Is this the greatest bluff of ALL TIME? Phil Ivey is a poker GOD! 

"no I'll keep my box"

@@helderboymh You mean the one with a carrot in it?

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A man of culture I see

You are correct sir

He saw the video, and he deserves to feel like shit anyways haha. They just didn't want him to throw one of his typical tantrums and take his money off the table. He's the weakest player there by a mile, they all want that money.

He didnt lie techincally , he said he had "the ace" not the ace of clubs lol

He told him that he had "the ace," so Mike told him what he had.

Don' think Ivey cared if Matusow felt like shit or not - was probably convincing the table that he wasn't bluffing without showing

@@SPJN1998 Who knows what Ivey was thinking , thats what makes him such a menace on the felt.

He did lie. He siad "I have two aces with the Ace of Clubs"

@@apcocozza its a white lie. He lied to be nice. If he showed the bluff it would have been brutal and crushed and embarrassed Mike

He Also Said He Had 2 Aces Including A of Clubs...And When He Said He Had The Ace He Obviously Meant The Ace of Clubs

but Benyaine said he knew it was a bluff.. basically saying he would have snap called

he lied to ease mike, so theyd have healthy play for the rest of the night, mike can always go back and watch for the truth post game.

You make that kind of bluff when you can afford to be wrong. Ivey could, Matasow couldn't.

I never memorize my hand as "pocket Kings." It's always, "King of clubs, King of diamonds." You can't afford to give away information later in the hand when you have to check your cards.

good point, if i'm playing in this game it means i have at least 2 buy ins and can afford to lose so i have to call., i actually lose alot of these pots but i usually come out ahead at the end of the night. and people are very leary about bluffing me , but the other thing is if mikes not going to call then why even bet the river? just check and win a nice pot. @@academicdeaneducation6671

Didn’t he check his cards after Phil had already raised him

Didn’t he check his cards after Phil had already raised him

And then at the last second says "f*CK it, I call" 😑😑😑

you mean borrowed money

Yup! He was more scared losing money than winning

there, saved y'all 5 seconds ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wt0JwvPaQP8.htmlsi=BsbHH6r-gcQR9PqN&t=1860

My favorite Ivey move was "Phil Ivey vs Paul Jackson Poker Monte Carlo Millions"

@@tigerandbuddy Oh reraise by Paul Jackson

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-wt0JwvPaQP8.html

His very best bluff was in the heads up online tournament against Chidwick. Only real poker fans know and acknowledge this hand. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uU5x3eb0qbY.htmlsi=OP_DwvQCw__m0F8Z

It was a perfect size re raise, i would put him on a better hand

How is this the donkiest fold ever? What does K high flush possibly beat here w A high flush and any boat out there on that kind of board? Plus they’re playing for stakes that high, I’m really sure that’s any easy snap call when the only thing you beat is basically a completely random, ballsy bluff. It definitely wasn’t the greatest bluff of all time, but it wasn’t a donkey fold either

@@eugenekim6061 The only boat Ivey is representing is 77 cause 44 66 is going to raise the flop or t least bet the turn. Same with Jx, Jx calls flop but bet the turn cause there are three clubs there. Ivey called the flop and checked the turn. He is getting 3 to 1 for a call which it means he has to win 30% of the time and he pf course has this %. I think it is an eaay call againat phil ivey

@@Furthermore23 good analysis mate

@@Furthermore23 First, as far as full houses: Ivey, *without question,* has 77 & J7s in his range. He also occasionally has J6s, J4s; and although it probably wouldn’t be as common-the occasional 44 and 66. I think he’d be more likely to slowplay J6 than 44. So, Mike’s King High Flush loses to those hands. Next, Ivey definitely has at least 6 combinations of AcXc hands that would’ve flatted pre-flop. (A2, A3, A5, A8, A9, A10). All of those hands would flat pre, and although those hands would raise the flop a decent percentage, they’re going to be flatting the flop a decent percentage, as well. So, all of those hands _also_ beat Mike. Next, Ivey can have all the different combos of A4 A6 that have the bare Ace of clubs. And he’ll occasionally have the Ace of Clubs with a Jd or Js, that he chose to just flat on the flop. Next, there are two other hands Ivey could have that beat Mike: 3c5c & 5c8c. Although, Ivey _probably_ primarily raises straight-flush draws the flop, he would definitely occasionally have those in his range. I’m not sure if he’d be more likely to raise the flop with one of those-more than the other; But, I’d guess that he’d be more likely to flat the flop with 8c5c since that has less outs than 3c5c; Although, he may have looked at it the opposite way. So: Ivey *definitely* has 77 and J7s in his range 100% of the time. He has a decent percentage of (suited-clubs) A2, A3, A5, A8, A9, A10. As well as the bare Ace with Ac4x, Ac6x. He occasionally has 66, 44, J6, J4s, AcJd, AcJs. And although rare, he could also have 8c5 and 3c5c… Can anyone tell me all the possible bluffs Ivey can have in this spot-That make Mike’s fold “so horrible”?

I think he understood that a weak raise on the river indicates a club but not the Ace. He played on this and the fact there was a pair out there, creating the possibility of a boat.

@@raukurawaihaha People sometimes raise small even with really good hands to induce a over the top bluff or induce a call. I stand by my thesis that Phil got lucky and Mike is too tight. Mike should factor that Phil bluffs more often and should give him a wider range than others. Meaning Mike should lay down that same hand against someone who's not great at bluffing but never against Phil in that situation.

@@rbaddict2947 I agree that Mike is too tight. That's what cost him this hand. It was a standard bluff and a really bad lay down.

@@rbaddict2947they never used to bet small to induce in the olden days. Everyone would play so bad before solvers hence why some players like Ivey and durr would completely dominate.

Absolutely. This isn’t a great bluff - it’s a bad fold

From 15 to 52 k isnt that small but i get what you mean

Thing is most people are calling in that situation

It doesn’t get much better then that in cash

You wouldn’t call really there’s only 1 card in 52 that can beat you

That’ like folding a high flush in the chance of a royal flush

There's all kinds of cards that could beat Mike, pocket 7s, pocket 4s, J7, pocket 6s, Ac, J6, etc.

Exactly, he gave away so much information, opening the door for Ivy to bluff and closing the possibility that he might be representing a full house.

@@rbaddict2947 The way we bet or call is genuinely the means of interaction between poker players and you bet on the river yet you have no clue while being countered. Well, I really have no words especially for players of this level...

But what else could he have done other than bet second nut flush?

@@koladeabdulrahman3359 THe point is Matusow gave away too much info with his mannerisms/tells (allowing Ivy to sense weakness), then he folded when he should have called. You call someone who bluffs a lot in that situation. Pretty obvious mistakes that a pro shouldn't make

@@rbaddict2947 I love how freeroll players on RU-vid give poker advice to professional players.

This was 15 years ago, they played way differently lol back in those days you wouldn't be snapping anything against Phil Ivey.

@@chriswilson1968 15 years ago here in Houston game was crazy too. I would 100% be snapping against Ivey especially when his range is super wide.... the reason Ivey made that play is because It was mike the mouth. Super nit super bad player.. he wouldn’t try that against pretty much anyone else At that table. Great play by Ivey.

@@SwayPromo Yeah mainly cuz it was Mike. But it did really look a lot Ac. Also kinda made it look like he wanted to c/r the turn. Mike still losses to a good amount of combos. These days it would a insta call for sure.

@@chriswilson1968 yeah I looked back at how the hand played out and I just don’t ever put Ivey on Ac there. If he has It he has It. I think it’s 100% only because it’s mike. Nonetheless it’s a brilliant play by Ivey because he knows mike so well. At my game there’s certain guys I do goofy shit like this all the time to even on dry boards and they fold most of the time. LOL gotta love poker. You definitely understand the game a lot. I appreciate the convo. Lots of combos definitely can be there.

Easy to play when you see the cards

Yep. How does he not call?

That's right ... Tom Dwan's bluffs are N1 !!!

Agree this was such a weak bluff after checking, title is so misleading

@@stevemuzira9155 it was a good bluff cause he chose the right player to make it against.

@Rajiv jaigopal wadhwa two things, 1) name over 10 durrr bluffs on HSP that you’d rate above this, lol. 2) point still well taken because Ivey, himself, has several bluffs better than this one.

He storms like 👁️👁️👄 ...

Paired board...second nut flush...against one of the greatest players of all time. Its not a dumb fold

@KingGogh Still is. Ivey or not Ivey, math distribution is the same. The bluff was mediocre and the laydown was absurd.

the guy who lost twice to the same guy should never sit down at the felt, thats a given

The one where Tom 'acted' so scared, gulped. One of the best bluffs

He is a tight player. He knows he is going to be three betted often, and will not know where he is at oop. He has been player of the year, and won a gazillion dollars playing the game agaibst the greatest, i think i know what he is doing. Not that i like him, nor his playstyle.

that style worked fine in the 90's and 00's but he's not player of the year anymore playing like a nit@@IZn0g0uDatAll

There is an overrated poker player named Phil Hellmuth so better to say Ivy than confused the two.

@@rbaddict2947 overrated with the most bracelets and 2 main event wins?

Ivey was repping a full house...

@@eljimberinoq5518 he said I had the ace . He was repping the nut flush

Matasaw discussed this hand and said he put Ivey on a full house. Its on youtube on the following season. Mike was criticizing the play where Ivey won a large pot against the young bad player (forgot his name) with the Ace high flush and was called with King high flush. He said that was the worst call he ever saw. Then Ivey needled him about when he laid down king high flush. The mouth said he put Ivey on full=house.

@@eljimberinoq5518 I think Ivey in his mind was representing the Flush. He put Mike on an over pair and when mike looked at his cards to see if he had a flush he knew he didn't have AA. (people for some reason remember their suits with Aces more than other pairs. The funny thing is Mike later on said he put Ivey on a full-house. This deduction makes no sense based on how the hand was played. This is why Mike has gone broke many times and needs to get staked for tournaments. Its actually surprising how some players don't study the game who you see on TV. Only a few have taken their games to higher levels due to admitting the game has evolved. (negreanu, Ivey, dwan types their games constantly keep up to date)

Good question.

you want a balance between the two. often times when I have a bluff on a small pot, I pay only to see ho my opponent played that hand and to show him I have a bluff so next time I'm nuts he thinks I'm bluffing.

@@danilopablo9848 but win you win a pot because they folded, how do you determine then to lie or be honest of your hand?

@@zaproodas9626 Mike plays with backers.

This cannot believe that a single person stakes him in cash games, he was a great tournament player but he was by far the weakest player in every tv high stakes cash game.

@@lukash8052 The do he’s know for being a cash game horse, and yeah he’s pretty bad, there was an episode of High Stakes Poker when he had one bullet, everyone knew it was a stake an picked on him.

Pretty gay imo

Je partage ton avis. Il a joué comme un véritable fish.

Yeah, I think the card check was a huge tell. Phil's gotta be thinking that Mike would remember if he had the A of clubs without checking the cards, so the card check means he has a lower one.

Can you please learn the difference between "might not of" and "might not have" ? Thanks.

same

me 2 its 2 handed with very little that beats it the odds were ridiculous for that pot

You do realise that Matusow beats straights and trips like AJ? He's got a flush himself, and the second best one at that. So I think the fold is probably incorrect since Matusow is almost at the top of his range here. If he fold the King of clubs here, I think he can be too easily bluffed in this spot.

​@@fritzzz1372​@fritzzz1372 thank you for saying it. This guy wrote a book in a yt comment and doesn't seem to realize Mike had the 2nd nut flush. He loses to full house and Ac only. For MM to believe Phil has Ac, he must believe Phil called the bet on the flop with A high and then checked to the aggressor when he turned the nut flush draw. PI would not check the nut flush draw on the turn out of position to a guy who just c bet the flop. He finally got big equity in the hand, I think he would bet that. Most importantly, with 4 to a flush on the board, Ac out of position is very unlikely to check that to the guy who slowed on the turn when the 3rd club hit. He's at risk of not getting his value bet paid for hitting the 2nd nuts.

Folding the winning hand is never the correct fold. That's the dumbest saying.

Of course folding the winning hand can be the correct action. Clearly Matusow put him on a pocket pair, likely 77. I think Ivey disclosing an A was a mistake. Albeit a sly one, admittedly.

No way Ivey would have checked the turn if he had the Ace of clubs.

do what? get lucky? terrible fold

What was the tell?

@@tanner6184 he looked back at his cards on the river

Unless it was a fake tell from Mike, which it wasn't, there's no way he could have had a full house when he says "forgotten what l had" and checks his cards.