How Tom Dwan Won $4,200,000 With Speech Tells REVEALED

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  • Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
  • Join Phil Galfond as Tom Dwan reveals his thoughts on speech tells and poker reads in two HUGE poker pots vs Doug Polk and Wesley Fei on HCL’s Million Dollar Cash Game, featuring (with permission) text messages from Tom 'durrrr' Dwan himself!
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    In a first for the Phil Galfond channel, let’s do a live stream poker hand review!
    And not just any poker hand review -- we take a deep dive into TWO live cash game hands featuring Tom Dwan, both from Hustler Casino Live's Million Dollar Game live stream. Each hand illustrates important poker concepts (at nosebleed stakes, with the best poker pros in the world, and the biggest televised poker pot in live stream history)!
    These two high stakes poker hands highlight important concepts by showcasing elite poker reads, live tells, and even timing tells when it comes to calling the clock or going all in!
    One pro poker tip that any new poker player can add to their strategy is to protect your cards and keep your cards to yourself until the hand is over.
    Along with these two huge poker hands featuring Tom Dwan, Doug Polk and Wesley Fei, the HCL Million Dollar Cash Game Week had TONS of ultra high stakes poker action including hands like Rampage Poker bluffing vs Handz all-in for 618k, LSG Hank betting nearly one MILLION dollars vs Doug Polk’s Pocket Aces, Wesley ‘Wes Side’ Fei and LSG Hank playing a $2.25 million dollar pot, and more -- not to mention exciting poker hands featuring Alan Keating, Rob Yong, Tony G, Haralabos Voulgaris, Stanley Tang, Aussie Matt, Jean Robert Bellande (JRB), Charles, Huss, Nik Airball, and Blankcheck Ben!
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    HCL $1,000,000 Cash Game Hands:
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    00:00 Tom Dwan REVEALS How He Made $4M On Speech Tells
    00:25 Tom Dwan vs Doug Polk
    09:26 Wesley vs Tom Dwan
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  • @PhilGalfond
    @PhilGalfond  9 месяцев назад +42

    Thanks for watching! Here's my 44-page Mindset Strategy Playbook (for FREE) -> www.philgalfond.com/mindset-yt

    • @bilyonarelifestile2226
      @bilyonarelifestile2226 8 месяцев назад

      collusion in these games

    • @bilyonarelifestile2226
      @bilyonarelifestile2226 8 месяцев назад +1

      but good video
      you could be a therapist

    • @arciefan
      @arciefan 8 месяцев назад +3

      Absolute thing not mentioned here is what is Tom thinking when Doug folds and Wesley slides his hand over for Doug to look. To me he is trying to show strength, and I don't believe for one second he would slide two Kings or two Aces over. I may be wrong, but I think Tom seen that, and then discounts Wesley having the KK or AA .

    • @DrBamWam
      @DrBamWam 6 месяцев назад

      Can you coach me on how I could have sex with my sister

    • @nigelawson5524
      @nigelawson5524 6 месяцев назад

      You seem to be the most polite, yet clearly dangerous poker pro, thanks for the vids fella

  • @AinsleyHarriott1
    @AinsleyHarriott1 11 месяцев назад +785

    Yes please on more hand breakdowns Phil. You're an excellent presenter.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +49

      Thank you so much!

    • @CrazyLarry23
      @CrazyLarry23 11 месяцев назад +15

      ​@@PhilGalfondVideo is so well paced. Only focusing on important points and not drawing it out for no purpose. Excellent stuff.

    • @mattymcsplatty5440
      @mattymcsplatty5440 11 месяцев назад +3

      I agree wholeheartedly 100%

    • @fertancs
      @fertancs 11 месяцев назад +3

      Couldnt agree more ❤

    • @letsinvestigateit
      @letsinvestigateit 11 месяцев назад +3

      The only thing he broke down is exposing Tom Dwans angle shooting in live games. I wasn't going to say anything but he obviously trying to make Doug look like an inferior player to Tom Dwan. We both know Doug would smoke Dwan like a joint heads up in a 50k hand match online at holdem. He would get completely obliterated.

  • @Spongey1985
    @Spongey1985 10 месяцев назад +35

    Tom is always so calm, it's interesting to see him get genuinely pissed off at the table for behaving out of line. He's 100% justified, it's just a rare sight to see.

  • @peterluvssouthpark
    @peterluvssouthpark 11 месяцев назад +385

    This style of discussing the hands with the person who's in them, or getting commentary from them, is amazing. The text from Tom took this video to a whole new level, which is certainly something I've come to expect from your content. Thank you!

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +25

      Wow, thank you! I’ll try to deliver like this in the future, but it was a big help that Tom was so forthcoming.

    • @DP-nw3lz
      @DP-nw3lz 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah. The hindsight wisdom is stupendous lol. Both from Tom and Galfond

    • @BoomNutShot
      @BoomNutShot Месяц назад

      Couldn’t agree more

  • @dadnauseam
    @dadnauseam 11 месяцев назад +599

    Phil reviewing his good friend Tom's hands is excellent content.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +64

      Thank you 😊

    • @Kal-Reegar
      @Kal-Reegar 11 месяцев назад +17

      Amazing content Phil, easily one of your most entertaining videos. Love the format!

    • @blessming
      @blessming 11 месяцев назад +8

      You are a true professional! Very honest and meaningful content ❤

    • @R8ofWin
      @R8ofWin 11 месяцев назад +2

      I didn't know they were good friends! That's pretty cool actually. I would have thought Dwan would think Galfond was too nice and Galfond would think Dwan is a little too harsh.

    • @hachi_roku86
      @hachi_roku86 11 месяцев назад +4

      Tom has nice hands. They look soft.

  • @Olekzbc
    @Olekzbc 8 месяцев назад +17

    Watching Tom play live is a treat. Whether he is bluffing or has the nuts his demeanor and expression does not change, and never has. Just my opinion of course.

  • @jameskeith8551
    @jameskeith8551 9 месяцев назад +39

    Possibly one of the best hand breakdown videos ever. The level of access is what sets you apart on your content Phil, and as much as it may feel overbearing in your relationships with your friends/colleagues, it sets your content apart. Bravo.

  • @GettingItDone
    @GettingItDone 11 месяцев назад +92

    Phil, this was a joy on all fronts. You're taking us into such depth with the thought process of a poker prodigy and providing all of us with a clinic on poker psychology. Outstanding job.

  • @seankennedy4284
    @seankennedy4284 11 месяцев назад +89

    Gem breakdown, Phil. Thanks! Uniquely insightful due to your well-known deep poker knowledge, and your long-standing friendship with Tom. e.g. "Of all the poker players who I've talked strategy with...Tom has the most thoughts per minute of everybody." Lol, what a great nugget that explains part of modern poker history. Aside: Always happy to see Tom win big, reminds me of his super-entertaining High Stakes Poker days.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +8

      Thanks so much for the well-thought out feedback! I doubt I’ll have this level of personal insight into most hands that are played, but I’ll look for more opportunities in the future!

  • @JohnLee-hb9ix
    @JohnLee-hb9ix 11 месяцев назад +60

    Thanks Phil. Great to hear your thoughts/analysis. The table talk after these hands were some of the best parts of the stream. Would appreciate more of these.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +9

      Glad to hear you enjoyed this one! I'll do more 😊

    • @R8ofWin
      @R8ofWin 11 месяцев назад

      @@PhilGalfond Please do and thanks for liking my comment. Id take u and V Selbst against field any day as long as buyin is big enuff!

  • @HappyThrills
    @HappyThrills 11 месяцев назад +9

    Definitely make more videos like this. I love getting insight about live reads and what’s going through the players hands

  • @mattymcsplatty5440
    @mattymcsplatty5440 11 месяцев назад +95

    Dwan has been a G.O.A.T for many years now. That pot just cemented it into the history books of poker

    • @Mark-rw3kw
      @Mark-rw3kw 11 месяцев назад +4

      Dwan is great, but with his hand I don't think many people would have folded.

    • @bullyboy131
      @bullyboy131 11 месяцев назад +16

      ​@@Mark-rw3kwBased on the tables reactions I disagree.

    • @Mark-rw3kw
      @Mark-rw3kw 11 месяцев назад

      @@bullyboy131 You disagree with what?

    • @johnbrandon94016
      @johnbrandon94016 11 месяцев назад +12

      @@Mark-rw3kw I bet you’d fold here. The stakes can’t be overlooked either.
      Wesley 5 bet pre and triple barreled. He’s credibly repping aces. I think most fold here

    • @kevino4372
      @kevino4372 11 месяцев назад +1

      Think I would be raising the 77 hand on river.

  • @jacobgeorge8677
    @jacobgeorge8677 11 месяцев назад +10

    This is my favourite video that you've ever made. I got a lot of value out of this, thank you very much! Breaking down how you and Tom use reads to influence your decisions was what I liked the most about the video.

  • @seqranger1
    @seqranger1 11 месяцев назад +4

    i remember commenting on your video when you had about 5k subs and telling you to keep it up and that it starts slow but you will certainly build a following. I haven't stopped watching your videos since and you are by far my favorite poker commentator. It's nice to have someone who has been so successful in poker share their wisdom. In a subtle way you are my pseudo coach and I very much appreciate that you are so willing to share your thoughts and wisdom regarding the complexities of poker. I absolutely loved this type of video. I think there aren't many other poker commentators doing videos like this and the fact that you are able to reach out and get some real, after the fact, discussion from the player made this even more relavent. It would be different if we were entirely speculating on what Durr is thinking and having those little bits of convo really does add something. I also appreciated that you stated your personal opinion of the situation before sharing what Durr thought. I know I said it before but I'll say it again. Thank you so much for the videos. I know they take a lot of time and energy to make. I sincerely appreciate the fact that you take time away from your family to share this with me and I wish you and your family the best!

  • @JDelta777
    @JDelta777 9 месяцев назад +4

    I’ve been playing since ‘03. I’ve come back to this video 3-4 times over a month period. I think that is an indicator of really good content. I really like the explanation of what you guys think about during hands. Thanks Phil.

  • @JohnLewis-old
    @JohnLewis-old 11 месяцев назад +29

    This level of hand reading and the thought process of some of the worlds best poker players will always be interesting. Thank you for the amazing content, don't stop.

  • @nathantorian3005
    @nathantorian3005 11 месяцев назад +4

    EXCELLENT breakdown. I loved the analyses of both hands, and the intricacies of the conversation. Please keep it up with content like this Phil

  • @loaderseven7283
    @loaderseven7283 11 месяцев назад +14

    Their are a lot people good at poker, but very few are good at teaching poker. Mr Galfond you're one of the few good poker coaches.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you so much 😊

  • @pockets4118
    @pockets4118 11 месяцев назад +15

    This entire video production was fantastic. From your analysis, to the transistions, graphics, and overall editing was really on point. *Chefs Kiss*

  • @peterlakanen
    @peterlakanen 11 месяцев назад +2

    First video I’ve seen of yours. Love it. Calm, clear analysis. No drama. Insightful text message screenshots from Dawn showing us his thinking was an outstanding bonus. Love how both of you came to the same conclusion but by following two different lines of thought regarding the pre-flop behavior of Doug and Wesley.
    Can anyone suggest some similar videos from Phil?

  • @derrsonn
    @derrsonn 11 месяцев назад +2

    Best hand reviews of all time. Great insight (of course) and the video pacing is perfect and voiceover volume and tone are impeccable. More of this please 🏆

  • @elijahwidener4193
    @elijahwidener4193 11 месяцев назад +4

    I would love to see more videos like this. Live reads are the most interesting for me when it comes to poker.

  • @kinggatty9874
    @kinggatty9874 10 месяцев назад +3

    Love how dwan was careful enough to keeps his cards off the reader and make sure he said all in at the end of the hand before moving them to the reader

    • @Trevstan222
      @Trevstan222 10 месяцев назад +1

      Great take. Didn’t even think of that

  • @misterputscalls5902
    @misterputscalls5902 11 месяцев назад

    Glad this showed up on my feed. Always been a fan of your since watching your 1v1 matches on Twitch. This is great, thanks for sharing, and yes, more of these types of videos please.

  • @EtanMS22
    @EtanMS22 11 месяцев назад +2

    Phil, I've always loved any videos in which you explain your (or others') thought processes. It's amazing to see some of the concepts that go through your head that I never would have even realized were things to consider in the first place.

    • @Petty-Cash
      @Petty-Cash 11 месяцев назад

      Great Video Phil! Yes please to more hand reviews. I think its that you know those involved in this hand so well that make this one especially good viewing. I feel like Ive watched hundreds of breakdowns of this particular hand since first watching it live on the steam yet still you seem to be adding something new.

  • @kylecloherty8833
    @kylecloherty8833 11 месяцев назад +11

    Great analysis Phil. I’ve watched a couple breakdowns of this hand from different pros like Doug and other RUclipsrs but this video gave extra insight that I didn’t have before!

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +2

      I really appreciate that! Thank you, Kyle.

  • @Aoughi
    @Aoughi 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great phil. I always thought your approach to the game was one of the best in terms of playing but also all the things around. And also your presence at rhe tables, always fair and great.
    And finally i ve been waiting so long we re talking abiut live reads. Timing of bets, talks and behavior without forgetting the numbers.
    Excellent thanks and please more!

  • @jeanr.976
    @jeanr.976 11 месяцев назад

    THIS IS THE MOST VALUABLE ANALYSIS OF THESE 2 HANDS SO FAR ....what a great job !!! Thanks Phil !!!!!

  • @daryldooey1
    @daryldooey1 11 месяцев назад +16

    My favourite poker content in a while. Thanks Phil and Tom

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +1

      You’re very welcome!

  • @lajay1944
    @lajay1944 6 месяцев назад +4

    This may be the best video I've ever seen analyzing poker hands, especially with this kind of money at stake. So thank you Phil for that! As a poker lifer I can fully appreciate what Phil has to say about how the hands played out and what his conversations with Tom revealed. I just gained a helluva lot more appreciation for both these men. I've had the dubious honor to be beaten in two key hands at the WSOP by Tom many years ago. He called me down in a Stud hand when I had big cards showing (with 6,6 in the hole) and all he had was a pair of nines. He put a 'soul' read on me is the only way I can explain it. Now I have a better idea on what type of thinking process allows him to make calls like that. I won't bother to share our next hand but suffice to say he read me perfectly, and I've always taken pride in the fact that I'm hard to read. Players like Tom and Phil simply play at a different level than most of us!

  • @stevemarvinrealtor
    @stevemarvinrealtor 9 месяцев назад +1

    This was an excellent video by you phil. i love all the inside it provided by you and tom as well. you usually do not get the players thoughts in a hand review. I would to see more like this. it brought a whole new perspective with hand analysis, thank you

  • @Bresingeri
    @Bresingeri 11 месяцев назад +2

    First time you’ve talking about your old friend Tom in a positive way in a while! Glad you’re still talking - and glad that you’re putting out these hand reviews that focus on the live elements of poker rather than the ‘correct’ play.

  • @ryanpowers7080
    @ryanpowers7080 11 месяцев назад +3

    Great analysis, you may not be an NL expert but you’re the exploit king! Pretty cool you’re still pals with Tom, nice to get the additional insight there. Off topic but I especially appreciate your background knowledge on the pro scene and what you know about individual players. Thanks!

  • @ulkesh6031
    @ulkesh6031 11 месяцев назад +8

    This is amazing content. More of the same please, Phil!

  • @jakechadwick1878
    @jakechadwick1878 11 месяцев назад +2

    Please do more of these phil. Great production on the webcam and table back and forth and the sounds, all great

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +2

      Thank you, my producer did a great job 😊 I'll be doing more of these!

  • @ivoplsek
    @ivoplsek 10 месяцев назад +1

    amazing analysis…i saw this hand many times but only thanks to you i understood now all the subtleties. Tom has an amazing analytical mind.

  • @TimeNap
    @TimeNap 11 месяцев назад +8

    Phil sounds like he's finding confidence. He's one of the greatest minds we have in poker, I hope he continues to find his voice.

  • @robertshawnmitchell
    @robertshawnmitchell 11 месяцев назад +7

    Thanks, Phil and thanks to Tom for agreeing to share some of his thoughts

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +3

      Big thanks to Tom!!

  • @jonhughes7264
    @jonhughes7264 11 месяцев назад +2

    That was great. So fascinating to get an insight into the mental processes at this level of poker. Love the presentation style and quality of content Phil Galfond. Thanks very much.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад

      You’re very welcome!

  • @RFKFREAK
    @RFKFREAK 10 месяцев назад

    Def more content like this. Absolutely love the thought-process going through hands.

  • @bobbyshnoby2603
    @bobbyshnoby2603 11 месяцев назад +58

    Tom is just at another level. Thanks for uploading and analysis, Phil

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +5

      You’re very welcome 😊

    • @R8ofWin
      @R8ofWin 11 месяцев назад

      TRUE THAT

    • @davidlabranche4266
      @davidlabranche4266 11 месяцев назад

      On a whole other level

    • @Shivian124
      @Shivian124 11 месяцев назад

      He's frightening... just picks up everything and gets value out of it. I'm legit wearing a Darth Vader suit to any table with Dwan on it.

    • @R8ofWin
      @R8ofWin 11 месяцев назад

      ​@@Shivian124 Is that you, Jungleman? (lol)
      Smurf accounts are not allowed, Mr. Cates!

  • @Pokerfarhang
    @Pokerfarhang 11 месяцев назад +7

    Thanks for the great analysis, and also for including Tom's thought process as a bonus,
    I really liked Tom's table presence and confidence in this one,
    And Daniel was completely right: everything you do at a poker table conveys information 😅

    • @TheRealBruceLouis
      @TheRealBruceLouis 11 месяцев назад

      to the last part of wat you said with regards to everything you do at a poker table conveys information, thats why phil ivey is so much better playing live poker than he is playing online. yes he crushed it during the 00s and before black fridays, but he started losing out in the end more recently. why is this the case, because phil iveys greatest strength, in my eyes, is his ability to read the room, read the air and the vibe of the person that hes up against. basically the person in the hand conveys information with every little tick that he has, and phil ivey is not able to utilize this at all playing online poker, thus robbing phil ivey of his greatest advantage.
      and then of course when phil plays live he always seemingly makes the correct decisions, folding top pairs on the turn to a made flush, making the right jam the pot bluffs in a bluff on bluff hand. there hes able to read everything someone is doing at a poker table, and assess the information that he processed there.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +2

      ♥️🤣

  • @yuletak
    @yuletak 10 месяцев назад

    Learned some things to consider that hadn't when i was watching the playback without your commentary. Thanks, PG!

  • @LostInReverberation
    @LostInReverberation 11 месяцев назад

    So excited to see this pop up in my feed. Great hands and great analysis.
    Thanks, and yes more please!

  • @Mrperson662
    @Mrperson662 11 месяцев назад +4

    Tom’s reverse live tells were insane.. he’s basically turning his hand face up as uncomfortable 10s-qs, and he is uncomfortable, but is also goading wes into continuing to fire based on his pre flop read

  • @additionaddict5524
    @additionaddict5524 11 месяцев назад +31

    Yes, more hand reviews, I watch Doug’s and Dnegs a lot and this was excellent. More please ❤

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +9

      Awesome, thank you! Wasn't sure if I'd do more of these, but the comments coming in are pretty one-sided 😃

    • @calebw1499
      @calebw1499 11 месяцев назад +1

      Agreed, love this format

    • @R8ofWin
      @R8ofWin 11 месяцев назад

      @@PhilGalfond U really should ... although personally I'm not a big Doug Polk fan when it comes to his poker play. A long time ago I thought he was the best cash game player in the world, a long, long time ago. But now? I'd take action against him.

    • @R8ofWin
      @R8ofWin 11 месяцев назад

      oh and he probably was the best just to clarify

    • @jchensley7211
      @jchensley7211 8 месяцев назад

      @@PhilGalfondabsolutely please do bro, your breakdowns and knowledge of the game are top knotch!!

  • @fingolfin_6909
    @fingolfin_6909 11 месяцев назад +1

    This is an excellent breakdown in how to play "exploit" poker. It shows how to think like a Bayesian. You do an excellent job of explaining the skill of identifying the important information and how to incorporate it into your mental model. You also do a great job of plainly describing how to update your belief throughout the hand and how this translates to decision making. Just top notch content.

  • @ifilgoodx
    @ifilgoodx 10 месяцев назад

    The fact that we get in on the discussion between Tom and you, I feel already priviledged to get to know what you guys are talking about. And then to make it into RUclips content, that's premium. Please make some more Phil, I'm loving that. And thank you.

  • @publicaccount1589
    @publicaccount1589 11 месяцев назад +5

    I think there's one more element. When a player knows another player knows your hand there's a little extra bravado at play and maybe that factored into the triple barrel. It worked both ways when Wesley saw Doug's hand and Doug went for the big bluff as well - although Doug is SOOOOO measured I don't know how much that really factored.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +1

      Interesting!! I agree there’s some element of “let’s beat him” when someone else is kind of in it with you. Hard to know if it played a role, but it could’ve.

    • @AlmonteList
      @AlmonteList 11 месяцев назад

      Well man that is the word “Bravado”

  • @polete5
    @polete5 11 месяцев назад +3

    great video Phil, love this format!

  • @Devillionaire
    @Devillionaire 10 месяцев назад

    All the Dwan hand histories (especially with texted insight from him) that you wanna do Phil, I promise we're here for it LOL. Keep 'em coming!

  • @barmouthbridge8772
    @barmouthbridge8772 10 месяцев назад

    You have great tone. nice clear analysis. I'm subscribed. looking forwards to future hand interpretations.

  • @Oheeeoh
    @Oheeeoh 11 месяцев назад +49

    Doug sure took the loss well. Props to him for handling that with class.

    • @Mark-rw3kw
      @Mark-rw3kw 11 месяцев назад +7

      The vast majority of Doug's buy-in was staked by others. Wesley's loss was 100% his own money.

    • @BOnYTB
      @BOnYTB 11 месяцев назад

      @@Mark-rw3kwHow do you know Wesley had 100% of himself? Just curious. I don’t rly know his background. I believe Doug had 25%, I forget how much he lost overall in the game. You’ll find that many ppl don’t have 100% in games of this magnitude. I’d be surprised if Tom did, you just never know. It’s mostly the wealthy businessmen who are gonna have 100. Really hard to be rolled for a game like this as a poker player. Like if Galfond played this game I believe he’d sell some piece. Idk what % he’d sell but it’d be some I would think. If Phil sees this I’m sure he’d confirm he’s not gonna bring three $1M bullets and not sell x%. Again maybe I’m wrong but ya.
      This comment isn’t to defend anyone or anything, it’s just to shed a bit of reality on the situation on how common it is. Doug just has a popular platform so he shared the fact. He could’ve surely sold the pieces privately to friends. I don’t think it’s necessary to tell ppl what % you have of yourself unless someone in the game has a piece…which I believe is not great in the first place unless EVERYONE knows and is fully okay with it.
      It’s extremely common in live MTTs to swap %s w friends, I’m sure Phil has done that. In like the WSOPME maybe you swap x% with a few friends for a sweat. A lot of live MTT players also sell big packages where they’ll sell 50% or w/e to a bunch of ppl, or they’ll have a staking arrangement etc. It’s unlikely to end up at the same table as your backer in these massive fields, but if that did happen, I would tell the table if someone who had a very large piece of me was at the table. If it’s someone I swapped like 3-5% with I wouldn’t feel the need to.
      Just my thoughts on this stuff. I’ve sold pieces of myself in large cash games before (obv nowhere near this lol, large for me, 10/25/50 euros game when I was at an EPT.) I sold like 35% to a buddy, he didn’t play in the game I wouldn’t feel comfortable w that at all. I’ve also swapped in a cpl large live MTTs, I’m not an MTT player it’s an occasional thing for me but I have friends that are and know how common it is. I haven’t played live in like 5 years beside a handful of times locally.

    • @Mark-rw3kw
      @Mark-rw3kw 11 месяцев назад +3

      @@BOnYTB Wesley Fei made millions in crypto, although his exact net worth right now is not public info (especially since Bitcoin and other cryptos have decreased in value since their highs). So he didn't need any staking, and he bought in for about $3 million, when most everyone else bought in for about $1 million. Also, I don't think he has any kind of poker following that would allow him to raise that much money. I watched those hands live on RUclips (with delay for security reasons) and I don't think he is a good enough poker player to get people to stake him.
      Doug Polk's financial situation is much different, and he has actually quit playing poker, because he has a family now (his wife had their first child earlier this year) and playing poker was not really profitable for him (although he is involved in making money via his RUclips channel and connection with an Austin poker room). I think he bought in for over $1.5 million, and I am pretty sure was mostly staked. Given the amount of money he lost, if that was all his (or even 33% his) I think his wife would have killed him (literally). I don't think anyone, even a multi-millionaire, would have been that carefree as Doug seemed to be after losing so much in that session. Even Wesley was shaken when he lost most of his stack and he can actually afford to lose it (and I think he is single).
      Since Doug Polk is a respected poker player, he could get staked by a lot of people, not just friends of his. There are a lot of "poker staking" websites where anyone can stake big name stars, but I don't know for a fact if Polk used those for this game.

    • @kevinstucki8644
      @kevinstucki8644 11 месяцев назад +1

      ​@Mark-rw3kw Doug has plenty of money to cover himself. He also has been playing again since he opened his room in Austin. Also, a other revenue stream.

    • @vinni522
      @vinni522 11 месяцев назад +2

      @@kevinstucki8644 Doug doesn't have 100% of himself in this game. He said so himself, the game is too big for him at this point in his life (with a baby and all). He had 3 bullets (3M) ready to fire, of which, 25% was his own.

  • @edstrangeway3831
    @edstrangeway3831 11 месяцев назад +15

    This was very interesting and great insight into both your and Tom's brilliant poker minds. More of this would definitely be great content. Thanks !

  • @thatgangstajordan
    @thatgangstajordan 11 месяцев назад

    This is a *fantastic* video with so much great/interesting information and thoughts. Amazing content and so so so well put together. You got a new subscriber here.

  • @berkeleycodingacademy7015
    @berkeleycodingacademy7015 5 месяцев назад

    Thank you thank you thank Phil. We never get to hear about live reads in the hand that we witness that are unvocalized. Really appreciate the extra insight after texting with Tom, along with your own reads.

  • @queenjasTLL
    @queenjasTLL 8 месяцев назад +3

    9:49 Wesley said: “it’s fine you are going to just fold, right?” So he did hear and more importantly did acknowledge him, but Doug missed it,so did everyone else
    I love this content
    Thank you

    • @queenjasTLL
      @queenjasTLL 8 месяцев назад +1

      Doug replied:” I have not looked at my hand yet”

  • @lukedavis2490
    @lukedavis2490 10 месяцев назад

    this is my first time stumbling across your channel, and this video was excellent. if you make more videos like this where you break down reads and hands i'll absolutely come back

  • @danweis68
    @danweis68 8 месяцев назад

    Phil, I LOVE the commentary...it wasn't the amounts involved, just all of the factors in play...please do more vids like this one

  • @nehpetsttocsnosirrag6227
    @nehpetsttocsnosirrag6227 5 месяцев назад +3

    Title should be, "Maybe you clowns shouldn't be giggling like school girls when gambling 6 figure pots with Tom Dwan."

  • @michaelbeckenbach4927
    @michaelbeckenbach4927 11 месяцев назад

    Excellent review. I’ve been enjoying almost all your content, so please continue!

  • @ChipBleeder
    @ChipBleeder 11 месяцев назад +4

    By far the most insightful hand reviews. So much respect for you and your contributions to the game. Thanks Phil!

  • @samets3622
    @samets3622 11 месяцев назад

    The text messages impressed me alot ,that was cool!
    Very nice how you explained the thought patterns ect.
    I put Dwan on KK vs. Wesley at first , I loved how at first that Dwan's hand was not to be seen . ..... " All in ?4sure!? .... okay , I'm gonna get a water !..... wtf is going on !?"
    Imma leave a sub Phil!

  • @offduty170
    @offduty170 5 месяцев назад

    This was amazing - thanks so much - would love to see more of this

  • @jeremynelson8040
    @jeremynelson8040 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you Phil, this is perfect. I had to explain "I like this hand" to another player and I took the same read as Tom here. However, his though process, peel by peel, is astute and I have learned more in this video than in 6 months of subtle live reads. Drrr is still a very relevant player even though I may have argued the opposite about a week before this game.

  • @jamesosullivan7969
    @jamesosullivan7969 11 месяцев назад

    Very concisely explained video of some lesser-utilised live game components. More please. Thank you

  • @samuelbrand1624
    @samuelbrand1624 10 месяцев назад

    Great video Phil! I'd watched this hand twice prior to this video, your break down was extremely helpful. Thank you.

  • @shannonengel3429
    @shannonengel3429 11 месяцев назад

    Outstanding! Hope to see more hand reviews. Thank you Phil!

  • @maxe.1598
    @maxe.1598 10 месяцев назад

    This is one of the top5 poker videos ever. Just outrageously good view you grant us into the thought process of Tom.

  • @peacew3x36
    @peacew3x36 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks Phil, i really enjoyed your brakedown of the hands. Keep them comming, excellent content.

  • @sanmarcelkponton4746
    @sanmarcelkponton4746 3 месяца назад

    Excellent review and analysis. Please make more. Thanks

  • @fitfabz2074
    @fitfabz2074 11 месяцев назад

    The best video of yours I've watched to date. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Cheers!

  • @jimmyhighroller5366
    @jimmyhighroller5366 11 месяцев назад +1

    Great video and first I've seen of yours. The way you talk as well is very smooth.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад

      Thank you and welcome to the channel!

  • @DavidRSamuel12345
    @DavidRSamuel12345 11 месяцев назад +1

    Regular watcher here.... I enjoyed the hand breakdown - particularly that you were outside of hand charts (as you usually are) and more into the psychological choices, reads and re-reads (as the hand progresses). Nicely done. What might add value is analysis as to how these mistakes might play at lower levels. Obviously the reads and counters playing at these levels are unique, stratospheric and particular to the pro game under extremely deep circumstances. Most of us are not playing at those levels. Most of us are not even playing with people who know about two or three level deep thinking. Getting your take on these plays at lower levels would give us even more to take to the tables. However, this was EXTREMELY well done. Thank You!

    • @iamfernandob
      @iamfernandob 3 месяца назад

      So you want him to break this video down and how it might play at lower stakes? WTF? You want him to do pretend videos? lol

  • @nedwright9058
    @nedwright9058 7 месяцев назад

    Yes please continue with these types of videos. It has been very educational. Thank you

  • @joecass87
    @joecass87 9 месяцев назад

    Instant subscribe, Phil. Your breakdown is incredible (and shows me how much more I have to learn :D )

  • @CraigPriestley
    @CraigPriestley 10 месяцев назад

    Incredible deep level analysis. I loved watching these hands and I didn't even think about a lot of things you went into detail about.

  • @billk9856
    @billk9856 10 месяцев назад

    Really appreciated this - the thought process to get to calling with the seven's was particularly interesting and informative.

  • @RotoGluOn
    @RotoGluOn 11 месяцев назад

    Thanks for the video, I love the thorough explanation of your thinking process (and Tom's as well).

  • @rv38413
    @rv38413 11 месяцев назад

    Probably one of the best breakdowns I have seen. So hard to play live against live crushers as a non pro! Excellent work Phil G!

  • @antoineroquentin9563
    @antoineroquentin9563 2 месяца назад +1

    Love this anlaysis and getting to hear what Tom was thinking!!
    Unique and valuable to learn from.

  • @Teqzyyy
    @Teqzyyy 11 месяцев назад

    Great analysis, would love to see more content like this. Well done, liked.

  • @ezragriffin3244
    @ezragriffin3244 11 месяцев назад

    Great video Phil, long time fan. Your editing and content presentation is on point.

  • @davidec9577
    @davidec9577 11 месяцев назад

    love the hand review , hope you'll do more in the future

  • @guyron23
    @guyron23 11 месяцев назад

    Very informative and well script,
    That can be a very strong start for some live tells deep dive series,
    Some plo perspective will be awesome!

  • @Bobbypinker
    @Bobbypinker 5 месяцев назад

    This is one of the most fascinating analyses of live tells and other intangibles I’ve ever seen. So good.

  • @nvain3
    @nvain3 11 месяцев назад +2

    It doesn't even matter what video you make. Your voice and the fact that I feel like I'm getting smarter every time I listen to you, is a good enough reason to watch it.
    Thanks again Phil.
    Big fan since 2014. RIO made me a lot of money :D.

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад +1

      Awesome! Thank you so much.

  • @bobbywhite1645
    @bobbywhite1645 11 месяцев назад +2

    This was amazing. Even complete with Durrr texts about it. Great content

  • @KiiroiSenko1
    @KiiroiSenko1 8 месяцев назад +1

    Excellent content. Enhanced by the fact that you know Tom personally and how he thinks. That makes this extra unique. I enjoyed this.

  • @bilders6701
    @bilders6701 10 месяцев назад +2

    Great to see Tom still winning. Such a great player.

  • @alecdonnell7616
    @alecdonnell7616 3 месяца назад

    This was amazing.
    Watched this hand many times and this one of the best breakdowns Phil.

  • @SuperMentalMicky
    @SuperMentalMicky 11 месяцев назад

    Great insight into the amount of information being considered and how to give it a useful amount of clarity.

  • @Divinevert
    @Divinevert 5 месяцев назад

    This was an excellent video. I love the differences in how you, and Doug, and Dwan all interpret the same information. Really shows the human aspects of the game.

  • @borg972
    @borg972 11 месяцев назад +2

    Would love to see more live reads wisdom/analysis videos from you, no matter at all what size of the pots or what stakes! 😺😺

  • @justahuman2244
    @justahuman2244 3 месяца назад

    Great analysis, no nonsense, very informative. Appreciate you speak about tendencies and marginal shift in probability, not absolutes.

  • @AbbeyBumpers
    @AbbeyBumpers 11 месяцев назад

    Hey Phil - i think this is your best video, at least that i have seen. Your hand reviews are excellent! Do more

  • @ogFIEND
    @ogFIEND 11 месяцев назад

    I really loved this video and would enjoy more like it. I learn a lot when I can understand how to think about hands.

  • @SandorLeitenroth
    @SandorLeitenroth 11 месяцев назад +1

    Your RUclips grind was amazing already but this is just pure gold. Keep it coming. ❤

    • @PhilGalfond
      @PhilGalfond  11 месяцев назад

      Appreciate it very much. Thank you 😊

  • @stevegoldy2196
    @stevegoldy2196 11 месяцев назад +2

    This was a really great hand breakdown Phil, thanks for reaching out to Tom to give us some more insight. I would enjoy seeing some more of these especially in live PLO cash games

  • @brentritchie6199
    @brentritchie6199 11 месяцев назад

    Very well presented and also interesting to see the behind the scenes thought process.