Jason Koon’s HONEST Opinion on Hellmuth, Negreanu & Other Famous Poker Pros!

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7 ай бұрын

Jason Koon shares his honest opinion of famous poker pros like Doyle Brunson, Doug Polk, Stu Ungar, Neymar, and tells us what polarising Daniel Negreanu is really like! Plus he shares some great stories about partying with Phil Ivey, a cocky comment from Phil Hellmuth, and playing a game at Dan Bilzerian's house!
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@mantasvalciukas5734 7 ай бұрын

Daniel Negreanu would be Ronaldinho in football terms, made the game much more entertaining and made a lot of people fall in love with the game.

@alanfrost75 6 ай бұрын

Yeah he deserved one of the really big names with all the success he has had. I would actually have given him Messi. Then maybe put Ivey as Ronaldo.

@jitjianlim4609 6 ай бұрын

I was going to say Ronaldinho until I see this comment!

@CribNotes 6 ай бұрын

Working as a waiter in DC, Phil Ivey once came in and was the ultimate baller. The hostess checked his coat and got a $100 tip. "Where's the restroom?" The server who told him where it is got a $100 tip. Hilarious.

@pugsnhogz 5 ай бұрын

I have never been lucky enough to meet Phil Ivey but I've watched him for years and this absolutely tracks lol dude just has baller energy in every situation, one to learn from

@Jukeboksi 5 ай бұрын

Anyone who respects and takes care of the staff is a great guy in my books

@Lb_Collects 7 ай бұрын

Negreanu is the guy that got me into poker - always explains stuff so well, and seems like a nice guy.

@jjwarren7239 6 ай бұрын

Negreanu is far from a nice guy

@intheplums 6 ай бұрын

@@jjwarren7239how??

@alanfrost75 6 ай бұрын

@@jjwarren7239 Genuine curiosity since I dont follow much outside the tables, how do you mean?

@jeremylarson6267 6 ай бұрын

@@alanfrost75 - best if you research for yourself and start with looking into dan's brother and the things he has been involved in with his brother

@matkodoris9099 5 ай бұрын

@@jjwarren7239 He is actually a very nice guy, you probably never met him.

@MilesDavisPoker 7 ай бұрын

Thank you Koon for doing mainstream interviews like this. Great for the game. Great ambassador

@jamesedwards8422 7 ай бұрын

Haha slightly missed that Negreanu is the most famous poker player of all time, so maybe more CR7 than Rashford!

@dcbradfo657 7 ай бұрын

I was thinking Beckham. Bending = reading skills.

@bteo9955 7 ай бұрын

Phil Helmuth is more like cr7 most bracelet won

@bteo9955 7 ай бұрын

And a big ego too

@jamesedwards8422 7 ай бұрын

Phil Hellmuth is Ibrahimovic. The best ever in some ways, but pretty much agreed as not the GOAT, but meanwhile is 100% sure in himself as the greatest.

@MarkDighe 6 ай бұрын

D-Negs is Beckham - more famous than almost all poker players but not necessarily most talented. Huge ambassador for the game.

@jackeichenberger766 7 ай бұрын

Jason! If you see this give yourself some credit. The one time I had the pleasure of meeting you, you were at the Bellagio playing some high stakes Short Deck and IN THE MIDDLE OF A HAND and still took the time to say "Hi" you even let me sweat your hand, made an outrageous call saying "I just don't believe this guy. This one's for you, Jack" and called this guy's bluff and won like a 90k pot. Legend.

@vader6203 6 ай бұрын

Great tale 👏👏

@WarmDeck 5 ай бұрын

Wow great story thanks for sharing dude

@TheGeneral_LUFC 7 ай бұрын

Jason koon is a superstar. Ive been following poker for years. One of the best ever. 46 million in winnings

@DrivenTrucking 7 ай бұрын

Great clip from what seemed to be a great interview. Respected Koon and his game of course, now has one more fan.

@HarryMansell 7 ай бұрын

Loved this podcast, was a fantastic listen

@wildpleasureswildpleasures2355 7 ай бұрын

those inside stories from Koon are just gems ahah

@justaguy5761 7 ай бұрын

Jason Koon at 1.5x speed sounds just like Negreanu

@martinedwards4522 7 ай бұрын

great interview, koon is one of my favorites to follow

@PokerJeezus 6 ай бұрын

"I needed a good looking white guy so we don't scare off the white chicks"had me rolling

@TylerNomadic 6 ай бұрын

I was the poker dealer for Jasons first (and only) bracelet and he couldn't have been nicer!

@jamiemitchell756 7 ай бұрын

Top poker player, would be great to see a weekly podcast with famous poker players and hear stories and tips

@herbmontalbano 6 ай бұрын

Incredible interview. Jason really sharp well spoken dude

@richardpupko5156 7 ай бұрын

Haven't watched tv poker in a long time and don't know much about Jason. But I was very impressed by his comparison of Stu Unger and Bobby Fisher. Hadn't thought about that but he nailed it.

@RalphNader101 7 ай бұрын

Sick that you got JK on. He’s such a beast on the felt

@iamvadersson 7 ай бұрын

Great episode!

@truthless8261 7 ай бұрын

i always figured koon was this cool. im new to the poker scene as a fan aswell. so many great characters in the game.

@nikitakucherov5028 7 ай бұрын

Koon is amazing. I know he thinks some of the guys are ridiculous but manages to stay clean with his comments. I feel he knows his ENORMOUS skill advantage over a couple and he doesn’t wanna tap the glass.

@IZn0g0uDatAll 7 ай бұрын

Just Dan i think. All those other players mentionned are absolute powerhouses, I don’t think he is much better than any of them. But he can stand his ground against all of them which is amazing in itself.

@wetcoast4426 7 ай бұрын

Koon is the guy that cant stop talking.....ever. Second most punchable face next to Schwartz.

@wetcoast4426 7 ай бұрын

talks so much shit

@zsib2085 7 ай бұрын

@@IZn0g0uDatAllHe crushes everyone here heads up besides Polk what are you yapping abt 💀

@sC-lx3lt 7 ай бұрын

@@IZn0g0uDatAllhe’s 10x better than Phil hellmuth

@mikeleonard4298 7 ай бұрын

As a fan of this podcast and a poker player this is fantastic

@tstret3104 7 ай бұрын

Didn’t know what to expect with this guest, but he definitely had some great stories etc.

@JT-mr5dg 7 ай бұрын

This guest is likely the most skilled poker player in the world. Final Boss kind of IQ

@pugsnhogz 5 ай бұрын

@@JT-mr5dg idk about most skilled in the world, but he's one of the best no doubt

@JT-mr5dg 5 ай бұрын

@@pugsnhogz do your research bud

@pugsnhogz 5 ай бұрын

@JT-mr5dg I know what I'm talking about! Not trying to take anything away from Jkoon, who is definitely on the shortlist. Just for me I'm not sure he's #1

@coreyhuggins5785 7 ай бұрын

great podcast! love jason!

@sedderzz7141 6 ай бұрын

I always thought of Stu Ungar as the George Best of poker. Similar look in their younger years and tons of flair, but both destroyed by addiction

@adamnedbal6375 6 ай бұрын

Exactly George Best

@pugsnhogz 5 ай бұрын

such a sad tale. Stu was making GTO type plays before we even knew what a solver was, hell, before most households had a computer

@sorarestevied 2 ай бұрын

As a fellow poker player I have to say that Jason is incredible on podcasts. Well done

@jonvia 5 ай бұрын

Such a great interview. I knew they'd compare Doyle Brunson to Pele.

@96clarkey 7 ай бұрын

Jason Koon is the guy to look up to if you can find it listen to his podcast with Joey Ingram.

@jasonstaroscik1627 7 ай бұрын

Negraneu is the David Beckham of poker.

@hoteltango1 5 ай бұрын

No, Negreanu is good at poker

@jasonstaroscik1627 5 ай бұрын

@@hoteltango1 They both made far more money outside their chosen profession thru endorsements and merchandising.

@hoteltango1 5 ай бұрын

@@jasonstaroscik1627 I know mate, I was doing a joke innit.

@IceMoonie 7 ай бұрын

They just compared Daniel Negreanu, one of the greatest of all time, to Marcus Rashford.

@russellmeyer5854 5 ай бұрын

DNegs is a hockey fan. That is an indicator of his passion for all his endeavors.

@timmax 7 ай бұрын

fun stories 🙂 didn't know much about jason before

@Priceylive 7 ай бұрын

Great video! Think my new favourite poker personality is Bert Stevens 🤣 imagine if you could get him on!

@TheGeneral_LUFC 7 ай бұрын

Giraf needs to cut out the smoking. 70 a day is a bit much

@mola4everyourz 5 ай бұрын

Koon is very slick and smart and quite the diplomat.

@MrNeilsmallwood 6 ай бұрын

Would have been interested in his views on some.of the British players, the Hendon Mob, Victoria Coren Mitchell, Devilfish or more.recently Chidwick who he seems to be playing in every tournament now.

@jackbutler4614 7 ай бұрын

The Phil helmuth being zlatan is wayyyy too real!

@ManicMindTrick 5 ай бұрын

They are so different in terms of personalities. They are both douchebags though.

@snatchios1 6 ай бұрын

Stu Ungar the goat. Jason interviewed very well. Seems like a cool dude

@michaelss1294 6 ай бұрын

Agree

@Chris-si4ox 7 ай бұрын

It’s about the characters, very true

@RyanYeti 7 ай бұрын

Never heard of this guy but I like him!

@jwr3289 7 ай бұрын

Calling Dnegs Rashford is the worst comparison for a long long time, dnegs is more like the Zidane

@JeffZuccMusk 6 ай бұрын

Or Pirlo if Pirlo was more animated

@ragnarlodbrok9186 6 ай бұрын

You didn't say which footballer you thought corresponded with Stu Ungar but I think the closest match would be Paul Gascoigne, an immense talent destroyed by his demons. Otherwise George Best.

@ChrisTravelss 6 ай бұрын

Missed the glaring footie analogy with Stu Ungar. He's about 98% Gazza.

@bigplaystanley9543 7 ай бұрын

Jason koon living every poker kids dream meeting phil going out with him becoming his friend.

@adrianoalves20 7 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@IHACKER316 15 сағат бұрын

Love this clip , but I hate the way there is a repeated 30 second clip at the start , why have 2 of the same clip ?

@neaguliviu896 6 ай бұрын

neagreanu compared to rashford. bruh . that man is a legend and he keeps going.

@benjefferson2557 7 ай бұрын

Stu Ungar’s football equivalent must be George Best

@jonathanpaschen1344 7 ай бұрын

I was thinking Maradona but Best might be the best (I'm sorry) comparison.

@julianhodgson1961 7 ай бұрын

⁠@@jonathanpaschen1344- like the analogy - both are the ‘bad’ boys of football and I think Best is the Best player that ever that came from the UK and Maradonna is the best player of all time period so that rightly puts the hugely talented and ‘bad’boy of poker Stu Ungar in pretty esteemed company.

@jfrom214 6 ай бұрын

Koon 👊 ✊️ 🤛 🤜 seems like a solid dude

@vivavaldez87 6 ай бұрын

Surely Negreanu is Beckham, in terms of timeline/era, impact, recognition outside of the game, sponsorships/non-football income.

@joeingram1 7 ай бұрын

Love J Koon

@jonathonbrooks8949 7 ай бұрын

When you coming back to KZfaq papi?

@joeingram1 7 ай бұрын

I will be back before you know it @@jonathonbrooks8949

@N-e-o1 6 ай бұрын

Close your eyes and he sounds identical to Daniel Negraneanu.

@BiznizTrader 7 ай бұрын

Love Jason Koon

@Straker1895 7 ай бұрын

Mike Sexton probably influenced more poker players than any mentioned.

@zimzimma5688 6 ай бұрын

It's funny actually, all through the interview Koon really reminded me of Mike Sexton the way he used draw casual players in with great stories of legendary poker figures and I was thinking to myself particularly with the stories he used to tell about Stu Ungar. I was actually quite shocked when these young guys brought up Stu, genuinely would not have expected his name to be brought up by a younger casual poker fan. It was one of those weird pieces of synchronisity for me where you're thinking of something and it shocks you when it appears infront of you unexpectedly.

@jamie114391 6 ай бұрын

Negreanu is the Vince Carter of poker

@joboilibres9593 7 ай бұрын

I just feel that kkon and ivey are close when ivey was asked who's the best player in the world on today and he said koon

@itsbreezy2521 7 ай бұрын

Good segment but giving Negreanu the Rashford comp was horrendous.

@kai_johnsonn 7 ай бұрын

So do you not actually do podcasts anymore? If you do, why are we seeing only the clips instead of a full podcast? Are you on a different platform or something with the full videos?

@Ho_Lee_Fook 7 ай бұрын

On Spotify

@HappyHourPodcast 7 ай бұрын

You can watch the full podcasts with video on Spotify

@MrTb2arvd 6 ай бұрын

Jason seems like a likeable, down to earth guy!

@razvanradu5154 7 ай бұрын

7:50 ofc because hes romanian ❤

@urutoraseven 5 ай бұрын

Jason should be named Jason Kool. The guy is one of the best and he is very cool.

@justme-ti1rh 7 ай бұрын

Never too many women at any party.

@LOGANoAce 6 ай бұрын

8:53 DNegs was explained in a great was but in the wrong way lmao. DNegs is the damn Scientist of poker! Most versatile player in poker history, diabolical mindset to the finesse in live reads an can stay consistent throughout any bad result!

@pugsnhogz 5 ай бұрын

DNegs deserves a lot of credit for what he's done to grow the game! But the most versatile player in modern poker is probably Shaun Deeb or Erik Seidel, if by "versatile" you mean "skilled at all the games, not just HE." I don't know enough about the past to comment on "most versatile player in history."

@dipdo7675 7 ай бұрын

I was all in until, at the end, they bring up Bilzerian!!

@seahawksforlifewhydoihavet6815 7 ай бұрын

Daniel is like Ruud Gullit or something comparing him to rashford is a massive insult lol

@krish2626 7 ай бұрын

daniel negreanu is more like the david beckham of poker

@matthewlovegrove7091 6 ай бұрын

Doug Polk is the Gary Neville of Poker

@Fatpigkenny 6 ай бұрын

Hahahhaha

@peakbludfc8047 7 ай бұрын

his last name is almost a maddness

@kada3959 7 ай бұрын

Chasin koons

@shanemichael3925 7 ай бұрын

Sam Grizzel didn’t think Phil was that big.😅

@klmorg63 6 ай бұрын

Doyle said Stu Unger was one of the best players ever.

@leonproud400 7 ай бұрын

Dan Blizerian couldn’t beat 5c/10c online, but as consequence of his personality, good looks and charm has won an obscene amount of money playing. Seems to me like a different skill set to poker, but a valuable one nonetheless.

@angerisdiscipline3913 7 ай бұрын

Well social intelligence people dont want to play with weirdos they want to play with ballers

@crushedscouter9522 7 ай бұрын

Having seen Dan play, he has never won money in poker lol

@TheGeneral_LUFC 7 ай бұрын

Good looks? Are u blind. He's a walking scam.

@TheGeneral_LUFC 7 ай бұрын

And he's completely shit at poker

@BG1435q 7 ай бұрын

hes won obscene amount of money playing poker? google his dad lmfao. he's not won anything at anything.

@astronut2188 7 ай бұрын

Stu ungar = george best or gazza

@paulcox9366 6 ай бұрын

50 seconds into this I had to look at this " crazy fold hand". Yes its a big lay down but at the end of the day he had trip aces with no kicker. It was along way from the nutz. Dawn has a few better ones.

@kouroshkolyaee116 6 ай бұрын

Daniel Negreanu is like David Beckham not Marcus Rashford

@OfficialJackChristensen 7 ай бұрын

Dnegs is like David Beckham

@andrewzhang104 7 ай бұрын

No Tom dwan story?

@bigwengz914 7 ай бұрын

Tom dwan and viktor bloom are not known by the average person tbh

@jessecullen4244 7 ай бұрын

Is this full podcast available anywhere?

@pt9939 6 ай бұрын

Comparing Rashford to Negreanu is disgraceful🤣🤣 Negreanu is one of the all-time greats! I would compare him to like Henry

@harshilpatel684 6 ай бұрын

D Negs is David Beckham

@jackominty3633 6 ай бұрын

Stu Ungar = Gazza (Paul Gascoigne), or maybe George Best

@thomasgary1185 7 ай бұрын

Davis Beckham for Daniel

@JT-gi8rx 6 ай бұрын

Only other one I’d have liked to hear about is Tom Dwan.

@bigwengz914 5 ай бұрын

Absolute legend he is. I also liked Isildur1.

@VNeto94 5 ай бұрын

Hellmuth really is the Ibrahimovic of poker. The difference is that the poker player actually won multiple meaningful titles.

@ManicMindTrick 5 ай бұрын

They have very different personalities. They are douchebags in different ways.

@dominictang9328 7 ай бұрын

Ha! Describes polk without opinion. Says a lot

@samiam7342 7 ай бұрын

STU Ungar did NOT win 20 million playing cash games in the 80's.........but he did lose more than 20 million betting sports in the 80's...........

@RCFSULAW 7 ай бұрын

I have played with Jason a few times. In one tourney he was moved to my table and while getting ready to sit down he played his first hand against me. He had AK suited and ran into my Rockets. He never sat down.

@thirdeyeliquidators329 5 ай бұрын

What soccer player wants more rake? That’s DNEG

@rjirangkun 6 ай бұрын

Dneg has got to be Beckham

@tonyunsworth9909 7 ай бұрын

Stu Ungar: George Best

@chrisg7340 7 ай бұрын

I like JK, funny. Talented.

@jamesbravo8942 2 ай бұрын

Stu Ungar is Maradona

@valuablesandwich 7 ай бұрын

Hero

@liamf-2255 6 ай бұрын

Rashford?? Rashford?? Negs is David Beckham or CR7. Its like comparing Micheal Schumacher with Freddy Adu.

@Lp-nd5bs 6 ай бұрын

Stu ungar = George Best of poker

@Mikelarry993 6 ай бұрын

The last person loon spoke off that died what waisted talents but tbh it’s those talents and his mind obsessing over the game Maybe the drugs was his on way to relax :/

@irssux480 6 ай бұрын

I always thought Koon, and him being from the south was weird.

@TrenosUK 5 ай бұрын

Negreanu is definitely Gazza

@kurtwpg 5 ай бұрын

They Ivey thing isn't as big a compliment as you think. Ivey is literally buddies with Patrik Antonius. So what he was really looking for is a white guy good looking enough to keep the white chicks around, but not so good looking that they forget Phil Ivey exists.