@@alexh8613 You are correct, but he had her beat. At the end of the clip he mentioned "if you don't have the cards you don't have the cards, but a look at how happy she is." but when Chandler and Joey go to reach for the cards he dives to stop them. He more than likely had 4 of a kind to start.
Could someone please explain to me how Ross lost for Rachel? I thought she won by chance since you never know who wins until all the players announce what their cards are, right?
@@applepie8138 No, ross says you got me to rachel but he didn't show his card. It mean he won the card, but he doesn't want to hurt rachel due to she was out of job.did you see last sence chandler and joe try to look ross card means he won sory my bad english.v
@@robertparks7233 I just would like to know what he had. A Full House is hard to beat. It's only 3 hands that can beat it( Royal Flush Straight Flush or a 4 of a Kind).
This was a terrific line, because It shows that Joey is a little slow on the uptake, without completely Flanderizing him into a total idiot like the show does in later seasons. After all, he was smart enough to both fold and push away from the table with the rest of the group.
@@user-td5dk6rr9wwhen Ross said “I’m a little shy” he meant I’m a little low on cash and was asking Joey for money. I actually never understood why he asked Joey and not Chandler
Except, ya know...all the times he wasn't. I love the show dearly, but those two were horrible to each other for most of it. Chandler & Monica were the actual #couplesgoals of the show.
Early years Friends had a kind of cinematic quality in those moments where it knew the story it wanted to tell. Big shows have so many episodes that it can't all be plot, but someone on this site made a playlist that was the entire show chopped up into just the bits of their relationship that made any forward progress and it was nice seeing it all stapled together coherently.
Yeah I’m willing to sacrifice my wins for others. Which not only from a masc/fem dynamic doesn’t work, is not keeping with his later character traits in a relationship.
I don’t really care for this show, but David Schwimmer is a fine actor. He made clear to us, without words, that he was folding the better hand, by showing in his eyes that his feelings for Rachel were winning out over his desire to win. Since only the boys (and us) know about those feelings at this point, it’s still believable (to us) that the girls didn’t “get it”. Schwimmer really knew how to play what might be a very tricky moment.
Yeah, asking for 1 card and calling her final bet means he either had a straight, flush, straight flush, or even royal flush. 4 of a kind is a possibility as well, though asking for a card will never do anything for your hand. Only the last 3 options can beat her hand, and naturally are at even longer odds to get than her full house, but stranger things have happened.
No he didn't. You can see Ross's cards for a split second, and nothing he had or exchanged would have beaten a full house. He was raising with nothing to give Rachel a big win.
@@AL-si4eo Well, he could have asked for 4 cards to get 4 of a kind, but yeah you're right. we see 4 of his cards. We see 3, K, 6, Q. So regardless of what the last card is and if he threw that one or any of the ones we saw he couldn't beat her. Though given the rules they are playing, his last card needed to be either a K or Q to have the J's or better to open. So the best he could possibly have is 3 K or Q.
@@LucianDevineAgree, and at 2:13 or 2:14 if you freeze the frame, he gets dealt a 5 of spades. So basically nothing!! He isn't even trying to win, at all.
@@LucianDevine Not exactly. It's jacks or better. If he opened, he has to have at least a pair of jacks. So he is not drawing to a straight, flush, or straight flush - most games would let you split openers, but you clearly put the opener to the side. He doesn't do that. If he has quads, a discard and draw won't help his hand, but might give the impression he has 2 pair, instead of a made hand (straight, flush) when he doesn't draw. That way if she had 2 pair with a good top pair, or trips, she bets. 2 pair or trips does not bet into a made hand, unless she is sure he is bluffing. You improve your chances of action with the discard and draw. He probably had 2 pair and drew a full house. If he had, say, aces up, and draws an ace, or aces and kings, and draws a king, his Full house MUST be higher than hers. Or he had quads. She almost certainly drew to trips.
Ok let's come to conclusion (1)Poker (2)Prom (3)Missing chance on being in tv (4)Leaving every other girl in life There is no way joey loved Rachel more than Ross.
Well no matter how much he loved her, the outline of the story was about their incompatibility. Joey on the other hand was like a breath of fresh air in Rachel's life and therefore some assume it to be a great relationship.
Ross is also a horrible example of a guy. Man is a simp willing to be backwards and lacks a backbone. Bro has been divorced three times. He is a horrible man to be in a relationship with.
i recently watched it for me it felt like a time travel now when i see old rachel,joey,ross it feels weird in my head as i got connected so much with their young faces and performances. kinda feel sad too that they are no more like they used to in the show , future generations will also likely watch it cause its timeless and every scene works till today. i love this show.
@@ardasen3600 I was in Turkey and I tried to spend 20 bucks at the airport before I left. In the end I just gave all my change to a cleaner it was quite hard to spend it all, you are correct. But 20 bucks in Australia is NOTHING. Only a cheese burger and a drink really, not even that half the time. INFLATION IS THEFT. THANK YOU FED CHAIR POWELL YOU ASSHOLE
I didn't watch the first season when it first aired but when it was shown again leading up to season 2 it was this episode and this scene that got me hooked on it. Rachel was so endearing here.
He loves her, he really loves her, how he loves her laughing face, he feels relieved and his heart yearns for her joy. This is the love that we cannot explain, then we offer it free of charge and without hesitation.
I watched this with my friends when it aired. I was in love with my "Rachel" who was part of our group. I felt like Ross a lot during this season. Ross was luckier than I was. But I still like the show and this scene a lot.
This couple ended up falling out from grace in the eyes of a lot of people in the years after the show ended, to the point that people ask themselves why anyone would root for them in the first place. Not remembering that the "first place" was made out of moments like this one.
Most people liked the couple the first couple of seasons. It's only when the writers decided to completely drag it out over 10 seasons that fans finally had enough of them.
That’s just idiots on Reddit who had a hate boner for friends and jumping in the new trend the hive mind dictates. But that’s Reddit, after all. Most people in the real world got it, I feel.
@@НаилаГаджиева-й5жRoss was dealt bad cards all his life when it comes to relationships. So that led to many toxic situations. In real life, it would have been even worse.
See people seem to forget all the non toxic moments between these two, or all the good things Ross lovingly did for her. Instead you hear them bashing this connection, saying it was the most toxic thing ever. I mean sure there was toxic moments I agree but underneath all that was unconditional and true love that never went away
And to repay him, she breaks him up with Julie, breaks him up with Bonnie and THEN forces him to read the terms and conditions, tries to break him up with Emily, doesn't admit he was right about Mark, forces him not to date other women while she doesn't want him herself, lies to her father about him not wanting to marry her Man...Ross wasn't a saint but God damn, Rachel is so spoiled. 'my way or the highway ' kind of looney
I always admired Ross for doing all the sweet things he did for Rachel, like when he was about to take her to her prom so she didn't have to miss her prom, he did always show her how much her liked her and I thought that was very sweet of him
i'd like to know what happens in the dark timeline when Ross chooses to win the poker game...........does Rachel snap? is she so turned off by Ross' smugness that she never dates him? (makes no sense why she ever dated him) does she go back to her parents feeling utterly defeated? does she become the female joker?
I think because she has no money to pay him and she didn't get the job and she was turned down so he didn't want to make her more sad which is so sweet of Ross.
I love how Joey and Chandler instantly realised Ross was lying about the cards
We never realized how unlikely it was to have two monster hands in 5 card draw 😂
Doesn't matter ross has better hand or worse, he is willing to lose more and more to make Rachel happy.. classic ross.
Lose*
he had a better hand otherwise he would have just shown his cards
@@brettt141 No he wouldn't. It's very common to muck your cards after you call and then find out that you lost.
@@alexh8613 You are correct, but he had her beat. At the end of the clip he mentioned "if you don't have the cards you don't have the cards, but a look at how happy she is." but when Chandler and Joey go to reach for the cards he dives to stop them. He more than likely had 4 of a kind to start.
@@488Knight yeah I was about to say that because he just requested for a change without looking so he most likely definitely had the nuts in that hand
That’s the most romantic way of losing in poker I’ve ever seen.
luke, you are such a romantic! You better be careful with that trait
Could someone please explain to me how Ross lost for Rachel? I thought she won by chance since you never know who wins until all the players announce what their cards are, right?
@@applepie8138
No, ross says you got me to rachel but he didn't show his card. It mean he won the card, but he doesn't want to hurt rachel due to she was out of job.did you see last sence chandler and joe try to look ross card means he won sory my bad english.v
@@wedierey638 Ohh tyy for the explanation!
It's just bs
That's probably the sweetest moment in Friends.
Close...The Prom video has that beat slightly
Along with Ross & Rachel’s first kiss and their getting back together in the very last episode.
I think it’s sweet when Monica gives Rachel the baby girl name( Emma) that she has saved since she was 12
Sweetest between R&R 🥰
No , when Rachel got stood up and Ross step up and gets ready to take Rachel to prom . Then scooter shows up . Or was it skip?
Poker is a game of strategy and Ross is a very skilled player.
Ross won.... he got exactly what he wanted.
But not because of this. Because Chandler made one damn verbal blunder. 😂
Great,answer,the girl of you're dreams is shattered over losing a job,and you instantly make her happy by sacrificeing the game.
@@robertparks7233 I just would like to know what he had. A Full House is hard to beat. It's only 3 hands that can beat it( Royal Flush Straight Flush or a 4 of a Kind).
@@chightower1989 ... or a better full house.
@@bahardin3992 True
‘Get me your purse’, this melts my heart and show their closeness.❤️
Shut up and sit down lol
also their brokeness 🤣
“Joey, I’m a little shy”
“That’s ok Ross, you can ask me”
😂😂
Then Ross with the Peter Griffin annoyed look!😂
This was a terrific line, because It shows that Joey is a little slow on the uptake, without completely Flanderizing him into a total idiot like the show does in later seasons. After all, he was smart enough to both fold and push away from the table with the rest of the group.
I don't understand this joke still . Why Joey's line was funny?
@@user-td5dk6rr9wwhen Ross said “I’m a little shy” he meant I’m a little low on cash and was asking Joey for money. I actually never understood why he asked Joey and not Chandler
@@happyhorse1028I think it was just Joey was closer
Ross was always protecting her even when she didn’t know it.
Like so many are.
Unless they were on a break
Except, ya know...all the times he wasn't.
I love the show dearly, but those two were horrible to each other for most of it. Chandler & Monica were the actual #couplesgoals of the show.
Nah, Joey and Chandler couple goals. Healthiest pair in the show.
For a show that's always funny and comedic, this scene was actually serious and well-acted. We saw something serious from Ross and Rachel.
Early years Friends had a kind of cinematic quality in those moments where it knew the story it wanted to tell.
Big shows have so many episodes that it can't all be plot, but someone on this site made a playlist that was the entire show chopped up into just the bits of their relationship that made any forward progress and it was nice seeing it all stapled together coherently.
David took the show to a whole new level 😍
Yeah. He was the best.
@@wrightvcx2249 writers messed up Ross and Monica's character in the later seasons. Made them over controlling
@@ramikaarora51 They all were natural till were spoiled after 3rd and forward seasons
@@peace-to-the-world still joey, Phoebe , rachel, Chandler had character development.
@@peace-to-the-world yes i agree with you.. After season 3 they spoiled every thing...
"Look how happy she is" Said Everything 💯😂😂
4:38 😆😆😆
Yeah I’m willing to sacrifice my wins for others. Which not only from a masc/fem dynamic doesn’t work, is not keeping with his later character traits in a relationship.
Man this scene is so intense, the way everyone got serious in a second, this is the moment I fell in love with Friends
I don’t really care for this show, but David Schwimmer is a fine actor. He made clear to us, without words, that he was folding the better hand, by showing in his eyes that his feelings for Rachel were winning out over his desire to win. Since only the boys (and us) know about those feelings at this point, it’s still believable (to us) that the girls didn’t “get it”. Schwimmer really knew how to play what might be a very tricky moment.
how can you not like the show...THEY WERE ON A BREAK!
It wasn’t in his eyes but we all know his long-standing infatuation with Rachel and his character - and that’s why we knew what he was doing.
bro cringe asf😭😭😭😭😭
The girls never understood the game so ... not surprised 🤣🤣
He really was a phenomenal actor, one of a kind. He was definitely my favourite out of all of them, both on and off screen
Ross definitely had the cards. That was very kind of him.
Yeah, asking for 1 card and calling her final bet means he either had a straight, flush, straight flush, or even royal flush. 4 of a kind is a possibility as well, though asking for a card will never do anything for your hand. Only the last 3 options can beat her hand, and naturally are at even longer odds to get than her full house, but stranger things have happened.
No he didn't. You can see Ross's cards for a split second, and nothing he had or exchanged would have beaten a full house. He was raising with nothing to give Rachel a big win.
@@AL-si4eo Well, he could have asked for 4 cards to get 4 of a kind, but yeah you're right. we see 4 of his cards. We see 3, K, 6, Q. So regardless of what the last card is and if he threw that one or any of the ones we saw he couldn't beat her. Though given the rules they are playing, his last card needed to be either a K or Q to have the J's or better to open. So the best he could possibly have is 3 K or Q.
@@LucianDevineAgree, and at 2:13 or 2:14 if you freeze the frame, he gets dealt a 5 of spades. So basically nothing!! He isn't even trying to win, at all.
@@LucianDevine Not exactly. It's jacks or better. If he opened, he has to have at least a pair of jacks. So he is not drawing to a straight, flush, or straight flush - most games would let you split openers, but you clearly put the opener to the side. He doesn't do that. If he has quads, a discard and draw won't help his hand, but might give the impression he has 2 pair, instead of a made hand (straight, flush) when he doesn't draw. That way if she had 2 pair with a good top pair, or trips, she bets. 2 pair or trips does not bet into a made hand, unless she is sure he is bluffing. You improve your chances of action with the discard and draw. He probably had 2 pair and drew a full house. If he had, say, aces up, and draws an ace, or aces and kings, and draws a king, his Full house MUST be higher than hers. Or he had quads. She almost certainly drew to trips.
Those early seasons of Friends were magical. Show had heart.
The way Phoebe just pulls out money & said "teen" & Chandler says "what do you need what do you need" are one of the sweetest moments 🤎🤎
They're such great friends.
Never imagined a poker game to be a way to express love..!! epic
Ross : Look how happy she is ❤❤❤
Ok let's come to conclusion
(1)Poker
(2)Prom
(3)Missing chance on being in tv
(4)Leaving every other girl in life
There is no way joey loved Rachel more than Ross.
(5) Giving brooch she dreamed of on her birthday.
@@Schrupywacz (6) Returning her Fav white shirt after "we were on a break" faceoff
I don't think anyone questions that. The argument against Ross/Rachel and for Joey/Rachel is that Ross and Rachel are not very good together.
Well no matter how much he loved her, the outline of the story was about their incompatibility. Joey on the other hand was like a breath of fresh air in Rachel's life and therefore some assume it to be a great relationship.
i'll never know what's the big deal of the second one.
look,how happy she is. that's the most romantic and sweetest scene! ross is the smart gentleman!
Ross might be a nerd but his heart to Rachel is so true! I wish I have my Ross...
but darling, you would break his heart and cheat on him...
@@shankhoneel loool
Ross is also a horrible example of a guy. Man is a simp willing to be backwards and lacks a backbone. Bro has been divorced three times. He is a horrible man to be in a relationship with.
i recently watched it for me it felt like a time travel now when i see old rachel,joey,ross it feels weird in my head as i got connected so much with their young faces and performances. kinda feel sad too that they are no more like they used to in the show , future generations will also likely watch it cause its timeless and every scene works till today. i love this show.
I also felt the same buddy
Oh there's always that 7-year itch when you have to have to watch the whole seriee again.
With so many memorable scenes in FRIENDS, this one is an exceptional one.
This is one of my fave episodes of Friends. Ross once again proving his love for Rachel. Joey & Chandler rushing to see the cards so hilarious.
If Rachel had any problems, then Ross was a Beacon of Love in a Ocean of Feelings. One amazing guy.
stop being weird
@@bonavinter that's what you say to yourself everyday?
Back when 20 bucks actually purchased something
Gotta love inflation.
@@xxwhispersxx2856 you are gonna love the next 5 years
In Turkey, you can literally buy whatever you want with 20 bucks. Its equals to 180 turkish lira
@@ardasen3600 I was in Turkey and I tried to spend 20 bucks at the airport before I left. In the end I just gave all my change to a cleaner it was quite hard to spend it all, you are correct.
But 20 bucks in Australia is NOTHING. Only a cheese burger and a drink really, not even that half the time. INFLATION IS THEFT. THANK YOU FED CHAIR POWELL YOU ASSHOLE
@@ewtwetrwerwteet airports are very expensive but except that you literally buy so much things with 20 bucks
I literally got chills from how sweet of a gesture that was
The love in his eyes...
Look how happy she is. 🥺
Ross truly loved Rachel
"I've got your money, and you'll never see it and your fly's still open, ha, I made you look ha" 😂
How is she with Ross when she does that? Being cocky or something? Or cute, putting him right where she wants him?
4:05-4:08
That shows how much he cares for Rachel
I didn't watch the first season when it first aired but when it was shown again leading up to season 2 it was this episode and this scene that got me hooked on it. Rachel was so endearing here.
I love the "once the cards are drawn im not a nice guy"...only to sit back down to be the nice guy with the cards dealt.
He loves her, he really loves her, how he loves her laughing face, he feels relieved and his heart yearns for her joy. This is the love that we cannot explain, then we offer it free of charge and without hesitation.
Look at the expression on Jen's eyes at 1:58. A freakin mazing. Asking Ross to go with it even if he doesn't really want to, for her.
How Ross loved Rachel will forever be my favourite. He was a Keeper - and she did never notice it fully.
Many women don't realize when they have a good/great partner; until they lose him.
Isn't this life... Hot girls never give good, nerdy guys the time of day..
Miss Chanandler Bong , The Divorce Force , Ken Adams , Monana , Regina Phalange and Ray Ray Green together again ❤
Princess Consuela Banana-Hammock
Mrs. Chanandler Bong
@@valkyrjja But her friends call her Valerie.
Harmonica too
Big fat goalie... 🔥
Just look at the way they are staring at each other 💕
the way the look at each other on 4:07 🥺
Rachel was a strong person she had some hurt along the way she had some good friends around to help her
strong? oki..
This is why Ross is her lobster. He understands Rachel more than anyone else.
4:38 I rewind that multiple times
Excited about the reunion , nice to see all the six back again
This is my favourite episode in whole friends ! Love the bonding between friends ❤️❤️
Always loved that scene. You knew he was gonna do that.
I love the way Joe showed his love to Rachel..Amazing
I watched this with my friends when it aired. I was in love with my "Rachel" who was part of our group. I felt like Ross a lot during this season.
Ross was luckier than I was. But I still like the show and this scene a lot.
This couple ended up falling out from grace in the eyes of a lot of people in the years after the show ended, to the point that people ask themselves why anyone would root for them in the first place.
Not remembering that the "first place" was made out of moments like this one.
Most people liked the couple the first couple of seasons. It's only when the writers decided to completely drag it out over 10 seasons that fans finally had enough of them.
@@samatar6852 its pretty realistic tho. i've had enough of some irl couples too. thats life innit.
That’s just idiots on Reddit who had a hate boner for friends and jumping in the new trend the hive mind dictates. But that’s Reddit, after all.
Most people in the real world got it, I feel.
they have cute moments, but toxic moments unfortunately overflow them and you can’t call it realistic, it’s just terrible
@@НаилаГаджиева-й5жRoss was dealt bad cards all his life when it comes to relationships. So that led to many toxic situations. In real life, it would have been even worse.
I love these two together and also after they broke up because their competing and embarrassing eachother around dates was SO funny!
The love that Ross gives Rach, is exactly the same that i gave to my ex.
😂 oo bhai 😭
were you on a break too?
@@babbonatale276 except the detail "on a break" lol :)))
you're only three divorces away from your happy ending
😂😂😂😂😂
Friends reunion was so refreshing to watch. RIP James Michael Tyler
brings me to tears everytime
There can never be anything like- FRIENDS
Ross is such a great guy..
"Joey I'm a little shy"
"Its ok, you can ask me" 😂😂😂
Great Series of all time
Amazing scene but what gets me everytime is Joey misunderstadning Ross saying I'm a little shy.... for me best joke of the series :)
David is fantastic period
See people seem to forget all the non toxic moments between these two, or all the good things Ross lovingly did for her. Instead you hear them bashing this connection, saying it was the most toxic thing ever. I mean sure there was toxic moments I agree but underneath all that was unconditional and true love that never went away
Only from his side.
I wish someone could love me that truly....
Just brilliant scenario for this scene
And to repay him, she breaks him up with Julie, breaks him up with Bonnie and THEN forces him to read the terms and conditions, tries to break him up with Emily, doesn't admit he was right about Mark, forces him not to date other women while she doesn't want him herself, lies to her father about him not wanting to marry her
Man...Ross wasn't a saint but God damn, Rachel is so spoiled. 'my way or the highway ' kind of looney
Rachel never understood how much Ross cared for her & he could lose to make her win.
The clothes really were something else. Ross especially wearing a red grandpa shirt under a unbuttoned blue collar shirt with folded sleeves 😂
Best scenes of Rachel !
I fell in love with Ross because of this scene.
It's crazy when you realise how not even a single episode was shot in newyork
I always admired Ross for doing all the sweet things he did for Rachel, like when he was about to take her to her prom so she didn't have to miss her prom, he did always show her how much her liked her and I thought that was very sweet of him
He did tons of good things to her
He stayed with her when she was injured
Even when he had very important tv program on discovery.
@@athletes6724 ohh yea I remember that now😊 Ross was always very good to Rachel, like the time when Emily made him choose between her and Rachel
David Crane & Marta Kauffman bless you for producing FRIENDS ❤❤ 🙏🙏
who else would kill to play poker with them
The way ross cared about her ☺️ I’m thinking Ross either has flop or something damn good like royal flush
He asked for 1 card. Could have had a 4 of a kind if he called that high to begin with.
This is the best scene in friends .
ross being the mr nice guy
The tense of this scene is the highest. It makes me sweat
Joey I’m a little shy 😂
Ross is so so sweet !!!
Oh Ross 🥺❤️
Back when people played poker AND actually had cash on them all the time!!!
The era before smart phones!
The 90s were awesome!
some moments in FRIENDS are so nice.
This was when Jennifer was at her absolute prime. From her iconic hair to her silky smooth skin, everything was just beautiful from head to toe.
The „prime“ is not external.
@@Celisar1 it is, in this context. you can take that crap elsewhere.
@@Celisar1 hope you're not a man talking like that
Ross has shown me how to love unselfishly
Yeah, Jesus showed us that 2000 years ago.
if only he existed@@joehamlet7576
Ross was the man!
I really hope to find someone who loves me the way Ross love Rachel
Ennio Morricone - The Trio. Friends tribute to one of the greatest scenes in movie history.
i'd like to know what happens in the dark timeline when Ross chooses to win the poker game...........does Rachel snap? is she so turned off by Ross' smugness that she never dates him? (makes no sense why she ever dated him) does she go back to her parents feeling utterly defeated?
does she become the female joker?
I think because she has no money to pay him and she didn't get the job and she was turned down so he didn't want to make her more sad which is so sweet of Ross.
I would pay to see this movie
That would actually be a great origin story for Harley Quinn, expecially if Ross had a poker of queens
Ross❤Rachel...Lobster
2:55 “Rachel there’s…nothing in it” 🤣🤣
thats why i love ross
One of the best scene ❤
"Yes...... we do."
Alright, no problem.
4:34 Probably the only time Joey "Got it" with everyone body else 😂
Jen is so cute in this episode 💕
He must've had a royal flush, but to let Rachel win in the game tells a lot about who he is as a human being 😊
I absolutely hate how everyone acts like Ross is the worst...
A very sweet sense.
Wow... David you got so many admirers by this? Priceless :)
Rachel: "Get me your purse!" 3:00 🤣😅😅
4:31 that's not a funny moment there, that's a touching one - ❤️
I love the poker episode. 😂😂😂😂😂😂