@@ellenmaes2480 It wasnt meant to be disrespectful, its just a superstition where if all in preflop you say nice hand to your opponents better hand, its seen as jinxing it, since 5 cards are still to be dealt. Similar to an underdog starting to put his coat on before last cards are dealt, the superstition is it might actually bring him luck. Ivey laughed because was surprised Moon said that, & implying somewhat jokingly that Moon might be trying to jinx the AK (Ivey wouldnt have known for sure if he was trying to do that , or just being sincerely complimentary)
Darvin Moon was an absolute gentleman at the end and the way he treated Joe. Joe did great in the end and for a 21 year old winning it was great to watch. Darvin did great too. Great players and great respect for each other.
But that 22 vs QQ hand wasn't stupid luck... It was stupid for Cada to push all-in instead of call when he did... But a call was correct, and if he just called he sees a 2 on the low flop and all the chips 100% go in.
This year and final table was SO nostalgic for me.. Seems like just yesterday being so excited to watch those two new episodes of WSOP coverage a week. This one takes the cake, the hype around Ivey, the intro was perfect with it saying "will he be the one...." We know now 15 years later he is and was the greatest, but this was epic.
No….he sold his soul to satan just like everyone else who wins the wsop…think about it….there is no luck…..They all have to face Jesus on judgement day….what good is it if you have the world but lose your soul…
Honestly he played pretty well too and even got eternally UNLUCKY in a few hands. Like he was short stack for part of it because he got rivered on early. And honestly he proved he wasn't a one shot wonder too, pretty sure he won a few bracelets and had quite a few money finishes too shortly after this and of course making a final table not too long ago now
He was also lucky Begleiter knew little about basic tournament poker strategy - on hand 123 (the hand immediately after Cada doubled up Shulman at 41:30), Begleiter folded the button because he thought Buchman would raise him from the small blind; Buchman pointed out his only objective would have been to put Cada (big blind) all in, which he did, and then check it down as per the norm, to try and eliminate Cada. Had Begleiter joined in (for only about 5% of his stack at the time), he wins the hand, and Cada is eliminated in seventh place...
Even if this was his only big cash, the way he carried himself was great. Maybe one of the most likeable tables in the past like 5 or more years before this
Really surprised Ivey folds Jacks preflop to a 3bet in that spot. Regardless, it's a truly insane run for anyone to make the FT in the main event, much less the best player in the world with the absolute biggest target on his back the entire tournament. As always, we salute and bow down to the GOAT.
Ah the good memories of Cada luckboxing the entire FT! 😂 gotta love those sun runs especially in the biggest(most important to most) tournaments in the world.
The FTP and PokerStars patches, ESPN, the huge crowd at the RIO… I wasn’t even into poker back then but my dad was and I remember this time of year! So nostalgic
Well after putting 15 mil on a bluff and 19 mill in total when you are holding KQ high with no pair and no draw on the flop. I wouldn't even bother calling for another mil just to avoid the humiliation of showing my cards lol 😂
You could make an argument for Ryan Reiss (he's won a WPT title since winning the Main Event in 2013), and Joe McKeehen (One Bracelet, Four WPT Final Tables since winning the Main Event in 2015), as well, though I do agree with you about Cada.
What an epic final table, thanks for posting this PokerGo, I have a subscription but I forget about these special moments until they are posted in RU-vid
Idd. Only reason I could think of is that Saout was maybe the most tight player and he reraised Ivey who was UTG. But still idd...if he shoves there, things would have been different.
@@driesheyte5850 On the other hand, I think the hand where Shulman had 99's against Ivey's KQ offsuit is also an autocall for Shulman. That fold definitely surprised me.
Norman Chad says Ivey was the only one who doesn't think about the money, but when you watch this final table, it looks like Ivey was the only one who thought about payjumps! Moon certainly didn't 😂
As a poker player from 2001 on i was an old school player and learnt from the age of 12….. watching the intro to this final table is nothing short of unbelievable! To see the legends and the pantheon of greats….. poker will never be like that again!
The two Phils are just incredible. Ivey's way of playing (math, ability to read people, coolness, bluff catching ability, not counting out supernatural feelings ("people have energy around them")) his wins both in cash games and in tournaments for so many years constantly - its just crazy. I think, only Hellmuth with his 17 bracelets, his ability to make people believe hes a fool, when in reality hes a monster (like Columbo), his ability to manipulate players into making mistakes, his crazy ability to read people, to sniff their souls - is in his league. Two great players, much better than the low IQ GTO pros of these days, who just copy paste some stuff they got from a machine and get outplayed constantly.
I like both of them but for a non pampas player I think it works more helmuth tight style because I think people fold many times only because he is Phil Ivey when he bluffs
It was striking to me when Moon told Saout "it should have been me and you" after hitting 3 outers on Ivey and then for heaps against Begleiter. He also called off over 1/4 of his stack against Buchman with just KJ. Based on beats it probably should have been Shulman and Saout.
For me, the memorable highlights of this FT: Ivey chewing his apple while taking a bad beat, and Darvin Moon lying to his wife about what we folded even though the action was televised.
That's why he's one of the greats. Making good folds is key, even if you're wrong. Always go with your gut. I'm the best in the world!!! Courtesy of Whole Foods. RDP.
I just saw this final table. It is one thing to get lucky. No player can win the main event without a little luck. But this is insane. 3-3 vs. J-J and 2-2 vs. Q-Q both preflop. I thought Moon was lucky but this… I’m done.
I really miss ESPN's coverage of the wsop especially Lon and Norm but the overall play has gotten so much better. Some of the calls and raises made at the ME final tables from these years like 05-2010 were somewhat laughable.
You need A LOT of luck to win a turnament. A lot! Only hand I can think of him playing bad was that 22 against the french, otherwise he play a pretty solid poker.
Cada had to be the least covered WSOP Champion throughout each episode. I get he was lucky but they seemed to really push the other players leading up to the final table. I honestly don't recall any other champions that got little to no coverage like Cada
The Ivey KK hand illustrates why poker doesn't work very well as a spectator event. Ivey shoves, everyone folds (including a nice laydown by Cada), crowd erupts with delight. While at home, those of us rooting for Ivey were disappointed with everyone folding.
@MaximusAximus if we're to judge anything off hendonmob, yeah. He apparently has made another 6 million on top of this win. Still firing in the wsop as well.
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