Nice dude.

The thing is though, people who are loosing might say the same thing there lol

Grant Hatcher True but this isn't another average player who is hurting for chips or playing his first five figure buy in event. Joe Hachem's already won millions and is also one of the big stacks that day, Joe had nothing to lose to try and help this guy fold. It was also the last hand of the day, they're not going to be seated together on day three if you were considering whether or not they were putting that into consideration.

Straight told him dont be a fool.

Joe Hachem will forever go down as one of the classiest Main Event winners ever. He has been nothing short of a great ambassador of poker. He made sure that THAT random guy made day 2. Some players try to get it all there. Not Mr. Hachem. Respect.

JStack Yup, well said.

i dont think ive ever scene friedman play a hand correctly on youtube lol

Yes, they played horrid but i think poker is alot harder now than back in 06.

@@captainclutch8463 he never recovered after postle kicked his ass on ultimate bet

They also folded open ended straight flush draws.

Get over yourself, I know it's lonely in your basement - but what, only 'qualified' players are allowed in the tourney?

@@shadowdawg04 Don't put words in my mouth, also the drone basement comment is a clear sign of being a professional douchebag. I never said anything remotely close to anybody "shouldn't be allowed" or "shouldn't play". He put up the money and won, good on him. I was just saying that he was significantly less skilled and had an extraordinary run of luck.

People have exaggerated how badly he played over the years because he is probably the least likeable main event winner of all time and isn't a pro. And yes, he ran hot, and yes he did not play particularly well But he was cool under pressure and was very aggressive, which is how you would have to play in order to win in the absurdly crowded field that year. Even when he was acting nervous it looked more like literally ACTING nervous. Most people when they're nervous, will stonewall so as not to display emotion, or they'll sweat or their hands and voice will tremble. Or they'll speak with a different tone in order to mask their feelings There are a million tells that an amateur would normally give off in a big bluff, but Jamie didn't really display any of them. And yes, he literally told Friedman that he had the right read, but Jamie's image as a schmuck means that he could easily be saying the opposite of the truth. His speech play was pro level, IMO. He was cocky, but not a bully like others that go too far. He would lie often, but also show hands to make himself seem more honest. He was clearly in the zone. He didn't just get lucky, anyone can get good hands, but truly bad players can easily flush all the luck in the world down the toilet. And because his range was so wide because of his bluffing he was able to capitalize on the early big lead that he established, so even pros had a hard time reading him Plus, as lucky as he got, he played his chip lead well. He knew that each individual player wants to place as high as possible to increase their bounty. So even though I'm sure they knew sometimes they were being bluffed, the possibility of outlasting everyone else but Gold provided a great incentive to fold. After all, by the final table it must have seemed inevitable that the best you could hope for would be 2nd. Jamie used that to his advantage to isolate people in 1 vs 1s with his ludicrous raises I think Friedman (first hand between them in the vid) played the flop and the turn badly, but I don't think the laydown at the end was outrageous at all. But hey, if you're 1-on-1 w/ the chip leader who is running hot, and you're in a tourney for the biggest prize in WSOP ME history, I can understand why Friedman played it safe. It's very easy to play armchair poker pro, but these guys have won more bracelets and, more importantly, made more money through poker than most KZfaq commenters ever will

@@MrCyberboobs I agree with most of what you said. I just think he was significantly less skilled than most pros, and yes Friedman played badly against him. I care a lot more about skill than likeability, I like Will Kasouf. Also he should be liked, Jamie has raised over 400 mil for charity, there's tons of scumbag pros. He did play the big stack exactly as it should be played and he played with balls, he constantly put people in tough spots.

Except the guy is a sleaze bag

Idk how Prahlad managed to keep his focus after such a humiliating hand. Jamie totally schooled him.

@@stellarwind1946 I don't think Jamie schooled him- I think Jamie had a great board to bluff at and almost got himself into trouble with his talking. The fact that Prahlad took that long to contemplate calling in that spot, with that board, is a bigger compliment to him than Jamie IMO.

@@joshuamiller1132 on the contrary, I think Prahlad’s own talking got himself into trouble. His first instinct was correct, but then he allowed Jamie to put on his “act”, and as the commentator noted, totally befuddle him and make him question his own instincts.

@@stellarwind1946 Yeah, I'll agree to disagree. If Jamie keeps quiet I think Prahlad is snap folding 99-100% of the time on that board against an unknown player.

@@joshuamiller1132 he literally said he knew he bluffed the same amount on a previous hand. He obviously wasn’t going to snap fold or he wouldn’t have asked him if had anything. He knew Jamie was deceptive so he figured he was lying when he admitted defeat.

I’m folding a DRAW for a couple million unless a couple million doesn’t have much monetary value to you

Icm?

@@sunnyboy8644 because wasicka had more money than binger it doesnt matter if he busts in the same hand, he would have still been 2nd

@vinny necro that's the other thing, Wasika was frustrated because Jamie was pushing and raising every pot right? So you hit that flop, and fold to a guy obviously stack pushing and gambling? He had more money than the other guy so even if he lost, still gets 2nd place...

@@affiliatestud That is if binger calls, which I doubt he called after a push and a call happened in front of him.

Looking back at it wasika should have called with the monster combo draw bad fold specialie how deepstacked jamie was after knocking out binger bad news davin moon who also went deep in the main event passed away over the weekend at 56

@@johnweller3487 Yeah, Wasicka was playing for 2nd place money not to win.

Nah it was good to watch Jaime loose it at High Stakes

Wasika just played it like a puss!! Only shot he had to win the tourney was to shove that hand instantly after flop! whatever happens happens, instead he conceded for 2nd place right there.

Nah it was way better to watch him lose it all on High Stakes Poker

Tbh his talk made it a very easy call. Go through poker highlights u will see 99% of the time when someone says “I’ll show you” or “I’ve never showed a bluff” that means they are bluffing because they don’t want them to call. If they wanted them to call they’d say the opposite. So painful how this guy doesn’t realize that

@@tommysmith1897 Yeah, but Jamie would also say he's bluffing when he's bluffing and say he's strong when he's strong too.

@@HopyHop1 "everything in life needs balance" - Doug/Vanessa Polk

Everybody bad mouthing Gold has yet to get to that table...

Classic

I know honey ( Norman Chad ).

Idiot from South Australia

I disagree. Based on how the hand was played the most likely scenario is Binger has an overpair, and Gold could easily have a bigger flush draw or Tx of spades. Even with his AT I'm not sure Binger folds if Wasika calls the shove, if he had an overpair he definitely would not fold. If that's the case he's drawing very slim, it's easy to say seeing the hand Jamie actually had, but even with how loose Jamie was playing it's next to impossible to put 34 in his limp-calling button range. If Binger had checked then I'd agree it's a bad fold but given the strength he'd shown, it was very likely he already had a made hand that he was not going to fold, and like I said, when Binger has a made hand and Jamie has a bigger flush draw Wasika is in pretty terrible shape.

Worst fold in the history of poker, especially three handed.

I mean wtf are you hoping for with the 7 8 of spades. Best flop he could of got and he folded.

​​@@Joel-js2gk The thing is if Wasicka wanted to have at least a chance against Jamie he had to shove. Your analysis is fine if you're thinking only in the hand, not in the tournament.

​​@@Joel-js2gkyou're wrong. Even if we give Jamie ATss and Binger QQ, the odds are virtually a 3 way coin flip (Jamie 34.44%, Binger 33.11% and Wasika 32.45%). That's pretty much worst case scenario and were getting odds to call. An open ended straight flush draw on the flop is such a strong hand it's almost never a fold.

If Jamie had a bigger flush draw, which he's going to have a lot of the time, you wouldn't be saying the same thing. Binger raised pre when he could've checked then led out on the flop, it looks a lot like he has an overpair that he's not folding, I'm not even sure he folds the AT if Wasika calls. If Binger has a made hand that he's not folding and Jamie has a bigger flush draw, or if EITHER player has Tx of spades, Wasika is in bad shape. It's always easier to say seeing the cards that he should've called, but even given how loose Jamie was playing I would not expect him to limp-call a 4bb raise with 43. It's a really gross spot and I don't blame him at all for folding.

I agree. You flop the world and surely know you arent going to get a chance like this with a healthy stack heads up at the Main Event. I believe there are just too many outs and why play the 78 at all if you are just gonna fold after this flop? Imagine had Paul called the roller coaster that ESPN would have gotten with Jamie celebrating first, then Paul after. That would have been a better TV moment. In this case the prize pool got in the way and lead to altering the course of history, perhaps.

@@Joel-js2gk then why call with 78ss in the first place then? You can't get any better of a flop than what was dealt right there and a dream scenario - Paul's fold there was the nittiest thing ever. I'm glad Jamie beat him in the end. What other flop was Paul looking for? 887? Sheesh.................

Exactly what I was thinking.. You gotta give yourself a chance

Not always. There was 3 people left. He was pretty much making sure he made an extra million plus dollars by just getting out of the hand. During normal play early in a tournament...yes he should always call, and during cash games. Final table play for so much money is different tho. For example, if I had AA and there was 5 people left in tourney, and 3 people just went all in ahead of me and the biggest stack at the table called all in and raised me allin, I would consider folding AA just because folding guarantees me a large money ladder and it could not be worth the risk against 4 players all in when the difference is millions of dollars

Paul Osc Slots you’re not far off lol

Part of the reason why i hate live poker. Obnoxious people like that who comment on everything and who are not even in the hand.

EDDIEEEEEEEEE

So annoying

ICM play

@@tarektayah4205 Yes. I mean it was for 2 Million Dollars lol

@@tarektayah4205 before icm existed lol

A nearly TWO MILLION dollar pay jump should make you think really hard about ANY decision you make. That being said, no fault of his for folding. Super tough spot.

imagine Jamie has a bigger flush draw and Binger has an overpair, which is what it looks like from Wasika's perspective. He's in terrible shape to call it off if that's the case.

Not when someone is at risk all in and Jamie re pops. Multi million dollar pay jump if you fold and Jamie wins

Exactly, any cash game low buy in tourni its an automatic Allin but when your talking about a 2 million pay jump flip and you are not a top wealthy pro, from a pure icm standpoint you can't blame a fold

Yeah, but later Jamie put Cunningham in his place and booted him out of the tournament

Unbelievable fold. He makes that call, he most likely goes on to win it all. Poor guy was terrified of Gold

Is that the correct call tho with icm?

@@prisonmike3665 perhaps but if your gonna play 78s what are you expecting to flop ? He flopped as good as hes gonna flop

@@prisonmike3665 i dont think people were talking ICM back in 2006 and even with ICM, he cover the guy behind him, so if Gold knocks them both out, he finishes in 2nd place. And he has a god damn open ended straight flush draw, even against a set you're doing okay.

@@wtfpwnzored What if his flush draw's no good? The way it was played, it sure looks like a draw vs. a made hand.

It's tough. Folding guarantees you're still in it, and if 3rd gets knocked out, you'll be heads up, where anything can happen. Best case scenario is you call and beat both guys and almost triple up, but it's far from a sure thing. Even if you hit one of your draws, you can't be sure a straight or a flush wins it, with possible higher flushes out there. Pretty likely to win if you hit, but not guaranteed (unless straight flush of course). After flopping a straight flush draw, the known likelihood of hitting a flush (no straight flush) is 30%, straight (no straight flush) is 17%, and straight flush is 9%. Got those numbers from the math below vvvv. So there's a 30+17+9 = 56% chance of probably winning, and a 9% chance of definitely winning. Meaning it's almost a coin flip to possibly get knocked out in 2nd, or to lose to 3rd place and be the short stack. Versus 100% of continuing with a solid stack, potentially heads up, if you fold. Chances of a flush (but not a straight flush) after flopped S/F draw are: (7 remaining cards to hit) / (47 unknown cards) + 7/(46 unknown cards after turn) = 30% Chances of a straight (not straight flush) are: 4/47 + 4/46 = 17% Chances of straight flush: 2/47 + 2/46 = 9%

ICM considerations + potential of bigger flush draw make it way closer than you're presenting, probably - payjumps were crazy

The problem there from Wasicka's position is that if he shoves, Binger will VERY often fold to give himself a chance at the 2 milly payjump.

@@tomasmolcan3530 I will rewatch but pretty sure benger was all in. Then Jaime called. Then wasika folded

​@@swalker9482 Wrong. Binger bet, then Gold shoved having both players well covered. If Wasicka calls, Binger 100% folds AT. It was $4.1 million for 3rd, and $6.1 million for 2nd. If Wasicka calls and doesn't hit, he's out in 3rd. This is nowhere near the slam dunk call you make it out to be, especially when Gold would play a bigger flush draw in exactly this way.

Diego Cabello when poker was watchable

When players had personality. Now it’s a boreshow

Welcome to the future where everyone wants to live in the past

You go to war with the weapons you have...

Theres a big lesson to be learn on that hand.

All he had to do was re-raise preflop and he wins the hand lol

Poker used to be so soft. AK doesn't 3-bet and then QQ doesn't squeeze from the bb. Absolutely terrible. Pros must have just been laughing as they rolled in their swimming pools filled with cash.

Actually against most of the holdings between the two opponents Wasika isn't fairing that well, He has to figure he is behind and not only might some of his draws be dead like the non straight flush flush draw but with two opponents it becomes even more likely that one of them might have a spade which isn't only more likely higher than his but takes away some of his outs. So against his opponents range of hands he isn't the favorite, it's only because we can see the cards and know nobody else has a spade that we know he's a favorite but if even one of them had a higher flush draw then wasika is no longer favorite in the hand.

If he isn't willing to gamble with that draw, why the fuck get involved? Just fold pre. I mean, that's a dramflop. His call pre doesn't make any logic swear to god

@@MariuselGH if he calls, and loses to both binger and jaime, he loses $2M in real money by being 3rd instead of 2nd. He starts the hand in 2nd place. Its called ICM. Jaime jamming made it ICM suicide for him cause he could get stacked. A straight flush draw is still just a draw. for $2M is a clear fold!

Jamie would have still won, sadly...it was his day.

His hand is actually not doing all that well against the two ranges. Either Binger or Gold could very easily have a superior flush draw, in fact, I would think it's likely one of them does have a better flush draw.

I know I agree the guy was an idiot... how do you fold when you have a combo draw that includes a straight flush?!??

Easy to say but when the ICM pressure is so big, is a really difficult situation. The difference between second place and third is more then 2 million dollars. I get what you are saying but when the money is that big is hard to take that call.

@@Master_Cyrus $$$$$?

well i would have called in the moment but that is a suicide play jamie is calling no matter what bcz he has a huge chip stack and if wasika shoved the other guy is never calling. So most of the time jamie has a pair or something and if wasika missed the draw. He would come 3rd and keep in mind just by folding this hand he made an extra $2 million dollars.

For ICM I'm pretty sure it's a fold bro

ICM

People that actually watched him play the entire tournament have told me what they didn't show you on TV was he stole lots of pots over and over and just owned almost every table he played at to give him the big stack so he could take the gambles he did. The TV only showed you the big pots where he got lucky or made an outrageous bluff that people were scared to call cause they didn't want knocked out, but it was through skill that he got the big stack that allowed him to take a few more gambles than he otherwise would have taken. If he hadn't built up a big stack by stealing lots of small pots he'd never have played some of the funkier hands that we see him play but when you are a big stack the correct play is to gamble a bit more.

@@24magiccarrot Agreed. Jamie crushed for 7 days straight. Amazing player

Póker is fun for everyone except my opponents they shoulda practiced avoidance

Right. That was FAR worse than Wasicka's fold.

Ended up saving him a lot of chips

@@mcdavid4606 Results oriented thinking is cool in poker

Well that’s true. Back then at least it was some human interaction between player’s. all you see now is 30-60sec thinking with crap hand before folding without any emotion between play’s. I understand tells and such but damn it’s boring A F nowadays too watch poker 😂😂

Tell me that’s a joke? He was fucking awful and ran hotter than anyone has ever known.... also getting way out of line in many many pots.

Nice to know! He's very friendly, right? Which limits were you playing?

@@JorgeAugusto3 yes. I felt bad because he hasn’t won for so long, $10k buy in, $200/$400. He’s good. Don’t know why he hasn’t won for so long, wasn’t trying not to be starstruck so I didn’t ask him personal questions.

Yeah imagine loosing a big pot to a (kinda) cooler then having that woman screaming ohhHHHHH MYYYYYY GAWWWWSHHHHH right in your ear.