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00:00Oh, look at this, Vanessa. It's me and you.
00:02I've got to raise it.
00:03$1,200.
00:06So if you re-raise, then you build the pot so big,
00:09and then you're going to get bluffed out in a big pot.
00:11Oh, boy. Vanessa's got pocket rockets.
00:14I'd say it's the perfect time to listen to Tony and re-raise.
00:17Just called.
00:17Keep the pot slow.
00:19I bet $2,000.
00:22That's fair, you know.
00:23I think it's better betting in the dark.
00:26Tony bets in the dark and flops two pair.
00:29A dark raise, that's hard in commitment to the game.
00:32OM Tony G, Karma has left the building.
00:34I think we're about to see two people committed to this pot.
00:37Vanessa raises to $5,000.
00:39I want to raise it again.
00:42Tony re-raises to $20,000.
00:45You can get it all in.
00:47Tony G sounding very confident.
00:52You ready?
00:54Tony G is capable of this song and dance,
00:56whether he's strong or bluffing.
00:57Vanessa is going to have a hard time getting away from this one.
01:00You ready?
01:01If you win the hand, you keep me quiet.
01:05Don't believe you.
01:06That bluff I'll call.
01:08That bluff I'll call.
01:09Tony just added unspeakable equity to this pot.
01:12Vanessa calls.
01:14Tony's bombed the flop,
01:16which may make Vanessa think he's on a draw.
01:18An ace on the turn.
01:20Russo has top set.
01:22Hello, nasty.
01:23As Tony G would say, ace from space and Vanessa has gone from zero to hero.
01:27Tony G does have a flush draw.
01:30$10,000.
01:31And bets $10,000.
01:33You could shut me right up.
01:37How?
01:38Well, by taking, being all in and winning the puck.
01:41Punch in the face.
01:42Can I just push the button?
01:43That ace dramatically improves Vanessa's hand,
01:46but if she put Tony on spades, he just got there.
01:48She just calls.
01:50On spade watch.
01:52I checked.
01:54Tony checks in the dark.
01:55The river.
01:57A sick card.
01:58The five of hearts.
01:59Now you've got to show some guts.
02:03Can you bet this or are you going to make a really weak check now on the end?
02:08Go on, Vanessa.
02:09You can do it.
02:10For Vanessa, best card ever.
02:12Full house over full house.
02:15All in.
02:16Cool.
02:16Ace is full.
02:17Wow.
02:18Very nice.
02:18That's the best.
02:20Very nice.
02:21You got screwed?
02:21I got a full house too on the end.
02:23Wow.
02:23And a flush draw.
02:25That's it.
02:26That shut me up.
02:28Well done, Vanessa.
02:30You're lucky, obviously.
02:33I'm going to call.
02:34Okay, yes.
02:35Great idea, Sarah.
02:36Love it.
02:36Love you.
02:37I mean, I love it.
02:38She's a lip with Ace Deuce.
02:40Me and Mrs. Finland right now.
02:41Heads up.
02:43I believe it's Ms.
02:44Ms.
02:44I'm sorry.
02:45Ms. Finland.
02:46All right.
02:47Let's see a flop.
02:49So there's no Mr. Finland.
02:50Okay.
02:53Ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten, ten.
02:56There's a four on the flop.
02:58Ronnie has bottom pair.
03:00Hi.
03:01Hi.
03:02Ronnie, if you bust her on the first hand.
03:06He bets.
03:1030,000.
03:11And Sarah raises with a straight draw.
03:14Do you have something?
03:15Yes, I do.
03:16I believe you.
03:18I believe you.
03:1930,000?
03:20Yeah.
03:21It's the way all my relationships start with lies.
03:25So Ronnie has called the race and improves to trips on the turn.
03:30Oh boy.
03:33Why are you checking?
03:35You raised me on the flop.
03:38Um.
03:40Num num.
03:43She bets just over half the pot.
03:46Ronnie, do not bust her before the swimsuit portion.
03:51Ronnie's clock is running.
03:53Remember, every player has 30 seconds per decision.
03:56If he thinks she's bluffing, he'll call.
03:58If not, he could raise.
04:00Yeah, I forgot that.
04:02One at a time.
04:06Raise.
04:07155.
04:11155.
04:13She really should not be calling this.
04:19255.
04:20She re-raises.
04:21What?
04:23Really, huh?
04:25255,000.
04:27Yes.
04:28F***.
04:31Ronnie calls, which means we're going to the river.
04:34And that means the cage is coming into play.
04:37Hey, what was her special talent in the Miss Finland contest?
04:39Was it punting poker chips?
04:42The board bricks out for Sarah.
04:44She has just ace high.
04:45Ronnie, she's a little better looking than you.
04:46We're kind of rooting for her.
04:48Sorry, Ronnie.
04:48Yeah, I know.
04:53Check.
04:55She's bluffed every street so far.
04:58All in.
04:59And she shoves.
05:01All in.
05:01She slides out the bluff card.
05:08Oh, my God.
05:09How is this happening?
05:11I wanted to stay and play with you, Miss Finland.
05:14I understand.
05:16I know, I am.
05:19Ten seconds, Ronnie.
05:20Wow, I like that.
05:22He's playing a time bank chip.
05:23He gets an extra 30 seconds.
05:25There's a reason why it's the Finnish reputation, right?
05:28I have a four.
05:29He shows her his hand.
05:33Do you have five full or something?
05:35Sick, sick bluff, kid.
05:37I don't think you can just raise a queen.
05:39I don't have a good kick.
05:40I can show both guys, right?
05:41Absolutely.
05:44Slight flutter from Sarah, but what does it mean?
05:47Oh, gee.
05:48Ronnie must think she has it.
05:50He's considering folding this monster.
05:53And if he does, he's going in the cage.
05:56He's requested more time.
05:58You know, I have trips.
05:59I don't know if I can fold this hand.
06:00I don't know how you play.
06:01I've never played with you before.
06:02What is going on here?
06:03If I fold this hand and they see this fold
06:05and you have, like, king-queen or something,
06:08it's going to be the most embarrassing thing ever for me.
06:09You understand this, right?
06:11I don't have any time to think over this hand.
06:12I'm, like, nervous.
06:13I don't know what to go on.
06:15It's nice over there.
06:16300, 500.
06:19Oh, my God.
06:20No, it's 600.
06:21Five seconds.
06:23And Ronnie's folded.
06:26Holy shnikes.
06:30It's a bluff.
06:34Ronnie, you're going to the cage.
06:43He cannot believe it.
06:46I was really scared.
06:47Oh, my God.
06:50Is this real life?
06:53Did this happen to me?
06:55Jack seven to diamonds.
06:57Vanessa may be steaming a bit after that last hand.
06:59Looks like she's getting right back on the horse.
07:01Raises to 1,300 as Vondiari quickly out.
07:03Spirit rockets for Prahlad Friedman.
07:05By the way, when I start calling Prahlad parlay in front of you guys,
07:09it's because I've been doing it for five years.
07:11He parlayed 50 bucks in the 50,000 one weekend.
07:14And then that 50,000 is now what?
07:16I don't know, 40 million?
07:177.2 million or something?
07:19But I was like, what's it like to have 7.2 million?
07:22I would not know.
07:23It's got to be more than 7.2.
07:24Right, it's more than 7.2.
07:26Prahlad's very likely to be adding to that 7.2 now.
07:30Vanessa's starting to look a little defiant.
07:32Two of the greatest poker minds.
07:33I know, I like watching this stuff and not being in the head.
07:36Spirit and Vanessa battles.
07:38Antonio may be driving the action a bit with his mouth.
07:41Vanessa knows her own reputation,
07:43so she knows Prahlad could be 3-betting her light,
07:45thinking she's raising light, which she is.
07:48And if that's the case,
07:49she could get into some real trouble here.
07:514-bet to 13,200 with the jack high.
07:54So typically, a Vanessa Selb's 4-bet
07:55is going to start to get some credibility,
07:57which means if Prahlad thinks she's got some kind of hand,
07:59he'll easily put in a 5th bet.
08:03Another thing to consider,
08:05if Prahlad wants to continue to have Vanessa think he's bluffing,
08:08he's more likely to raise again than he is to just call.
08:16It is 5-bet to 35,000.
08:19Is it 30?
08:2035.
08:22All right, well, this looks like a pretty easy fold for Vanessa.
08:27But she hasn't dumped her cards yet.
08:29Joe, what in the world could she be thinking about here?
08:31Well, she might be a little steamy from that last hand still,
08:34and is probably leveling herself with thoughts
08:36that Prahlad is just messing with her.
08:38Now it looks like she wants to see how many chips Prahlad has left.
08:42If she levels herself into thinking Prahlad is messing with her,
08:46this is going to be a disaster.
08:50She should be folding any second now.
08:53What?
08:54She puts in 6 bets with jack high.
08:57Oh, boy.
08:58106-2.
09:00$106,200 is now the bet.
09:02This is an absolute punt.
09:03Let's count the hang time.
09:05All right, I'm all in.
09:07Prahlad is all in.
09:09It is a mistake.
09:10I call.
09:10Vanessa calls.
09:11Aces for Prahlad.
09:12No, no, no.
09:13He's got aces.
09:14Yeah, I know, I know.
09:15How many do you want to run it?
09:16He has aces.
09:16It's like 100%.
09:17Of course.
09:20She has ace, king, or kings?
09:21Nope, I have nothing.
09:24Uh, twice?
09:26Whatever you want.
09:28Let's do three times?
09:30Sure.
09:32That's him.
09:33She has life cards.
09:34Oh, boy.
09:35How much do you have?
09:36Uh, one.
09:38He's got you covered, I think.
09:39$60,000, $170,000.
09:41So they're going to run it three times.
09:44Almost broke the win.
09:45Couldn't do it.
09:48How many times do you guys say you're running it?
09:49Three.
09:50Three times.
09:50Nice to meet you.
09:52I'm going to leave if I don't.
09:53I think I speak for Vanessa when I say,
09:59Even worse, some of Vanessa's outs have been folded,
10:01so she's a bigger dog than she thinks.
10:04First to three runs coming up.
10:05Winner will get a third of the pot.
10:07King, four, five.
10:08That's not good.
10:09She'll need runner, runner.
10:10Six and a half.
10:13Six of diamonds would be, would that be the best card?
10:16Six of diamonds would give her straight and flush draws.
10:21God.
10:22To the turn.
10:23Nine of hearts.
10:24All right.
10:25Put a deuce of clubs.
10:28Oh, ace of clubs is good.
10:29I think Prahlad knows the time for speeches is over.
10:33River, ten of hearts, and Prahlad has locked up a third of the pot
10:35worth over $113,000.
10:37I'm such a d***.
10:40Why do I do this to myself?
10:41Every time.
10:44Not every time.
10:45I usually don't do this to myself anymore.
10:48Who are you laughing at?
10:49I'm not laughing.
10:50I'm just, you know, pretty sure he was laughing.
10:52Here comes the second of three runs.
10:55Eight king, five, two diamonds flush draw for Vanessa.
10:57There's already a diamond over there.
10:59There it is.
11:00That's the spirit.
11:01Show the other diamonds.
11:02The six of diamonds would definitely be more useful here than it was in the last one.
11:06Vanessa only needs one more diamond.
11:08Turn five of hearts.
11:09Wow, Prahlad is strong.
11:11How did he dodge it there?
11:13Missing the flush draw would be devastating.
11:15She's not likely to flop this good again.
11:17To the river.
11:20No diamond.
11:21Three of clubs.
11:22What a brick.
11:23Brick ball.
11:25Super brick.
11:26Bricktastic.
11:27So, Prahlad is two-thirds of the way to scooping the biggest pot ever won on the big game.
11:32What an absolute gift from Vanessa.
11:36No jacks and sevens.
11:37Run number three.
11:40Four, six, king.
11:41Three more bricks.
11:41This is getting hard to watch.
11:43Not even a sweat.
11:44Vanessa's dead to two pair trips or a straight.
11:47All of them runner, runner.
11:48Or else Prahlad is going to need a wheelbarrow to bring all his money home.
11:52To the turn.
11:54Deuce of spades.
11:56Nice hair.
11:57And Prahlad is going to win a pot worth over $340,000.
12:01Wow, Prahlad did it.
12:02Let's see.
12:03I'm not winning one of them.
12:05Action folds around to Doyle Brunson.
12:07Suited connectors.
12:08Raises to $2,800.
12:10Doyle all of a sudden coming to life.
12:11Maybe trying to get a little hot streak going.
12:13Phil Locke folds.
12:15Haven't heard much from Tony G so far.
12:18I call.
12:19Makes the call.
12:22Tony G's had good luck with that hand in this game.
12:24On Monday night, he flopped Tripp Jacks and raked in almost $200,000.
12:28Ace, nine, off suit for the newly reformed Phil Hellmuth.
12:37Phil thinking about making a move here.
12:40I raise the pot.
12:45A raise to $12,600.
12:49The loose cannon.
12:51Ooh, pair of cowboys.
12:53If there's ever a time to re-raise, this is it.
12:55$12,600.
12:56Yep.
12:57Cold.
12:58But just a call.
13:01We have some cannon action over here.
13:04Ernest just called $12,000 cold.
13:06Should be sending smoke signals into the sky.
13:09Wow, started something.
13:11He may be trying to set a trap by just calling, but by not re-raising, Ernest giving Doyle and
13:15Tony both better odds to call behind him.
13:18Well, you can see Doyle's stack just $50,000 right now.
13:22He's looking at 20% of his stack to call.
13:26I know Tony's going to call it, so I might as well, too.
13:28Yeah.
13:30I love these big pots.
13:33It's a very loose call from Doyle.
13:35Tony calls.
13:36Wow, what a sick hand this is.
13:39Four ways.
13:40I'm going to go anyway next pot, so it's like a three-roll for me.
13:43It's the danger of smooth calling with Kings.
13:45Ernest has let three other players into this pot.
13:47The flop, 9-10, 9, trip nines for Hellmuth.
13:51Phil has flopped the Hellmuth out of it.
13:53Our loose cannon, Ernest, is in big trouble if he can't get away from this, and honestly, Chris, I don't
13:58see how he'll be able to.
14:00Tony G has checked on over to Phil Hellmuth.
14:03That flop looks like you, doesn't it?
14:05No, Phil, I look like me.
14:09Ernest is very confident.
14:12$17,000.
14:14Phil bets $17,000.
14:17If you look like me, why you bet so much?
14:20Ernest is actually asking the right question, but isn't looking for an answer.
14:23Wow.
14:24All I can see are those two Kings.
14:31$36,000.
14:33I love you, Ernest.
14:36I'll try it again.
14:36I love this King.
14:37Doyle folds.
14:38I was going to rise.
14:40I'm so sick.
14:41Tony G's out.
14:43Wow.
14:44This is almost certainly disaster for our loose cannon.
14:47$200,000.
14:49What are you going to do if I move in?
14:51Are you going to call?
14:51Phil, of course I have no choice but to, my brother.
14:57You got aces or kings or something or what?
15:00Man, if I had aces or kings, mine, I'd be the man right now, wouldn't I?
15:07This is why this show is so fun.
15:08You're the best.
15:09Boy, oh boy, I don't think I have a choice here.
15:12This is so sick.
15:20All right, I guess I'm all in.
15:21I call.
15:22Kings.
15:22All in.
15:23I got three nines.
15:24You lie.
15:25I'm kidding me.
15:27Okay, that's what I thought.
15:28What were you slow rolling him for?
15:30Man.
15:30Maybe he had 10s full.
15:32I mean, he was so happy.
15:33That was so unreal.
15:35That was torture.
15:35I didn't mean to slow roll.
15:36Hold on.
15:37How many times do you want to deal it?
15:38Oh, hey, thanks for asking me.
15:40Three times?
15:41Yeah, let's, huh?
15:42Three times?
15:42Yeah, run it three.
15:44Three times.
15:45Three times.
15:45Three times.
15:46Yeah, that'll work.
15:46You might win one of those three.
15:48Gee wheeze, man.
15:50Wow, and you straddled and everything.
15:51That was perfect.
15:52You made it so much before the flop with ace nine.
15:54Our loose cannon has one foot out the door.
15:59You want to deal it four times?
16:02When you asked him, you're going to call if I go all in,
16:04and he said yes, what percent of you didn't believe
16:06that he was giving the straight dope there
16:08with that little bit left?
16:10Wasn't it like a 99?
16:11A little bit left?
16:11He had 50,000 left.
16:13That's one of the worst slow rolls I'd seen in forever.
16:15No, that's not a slow roll.
16:16When you know he's going to call because he says it.
16:17You know, Phil Locke, why don't you just stay out of it?
16:20Why don't you stay out of it?
16:21Because I'm right here and I feel bad.
16:23Phil, you've been so far out of line to me
16:25and every time we've played, and I'm just sick of it.
16:28So why don't you just mind your business?
16:30You made it 12,600.
16:30But he's right.
16:31He was a pretty sick slow roll.
16:32I'm sorry, because I haven't done anything like that
16:34in my whole life.
16:35Were you folding?
16:36I can't get away from this, the whole speech?
16:37The guy's already in.
16:38He's already got 80% of it.
16:41He had 50,000 more.
16:43Did he have 50,000 more?
16:44I'll bet he had at least 40,000 more.
16:46He put in 36,000.
16:47I'll bet he had 40 more.
16:48Before you count, look.
16:5074, 74, 300.
16:52How can you ever have that beat?
16:53You want to deal it four times or what?
16:56Four times?
16:57Yeah.
16:57It gives you a better chance to win.
16:59It sure do.
17:00Cool.
17:00Running him out, baby.
17:01All right, four times.
17:02Mm-mm-mm.
17:04Four times, need two kings.
17:05Wow, that's about 50-50.
17:06Queen, spade, spade, queen, jack.
17:08Yeah, run a jack.
17:08Spade, spade.
17:08Yeah, run a runner.
17:10So we'll see the turn in river four times
17:12with each pot worth a shade under 50 grand.
17:15Run number one.
17:17A jack of hearts.
17:18Queen, king.
17:18Yeah, queen, king.
17:22The river, an ace of diamonds.
17:24Round one goes to Hellmuth.
17:25Phil Hellmuth is filled up and made a full house.
17:28He's locked up at least 25% of this pot.
17:32Run two.
17:33The turn.
17:35A king.
17:35There we go.
17:36Full house.
17:37That's what I'm talking about, baby.
17:39Give me damn.
17:40If you ran it twice, you got money back.
17:42Give me damn.
17:42Oh, damn, I said four times, though.
17:43Damn, didn't I?
17:44Holy snap.
17:44I got to stand back up now.
17:46I thought it was only twice.
17:47Come on.
17:47The river's a three.
17:4915% dog.
17:50Earnest has won the second pot.
17:51That's cool.
17:52I'm feeling good right now.
17:53You're still alive.
17:55You're still alive.
17:56Our loose cannon will stick around.
17:59Round three.
18:00A seven of spades.
18:02Everybody's rooting for a spade.
18:04You can now hit a king or a spade to win this run.
18:09The river.
18:11It is a spade.
18:12God damn spade.
18:13Up to one.
18:15That's a loose cannon.
18:16He's up two to one.
18:16Why did you go for four times?
18:18You went first.
18:18Hey, man, I was thinking of more outs, man.
18:20You talking about that?
18:21Oh, this is like slow roll.
18:23One more time.
18:24One more time.
18:25Put a king ball out there.
18:27Earnest Wiggins has now won half the pot.
18:30This is the thing right here.
18:31This is it right here, man.
18:32This is like the guy's right here.
18:34I'm looking out.
18:34I really like it.
18:38Come on.
18:39One more.
18:39King.
18:40King.
18:40King.
18:41One more king.
18:41The final run.
18:43Earnest odds continue to get worse and worse, but Phil looks sick anyway.
18:48A queen on the turn.
18:49Jack.
18:49There's a jack.
18:52You want a jack.
18:53That would be fair.
18:54King or a jack one time.
18:56There's what?
18:56Three jacks left?
18:57Right now.
18:59The final river card.
19:02It's a king.
19:04King.
19:05That's real.
19:06He hit three out of four.
19:08He hit three out of four.
19:09With the worst hand.
19:13Why is everyone so happy except Phil?
19:18That's what I'm talking about.
19:24If you do it once, you lose the whole lot.
19:28And every time you did an extra time, you want a higher percentage of the pot.
19:30If you did it twice, 50%.
19:32Phil deserved that.
19:33Doing that with ace nine.
19:34Tony.
19:36Can you please shut up?
19:37The bike's coming.
19:38I hate some fun.
19:39I mean, come on, man.
19:40You just want to rub salt in my wound every time.
19:42Show some class.
19:43Show some class.
19:45But the hand.
19:47You're a professional.
19:48You don't mean to play like that.
19:50Gomez with aces.
19:51Alex and Ben, you're going to go heads up to this.
19:53850,000 out there.
19:55Oh, my goodness.
19:57Quads on the flop.
19:59Don't ever run bad.
20:00Strange.
20:00The last time Gomez had aces was against Kevin Saul, and 360s came on board.
20:04He won a big pot.
20:05This time, three of a kind is going to come on board, and he's destined to lose a lot of
20:10chips right here.
20:14And now the question is, how is Spindler going to play it?
20:23He is raising, wasting no time.
20:26You know, this is an interesting play here from Spindler.
20:27He's got four of a kind, and, you know, popular wisdom would say you should just call and slow play
20:31it.
20:31But what he's hoping for here is that his raise looks like a bluff,
20:35and that Gomez does have a hand like aces, kings, or something along those lines,
20:38and is going to, you know, play for it all.
20:41He's just going to call.
20:42Now, you know, the funny thing about this is Gomez actually thinks he's trapping him.
20:45Right.
20:45He thinks he's slow playing.
20:47He's doing, he's trying to trap him as he thought he, and as he did against Kevin Saul earlier in
20:52this tournament.
20:53Now, Benny Spindler asking for a chip count.
20:55$1,350,000 a piece.
20:58Let's see the turn card.
21:00Now, Benny can't really care how much Gomez has.
21:03It's just trying to, like, show weakness, if you will.
21:06It's a little bit of a sort of Hollywood move.
21:09Gomez is checking.
21:11And that's poker on a higher level, isn't it?
21:13Yeah, absolutely.
21:14Now, Gomez is really checking in the hopes that Spindler, you know, is going to bluff at it.
21:18As we know, he's not bluffing.
21:19He's got four of a kind.
21:21And Spindler is really taking an aggressive approach to this hand to try to get as many chips in as
21:25possible.
21:26A big bet, once again, of $2 million.
21:29Pot up to $5.5 million now.
21:32Well, this is the opportunity now for either Gomez to be an absolute genius
21:36and make the most remarkable laydown we may have ever seen.
21:40Don't bet on that.
21:41Or he might just decide, all right, now's the time.
21:44Let's get all those chips in the middle.
21:46Just an amazing...
21:47Oh, and he does.
21:49He's moving it all in.
21:50Of course, Spindler.
21:51He's calling.
21:52He's got four of a kind.
21:53Gomez is...
21:55Completely dead.
21:56River card is totally irrelevant.
21:58Spindler wins a monster pot, eliminating Gomez.
22:01He's up over $16 million in chips now.
22:10Flopping quads at a final table.
22:12Must be nice.
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