I would have been steaming if I shoved and someone else said "I folded the flush" before the hand was over. . .

I picture Phil and Mike's closets at home just being like one of those cartoons where there is 15 pairs of the exact same outfit all hung up in a row

Mike Matusow: Slow rolling is the most disgusting thing you can do at a poker game. Also Mike: Exposes cards during an all-in situation during a hand he has no part of.

What an awesome table of players. I'd love to be able to sit for 4 hours at a table with this group.

Wow Mike is so far out of line telling Phil he folded a couple of spades.. disgusting. I guess no one actually noticed, would've loved to see him get called out for that.

The biggest scandal in this hand was Barry actually folding

Haven't watched him play in a long time. Glad to see he calmed down a lot.

I'm really surprised that Phil didn't say his trademark line: "I almost called!" If I had $1000 for every time I've heard him say that on live cash games, I wouldn't have to work for a long time. It drives me nuts to hear. Who cares what you almost did Phil? That's why you almost didn't lose!

Another episode of "I knew it, I knew he had air, I had a dead read on him but I just couldn't pull the trigger".

We got it the first time Mike. You would have had a flush, congratulations

“He went all in with an AK honey” omg the callback

stop turning a 2 min hand into 14 minutes, jesus, stop talking

Mike Postle wouldnt have even thought about calling.

Completely inappropriate. If he weren't a famous player, he'd be kicked out or shamed into leaving.

The freeze frame of hellmuth hopping up off his chair is brilliant

If I was Nick I probably would’ve lost me shit on Mike even though I won the hand. Dude had no business saying he made a flush before the hand was over.

"I will tell you this Mikes not invited anymore." Hellmuth should do standup about all his bad beats. His reactions really are funny

These guys (Mike and Hellmuth) are so bad they can’t even win when colluding 🤦‍♂️

Really Nick was complimenting Phil's ability by going all-in, because he new Phil was good enough to fold AA in that position.

Doug, happy to hear your advice to jam the turn. I was put in the same exact spot (down to the suits) but with 3 spades on the flop. After getting check raised i decided to jam thinking it was much more likely to be against one spade than two. Board ran out clean and i won but put in the same spot over time nice to hear a pro suggest the play. Awesome lodge content btw

Hellmuth's so called "eruption" or "blow up" has now turned into more of a smiling banter. Either he's getting old or is somewhat content with his life after winning millions of dollars and 15 bracelets.

11:00 that look of "I tried to tell you!" smh

"Mike... Can I say some shit, or do you wanna INTERRUPT MY STEAM TOO?" Phil is a national treasure.

One thing is clear. Any of those guys would dominate me at this game. They would have me folding way too much, I need to fix that.

Why doesn’t live at the bike get some better cameras. This video quality looks like they are playing at a convenience store back room

"Mike, You're going to interrupt my steam now?!!" Priceless

that Mike interrupted "his steam" made the cost of that hand well worthwhile in the end.....that was funny as hell.

God help me I just love Phil, he's so damn entertaining, I'm sittin' here laughing, he kills me! LOL

phil's so jaded now, he's even able to keep his composure.

Doug I need some help! I don’t understand that everything I do at the poker table conveys information

Revisited this today. This video is infuriating in so many ways led of course by matusow blatantly cheating to help the guy who bought him into the game. There is zero chance this wasn't an angle on purpose, matusow has way way too much experience to do this on accident. I still think hellmuth may have folded on purpose because he knew how bad this was, and after the hand he also doesn't mention matusow mentioning the spades. With his experience hellmuth would know to snap call on that info. Then just add in Nik being so freaking stupid he's high fiving a guy that just tried to cheat to help hellmuth steal from him.

You know the conversation they had after was "hey I tried helping you, You could have used the information I gave you to help you make the call"

Funny how when Phil gets outplayed he always makes it seem like everyone is so bad at poker but him

Mike is well out of order stating he would have made a flush

Phil puts on a good show. Table talk always goes on.

I’m completely lost. I’ve been a dealer in Vegas for twenty years and that just plain is not allowed. Do they not allow dealers to control tables when they are on tv with pros or why does this always happen on these shows and the dealer never says anything? I have to show discretion with tourists who are unfamiliar with the rules but these are pros. They can’t do that shit. Why does no dealer or pit boss ever tell them to shut up. Do it again and your gone? This isn’t supposed to be a controversy. This isn’t supposed to be a situation where someone “should” act a certain way to prevent you from going on tilt. It’s not allowed. And if no one’s gonna enforce it then why wouldn’t you be able to do it and play poker however you want to mess with peoples heads and piss them off. It always boggles my mind how dealers or even pit bosses if they don’t want dealers on tv dealing with pros just let these pros play however they want and break rules. You wouldn’t let a pro string bet. Why do you allow them to do this?

Mike knew what he was doing. Phil knew what Mike was doing hence the snap fold & low-key said he wasn't invited. Mike should be banned.

Say -- if he had called, would there be any recourse available from the floorman? Any penalty for MM?

can i please have the link to the stream would like to watch this.

Played at a table one time and out played an older gentleman at the table for a hand. He was obviously sour about this so he decided that he was going to talk during all of my hands and tell the other players what he felt I had. I let it go on for a bit because he wasn't even close to being right, but then I started to get annoyed. Entered a very large hand where I was bluffing and he correctly pointed it out. I kept my composure until the end of the hand and then told him he if he opened his fat fucking face again, I would be glad to close it for him. He probably had a 100 pounds on me but whatever. He stood up and before he could completely stand up, I was up and within arms length of him which put him off guard. Starting stuttering saying it was no big deal and that I should calm down. Pit boss came over and put an end to it.

Matusow reminds me of the guys at 1/2 bemoaning how they folded 74o and would have made a boat

Just admit it poker is just better with these guys. Mike and Phil just classics.

What a rookie move showing his cards. Never ever show your opponent your cards. It only gives them information and doesn't help your cause at all.

I just realized why I don't like to watch "Doug Polk" videos! He is obviously a "Poker Brat" fan! Criticizes Matusow for commenting on the hand even though Hellmuth started the exchange! Only reason I clicked on this is my love to watch Hellmuth lose it!!

"He must have thought the hand was over and folds." 🤣🤣🤣

I remember Mike ripping Sean Shakan (Sheiky) for slapping the table during a flop in hand he was not in. Signaling he had part of the flop was giving information.

Phil is backing Mike so maybe they’re playing together? That was a really shady comment, letting Phil know that’s 2 less outs.

The craziest is when they insist on getting you to talk, and then immediately regret it.

I don't know these guys, or the latest poker gossip/partnerships, etc. But I know that at least at one time, Mike and Phil were good buddies. To a total outside person like myself, this looks like Mike trying to HELP Phil by giving him card info.

I disagree with your analysis on the turn Doug, here's why: You say Phil shouldn't be worried by the flush because Nick would have raised on the flop with a flush draw but two issues with that. 1) Phil could have JJ in his range given the pre flop action and that should be taken into account, so even with a flush draw re-raising in that spot is an unnecessary risk with a draw vs. 3 of a kind IMO. 2) Phil has no flush blockers so I think him worrying about his opponent having at least one spade is relatively reasonable. No disrespect meant, you are obviously a better poker player than me but I had to point out I don't agree with that.

I don't understand why Polk (he is probably right, no doubt) says Phil should jam after the turn with his remaining $8,500. With an ace high flush draw with no pairs plus two over cards (all within Polk's range of Nick), Nick for sure calls $8,500 into now a $17,000 pot. He isn't getting Nick out regardless. Now after the river card, Phil has position. If Nick checks, Phil can showdown or bet. In this case, Nick goes all in which is no different than after the turn if Phil was supposed to shove after the turn anyways. It actually seems better that Nick shoves now because he if has nothing, often times it is a good opportunity to bluff at the pot. Coin flip decision I guess.

10:47 The Philmobile looks like a sick ride.

If I were in Nick's spot I'd have called the floor and asked them to give Mike a penalty. He's not new to the game, he knows full well that you're not allowed to say that kinda shit in the middle of a big spot.

As Doug said, there's nothing wrong with just being quiet........unless your nickname is "The Mouth."

Nick sounded like Mike Wasowski when he said "Mike stfu and let him steam!" Lol

can someone make an hour phil bad call rages please it brings me so much joy.

6:55 "the turn comes a spade. So if either player had a flush draw they have made a flush." As always, great insight!

You're all gonna learn a lot from Phil and look stupid, once trapping an opponent comes back into style in 2045.

Polk talks more than an auctioneer. Watch without sound.

I think Phil was still having a good time with it, he’s gotten a lot more tolerable over the years. Also, Mike does need to stfu sometimes, I’d woulda been pissed to. Good play from nick to.

Hey guys I'm announcing my hand over and over again, please talk to me

Juanda: “I had trips” Matusow: “I had Q9 of Spades”

I thought he said his name was "Dog Pork" in the intro, lol

First bet of the hand……”That’s bullshit, let’s chop” lol

7:30 with subtitles: "it's much more likely that nigga actually as a hand" LOL

If Phil called Nick would have slapped another part of Mikes anatomy.

what is that thing on the table in front of the dude with the flannel ?

Matusow telling him he made a flush should have made the call easy for Phil

There were so many shady and ridiculous things that happened in this stream that you could make 5 videos from the night. I wonder if Hellmuth picks up on what Mikey says and ends up calling what the eventual outcome would be? I have to imagine he’d be shamed into splitting the pot or something. Absolutely absurd to come from someone who’s been playing 20+ years...so much so you have to wonder if it’s an attempt at helping Phil out or if he’s just that spaced out.

I love how they’re morphing into the same person in looks 💁🏻‍♂️

Once you get in enough preflop with Aces, don't fold post-flop. I think the number is around 14 big blinds. Anything above that, you can get it on every flop and your opponent literally cannot outflop you often enough to profit. A few big blinds more than that, and you don't have to fold even all the way to the river. I don't know how much Hellmuth had back here, but huge preflop pots do a fantastic job of protecting Aces.

13:27 - when they started mocking Phil with the "Honey he moved all in with Ace King!" line I lost it.

"Q 4 suited, one of Barry's better holdings that I've seen him with" lol I'm dead!!

Plot twist: Phil is playing music with those Beats by Dr. Dre

I totally agree 100% with your statement Doug , if you've run out of gas don't step out the car and start help pushing your opponents car!

That's the tamest Hellmuth blow up I've ever seen, honestly I'd have been more pissed being either of the guys in the next hand while the whole table is still babbling about the last one, but I guess this is a bit more laid back since they are pretty chatty the whole time.

You got love Helmuth getting all that elbow room while the remaining seven players are crowded around the rest of the table? I guess he needs extra room for his ego and the steam coming out of his ears when he loses.

You slammed your chips like you gave the pot away....

all these pros collude. they pretend they hate each other but they are always either dumping chips to each other in tournaments and acting like they hate each other, or like this at 9:40, where Matusow tells Hellmuth he had a flush thus letting Phil know he had 2 spades and thus Nick having a flush was less likely. This was also the case where Matusow had a "fight" with Shawn Shekhan. Shawn slammed his fist on the table when he saw the ace on the flop. he was giving a false tell to the opponent signaling the he "had" an ace and thus the likelihood of Mike having an Ace (which he did) was less likely. Vegas card players, pros.. a lot of collusion there.

There's a well-known tournament hand where Matusow went super angry on Sheikhan for pretty much the same thing. They both got a penalty.

I honestly think Phil was aware of Mike's giveaway, and intentionally folded to cover Mike's stupidity, avoiding the ugly fallout that would've resulted. (1) Phil recovers quickly (2) Phil drills Mike repeatedly to "shut the f*** up Mike" after returning, and is jovial while doing it. (3) Phil is very complimentary to the winner I believe this is a rare insight into Phil's maturity and his love of the game.

Phil and Mike are so self-absorbed that they don't notice when they act like complete fools

I luv how Phil says they play so bad when he looses he'd literally be a master of poker if he didn't see it as a game played only a certain way

Interesting idea - perhaps Phil bets large on the flop because there is a fairly high chance opponent has a suited ace, and he wants to charge that hand. Middle pairs aren't going to pay up much more than a flop c-bet, and suited connectors of spades will pay up especially thse containing a 6.

Doug, I just can't get into your videos. No offence, but you talk more than we hear of what the players are saying. gl

I love Doug Polk’a videos, apart from when Doug Polk appears periodicity throughout them interrupting the flow

I'm laughing at the comments about the hand reveals. These guys have been playing each other long enough not to believe anything anyone says at the table about any hand they haven't shown. It's bad play at an open table but as Phil clearly pointed out it's invite only. What you're seeing is how friends play poker. Never miss an opportunity to poke fun at your friend's loss, knowing full well they'll return the favour when it's your turn to take the hit. It keeps everyone humble, well everyone except Phil.

"can I say some shit or are you gonna interrupt my steam?" Is fucking HILARIOUS

Phil now plays like he is scared to lose. He keeps allowing players to push him around bc everyone knows he wont put it all in unless he has the stone cold nuts

Matusow is a hypocrite. He would have totally freaked if someone had done that to him.

While Matusow didn't need to make the remark, Hellmuth had no business showing his cards to anybody while the hand was active. For someone like Matusow that's practically begging him to say something like "I knew you had aces." Phil brought that on himself.

Whenever Nick is talking but he’s not on camera, all I hear is Mike Wazowski 🤣

I am sure this has been said but Nick totally looks like a thick David Cross. I'm not the only one who sees this right?

Love your videos. Please move the pop filter to be at least an inch or two from the mic. It doesn't do much when it's right next to it.

Could you imagine playing against these beasts? Geezus, I would not fare well.

Bill is one of my fav players in live at the bike. Such a classy guy.

Mike's like that uncle at Thanksgiving dinner that always says something that everyone knows is wrong but we laugh anyway because.... well that's uncle Mike.

Yeah not so long ago Phil was backing Mike, then Mike tells him he folded 2 spades in that spot... COLLUSION!!

For the record, any good player would know what Mike was doing helping his friend Phil out here. There was no reason to add that he folded and then made a flush. That was totally superfluous information.

what does "realizing your equity" mean in simple terms? does it mean u hit kinda your strongest possible hand (etc flush/str)