I played one of my worse hands in my life last week and now I feel better. Thank you caller and Bart.

I thought this title was gonna be BS but shockingly it was understated.

I'm trying to think of a way to play this hand worse, and the only thing I can come up with is calling the river bet and then mucking the hand face down after being shown 99.

This guy was already checked out and on his way home in this hand. And because of that him and half of his money are taking separate rides home.

We can summarize this fairly easy. If you’re afraid to play a big pot, you need to move down in stakes

“I decided to flat with AKs” Yeah this is going to be terrible lol

Caller should watch the old episode of Seinfeld where George does the opposite of his instincts in every situation to improve his life. That approach would have served him well here.

@9:45 When Bart looks like he’s having a hard time in the bathroom, you know u played the hand wrong!😂

If leaving in a few hands causes you to flat AK then just rack up and leave Immediately.

Caller did indeed play this hand poorly, but he called in knowing he played it bad and wanted help. He is trying to improve, and we should commend that.

"I award you no points, and may god have mercy on your soul." Is this real-life Billy Madison?

When playing 200bb with AKs is consider too deep stack for hero, it probably time to just fold the hands and leave the table and play 1/2 instead

He had six decisions in the hand. Four of them it hurt to hear him make these decisions. The first decision didn't hurt to hear him make it, but then it retroactively hurt when he didn't backraise. The fifth decision actually seemed quite reasonable, but then it retroactively hurt when he didn't call the shove. If he's betting that small on the river, it has to be because he's trying to provoke an all-in bluff shove, where a larger bet like Bart recommends would make it appear that he's pot committed, and therefore no one would have the guts to try and bluff him with an all-in shove. I actually like the decision to just call the open preflop, especially if there's a good chance that someone else 3 bets, giving the hero the perfect opportunity to 4 bet backraise. If people are 3 betting quite often, and especially when there is dead money in the pot, this is a great move. It's not always a great move, but it depends on how often people are 3 betting. But I don't like just calling the open preflop because you don't want to play a big pot.

Barts face when he says he checked turn is priceless 🤣

People like this is why it’s still worth playing poker lol.

this guy keeps saying "i'm playing nitty" when he means "i'm playing passive" -- playing like a nit isn't necessarily a bad thing in a 2/5 game, but playing passively is a disaster.

This might be the worst player call in. After he says I flat bc I am leaving in 3 hands and don’t want to play a big pot. Then gets dream back raise spot and flats again and plays multi-way pot horribly and is clearly scared money.

Fellas, there’s no rule about when you can leave. If you’re “leaving in 3 hands and don’t want to play a big pot,” so you can lock up a win or something, then just leave before this hand. That should never be a reason to play less optimally lmao

Caller: “was about to leave and didn’t wanna play a big pot”. Also caller: proceeds to play hand in the way most likely to lead to a LOSING a big pot

Don't think Hero could have played the hand worse!! UTG is so capped

You could argue he played it perfectly if he simply snaps the river

This guy professionally looks for monsters under the bed

WTF is even happening

Played in Montreal, speaking French and English is not a problem. Every bet is repeated in both languages by the dealer. F1 racing, partying with pretty girls and poker all added to a great trip....would recommend!

This hand proves that poker is alive and well! Low stakes poker always has players who flat-call premium hands preflop, when they should be raising.

This guys invited to the home game

Is it the callers first time playing? God Dam! Brave to call in this hand.

"What is scared money? Bart"

I actually don't mind the checks on various streets, but if you're going to fold to a raise on the river, you may as well just check it to showdown.

This title is a massive understatement for the content revealed… wow. If this phone call was vr Bart would be playing mike tysons punch 🥊 😂😂😂😂

So afraid of monsters under the bed when he was a few hands away from picking up and leaving for the session. 🤦‍♂️

"idk if I wanna get it in for 30bb with aks" WUT 😂😂😂

I can’t even watch this hand past the flop. Every decision he makes is awful. He deserves to get stacked

Someone needs to explain to the caller the difference between being nitty and playing scared. He seems very scared to play, as though he’s looking for spots to fold. He also seems to have a fundamental misunderstanding of most of the basics, such as using position, squeezing, blockers, combos, etc. thanks for the call either way.

Struggling to come up with a hand V has that hero loses to and that gets played this way, especially when hero's hand is so under-repped. The check-raise river theory says V is supposed to have some showdown value, but not enough to call if someone bets behind. Assuming no one is betting without at least having a K, and that V isn't the type to be massively sand-bagging with a hand he should have just value-bet, like AQ or 3x, this has to be a call. V's play only makes sense if hero or BTN are super-aggro players who will stab at the pot with air when everyone checks three streets.

Him worrying on the turn that someone was trapping with JJ and doesn’t want to get it in 😳

It's hard to play this hand any worse than our hero did. OMFG. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

I’m with Bart, I would have bet $325 on the flop. You are going to get at least one call and then you can bet like $400 or jam on the turn. No way, I check this hand twice though.

The beginning statement was great. 😅😅

This hand just shows the importance of betting to narrow the field and narrow the opponent's range. They likely fold to a bet on the flop. The caller played it so weak that the bet on the river looks like more of a missed draw or under pair that will fold if pressure is applied. As played the hero has to call. If he had bet on the flop it is likely that the only caller(s) will have sets, KQ, Ax hearts, KJ suited (maybe?). All of the under pairs and suited connectors likely go away here. That's the best time to target the KQ and Ax hearts hands.

This is a month old but I’d like to know why a busted flush wasn’t brought up? Where I play the villain wouldn’t’ve check raised, he would’ve shoved on the river. I instinctively thought it was a 4 card flush and would like to know if I missed something

“This is some fucked up hand, man.” 😂 great way to start the video

When you induce the spazz you gotta call

heroes like this are why live poker is still vibrant as hell. see you at the tables!

As played pre... IMO it's almost criminal to not back-raise when our equity against the field (as played) is so, so good... Otherwise, just fold if "we're already leaving the casino"? Planning for the "what ifs" need to take place Before any River Bet.., Live & Learn 👍👍

$650 in the pot flop top pair, top kicker, with a $1000 behind, I'm shoving! I don't particularly want calls, but those 9's might have thought it was a bluff and called, but I'm happy with the $650! 😁👍✌😎🗽

If you're afraid to get money in when you're likely ahead (or very strong), you have to quit the game. You WILL lose all your money. Personally, I would have jammed when it came back around preflop. Nobody had AA, and there would be a good chance to win it right there -- or to win it against an average hand that called.

Caller is quite likely a known nit that always plays like this and whole table knows he’s locked it up. UTG knows he has K at best and won’t call.

If you’re gonna check the first three streets might as well just check river. Problem to me is that after the river bet hero just doesn’t seem strong at all. If you ARE gonna bet river you’re almost enticing someone to try to bluff at that point

He didn't want to play a big pot and still finds a way to play a big pot and get annihilated😂

couldn’t of play this had worse. Poker is alive and well

Never seen Barts disgusted face stay on for so long. LOL caller apparently only bets with two pair plus? He should google odds of hitting two pair

I really thought he was going to check the river again 😂😂

what did we learn today? we need to be playing in montreal a lot more.

2 good lessons to take from this: 1. You cannot play poker to "not lose" and expect to win. 2. If you're planning on leaving soon and you don't want to get into a big pot (maybe you're trying to lock up a win), just leave! There's no law that says you have to play to your blinds. Always follow your instincts. If you think you should leave, leave. If you think you should take a break, do it. If you think you should switch tables or seats, do it. Granted you shouldn't be doing it to try to get better hands; the card distribution doesn't really change. But if there's a pain in the butt player to your left, and you'd like to get position, then switch! If the game is no good, change games!

This guy got owned lmao

99 played the hand great.

Old man coffee should have stayed at the 1/2 table. Or maybe just play ultimate, i wouldn't be surprised if his odds were better there

Maybe it was a lucky guess, but when they were talking about the river my initial guess was this guy has pocket nines, maybeeee pocket eights. Then I thought the only other hands I’d put him on were AJ, A10, QJ, or Q10. But my gut was right. The guy was the initial preflop aggressor, but then only wanted to call the 3-bet (probably hoping everyone else would fold). Clearly he was scared about the possibility of a higher pair all the way to the river. And he never was the aggressor again until the very end. Just seemed like he had small value but knew know one else had the nutz.

I think I got worse at poker watching this video

Did he bluff-raise on the river with the second-nuts? If so, he needs to stop stealing my moves!

This is one of the worst played hands I've ever seen. Wrong on all 4 streets. Incredible

Ok so you trap under repping hand pre, then you don't jam with all that dead money? 😂

I'm pretty sure the person calling in gets off on embarrassment.

Awesome intro!

This hand immediately goes off the rail when he says “Big Blind is 150 effective” - then later goes on to say “150 meaning 1150”…. oh.

comments are very funny!

If you decide not to 3 bet pre, you have to the flop, 100. Checking the flop and you are asking for disaster, that was what happened. He got bluffed.

It looks like your value betting a jack or worse here. Villain never puts you on a strong hand so that’s why he bluffed you

I’m actually shocked at how poorly this hand was played The check on the flop was crazy let alone what followed, Jesus

I'm calling the river 100% of the time the way this hand was played. There us no way he's not beating river with any good hands. This smells like he is bluffing a bluff.

Played wrong on every street nice 😊

All respect to the caller; one of the most jacked up hands ever. Learn from it and move on.

This would happen to you all day at talking stick 2/3. It got played so weak. You know he is folding to the river jam!

1.5 speed for the win

UTG calling the BB 3bet preflop makes me think suited A or 88, 99, 10 10. People in lower stakes have a hard time letting go of pocket pairs preflop.

Never seen a nittier hand in my life…wtf

Truthfully UTG can also have straight up airball bluffs at this point because they never needed to make a decision post flop and exploitatively those could definitely work half the time, especially when it looks like hero has straight nothing.

I’ve seen some bad players play a hand like AK this way, check with it multiple streets hoping someone bets for them, but then bet the river themselves thinking that they’re being tricky. But none of them would ever fold to a raise on the river, mainly cause they were willing to call down if someone else bet for them so they sure as hell ain’t folding now

This was tough to listen to.

Flop notes should read Hero Checks??

come on everybody in the comments: be nice. not everyone in the world is as amazing at poker as you guys are. if he's calling into this show, its because he's interested in learning and improving.

this is the best face i've EVER seen bart make in the whole time i've been watching these - 9:38

Wow what an absolutely terrible player. Worst played ace king ever. He thinks when UTG flats a late position three bet with the whole field behind that he can still have aces and kings..

Missed opportunities preflop and all streets! Never fold on the river to an all-in shove!!! Eh…

The caller's line chose to lose this hand.

uh... flatted initially.. OK.. you can be sneaky strong.. but, the re raise.... i am going to $500 after the $130.. and yea, i do want to get it in with AKs... in that scenario.. i am not fond of AKs as a made hand, but, its just worth the risk.. and $500 is an overbet. but, in tables I play,, a raise to say, $275,, gets called again,, so i now play 4 ways with AKs,, not a good outcome.. i want heads up.. just me... post flop now.. well, thats why i dont want a 4 way pot.. a flush draw is most likely in this hand, who may get sticky, and no matter the odds, sticks around. or. someone likes Broadway cards, and has an open ender.. again, cuz you left the door open.. so yea.. i re raise, BIG, pre flop, to isolate.. and yea, call all in if i have to.. not my fave play, but, ive lost to AKs and won with it. ive lost with AAs pre all in, to KKs and QQs, making sets and flushes.. final analysis.. omg.. seriously... the guy could have AJs.. KQs.. A10s..or J10s.. and think his 2 pr is good.. million scenarios.. none of which include folding.. yea, crying call, if KJ was sitting on that.. unlikely given betting.. but i am calling..

Hero misplays every street wow

Sacre bleu! Where is me fundamentals?

Time to find another hobby. Live poker is not dead 😱 Funny that caller thinks he is very deep with 1100 in a 2-5 with AK lol.

I'm cringing at every action. This belongs in the psychological horror genre!

Wow this guy is awful lmao😂. Fkn scared of monsters not just under the bed…. Literally EVERYWHERE 😂

Wow if you are afraid to play a big pot and leaving in 3 hands just get up and cash out. You played this hand so bad because you were scared money.

This hand made me throw up in my mouth a little. What stupid thinking the hero does and he deserves to lose. Thanks Bart for excellence in Poker education!

3 mins in I'm screaming at my screen

I’m going to Montreal holy shit this game is free

Hearing this guys analysis, he should move down in stakes for multiple reasons… I don’t think he could have made a worse decision on each and every street. Would have been better if he folded preflop.

Why play if your not going to play correctly because you are getting ready to leave? Just get up dont play hands just because

Bart, we need a few seconds of outro on these videos so we can click like on them. The ending is so abrupt and I’m already on another video and I have to go back to like the video. Nothing major, just a few second splash screen and music maybe? It’s not a huge problem on my phone but I watch a lot of KZfaq on my TV and it’s a pain to go back and find these vids to upvote

Least passive Canadian player LOL