Guest Dan joins the Poker Guys to discuss a tournament hand where everything seems normal until a massive river raise. Can we ever fold this strong of a hand in this spot? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Con…

Guest Ryan joins the Poker Guys to discuss a wild hand where nobody has anything, but the money keeps piling in. Our hero ends up with all his money in the middle with 7 high. Was it a good idea? Will it work? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community…

Andy Ni pulls off a mind-blowing double check-raise bluff at the $25k WSOP Bahamas, despite starting the hand with just 11 big blinds! BLINDS 400k/800k/800k Peeks (BTN): Ah9s (15.9m) Ni (BB): Ts9d (8.7m) Flop: 5hKhKd Turn: Kc Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our D…

In this episode, Jonathan faces a ton of aggression after raising with his queens. One of the guys at the table rolls some dice before shoving. How should he react? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect wi…

Mike F joins the Poker Guys to talk about a plan where everything went according to plan, except for the villain's bet size. Do we still stick with our plan when faced with a river overbet? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord…

Shane joins the Poker Guys to break down a hand he played in a $10 online tournament. No wild bluffs or dramatic all-ins—just the kind of spot where small mistakes can cost you big. What do the guys think of his play? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord c…

On the bubble of a $100K Triton event, Mikita Badziakouski’s queens face off against Ossi Ketola’s 5h3h in a tense hand. With two bigger stacks at play and short stacks in the room, there are unconventional decisions on every street that lead to a wild river. BLINDS 20k/40k/40k Badziakouski (UTG): QcQh (2.5m) Ketola (CO): 5h3h (2.5 m) Flop: Ac4s9s …

Jonathan's back in Arizona, where multi-way pots are the norm. Holding pocket jacks in early position, he faces four callers and a dicey flop. How should he approach his overpair against this herd? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https:/…

Seven players limp in, and Jonathan flops bottom set. With an increasingly sketchy runout and six opponents lurking, can he dodge disaster — or can he even find an exit? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Conne…

One of the first hands in an Arizona tournament, and I flop a set of deuces. Seems like the dream start, right? But one of these old guys won’t stop raising me on the driest board you can imagine. What does he have—and do I trust my read? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGU…

Jonathan lands in a 5-way pot in a $5/$5 cash game. On a dicey board, he finds himself with a tough decision on the river. What would you do? Come play with us on Clubs Poker! Play for free and win for real. https://play.clubs.poker/d/?bonusCode=POKERGUYS Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pok…

In this wild High Stakes Poker hand, Andrew Robl flops a monster—but Jennifer Tilly doesn’t back down. Is Robl ready to go for the spotlight or does he need to exit stage left? BLINDS $200/$400/$800/$1600/$3200 Tilly (CO): QsQd ($326k) Robl (1Str): Td9d ($301k) Steven (2Str): Jd3d ($240k) Sameh (3Str): 7d4d ($465k) Flop: Tc6dTh Turn: Qc River: 7s C…

Deep in a big online tournament, Poker Guys long suffering intern, Chris Jones, finds himself chasing with a pair plus flush draw, but should he even be in this spot in the first place? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2Poker…

In a $1/$2 cash game, Jonathan finds himself holding JJ as an overpair to the board and with a gutshot. Still, something seems wrong—How would you play your jacks in this spot? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Su…

In a Triton hand, Fedor Holz finds an unusual bluff against Patrik Antonius. BLINDS 5,000/10,000/10,000 Antonius (UTG): Kh9h (250k) Holz (BTN): AdQc (545k) Flop: KcQh5h Turn: Jc River: 4c Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2P…

In a $1700 WSOP tournament, Grant takes an unexpected line with Ace King to set a trap. Will it work or spring back in his face? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP …

In a high stakes Hustler Casino Live hand, Wesley makes a big play with the nut blocker, but did he tell himself the right story? BLINDS $100/$200/$400 straddle King Henry (BTN): Td8d ($421k) Wesley (BB): JhJd ($2.7m) Flop: Th6s3d Turn: 9c River: 8c Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys…

In a $1700 WSOP tournament, Grant finds a spot to raise the river with an underpair to the board. Fancy play syndrome or fancy play star? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.g…

In a high stakes Hustler Casino Live hand, Wesley flops a monster, but he finds trouble by the river. Is this just a massive cooler or did he end up making it even worse for himself? BLINDS $100/$200/$200 Bobo (+1): 7d2d ($220k) Wesley (SB): Jd9d ($500k) Flop: Jc9c7s Turn: 2h River: 7c Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Co…

Grant shares a spot from a WSOP circuit stop where he followed his read and broke from convention. Was he right? Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuysSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltPSubscribe to the pod…

Ike Haxton finds an incredible double check raise against Artur Martirosyan in a Triton High Roller. BLINDS 15k/30k/30k Martirosyan (HJ): JhJs (650k) Haxton (BB): 8d5d (685k) Flop: Qs6d6h Turn: 7s River: Kh Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podc…

Grant and Jonathan exchange stories about hellish poker trips. Join our Discord community!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Connect with us: https://www.2pokerguys.com/ Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuys Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltP Subscribe to the podcast on Android: goo.gl/jNc78M Podcast on Spot…

In a Lodge cash session, Xuan Liu has AA, but her opponent flops the nuts. How does she escape this spot and scoop a massive pot? BLINDS $5/$10/$10/$25/$50 (2 Straddles) Liu (HJ): AdAc ($15k) Corvette Mike (CO): QcJc ($13k) The Kid (UTG/Straddle): AsQs ($21k) Dinho (UTG2/Straddle 2): KhKc ($1.5k) Flop: Js4s3s Turn: 4d Join our Discord community!!!:…

Grant finds himself in another tough spot against another pro. Are there spots where even pros always have it? Join our Discord!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuysSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltPSubscribe to the podcast on Android: goo.gl/jNc78MPodcast on SoundCloud: htt…

In a Hustler Live cash session Henry makes a big move against Cash's made flush. Cash is left to figure out if his once promising hand still holds up. BLINDS $25/$50/$100(Straddle) Henry (CO): As9c ($43k) Mike X (SB): ATo ($19k) Cash (Straddle): 5c3c ($43k) Flop: 4c2c2x Turn: Jc River: 8h Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversa…

In this week's Table Talk, we look at a tricky 5-way straddle spot that Grant finds himself in. He flops top two, but the board degrades. Should he consider turning it into a bluff? Join our Discord!!!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4Suggest a hand for the Breakdown podcast on Twitter: @2PokerGuysSubscribe to the podcast on iTunes: goo.gl/jh8ltPSubsc…

In a Hustler Live cash session with the progressive stand-up game in play, Jungleman makes a big river bet with an unlikely hand. Can Mariano figure it out while holding pocket aces? BLINDS $25/$50/$50 Mike X (HJ): K8o Mariano (CO): AdAc ($89k) Jungleman (SB): 5d3c ($24k) Flop: Kc6d3d Turn: 7c River: 4d Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in …

The Poker Guys are launching a new episode-style called Table Talk. These episodes will be short, casual conversations like the kind you have on break at a poker tournament. This week, Grant brings an Ace-Queen hand that carries on in a 4-bet pot. Can we hang on versus the maniac?

At EPT Cyprus, Tsouloftas and Weis are at it again. This time Tsouloftas is the aggressor rather than the hero. Did he just find the perfect bluff spot against a top pro? BLINDS 60k/120k/120k Oliver Weis (HJ): 9d9c (8.16m) Georgios Tsouloftas (CO): Ah2s (14.4m) Flop: Ac6c3c Turn: 7c River: Td Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conv…

At EPT Cyprus, Tsouloftas faces a nightmare board in a massive spot. Can he find the hero call? BLINDS 50k/100k/100k Oliver Weis (CO): QcJc (20.0m) Georgios Tsouloftas (BTN): AsAc (5.8m) Flop: 8s7c6s Turn: 9s River: 6c Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a hand for the Breakdown p…

In another High Stakes Poker hand, Humboldt Mike flops the nut flush draw. But Sameh Elamawy just keeps firing and firing. Will Mike back down? BLINDS $500/1,000/$2,000/$4,000 Andrew Robl (BB): AcJh ($715k) Sameh Elamawy (1st Straddle): Ts7s ($491k) Humboldt Mike (2nd Straddle): AdTd ($600k) Flop: Qd4s5d Turn: Jc River: 8c Join our Discord to sugge…

Andy Ni is facing cash game great Limitless in a massive Triton cash hand. He runs a massive bluff—can Limitless figure it out? BLINDS $1,000/$2,000 Andy Ni (UTG+1): 3s3d ($284k) Limitless (BTN): JsTd ($423k) Flop: Jh5sTc Turn: Kh River: 7d Join our Discord to suggest hands and get in on the conversation!: https://discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4 Suggest a ha…

Three poker psychos run into each other in a massive cooler in High Stakes Poker. Can anyone ever get away when anyone can seemingly have anything? BLINDS $500/$1,000 Sameh Elamawy (UTG): KdQc ($354k) Humboldt Mike (LJ): AdKh ($422k) Jennifer Tilly (HJ): 9s8h ($188k) Nik Airball (CO): AhQh ($490k) Brandon Steven (BTN): 5s2c ($371k) Flop: KcQdQs Tur…

Nick Schulman takes an extreme range advantage and basically says "What the hell are you gonna do about it?" In a Poker Masters event. BLINDS: 10k/25k Schulman(LJ) :AcAd/(725k) Collopy(SB):KsQs/(600k) Flop:QcJc9c Turn:10s River:Qd Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠…

There's three players left in a $2200 'High roller.' The big stack is going to exert some pressure on the short stack. Will it work? Should it? Hands: Fpop: ThTd Min-Guk: 8c7d Flop: Jc7h3h Turn: Kh River: 9d

Patrik Antonius has been crushing the highest stakes for decades without reading a single poker book. Does he just understand spots like this better than anyone else? BLINDS: $1k/$2k/$4k Ni(BB) :KdKc/($800k) Antonius(S):10h4h/($850k) Flop:Qc7d7h Turn:5h River:4c Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker …

Alejandro Lococo is not one to be pushed around, and apparently neither is Henry Wu. Something's gotta give. BLINDS: 15k/30k Lococo(UTG) :As3s/(2.3m) Trujilo(SB):QdJh/(1.9m) Wu(BB): Ac4d/(1.4m) Flop:Jd3h2s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF…

Elton Tsang has moves. And he's going to shimmy on down to Valueville. Or Bluffville? It's confusing. Tsang: Th8c Ferdinand: 6s4s Flop: 8s8d7s Turn: Js River: Qc

Eleven left. First place is one million dollars. Adrian Mateos is going to play bully against a guy with a tiny hendon. Will It work? Should it? Mateos: JsTh Wenzelberger: 9s7s Flop: 9d5s3s Turn: 3s River: Kh

Deep in the Main Event, Kristen Foxen finds a non-believer. BLINDS: 125k/250k Foxen(MP) :JcJd/(11m) TomasBB:As8h/(15m) Flop:4dQd2c Turn:10s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠discord.gg/dQD2ASCFF4⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ***Our Book! Get "How Can He Fold???"…

Adrian Mateos is one of the best in the world and has racked up a lot of success in high rollers. How does he navigate a tough Main Event spot? BLINDS: 10k/25k Berry(HJ) :AcAs/(5m) Mateos(D):KhKs/(4.4m) Flop:4dQd2c Turn:10s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this hand and other poker things! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠disc…

Chris Moneymaker is faced with interesting decisions at the final table of a high roller mystery bounty. How does the bounty structure change decisions? Did Moneymaker adjust correctly? BLINDS: 125k/250k Kuznetzov(HJ) :AhAs/(3.2m) Moneymaker(CO):KhJd/(8m) Flop:3s4c7h Turn:Qd River:5s Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about this…

WSOP main event champion Jonathan Tamayo continuously went to his rail and got coaching and even looked at a solver at times... is this okay? Was Jordan Griff wronged? What can be done about this, both now and for future tournaments?

We're back! We discuss two hands from the final two tables of the Main that have everyone talking: A surprising fold from Jonathan Tamayo and a surprising shove from Kristen Foxen.

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We're breaking down the second biggest hand in the history of televised poker! Alan Keating flops a monster draw and gets MAX value. We break it all the way down. Keating: T9ss Rahul: 87ss Flop: Js8h4s Turn: Ad River: 7h

With 3 left in a $125k Triton and short stacks, AA and KK show up. Somehow, someway, it doesn't go how you would expect. BLINDS: 400k/800k Dejan(SB) :AhAc/(7.6m) Ponakovs(BB):KdKs/(19m) Flop:QhJh10h Turn:2c River:Kh Our NEW PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/just-go-with-it9 Join our Discord server and get in on the conversation about…

Nick Vertucci and Mike X get into it on in a BIG cash game hand, and we break it all the way down. Nick: Td9d Mike X: KsJs Flop: 7h3sTc Turn: Qs River: Jc

Notoriously loose action player Nik Airball gets into a MASSIVE pot with a huge hand. Can he, of all people, get away from a monster? BLINDS:$1k/$2k Yu(D):Qh9h/($1.1m) Airballl(SB):6d6c/($750k) Adams(BB):JdJc($500k) Flop:8d10h6h Turn:2s River:Js Our NEW PODCAST: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/just-go-with-it9 Join our Discord server and ge…

Michael Addamo makes life difficult for high rollers. The guys break. it. down. (link to video of this podcast in these show notes at the bottom) Addamo: AhQh Wang Ye: AsKd Flop: 5d4h8d Turn: 9c River: 2d The video version (with graphics!) of this week's podcast. Do not be afraid: https://open.spotify.com/episode/63kn0xNN2RzoyNe7fBZMDG?si=vDOJGomgS…