Perrson: I just lost a million dollars in the largest televised poker hand of all time. Friend: wow, must have been a sick bad beat, what did you have? Perrson: Q high

Patrik showed a lot of class by not asking Eric how many times he’d like to run it 😂

Eric didn't realize he was drawing dead at first til another player told him.

Persson begging for a Q or 9 when he drawing dead 😂

The fact he politely said 'nice hand Patrick' while we all know hes capable of doing otherwise just shows how much Patrick is respected at the tables.

Antonius is one of these guys that can have that dead read on you from the get go. The min-raise was spot on too in hindsight. Guys just a beast.

I don't know why I love seeing Persson losing pots like this. But I love it!

I gotta give Eric credit. The man makes the highlight reels and he's never on the winning end 😂. Like a high roller version of Matusow

Legend has it that every time Eric eats a piece of dry toast, $67,000 falls on his shirt.

Doug you are a comedian “This is a 10-15 card room play”. Had me rolling 😂😂😂😂😅.

I remember a moment where Doug passed me in the hallway at Rio in 2019. I think he was having a bad run at the series that year and was talking about not sticking around in poker. Glad you are at it and killing it with content still. The poker world wouldn't be the same without you, Doug.

The card room bit was HILARIOUS

8:00 Persson's instantaneous and large reraise on this board can be interpreted as quite a timing tell; - A3s, 33, and 88 would likely think for some while, and probably picked a smaller sizing, as there is rather little that Antonius could hit , apart from an overpair . Means: Antonius put him exactly on the type of hand that he actually had.

Eric is fantastic for every other poker player's game 🤣

this is a 10, 15 or 20 card room bet💀💀💀

After that hand the rake increased at Maverick’s poker rooms. 😅😂

13:37 I love how this is the time stamp where right after Persson says “9 or a Q!” And the other guy says “he hit the Ace.” And Persson says “fuck I’m dead…” the arrow graphics in the background go off as of to say “send the chips to Patrick” 😂😂😂

Doug your commentating is awesome. Your side-dark humor "blow money of fire" is your true calling. You had me in stitches!!

When Antonius asks 'What do you have?' that could be heard as how many chips or what cards, and erics panicy reply gives everything away.

I've seen Persson lose big before, but I've never seen him lose and have an expression like "What the hell did I just do?".

The way the announcer calls out the action and the streets is ridiculous lmao it kills me every time

You guys it’s really important we give Doug more money so he can be as rich as Eric Persson.

Genius! Finally watched the full tourney ad. Congrats for the ingenuity, Doug and team

7:30 “even versus hands like a three, Antonius is well in the lead” Watching too many Persson and Francisco hands can do this to a man. They are starting to rub off on him

This is like a typical weekday for Patrick.

Doug, I'm loving your recent levels of snark, irony, and sarcasm. You cut in and out of it seamlessly, making it a true treasure hunt. Funny that it's often about the brat or this clown.

Patrik is such a Legend!

Great analysis Doug And on that note let me just say that it's great having you back in the poker world

Played him like a fiddle, Antonius knew his customer too, brilliant.

When you’re playing poker at 1am but have the Tour de France at 7am

I'm glad to see Antonius still playing.

I forgot how much I enjoy Doug Polk's poker vids...fell out of the loop for a awhile but itll be nice to binge watch again

Rumors were that Persson is playing against himself (Persson having % of Patrik).

In the very beginning of the hand persson shows robl his cards I wouldve loved to see Robls reactions throughout the hand it probably was hilarious

Simply amazing how calm Patrick stays.

Business partners moving money around. Everyone: “wow!”

I can only imagine if Tony G was at this game and how he would react lol

This reminds me of the early Full Tilt poker days playing 2/4 NL

I mean at least Pearson had sleeves on for this punt. Dusting off nearly $1mil is bad but losing that much while dressing like a Chad in your 50s would be the real needle.

One thing I gotta ask here. I was watching the old poker shows 15-18 years ago and Antonius was there looking exactly the same. Kept the same good physical shape, same face, no sign of aging to be found I can see.

Even Patrik looked a bit shocked

That one hand was worth more than any year's worth of Patrick Antonius'es tournament cashes, except for his fantastic $5 million 2018 campaign. Nice.

Eric is a walking billboard of Maverick Gaming, including clothes of the same material as a billboard

patrik keeps making good calls like this one for years. might not be the most gto player but he's top for sure.

Imagine 67,000 being referred to as "crumbs"😂.

Only 1 card room of Pearsons was harmed while making this video

I think with persson snap raising on the flop and his rep he's just drawing and patrick picked up on it very nicely

9:31 "you don't wanna do that", eric begging patrick to check

Antonius, definition of poker face

Patrick "what do you have?" Eric just rattling out numbers "i have 600, 670, 700 K" Muffling and scared made it alot easier for Patrick. Welcome to the Big Leagues Kidddd

I like Antonius. He looks kinda like he is going to be a “BRO-mosapien” but he always seems like a quiet, respectful dude. And he has made a lot of great calls like this over the years.

Patrick has been blessed at literally every possible opportunity in his life.

One thing I do know after watching thousands of hours of online Poker that you do not Bluff Patrick Antonius. He might be the toughest professional poker player in the history of history.

lmao. "Eric is down to crumbs.. just $66,000"

Persson is legitimately the deadliest equal part combo of 3 characteristics: ignorance, arrogance and confidence 😅👌

that 1 card club so I can light money on fire was 😂😂😂😂😂

Those two work together anyway so probably got his money back

When you have to get to the tournament at 9am but scuba lessons run late.

Persson's face @ 13:50 tho

I think that heads up beat that Eric slapped on Helmuth went to his head a little too much!!! He really believed that he beat the greatest poker player in history 😂😂😂

Persson gives off some serious 🤏 energy.

Eric has so much money he just gets off on putting people in uncomfortable situations. Probably is really fun for him to bully broke regs but it’s wild to see actual pros just take free cash

I know Doug doesn’t put much into live tells, but they probably factored into Antonius’s decision.

"Because one day, I'd like to be able to light money on fire like this.." 🤣🤣😭😭😂😂

What a gift

The ad for the cardroom sounds like Rick and Morty intergalactic TV ads hahaha

Eric is just insane lol

Antonius: Wins the biggest pot ever Doug: I would have checked

Eric 'No gamble, -no future- no money' Persson

i love your analysis but Antonius hooked his man. Three bet the flop to narrow his opponents range to flush draws then bet small enough on the turn to induce the shove making his hand look like KK. pretty masterfully executed whaling spot.

Well. I got answers to the questions I’ve never asked, namely: 1) has Patrick Antonius aged in the last decade; and 2) I wonder if Patrick Antonius still plays poker.

Can’t wait for the hustler game!!

Some place, some where, Phil Hellmuth is smiling with a grin wider than a Cheshire Cat!

been watching patrick for so long, and he seems like such a sweet guy, its nice to see him get a win

With Queen High flush draw on turn: You just fold says Doug..... the rest is history

Persson looks like he lives to chug Red Bull and vodka and challenge every bouncer within sight to a fight that doesn’t end well for him 😂

9 or a Q!

I recall seeing Durrr and Ivy playing in larger pots so I checked. I'd like to make this clear since it wasn't at least in this video description and the video was released 6days ago. Many people won't know this isn't recent. "The real largest pot in poker history is the one between Paul Phua and Tom Dwan for $2,353,500. This pot was played in a private game in Macau in 2015 and was later aired on TV during the Triton Super High Roller Series. The hand involved Phua holding Qs Qh and Dwan holding Js Ts on a board of Js 7h 5h 6d 3h. Dwan made a bluff on the river and Phua called, resulting in the massive pot. Prior to this, the record for the largest pot was held by Patrik Antonius and was worth $1,978,000." - ChatGPT3.5

Imagine losing $990,000? Even Eric is sick to his stomach.

E P bought a piece of P A, sold most of his own action to his backers and found the perfect spot. Persson be Arbing ! any other setup and money would not have went in like that

It's one thing to lose that much with set over set or A high flush over K high flush, but Eric lost this much with Q high. Oof.

I like that Antonius is always in these monster pots or making sick lay downs. He's a quiet superstar.

The “min 3 bet” on the flop is 240k, so it’s a bit over that. 40 raised to 140 is a 100 raise, so he only needs to add 100 to that, which is 240.

Persson is in way over his head. A highly insecure man that is overcompensating in poker games. It is just sad to watch.

This is excellent info for the next time I have a million dollar stack; I won't have to wonder how to play it.

The biggest punt in television poker history :D

Not being a jerk, but where did this Persson (pun intended lol) come from? I seen him do the heads up with Phil and now it's like he's all over. No shade, I just feel like he popped up out of nowhere and now he's just played the biggest pot in the history of televised poker? That's crazy... Was he around before the Hellmuth match? Any videos of him before that day? I'm just curious and would like to watch some of his older stuff if it exists...

That plug for The Lodge was perfect. Can't wait to visit on my next trip to Austin.

He basically checked the turn with a very small bet. Induced the all in.

Someone's inheritance just took a huge hit.

aquaman is a fish

Antonius has the largest head in poker

I wonder if Antonius just put him on a flush draw after the insta-raise on the flop. It’s tough though, because the ace and king of hearts are a huge part of that bluffing range.

If you can see this comment please let me know. I think I'm being silenced. Thanks in advance.

"Light money on fire..." so good! XD

😅 Doug, I remember when you sat in on a heads up match with Dwan and an unnamed business exec at Aria pre-High Roller tourney and Dwan lost a $3.5 Million pot! Remember that? Biggest pot I ever saw!

My guess is Patrik decided his range was full of flush draws and maybe some 8x/99 stuff that he could put pressure on. Persson is spazzy. So my impression was that Patrik was going for some thin value as an exploit planning to play some poker if Persson jammed. Which is fine. This is a special line for a special opponent.

Spoiler Alert : Each player has half of each other meaning no actual money changed hands. Or, conversely, the stakes are downscaled behind the scenes and the pot is actually 10x smaller

so funny...the one card room bit!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

For a moment I thought the broadcast would say Oh My Gosh!