View on Poker - Tom Dwan gets lucky too Beats Antonio Esfandiari on the river

[Minsheme]

Try watching this in the 2x speed feature. Far easier to watch, and hilarious.

[2lucky67]

i dont understand...why not just call him down..its either air or QQ 99 6 8 and veeeery small possibility 55,but then the line would be different...no EV in the shove....only nut type hand will call you,weaker will fold..

[tschuggggi]

@2lucky67 agree...plus i want to add that there is no weaker hand in durrrrs range that he would raise the river with...

[therightstuff90731]

@2lucky67 Well I agree with you. But he was probably thinking I am playing Durrr who can bluff big with air so he went all in. EZ for us to say though we can see both hands. I mean I would not have put Durr on queens. I would have put him on 6 8 or a big bluff. But yes once again - I agree with you.

[Doublerainbow39]

why esfandiare not call on river ? big fish

[shnibbles6]

@Doublerainbow39 LOL how can you call him a fish for not shoving 3rd set in cash, flopping top set. your so bad for thinking that, so so bad. actually tilts me. Doyle Brunson once said if your in a hand with a set over set and you dont go broke, you played it wrong. maybe you should get reading super systems. "Fish"

[walkerskyzzz]

eyeyey hier unten is schlägerei ey... gude launäää

[powerof900]

Durrrr raises... table goes silent!

[flip92]

dat is sick...

[WaspSnG]

Bob (Hispanic Ernie) Safai, needs to learn how to shut up.

[itstonymacaroni]

Bob: That was a one outer. durrrr. durrr, that was a one outer.

Tom (thinking): I got one outered 7 times on my laptop before I came over here. What does he want me to say?

[ggnub100]

lol durrr's fake yawns

[SolemnHiddenCove]

It's sick when the queens 2 - or apparently 1 - outter a set of 7's. But it wasn't sick that the 7's 2 outtered the queens on the flop..Hum

[Rcknrolr]

poker is boring as fuck 99% of the time. Its just that 1%, like in this case, that keeps ya playin. Kinda like golf...a shit load of bad shots but all it takes is that one shot to keep ya goin.

[xHeavensPunisheRx]

Durrr isn't a bad player, but I wouldn't consider him a great player. Just extremely lucky in tight situations.

[DukeBalaor]

@xHeavensPunisheRx Wou, for me is his play one of the best, He never give much money to lose pots and can get opponent to all in, when he has nuts. He is extremlly agressive and his game is working with mind skill and math. He is most dangerous player in these days in poker. I woul like to play with Gus Hansen, but not with Durrr. Gus is great, but againts Durrrr? " Nobody " :D Durrr is genius.

[gilliganboy]

non-stop push ups: 10,507; Minoru Yoshida (JAP), Oct 1980 lol got bored

[HooFHearteD77]

dwans a joke...he plays losing poker! Hellmuth and many other top pros have said over and over that lucksack dwan will go broke! In my opinion dwan is most overrated lucksack I have ever seen!

[mantisgamingco]

@HooFHearteD77 you do know dwan is a millionaire right? you don't get to be a millionaire by 'just luck'

[HooFHearteD77]

@mantisgamingco Do u really believe that? Dwan lost alot of money last year & if he wasnt so popular & didnt have backers to back him so he could get his bankroll back up he would be playing the kiddy games like Jamie Gold! People love to say how Hellmuth & the older pros cant compete with the new super aggressive online "phenoms",but the older pros know how 2 manage poker variance & would never lose as much as dwan or isildur have in such a short amount of time! Luck wont win in the long run!

[mantisgamingco]

@HooFHearteD77 so basically isildur and dwan are bad poker players. okay point taken.

[jakerhymeswithsnake]

what the fuck is with safai constantly saying "durrr that was a one outer". as if he couldn't hear the whole conversation. all the chips went to tom what the fuck does he care?

[iCeMaNxChAu]

i was so suprised when the Q came on the river

[secretstream4]

@iCeMaNxChAu haha laughed at your simple comment

[LLlap]

Durr was mad at Antonius for that remark: "oh, so now we know ur not a virgin!".

He even proposed for them to bet how many girls did Antonio sleep with.

[bernhardjohansenetc]

@LLlap Antonius isn't even there...

[LLlap]

@bernhardjohansenetc yeah. must`ve mistaken sb for him. and damn! misspelled his name the second time too...

[bluffed12]

2nd nuts on the river. and checks on the turn... dwan played it perfectly imo.

[pokepallo88]

Antonio Esfandiari Welcome to my poker world.

[Ackdacka]

nothing wrong with this play

[desperados700]

what a crap generic

[lencl2000]

all i can here are the chips

[lphomie1]

poke some fun at Dwan and get PUNISHED!!!!

[moctezuma2008]

btw stupid commentar saying at min 2:30 "tough to imagine tom dwan checked pocket 6,8, pocket 9s, pocket queens on the turn lol.

[moctezuma2008]

Those of you who say it was luck... tom just called the flop, checked the turn... any player with high pocket pair on the flop would have raised antonio in the flop and bet the turn. This is no luck at all. I think antonio was being cautious about 6,8 by checking the turn because of dwan's wide range of hands. Besides we know tom can get very creative at any point. These players played the hand very well. Unfortunately for antonio Dwan hit a set on the river.

[BradRobertsUK]

@moctezuma2008 you have way too much free time.

[moctezuma2008]

@BradRobertsUK it's no free time. it's just passion for poker. I just don't like stupid comments from people who really don't know the game

[Bhoy2NV]

"those happen" great response by durrr to all the bs he was copping from the cunt across the board moaning on about it being a one outer

[Bladen12345]

It's seeing shit like this that never makes me want to play Poker. What a flawed game.

[kenbez123]

@Bladen12345 the game does include a lot of luck... but you must be able to use that luck to win, therefore you need some skill

[adripsk]

la verda q el chabalin este tieen mucha suerrte tbbg

[frenzal01]

Durrr is a master at creating luck and positive chance

[ochoxxcincoxx]

safai plz stfu!!!!!!!

[ggnub100]

68o is durrrr's favorite hand

[random234]

decent play by antonio, i would've done the same if i was in that same situation.

[WhytyProd]

hahah, durrrrs embarrased, theyre asking how many chicks hes slept with. "It's over zero" haha.

[boxcuttersc]

tom dawn got lucky but if he didn't he was going to 14k.. esfandiari is a fucking moron who pushes 25k more on the river into a 60k pot with the 4th nuts. you either aren't getting called or your beat

he got unlucky true but he didn't need to lose that last 20k

[trinnn2]

@boxcuttersc

but if durrr checked the turn behind him, esfandiari knew he hadnt set of nines or streight, and any great player wouldnt trusted set of queens, I think so durrr would played very simillar that hand if he sitting on esfandiari chair

anyway durrr is much better player than anybody at the table, but this was just lucky

[moctezuma2008]

@boxcuttersc lol.. do yourself a favor and shut the fuck up. Esfandiari has played a lot of hands with durr, u haven't. durrs range of hands is very wide. he could had q 7 of spades or any two pair + a bluff thinking antonio was weak because of his check on the turn. Please don't make stupid comments if you don't know about poker. both players are professional and they know their stuff ok son?

[smithy5pg]

all players sayin its sick to hit one outer on river, but antonio hit a 2 outer on flop, jus way of the cards

[PoKerPaL10]

What are they laughing at at the beginning?

[ggnub100]

lmao antonio looked like he was about to cry

[Struckgold]

Why not just call?

[moctezuma2008]

@Struckgold tom dwan range of hand is very wide. Antonio hit top set on the flop. Unlikely dwan checked 6,8 or a set on the river. Tom can raise with any two cards, antonio was putting dwan maybe on top two pair or q 7 suited. Even a good bluff since both check the turn.

[LeadersCome]

Tom does the right play here... he puts the money when he knows he has won the pot. if he did not hit the queen, he would probably have folded. Antonio gives away free cards and does not have a clue what his opponent has.

[3StevieD]

@LeadersCome he probably would have called not folded if he didnt hit the the queen...

and antonio was right to slow play he had top set, he just got unlucky ain this intant... you an idiot

[moctezuma2008]

@LeadersCome it's not really giving away cards... it's unlikely you can beat top set in that kind of flop.. any pocket pair is unlikely to hit the turn and river.. and the only hand antonio had to worry about was 6,8... but durr is more likely to bet it on the turn. we know tom can raise with 6,8 easily but that doesn't mean he does it every time he can.

[iHannibal9216]

Hey call it a slow roll but he did that for previously making fun of him and everyone laughing at him...isnt that funny? They all laughed and 4 minutes later they are quiet as Antonio goes broke. And he had Q's preflop so it isnt that lucky...who's laughing now? They all scared of Tom!

[3rdeye1983]

durrr monkey

[rigbst]

nice pot control by durrrr with a small hand. good stuff

[MrRandleini01]

antonio gave him a free card so it isnt as lucky as the title says ok it is still lucky the case q but he got a free card

[moctezuma2008]

@MrRandleini01 it was luck because durr was very unlikely to hit a set on the river. at the same time we can say antonio was lucky to hit a set on the flop having only 2 outs... but way more luck from dwan hitting the river.

[KillEveryoneKillPhil]

durrr is my idol id have a poster above my bed of him however that would look a little gay

[tomerp84]

well played by dwan

just call on the flop

[sammygee17]

lol dwan the donk

i could make millions too if i could consistently hit cards like that

[joaoooo]

@sammygee17 but by some reason you are still playing at micro-stakes

[sammygee17]

@joaoooo

cant hit the cards, brahz.

[moctezuma2008]

@sammygee17 so you believe in luck huh? How much coincidence is that the best players in the world make it to the last days of the wsop tournaments? of course you're a bad player. I don't think durr checked the turn because he was slow playing his pocket queens do you? He didn't put neither on the flop or the turn. In order to be a great cash game player you have to play a wide range of hands you cannot stick to high cards all the time like you do. mix your game and you'll see

[sammygee17]

@moctezuma2008

dwans a great player, better than i am, but ive seen him make crazy suckouts on players, and he rarely gets sucked out on himself. to make millions in poker, you have to have above average luck, end of story

[ToSSpLaY]

@moctezuma2008 Telling someone who doesn't understand to "Mix your game and you'll see" is a recipe for disaster. Besides someone with vast or advanced (gifted) knowledge of the game, "mixing it up" will get you broke.

[Crusherv1]

Oh, and Bob Safai needs to keep his mouth shut.

[Crusherv1]

Question is, if the Q doesn't come....does he make the same raise on the river?

[NiTMHs1215]

dont think so

[Sashinator0]

@xfrusciante89 he doesn't have the nuts, that would be 6-8. And he apologized for it afterwards, certainly no etiquette breach here.

[Jayps87]

6 8 were the nuts

[jackmosley06]

@Jayps87 suck my 6 8

[juanniyo]

Whenever i get my set beat by a bigger set i stop so as to avoid tilt.

I can't really understand anyone criticizing Dwan here. I don't see anyone folding overpair on the flop the way this was played. They both checked the turn and then he hits a set. It has nothing to do with durrrr, luck hit Tom this time.

When Antonio pushes all in, only 6 8 for a straight beats him. On the other hand there are many holdings he can beat, so he is forced to call having to pay only 28000 on a 116800 pot.

[wackybrak]

dwan played the hand perfectly. unlucky for esfandiari, but tom played it perfect.

[patg316]

Look, I see this happen to Esfandiari a lot. He has God awful luck. It's not a skill problem with him, as he knows what he's doing. Dwan is very skilled, but he is also incredibly lucky sometimes. The J-10 versus kings hand against Alan Meltzer is a good example. Great player, but the gods have blessed him with good timing also.

[f8twista]

wow tom is amazing. flat call on the flop and checked the turn. he must have known antonio had a monster

[Enzo0383]

Ur right f8twista about Tom having a damn good read. The crazy thing about durrrr is that he can be so loose aggressive, but also hav amazing reading abilities, almost like a Stu Ungar. When Antonio lead out on the flop Tom flat called. But when Durrrr asked Antionio the question at 1:08, he wanted to see how locked in Antionio was in the hand. Then the way Antonio checked his cards and checked on the turn looked really strong and you see Dwan snap check with a look like he knew he was being

[Enzo0383]

trapped. Yea Dwan hit the one outer on the river, but i would not be suprised if he just flat called the river if the queen didnt come. And that is the amazing ability of Dwan.  He can put players in the crazy tuff situations, but also dodge traps himself. Sick reading ability by Dwan in that hand.

[moctezuma2008]

@Enzo0383 totally agree with you. unlikely twan is trapping with pocket queens by checking the turn. great play.

[bettydaw1970]

durr galfond and benyamine are the best poker players in the world

these guys that get lucky in the wsop, are the biggest donkeys in the world...

its all about how much per hour you can make, and durr is banging out about 12k an hour this year..

[whizzydrawrapwrite]

he's copying off phil iveys poker face

tom that is... lol

[lehillou33]

With the card, it's easy poker....

[IMightWantIt]

In poker ,if you know what you are doing luck will follows you,

[XBi9bossx]

Its nice play by dwan....

I like the check on the turn, was he sensing something`?

Nice Play!

[darcytalbot777]

this is skill not luck. get it right. wrong name of video

[tbrien66]

durrrr's skill>>>Esfandiari's but in this particular hand it was luck.

[darcytalbot777]

no luck... he made alll the money on the river

[tbrien66]

Everyone in the world (except maybe Jen Tilly) goes broke in that spot. Antonio had the fourth nuts. Getting coolered = bad luck

[darcytalbot777]

slow playing his set.... lol set over set happens and it was more skill then anything

[moctezuma2008]

@darcytalbot777 there's nothing wrong slow playing a set. I think antonio was cautious to check the turn just to see if dwan was playing 6,8. hitting a set on the river is less than 5 percent. Antonio had top set on the flop nothing wrong with check raise on the turn in case tom was getting creative here. so yea, 5 percent is not likely to happen. btw they are professionals and you're not.

[Kyllinglol]

I disagree

[tbrien66]

About what? That Dwan is a better NLHE player than Esfandiari or that hitting a one outer on the river is luck?

[anfabraham]

Care factor 0!!!!

Dwan is the better player and had the better hand preflop and at showdown.

[InterstellarApple]

Dwan is one of the best players out there hands down. But kid, quit it with this yawning stuff. every time he gets attention he yawns to try and look cool and nonchalant. you don't look cool you look so lame! cut that shit out!

[mathieuturg]

durrr is a cash game player he dont give a fuck about bracelets

[republicansridiots]

thats my man

if u win in cash games, who gives a fuck about those big mtts

[pingadomulatinha]

@mathieuturg tournaments are for the perception of the public. the good poker player shines when he plays headsup with his own money and win. thats tom dwan. period.

[jesusthroughmary]

@mathieuturg That's why he played over 40 events this year....

They all care about bracelets.

[mmnmnmmmnmmn]

@jesusthroughmary Soley becuase he had braclet bets.. if he didnt have them, he'd probably play the 50k, and 10k ME and thats it.. He even stated in a interview he doesnt care about getting a braclet, he says it would be "nice" but he's after the money.

[phaTTy2phat]

@jesusthroughmary Dwan really only cares about the money, if you watch any of his interviews were he's asked about it he says he just plays for the money.

[sendmenosigns]

@mathieuturg actually he does...they mean huge money to him. in his words..."my biggest pay day ever" soo...ur dumb

[JeeRaph]

@mathieuturg A bracelet last year would've won him ~20 million.

[1eyefor2eyes]

@JeeRaph Are you saying M.E bracelet?

[JeeRaph]

@1eyefor2eyes huh?

[Carpbag]

Yeah, he's obv been on a 3 year heater and a year long heater against Patrik Antonius, Phil Ivey and trex/urindanger ;) even if he does go busto, guarantee there are a hundred players that'd stake him until he was back in the big games

[AllmightyJumpu]

man Antonio doesnt read Dwans body language?