see the call i made on that guy earlier?” has always been so hilarious to me. It’s like something out of a bad movie

    • @davhen5874
      @davhen5874 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      It's actually golden.

    • @petec3185
      @petec3185 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Degeneracy on full display.

    • @galtboy1195
      @galtboy1195 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Same here lol!!

    • @JStraight160lbs
      @JStraight160lbs 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      There’s no way that could be real life😂

    • @canefan17
      @canefan17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Came back to watch it again 😂

  • @jpowell6418
    @jpowell6418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +319

    The fact Mike cheered while being a 45% underdog is so special to me.

    • @rockwithyou2006
      @rockwithyou2006 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Mike doesn't understand poker math as well as we would think

    • @mrmacross
      @mrmacross 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      This was still early before poker blew up, and they didn't have hand calculators on the floor, so having a lead after the flop probably seemed like being the favorite to win the hand.

    • @hardcoreromeo2111
      @hardcoreromeo2111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s how stupid he is

    • @ptfambam
      @ptfambam ปีที่แล้ว +3

      We didn’t have calculations back then. He still was behind.

    • @moneygivemenowplease
      @moneygivemenowplease ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@mrmacross na m8 he knew he is flipping once he saw cards you don't need any modern stuff for that. He was keeping the energy

  • @williamzagarella8066
    @williamzagarella8066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +703

    Played the best poker of my life man🤣🤣🤣🤣 calls 9 7 off middle pair for a big chunk just because he had a vendetta against Raymer

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

      Eh, he made a read and went with it and was right. He just got unlucky 🤷‍♂️

    • @charliew7516
      @charliew7516 3 ปีที่แล้ว +145

      No, he was actually an underdog in that hand. It's 100% a fold.

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@charliew7516 a fold is probably the best play in the long run...but he had the lead in the hand. He wasn't the favorite but still put the chips in with the best hand at the moment

    • @ChromeXuGames
      @ChromeXuGames 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      ​@@seankiesling2054 If the read was that raymer had a nut flush draw, then he wasn't right lol

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@ChromeXuGames how? He would have the best hand and a chance to knock a player out with the best hand

  • @printz-of-peepz
    @printz-of-peepz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I remember watching pretty much every second of this WSOP that was aired, like so many others did during this era. What a great run by Raymer. And, seeing a cocky player cry when getting knocked out of the tournament is still just as satisfying the second time around.

    • @glennkurtzrock
      @glennkurtzrock ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The only thing better would have been if Raymer stayed in that last hand and taken Matusow out with trip 8's - chef's kiss

  • @PokerJunkie83
    @PokerJunkie83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +559

    Mike will always be a d bag.. I’ve met and talked to Greg Raymer a few times. He’s one of the nicest guys in poker. It was so nice to see him crack mikes pair with the turned flush. Not even a sweat. After all that bullying beforehand, he had it coming

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      They are friends now

    • @thefantasybros424
      @thefantasybros424 3 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      @@millhousemillard2140 No, they aren't. The next year at the WSOP Mike says in the interview that him and Greg are friends but when they cut back to the live action the commentators make it immediately clear that they are NOT friends.

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@thefantasybros424 yes they are you are wrong....the next year?!?!?!?!?!? Lmao you realize there has been a lot of years. Watch their match at the National heads up championship and see sucka

    • @JayJay-jw6zf
      @JayJay-jw6zf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Didn't Greg Raymer cheat people out of millions seeing everyone's cards on Ultimate Bet? Doubt you would have thought he was nice if he was doing that to you day after day under different screen names. Just saying

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      @@JayJay-jw6zf no he didn't lol Jesus

  • @freddiegibbs101
    @freddiegibbs101 2 ปีที่แล้ว +179

    8:03 Mike's reaction to being eliminated is the funniest clip in the history of poker. Like a 5 year old not getting the toy he wanted on Christmas morning, I love it so much. It's like a real life version of Michael Scott's " no ... NO ... NOOOOOOOOO"

    • @XaviRonaldo0
      @XaviRonaldo0 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The funniest thing is that he was lucky Raymer didn't call because that would be hilarious.

    • @PedroDeAlvarado81
      @PedroDeAlvarado81 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Negreanu matched it

    • @SaltHoarder
      @SaltHoarder ปีที่แล้ว +3

      To lose on such a way is why poker is the sickest game. No Justice.
      Sometimes the worst player in the field can win it all

    • @AT-qm8gv
      @AT-qm8gv ปีที่แล้ว +3

      You can’t honestly be a real poker player and take pleasure in people’s reactions when they lose.

    • @dommmmm7544
      @dommmmm7544 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@AT-qm8gvagree

  • @Hittingitstiff
    @Hittingitstiff 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1138

    Greg Raymer may have been the oldest looking 39 year old I've ever seen. Remove the weird glasses and he's a 55 year old geography teacher.

    • @benj7911
      @benj7911 3 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Yeh, I'm 34 and when I saw it say he was 39..i was shocked. I immediately felt like wtf? am I really getting close to looking like that??

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      Weight ages people. I used to be bigger when I was like 28.. I looked older back then than I do now at 36 and about 75 pounds thinner.

    • @damitzdesign
      @damitzdesign 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, I was surprised also.... I'm actually 39 rn and definitely don't look as old as he does...

    • @BlueBackflip
      @BlueBackflip 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I'm 38 and he looks like he could be my pops 😅

    • @joelewertow7115
      @joelewertow7115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He looked fine. It's his weight & comportment that makes him seem more mature in age.

  • @petec3185
    @petec3185 2 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    The dealer dropping a diamond as soon as mike says no diamonds baby is CLASSIC

  • @iambadatpickingusernames6669
    @iambadatpickingusernames6669 3 ปีที่แล้ว +840

    "Thank you for busting me Mike" - the guy who won the tournament

    • @gordongoodman8342
      @gordongoodman8342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did he?

    • @justsomeguy6474
      @justsomeguy6474 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@gordongoodman8342 yup

    • @Dimmaaa
      @Dimmaaa 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

      that’s just the cherry on top

    • @joelewertow7115
      @joelewertow7115 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      People may not realize that was a world class call by Mike.

    • @zacharymaddox3345
      @zacharymaddox3345 3 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      @@joelewertow7115 Even if he had the best hand he was only 46%. It can’t be a world class call if you have worse equity

  • @offrampc
    @offrampc 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    So when Mike hits the miracle 7 at 0:46, he celebrates like he won because of his good play. The guy with the KK takes it amazingly well even when his opponent acts like an idiot. Then later when the miracle Q hits the river to bust Mike, Mike is like 'Why does this happen to me?'

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yea thats what I hate about Hellmuth and Matusow, they are terrible sports. I would say Hellmuth is 1000x worse thoug. I get no joy out of watching Hellmuth at all.

    • @curthennig9448
      @curthennig9448 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@mpup54 What about his wife?

  • @gordongoodman8342
    @gordongoodman8342 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    "How does that happen to somebody?"
    That happens when you gamble.

    • @rdtworld9720
      @rdtworld9720 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Mike wasn't really talking about the tournament, he was talking about his legal troubles in that spot.

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He chose that life

  • @cotegt
    @cotegt ปีที่แล้ว +8

    "before its over you might end up woth something like that, you gotta be able to take it both ways.".
    Deep wisdom for life.

  • @kevincloonan9787
    @kevincloonan9787 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    8:38 "Did you see the call I made on that guy earlier" as hes in tears LMFAO

    • @rexlint2520
      @rexlint2520 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thing of beauty lol 😂😂😂

    • @Lerremy
      @Lerremy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's the best part. 😁😁

    • @bombmario5228
      @bombmario5228 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I might have heard it as “Should’ve have called I made on that guy earlier.”

  • @Mitjitsu
    @Mitjitsu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    8:45 - Raymer couldn't have been more right. Not just in that tournament, but in life as well.

    • @jakeaidan
      @jakeaidan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I don't know, you have two people firing with small stacks. One is going to get busted or shortstacked, no reason to risk making the winner have a real stake at the table, especially with 88 and somebody acting behind.

  • @ryanjordan1083
    @ryanjordan1083 3 ปีที่แล้ว +438

    The "he doesn't understand your joke man" guy tilts me the most. Imagine watching some coked up weirdo berate another player over his "tiny balls" and not being mortified, but thinking, "haha, I like this coked up weirdo and want to support him in what he does".

    • @bhardwaj_abhi
      @bhardwaj_abhi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      This is so funny😂

    • @jamesday7467
      @jamesday7467 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Think it was Mizrachi too

    • @JOHNfuknRAMBO
      @JOHNfuknRAMBO 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nothing worse than a sore winner

    • @jamesshaw4272
      @jamesshaw4272 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@jamesday7467 it was amir vahedi, very likeable player who is sadly no longer alive

    • @dogperson432
      @dogperson432 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's not on coke

  • @acikawu-tang5178
    @acikawu-tang5178 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    When someone says "I'm happy, I'll be fine, I'm happy" usually means they are not happy and hate there life.

    • @Greg_lark
      @Greg_lark 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      This is just where he realises that at least he can just call in to the toilets on the way out for a nice fat line, and all will be well again.

  • @tjacksondolph4026
    @tjacksondolph4026 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is a man on a high dose of stimulants.
    0:53 watch for the jaw rotation tick at the end of his closeup

  • @jameswinchester9405
    @jameswinchester9405 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    The best part is Raymer shows us how to be a gentleman. Just win in the end take your chips like a champ and smile all wile having your best life.

  • @WalterLiddy
    @WalterLiddy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I like how he wishes for luck "just one time" every time.

  • @davidg3019
    @davidg3019 3 ปีที่แล้ว +166

    2004: "I just lived through the toughest 3 years of my life." Fast forward 10 years: " I just lived through the toughest 3 years of my life." Fast forward 7 years "I just lived through the toughest 3 years of my life."

    • @bones343
      @bones343 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Toughest years of his life...so far.

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wash, rinse, spin, repeat with this meshugenner

    • @BeBopScraBoo
      @BeBopScraBoo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      they think it don't be like it is, but it do.

    • @dillonbooker7222
      @dillonbooker7222 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It's called gambling for a reason lol.

    • @onbored9627
      @onbored9627 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BeBopScraBoo Thank you for quoting this correctly. I always see people saying "it do be like that sometimes" instead. Annoys me.

  • @goodplenty534
    @goodplenty534 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Man this was the best WSOP of all time. After Chris moneymaker won in 03, poker was popular. This was the most iconic scene.

    • @dapper892
      @dapper892 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      100%. The spotlight was the biggest over. All the pros were out to prove something. They were still far and away the best. Still plenty of amateurish types in the field. And raymer was a compelling champ.

  • @CarsonClaws
    @CarsonClaws 3 ปีที่แล้ว +350

    Mike “I know more than you” Matusow

    • @kevinshoemaker379
      @kevinshoemaker379 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You don't understand, man!😂

    • @michaelwainscott2633
      @michaelwainscott2633 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Seeing a man cry is never enjoyable - except in this case. Wish it had happened to Jamie Gold, too.

    • @LIONTAMER3D
      @LIONTAMER3D 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he knows what cocaine smells like =/

    • @dannyzhang64
      @dannyzhang64 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I know what’s going on

  • @wadewatts1959
    @wadewatts1959 3 ปีที่แล้ว +76

    8:17 "I don't deserve this" .. way to have some self awareness Mike.

  • @T-roc57
    @T-roc57 3 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    That 97s vs AJs hand always drove me nuts...in a big tournament he risked most of his stack being a coinflip at best.

    • @suckafree3734
      @suckafree3734 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What if he had AK or QJ or KQ or eights. Loved that call str8 up G call

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Aaah the "idea" of coinflip where Mike was clearly ahead when he called.....which he knew he was when he called with the best hand the entire time.

    • @T-roc57
      @T-roc57 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@yoholmes273-When your tournament life is at stake (nvm it being the main event) you wanna get your $ in better than that...we're not talkin a 2/5 cash game here.

    • @yoholmes273
      @yoholmes273 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@T-roc57 You are mocking a man that had the money in with the best hand in a game named "HOLD" em.
      Stick to the soy lattes & leave poker to the professionals.

    • @Argumemnon
      @Argumemnon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@yoholmes273 "Uh oh. Someone disagrees with me. Better call him a weakling before it becomes a matter of who has an actual argument."

  • @hardwaylearner
    @hardwaylearner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +268

    You get emotional when you're coming down from that amount of cocaine AND you just lost that hand

    • @AD-nb7gd
      @AD-nb7gd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I haven’t been paying much attention but have seen a lot of comments like this. Did he get busted or something?

    • @jtcash44
      @jtcash44 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No.

    • @hardwaylearner
      @hardwaylearner 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@AD-nb7gd Matusow's self confessed party days included lots of cocaine and strippers

    • @Masterdebater14
      @Masterdebater14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@AD-nb7gd just look at matusow today and youll understand. The guy cang even talk straight

    • @vinyllpreviews9462
      @vinyllpreviews9462 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Getting knocked out of the main event is a buzz kill.

  • @JMP-ETTAN
    @JMP-ETTAN ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Mikes ” NOOO” and that lame jump when the queen hits on the river is just gold 🤣🤣

  • @a1Stephan
    @a1Stephan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +69

    “Gotta be humble” - matusow 😂🤣

  • @scottpeters5772
    @scottpeters5772 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One thing I learned over the years is being humble in this game will get you a long way.

  • @Kanders190
    @Kanders190 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    Anybody else remember when this originally aired and ESPN censored ‘cajones’?

    • @alexdragon2170
      @alexdragon2170 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      No I'm not 85 years old lol

    • @dicktracey7771
      @dicktracey7771 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@alexdragon2170 woah sick burn bro

    • @cableguy8356
      @cableguy8356 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I member

    • @Rattenhoofd
      @Rattenhoofd 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I wish they'd censored his "Mexican" accent. It's like how with Kramer's rant at the Laugh Factory they censored the F-word but not the N-word. Insane.

  • @ZachGood
    @ZachGood ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What makes it even better is the one random person clapping

  • @brood415
    @brood415 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    Mike to Greg: "I told you I was going to bust you"
    proceeds to double Greg up, with Greg eventually winning the main event, while Mike shortly busts out after with a paltry $20,000 win. LMFAO!!

    • @AB-nk5wv
      @AB-nk5wv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That call Matusow made with the 9-7 was terrible at that point in the tourney. At best, you’re like a 60-70% favorite (worst case you’re dominated) calling off 2/3 of your chips.

    • @yaboyvickk5635
      @yaboyvickk5635 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Mike got his money in with the better hand.. laughing at it makes u look stupid

    • @djamo1969
      @djamo1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Only won $10K since the entry fee is $10K.

    • @kevinpantera4429
      @kevinpantera4429 ปีที่แล้ว

      The mouth speaks again! Guy should let his cards talk instead of his big mouth!

    • @TaxmanTV
      @TaxmanTV 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      He was probably staked for a % too as many notable players were in this time, so his net profit after taxes was probably 3-6k. Paid for his travel essentially lol.

  • @pyronite59
    @pyronite59 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    “I’m happy, I’ll be fine 😐” - Quote after busting out in tears following all his trash talk, *BUT* before having to report to prison for his drug sentence lol

  • @pazmanian155
    @pazmanian155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    watching these old degens call one-time over and over again is funny

    • @MmaSmarty87
      @MmaSmarty87 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      you know baby its what they say baby...one time

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "He called a raise with A-Q honey" oh wait sorry wrong person 😄

  • @ArthurIdis-c7k
    @ArthurIdis-c7k 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Them glasses 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣Still cracks me up years later.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @williamzagarella8066
    @williamzagarella8066 3 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    Forever a classic quote " Why do I get deserve this?"

    • @octodaddy8322
      @octodaddy8322 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      WHY DO I GET TO DESERVE THIS?!

    • @oriondx72
      @oriondx72 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Cause your a bad winner lol. The card gods didnt like the way you were treating people!

    • @bbaseballusa1
      @bbaseballusa1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol Raymer would of had a set but nah I kinda felt bad for the guy 😔

  • @SD-ct7hd
    @SD-ct7hd 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Phil Hellmuth: “I throw the biggest tantrums in all of poker!”
    Mike Matusow: “Hold my beer.”

  • @liamtttt6871
    @liamtttt6871 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Raymer could easily have JJ+ that would make mike a 4 to 1 dog, or any 10X of diamonds hand like ATd that would be even worse, or sets that would have him almost dead. There is a ton of value hands that ray could easily have in that spot. That said mikes best-case scenario was ray bluffing with any 2 diamond overcards. The thing is that even if ray has that bluff, mike is still an underdog having 45% equity. How can you ever call when your best-case scenario is still you being the underdogdog and then quote "im playing my best poker ever??" cannot imagine anything more terrible than that.

    • @ni4ka10589
      @ni4ka10589 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah but Raymer didnt have JJ, Mike had the best hand and got unlucky

    • @yetanotheryoutubechannel6290
      @yetanotheryoutubechannel6290 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ni4ka10589 but with 2 cards to go Raymer had more equity, so in the grand scheme of things Mike was not going to have the best hand by the river.

    • @tumbleweedconnection7906
      @tumbleweedconnection7906 ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@ni4ka10589 had best hand on the flop but was a dog to win by the river. It was a horrible call especially for 2/3 of his stack lol

  • @allenn7955
    @allenn7955 2 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    That would've been pretty awesome if Raymer actually called Mike's all-in with pocket 8s and Foster also called. Raymer would've knocked both guys out with a boat!

    • @stinkosm
      @stinkosm ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think he still did pretty well.

  • @michaelslater411
    @michaelslater411 3 ปีที่แล้ว +206

    I’m so glad this ended how it did

    • @anonymousraw4116
      @anonymousraw4116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lol

    • @Pyle81
      @Pyle81 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      The only way it ends better is to hear a single gun shot.

    • @criticalmak5329
      @criticalmak5329 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pyle81 Woah lol

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pyle81 am I a bad human because I laughed out loud?

    • @yoyeo1900
      @yoyeo1900 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Pyle81 Pray you hear it!! If you don't, you just played your last hand.

  • @zachblumm5622
    @zachblumm5622 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Couldn't have happened to a more deserving guy. Mike is the oldest toddler in the world

  • @ChadDeLanzo
    @ChadDeLanzo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    ahhhh back when Tournament Poker on TV was actually entertaining! Keep these old clips coming!!!!

    • @fivehourdelay
      @fivehourdelay ปีที่แล้ว

      Norman Chad's commentary was one of the biggest reasons those broadcasts were so entertaining.

  • @jamesomara3361
    @jamesomara3361 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    He was so proud of that call he made with middle pair and less than 50% equity. Horrendous call. I wish I knew what the cards were in the first battle Greg and Mike had. Mike looked like he turned over 4-5 which only was a gutshot straight draw?
    Then Raymer gets into his notebook and probably wrote "Matusow is a donkey and will pay us off" lol

  • @joeytoxicbaby
    @joeytoxicbaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    “Played the best poker of my life “ ... calls an all in shove with middle pair bad kicker for 2/3rds of his chip stack 🥸...
    Hoping he has the nut flush draw i guess ? 😳

    • @jamison59
      @jamison59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Matusow has said that he had a tell preflop that Raymer had AxJx and he was going to shove on Raymer post-flop if there was no ace or jack on the flop. When Raymer shoved on him first he stuck with his read and was correct.

    • @joeytoxicbaby
      @joeytoxicbaby 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@jamison59 thats all fine and well.. his read was correct... his read of calling up against that hand with potentional diamonds with his garbage hand doesnt seem like a great spot to me and felt more like an ego play and call then anything...

    • @millhousemillard2140
      @millhousemillard2140 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@joeytoxicbaby this was almost 20 years ago. Poker was different bro. I hate TH-cam comment experts lmao how much have you won??? Lmao shuuuuuuuut up

    • @CrazyLarry23
      @CrazyLarry23 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I don't buy that Raymer would just open jam AJ high with no flush draw for 230k into about 90k. He's a disciplined player and that move is very punty.

    • @itskmillz
      @itskmillz 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      It was an awful call. Best case scenario was the one he had where he is currently ahead but Raymer still has a ton of equity. This is of course disregarding the possibility that he's completely dominated.

  • @DMAneoth
    @DMAneoth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Matusow in tears 😭
    This was so worth watching just for that one hand.

  • @anthonycarreira8045
    @anthonycarreira8045 3 ปีที่แล้ว +132

    Mike was especially emotionally stable at this time.

    • @OJ_Pimpson
      @OJ_Pimpson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Stable genius

    • @Woody13woodpecker
      @Woody13woodpecker 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeyo

    • @forexZoomer
      @forexZoomer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Ralf986ms off the sniff for sure

    • @richard7645
      @richard7645 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He's aged really bad I find, but then again name a poker player that hasn't lol

    • @djamo1969
      @djamo1969 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      He had a federal indictment over his head at the time. Probably had something to do with it.

  • @tumbleweedconnection7906
    @tumbleweedconnection7906 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mike with the call of his life lol with 2nd pair, 7 kicker on a draw heavy board against Raymer who shoved with nut flush draw, 2 overs and 3 backdoor straight draws. That's some serious equity. And the biggest problem was Mike not understanding that it didn't matter he was correct on his read but that he was a dog to win the hand lol. He yelled "dont let me get unlucky " when in fact he needed to get lucky bc Raymer was the favorite.

    • @curthennig9448
      @curthennig9448 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Raymer's rep should have told Mike he wasn't airballing on that flop.

  • @RedGrant2008
    @RedGrant2008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Poker really has evolved. Matusow's call against Raymer's all-in shove with Raymer's flushdraw was atrocious. 5:19

    • @Drtydeeds
      @Drtydeeds 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      That was a bad play back then too, he just wanted to but Raymer. Lol

  • @KobeSamy
    @KobeSamy 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Outside of AK he was behind in all spots - was just bound to open

  • @mikemac1478
    @mikemac1478 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Mike is one of the only guys how thinks Postle didn't cheat. Tells you all you need to know about him

  • @TheZenbudda
    @TheZenbudda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    “Why do i get deserve this!?” Just watch this video.

  • @tim6511
    @tim6511 3 ปีที่แล้ว +61

    “Coke is a hell of a drug” Matisow

    • @FUNKACHELI
      @FUNKACHELI 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ya, but how much is it coke and how much is it he's just plain old A##H## ? Not everybody intentionally insults people while high and he's probably most pissed off about not able to afford to pay for the booty anymore

    • @goinfishinalba9811
      @goinfishinalba9811 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Think it was Rick James who said that

    • @wilfordbrimleypranks
      @wilfordbrimleypranks 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@FUNKACHELI found the cokehead

    • @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants
      @DanRaidersWarriorsSharksGiants 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It was crystal

  • @joshclearwater6461
    @joshclearwater6461 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I remember watching this live and Ive never laughed at a bad beat harder in my life

  • @DJGuatemala83
    @DJGuatemala83 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    "Best poker of my life" calls or shoves w A7😭😂

  • @Z561-k6j
    @Z561-k6j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I never tire of watching this. "NO! NO! WHY DO I GET DESERVE THIS?!" great meltdown 😂

  • @TheBeastNC
    @TheBeastNC 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That thumbnail lmao "from bully to cry baby" 😂

  • @ricardorodrigues2204
    @ricardorodrigues2204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Getting a lucky river card: "Yeah baby!".
    Getting a bad river card: "I'm the most unlucky person on the planet".

  • @jessehopson291
    @jessehopson291 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    “IM PLAYING TO WIN BABY!”
    *loses

  • @jonvia
    @jonvia หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The Mouth has to be Jason Genova's actual dad.

  • @urdadshusband781
    @urdadshusband781 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Does anyone know what the "blind" odds were on the flush draw hand with Raymer?
    Mike says don't let me get unlucky, implying he is at least a bit of a favorite, but the % show 54 to 46 for Raymer. Was he just wrong because the broadcasters had camera and information about other cards that were folded that he didn't?

    • @alexanderscott6343
      @alexanderscott6343 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Honestly not 100% sure but I think they were just straight pot odds. Flush draw with 2 overcards to the board no straight potential or board pairing with 2 cards to come. He was only losing big to a flopped set of which he needs to hit the flush or runner runner which is unlikely. 2 cards to hit an Ace, Jack, running cards for a straight or a diamond are pretty decent odds for Raymer.

    • @donpablo838
      @donpablo838 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      No Mike is just an idiot. If you run that hand until the end of time Raymer will win 54% of the time. Discards are not taken into consideration for the percentages shown.

    • @kevinpantera4429
      @kevinpantera4429 ปีที่แล้ว

      Raymer was 54%

  • @RobTheProspect
    @RobTheProspect 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "You see the call I made on the guy earlier?"
    "When he was the favorite to win? Yeah, I saw that. Best poker of your life."

  • @KukuruznaTresnja
    @KukuruznaTresnja 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    8:26 is that Tom Dwan?

    • @keithlovell4229
      @keithlovell4229 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      No. That was Julian Gardner. Tom Dwan was only 18 in 2004.

    • @bbw1979
      @bbw1979 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Think his name’s Ken Borror or something

  • @all4cntent321
    @all4cntent321 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    "See the call i made on that guy earlier" 😅😅😅 kills me everytime!

  • @slotstoner2487
    @slotstoner2487 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    When you gotta cheer ONE TIME as a 3/1 favorite... you are doomed!

    • @anonymousraw4116
      @anonymousraw4116 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Its something else

    • @donpablo838
      @donpablo838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mikey used his one time a long time ago and thought he could use it on every hand since.

    • @noahtalley4351
      @noahtalley4351 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sometimes 8/1!

  • @loudorchen9897
    @loudorchen9897 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Mike knew he was way ahead with his 97, way ahead of what no one knows

    • @rockwithyou2006
      @rockwithyou2006 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      way ahead of 2-3 of diamonds on that board

  • @tipsy09
    @tipsy09 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    I don’t know about nowadays but Mike is the type of person you just have to steer clear of at all times

    • @patrickspens497
      @patrickspens497 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      because he knows that lockdowns are dumb and that the vaccine is fake and gay? gee yeah that kind of guy will give you a heart attack

    • @tipsy09
      @tipsy09 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@patrickspens497 well I said I dunno about nowadays lol

  • @Panhead49EL
    @Panhead49EL 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    5:59. Blue hat is actually Mr Rate from The Shooter. This footage was actually filmed a long time ago and here he is seen relaxing after a quiet job in the desert. Still has the shovel.

  • @drop6597
    @drop6597 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    "ive gone through the roughest times of my life and I've battled through it " Just wait Mike... just wait.

    • @mpup54
      @mpup54 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      hes still in debt, just no longer in jail.

  • @sabbaseleftheriadis5601
    @sabbaseleftheriadis5601 ปีที่แล้ว

    Man, when life gives you lemons, you get always return to this gem and laugh your heart out. What a colossal cry baby, loved every moment.

  • @freeursoulpark6087
    @freeursoulpark6087 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Damn this is such gold.. God damn Mikey do it again.

  • @donhill1825
    @donhill1825 ปีที่แล้ว

    Those holographic round glasses unlocked some memories.

    • @ArthurIdis-c7k
      @ArthurIdis-c7k 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Still laughing 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

  • @jordanmason8296
    @jordanmason8296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    so raymer shoves 3x pot all in and mike calls off with middle pair?! Man, 2004 poker be crazy

    • @JDjade1
      @JDjade1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Well, he was ahead at that point...lot of good that did him.

    • @olderetiredtreemahn3234
      @olderetiredtreemahn3234 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Matasow was making it personal. You got to keep a cool 😎 head.

    • @jamison59
      @jamison59 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Mike has said that he had a tell preflop that Raymer had AxJx and he was right. It was a coin flip anyway. Are you really going to say that’s a bad call when he is getting the right pot odds? Maybe icm makes it different but icm is about pay jumps and not winning anyway.

    • @olderetiredtreemahn3234
      @olderetiredtreemahn3234 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jamison59 he went for the gusto. I'd play against shorter stacks.

    • @seankiesling2054
      @seankiesling2054 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean, he made the right call and just got drawn out on. He put his chips in with the best hand

  • @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind
    @ToxicAvengerCleanYourMind 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Poker is similar to pitching in baseball. You can't only play the nuts or throw a fastball. You have mix up your game and throw in a bluff or a curve. Timing and location so it throws off your opponents

  • @bbaseballusa1
    @bbaseballusa1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This will always be the best era of poker we will never have again sadly 😏

    • @ludomirsteinbruck9376
      @ludomirsteinbruck9376 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whats different now?

    • @PokrPro21
      @PokrPro21 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ludomirsteinbruck9376 dead, boring, lame, no energy and too many dickless nerds playing poker now. Back then it was more old school with true hustlers and gamblers playing from the heart. They all had personality and big egos. It makes for great television. Now you turn poker on when you want to fall asleep instead of taking an Ambien

    • @boltaurelius376
      @boltaurelius376 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ludomirsteinbruck9376 GTO suits a different personality type.

    • @curthennig9448
      @curthennig9448 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ludomirsteinbruck9376 Much more aggression,floating,and huge over bets.

    • @JaneDoey
      @JaneDoey 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@ludomirsteinbruck9376 Too many European players

  • @Bigjokerjoe
    @Bigjokerjoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The single most satisfying elimination in poker history I think. Only wish it had been Fossil Man who did that to him. No one deserved that 3 outer one the river more than Mikey. Absolutely Cathartic

    • @michaelmarron8441
      @michaelmarron8441 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would have loved to have seen Mike slow rolled out

    • @Bigjokerjoe
      @Bigjokerjoe 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@VicenzoV yeah that’s hard to argue with. I’ve just been annoyed by Mikey for so much longer of my life. Still brings me so much joy

    • @jasontaylor8283
      @jasontaylor8283 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Raymer wouldve knocked him out had he not folded. In fact had he stayed in the hand, he wouldve had a full house

  • @brianbernstein3826
    @brianbernstein3826 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    sometimes all it takes is the wrong woman at the wrong time to completely ruin a man’s life.

  • @wickedroller
    @wickedroller 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When you are a dick to people in life, it always comes back to you.

  • @fuimoleque
    @fuimoleque 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    1:06 According to mike, dancing after you suckout your opponent on the river is better than slowrolling

  • @jyp523
    @jyp523 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    “Don’t let me get unlucky, ONE TIME!” Proceeds to get snapped on. 😂 😂 😂

  • @MrTrig84
    @MrTrig84 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    He genuinely believes he’s the centre of the universe

    • @Argumemnon
      @Argumemnon 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well he's the centre of attention, that's for sure.

  • @GLrebirth
    @GLrebirth 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Foster shaking his head at Matusow's reaction after winning pretty much sums it all 😄

  • @DashDrones
    @DashDrones 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    2:30 pretty sure Mike still has a big ego and has never been humble 😂 what a speech...

  • @bubbybrister5631
    @bubbybrister5631 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I like how Mike said don't let me get unlucky one time when he was behind lol. He was underdog and acted like he made a hero call.

  • @TheAntiEggroll
    @TheAntiEggroll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Ive never seen someone be so happy to get 2/3 of their chips in as a dog. 😂

  • @notallowed337
    @notallowed337 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    On that first hand, i hate when players get it in awful, get lucky then celebrate.
    Love the happy ending here.

  • @PantonePapi
    @PantonePapi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    1:19 Greg Raymer is the oldest 39 year old I’ve ever seen

  • @PNL_King
    @PNL_King 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's crazy that when Fossilman folded the pocket 8's he would have busted both Mike and the other guy... And he STILL wins the tournament.

  • @shlomoshekelstein1777
    @shlomoshekelstein1777 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I won the biggest pot of my life vs Matusow in a HU 25/50NL game on Full Tilt. I had J7 flop was 8-9-10 rainbow. He bet out, I raised, he shoved $15K. Mikey had 6-7 and I slow rolled before calling and scooping over $30K. It still puts a smile on my face. 🤣

    • @christopherashford4194
      @christopherashford4194 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Ok, Mike jr

    • @0210mick
      @0210mick ปีที่แล้ว

      Playing a 30.000 pot on 25/50 blinds sounds like bs.

    • @shlomoshekelstein1777
      @shlomoshekelstein1777 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@0210mick You never played 25/50NL short-handed on FTP did you? Thanks for the comment tho!

    • @shlomoshekelstein1777
      @shlomoshekelstein1777 ปีที่แล้ว

      @dougbarker2227 Ooooooo what a burn! I wont get over that until recess!

  • @michaelbensch6831
    @michaelbensch6831 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I didn't like Mike here, but he grew on me in 2005. Say what you want about him, poker was more fun when players had actual personalities.

  • @justinschrank4806
    @justinschrank4806 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Matasow really was playing incredible poker in that tournament. This was the golden era of poker. From about 2004-2010. The fact that streaming didn't exist meant everyone was watching the main event. A simpler but better time.

  • @johnysince1
    @johnysince1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    If this guy walk into the train station with glasses like that, Im taking the bus...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @robbiereekie3694
    @robbiereekie3694 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Man I wish raymer had called with his 88!

  • @jordans9303
    @jordans9303 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2004 to 2006 was the most entertaining years for me in the main event

  • @michaelmarron8441
    @michaelmarron8441 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mike's never slow rolled anyone in his life... never will 🤣🤣🤣

  • @budfox9934
    @budfox9934 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    this is so entertaining, this clip is like a small movie !!! Poker was great back then with the trash talk and the different characters !

  • @Naarii528
    @Naarii528 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy's like a real life Michael Scott

  • @DidIStutterLOL
    @DidIStutterLOL 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the EXACT clip I was looking for when I searched “Mike matesow cries”

    • @Glenn-F-Rice
      @Glenn-F-Rice 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And rocking. In his mind he was the best there has ever been.