Sample of Phil Galfond's Philosophy Episode 1: When a scare card is not a scare card

[bytedildo]

We can take the decent hands that beat us out of his range..Wow, just wow, eye opener, I just became a 10x better player. THank you Phil!

[TheSmoothGrind]

Interesting break down. Phil Galfond seems like a pretty cool guy.

[wlzy]

That's a very very good call, when the Ad comes there are soo many hands that beat the sevens.

I don't think I would have called that river bet, even against the ultimate bluffer.

[bytedildo]

@wlzy Yea, but if he had a weak jack or a weak king, he would not value bet such a scary river card. So we can take some of his hand out of his range, all Kx and Jx hands..the hands that beat us are only flushes and Q10. And the fact that he is super agressive, likes to bet air, he likes to use those scare cards to bluff, so after all that info, you can call this spots against a player like that.

[MLehrer9]

Best player in the world

[xtxoxpxd]

i just realized lagasaurus should start range merging

[troycm89]

@xtxoxpxd No?

[Foreverguga1]

good vid. But usually people calling themselves LAG are complete nits. And guys like "Ineverbluff" are the wildest players out there. Kind of a reversed psychology thing. Guess Lagasaurus reversed it twice

[bytedildo]

Phil, do you have any articles on micro stakes or how to become hero from zero ? :D

[danieldave818]

Gandolf is a genius

[Sarunikss]

phil galfond is trolling lolololol

[N8154]

So what does this mean faked played against? Free chips? What?

[caposton]

I would have folded the turn. That's why Phil is the man.

[johnsmith7490]

pokerview accepts us players very good reliable site

[gfunkjeff]

Great vid. Deep analysis iz king

[peteyc1988]

i got it! just call cause he might be bluffing

[DerniereFan]

thought he had 88-99 or 10s , comes out it was all bluff :D

[mussman717word]

Check call with pocket 7s against the most loose-agressive player you know? What the fuck is your problem? You need to raise the fucking pot as high as you can after the flop. Make him think you have the King, dumbass. Even if he calls your bluff, shit, you still got 7s.

[acenine95]

@mussman717word Do you know who your bad mouthing? It's PHIL MUTHAFUCKING GALFOND

[larrwd]

@acenine95 I have a funny story about phil galfond ,,Ill tell you I am a pretty big poker.. anyway... my girlfriends best friend is a gay guy and we went to this gay club/bar in Ny called VLADA or something like that and guess who I see at the bar none other then phil galfond.. I was kind of weirded out he was with the total flamer that kind of looked like freddie mercury he had a mustach and all .. I was like WTF. I have no problem with gays but I am no longer a galfond fan..

[AirBahg]

@larrwd you were visiting a gay bar and was weirderd out because there were... GAY MEN THERE?! omg what are the odds! i'm sure phil is heartbroken that he lost such a retard as a fan.

[lafavini]

I've watched him in high stake poker, there is no way he would make a call with a board like that. this was just a demonstration on what could possibly happen in certain hands, i think, and the goal is to think of certain angle of the game...kind of helpful a little.

[Sonny208208]

this works for high stakes, you cant aplly this way to play in lower tables, if you try to always make hero calls youre gonna go broke. so pretty nice, but no useful....at least for most of the people.....YET...

[bohemia187]

i know this is a fake hand but come on can u actually call that river card with 77? ur beat so often what if hes bluffing with like 88 lols

[dustinkstnachkot123]

THIS IS FAKE

thumps up if you agree

[newsense87]

Pfffffff I make these calls all the time...

Busto though.

[abdiASSAD]

that was a sick call

[b1nside]

If a Seven of spades or clubs, hit the river i bet all my BALLS you wouldn't fold and worst than that, you would move allin. I'm sure! Thumbs up.

[theonlytomatoonearth]

why does it always sound so simple when a player like him explains a hand?

[Randy1337]

thats how i do it.i put him on a hand i beat and call :D

[superdave31]

yeh n next time he has ace king lol

[alinawaz19]

wat if he hits a set of 4s on the flop,pay hm off like tht?



[Fr33co]

that hand is a thriller lol

[howlinggoat]

This video is the most informative poker tutorial I've ever seen.

Make more, Phil, always appreciated.

[popote35]

could galfond fold if he hits a set on the turn ?

[calvin1392]

actually its not that important i dont know why i mentioned it.... lol. so fucking good though

[szczep88]

on the river i was like ,,cmooooooooooon man caaaaalll HIM!!!! im courius" :D

[Dontreportabug]

@szczep88 Would have been kinda amazing if Phil lost that pot and post it.

[Spinebreaker666]

wow....

[martysparty2042]

Galfond is the best

[xblackiris10x]

phil is good. he's like tenfold the player i am.

[fagonator]

so annoying when they say 'they figure to do it a GOOD 70/80% of the time

[qjuice14]

Doubt you ever come on here phil, but quick question. If you think he is going to bluffing 100% of his air here b/c he perceives the Adi of to be the ultimate scare card, then wouldn't it make sense, for him, against a player like you to, to also vbet 100% of his K's and J's to balance the amount of bluffs in his percieved range? Basically, if he knows that you know that he will be bluffing a ton here, doesn't that give him cause to vbet as thin as possible?

[jibbers0]

wouldve sucked if a 7 hit!

[JiuJitsuislife]

he is very very loose agressive .. he loves to bluff people , he loves to push people out of pots ..

sounds like some Isildur1 guy u know ..

[blamtasticful]

He would bet KJ too.

[rossm21uk]

great advice to be giving new poker players.LMAO.Call all the wy down to the river with your underpair if you think your opponent is too agressive.There will be morons who will take this advice and lose all they're money trying to make hero calls like this.To be honest i think it is horrible play,how often ,at any stake are you ever gonna be god on that board with tha hand,against that action.poor.

[fliptthescript]

ya he tried this with daniel negreanu on high stakes pker tried to call with a small pair and got burneddddddddddd

[ErsinYildiz]

lmao call sevens with that much money and that scary board, u cheated on that guy

with info on his past plays, i would crush u

[Exesta]

I remember seeing phil galfond's PKR video, fishy site I no, but PHIL there is never any question about u being able to make a living off poker playing 100k heads up LOL

[ranma6908]

horrible video. lets see you make this play in a real game

[ranma6908]

horrible video. lets see you make this play in a real game

[bolinho0987]

itr real.. he played it, recorded it.. and went back and post-commented on it

[cassurai]

fake play doesn't mean it's set up. how do you think they can set up the cards being dealt on full tilt? lol.

when they say fake play they mean they are not playing returning each other the money later. but for the purpose of the video they will each play their best.

[iHannibal9216]

Well in my view is standard because he's playing it for set value. It all depends who you play. Im no one to give a "philosophy" or to instruct im just 17, but yeah Phil played it perfectly. I really liked the way he used the Ace to his advantage cause if he had King, it would of been played differently or if Jack. At 1st i put him on Q-9 but it he showed the 8-6.

[jibbers0]

I was in a situation like this against a LAG last night, not as strong of a hand though, and if I went through the thought process that Phil does I would've made the right decision and a great play imo. Ugh, Phil's philosophical view towards the game is extremely helpful though and how easy he makes it understood.

Would like to hear more about a sample hand in PLO too.

[jibbers0]

what does he mean by fake played? im just a little confused how they make this as an example when its real money.

really really enjoy the vid though on how to pick apart a 3-barrel bluff

[callumns]

Im sure phil is right but why is the c/c standard on the flop? im just reading sklansky and he says OOP with a marginal hand its usually better to bet, plus we give him the chance of taking a free card and spiking a 8,9,T,J,Q.A. so basically we give him the option of imprving for free and if he has a K he was going to bet anyway. if he doesnt it makes it hard for him to raise us. thoughts?

[jorabino]

I'm a good poker player. I mean, I tough being a good one before seeing that ;)

[lanianj]

no disrespect, you just called every street with 77

and you included a K and J in his range, but you call anyway. Then a A comes up completes a flush and you say he could have flush, which is what he reps, but you call anyway.

You don't really mention what you think he thinks you have, which is a good question in this spot.

I respect your game but I'm not sure why you'd play this hand after turn and even call a river bet. Of course the results pan out, but the line villain takes does not.

[madridisinSpain]

No, his point is the LAGtard is not gonna value bet the K or the J anymore on the river, maybe he doesnt even bet sets or two pair. Plus the A diamonds takes away a ton of flush hands his opponent has, so the range changes on the river. The comments this guy is making are brilliant!

[lanianj]

@madridisinSpain Ok - but still, he makes no mention of what he thinks villian thinks HE has. This is a huge question. What would he call with? We have perfect knowledge here since we see the cards. Phil just calls which seems like he has a small pair. Villain could very well have semi bluffed a flush. Just calling seems weak to me. Again, I respect Phil but I'm just not feelin' it with this hand. I can call with 77 all day and lose every one with the same board.

[madridisinSpain]

This is a perfect example: I had 66 in multiway pot where LAGTARD raises on button, with T9s flop [KK2] , LAGTARD bets I call , turn [4] bets pot, i call . River [A] villan goes all-in and I FOLD (Yes I folded) THAT was the mistake b/c the A is taking away lots of value bets(QQ, JJ, TT etc) so its more likely to be bluffing. Phil Galfond would called and the rest of us wouldnt, and thats why he makes $7million a year and we dont. You see the point now?

[JohnF30Music]

one of the most useful and informative videos by one of the most consistent players.

[lollerz16]

This is excellent analysis but for lower stakes, people often bet big on the river with the nuts. They don't know what a value bet is.

[wesleyhoulihan]

Wow he's good!!

[swingdocta]

might be a fake hand. where are the full tilt avatars?

[andrewmcgheeee]

LMFAO. you can disable them, you know

[Faygo069]

you thought of all that in like 10 seconds when you were in real time?

[roottruthseeker]

@Faygo069 lol right i'm with you on that.

[Happyduderawr]

wow phil can really put his opponents on super accurate ranges.

[nandoscmatic]

so much hate here!

[fliptthescript]

You guys think thats a good call? Take out all the philosophy and just say when you have a pair your gonna hold on no matter what comes out. He just clearly on tilt against this guy. He may be up 8 million but can easily lose it all in a few days. Especially calling the river with a flush straight draw there and a ton of overs. Its a bad call.

[jimmydoolittle22]

lol take out all the philosophy and he is 8 million dollars poorer just like you

[ihateuutube]

According to highstakesdb, since the start of 2007 he has won 8.4 million online. This places him second only to Phil Ivey with 11.9 million, and ahead of Patrik Antonius at 6.6 and Tom Dwan at 5.9.

[allexd]

this is not a real hand. he says fake played. its an example. its fairly clear when he says FAKE PLAYED.

[artysm7]

@allexd eh?

[ElJ0KeR]

Absolutely amazing world class call no one in this chat would call that, FUKIN AMAZING. But playing that way all high stakes players are exposed to a extremely brutal variance

[MikeyMcD45]

Whats this hand all about? Its real money so why "fake-played"...And whos this lagasauras player?

[lixiaofun]

My impression is that Galfond said "fake played" because he usually plays at higher stakes than this (sick, i know)...so he's suggesting that he's playing lagasauras only to make this video and he "plays for real" at higher stakes versus worse fish.

[britewired]

500/1000 is about the highest that phil plays.

[smccr04]

Genius call Phil, well actually only for you gave him those cards it would of been

[Carpbag]

fold the turn

but then again, I'm not sick

[mvogt]

He is probably the best calling station in the world.

[10crow]

Ya lame i thought this was a real hand but it was all crap. even i can make world class calls against fake players.

[emoalpaca]

Yeah, in reality Galfond is really weaktight and folding a lot.

He would never ever even imagine about calling durrrr down all 3 streets with KQ high, or something like that.

[Happyduderawr]

He's giving an example against an average LAG at these stakes, durrr isnt an average LAG at these stakes...

[troycm89]

@Happyduderawr If it were durrrr, he would have overbet all-in on the river.

[pfflyers1]

anyone know where i can download a free replayer?

would really apreciate it

[DJBouncey]

Phil Galfond is a awesome world class poker player! He is a real pro.

I wish he was my friend and I could sith with him and play poker.

[10crow]

of it was me playing the river would have been the 7

[10crow]

SICKKK

[MrCheckRaise1]

this is absolutely an amazing call!

[EGarrett01]

Cool vid. If the texture of the board changes like that and he just keeps barreling, it makes him look weak.

I wouldn't make this call though. I'd just lay it down and no try so hard to outplay him. If he's so hyperaggressive that he'll three barrel like that, I figure you can just wait for a better spot.

[madhattery341]

@EGarrett01 i would do what you would too. But, if I think I'm just an okay player, whereas Phil Galfond is a truly great player :)

[ronoc89]

@EGarrett01 hes playn wit 100k ur playn wit 50cent.....big difference

[JRaab311]

@EGarrett01 but if you think your good you call its that easy...

[DeusPayne]

@EGarrett01 most players would fold there and employ that strategy but as Phil pointed out if you are getting the right odds against that player's large range of hands, which he regularly is 3 barrelling (especially on that obvious turn and river) then you need not pass away the value. If a player was able to analyse the hand as well as Phil did then the only thing preventing a call there would be a players bankroll.

[sidsa9]

@DeusPayne If a bankroll is ever going to prevent you doing anything in a game you are playing at the wrong limits

[RyanEarnhardt]

its real.

[shaydyknight]

yup it is real, no rake bcuz Phil Galfond is a f'in monster in the poker world online.. so they make money just having him there

[pndb]

how do he have so much time to act???..did he pause it?

[shaydyknight]

he recorded his play using any 1 recoding tool for your screen.. used it afterwards as a movie

[pndb]

well why did the "in real time" mouse cursor press those check and call buttons?

[DJBouncey]

pndb. I was thinking about the same.

[KingisKong]

very interessting video

[kenric]

The video is from a replayer that is used to teach poker so there is no rake, its not a real site. Fake played means that its a made up hand.

[fourfives89]

It's a hand that was played on Full Tilt. So it's real, fuckhead.

[Jojoz1]

trust me...this is real money.