- From Playground Poker
Club in Kahnawake, Quebec,
this is Poker Night in America.
(upbeat big band music)
What's up guys.
Welcome to Poker Night
Presents Party Poker Live
at the Playground
Poker Club in Montreal.
I'm your host Doug Polk
filling in for Chris and Joe,
who were last spotted
stumbling down Crescent Street.
Our big winners so far Ohayon
on a tidy $65,000 profit
and Antonio up to 137,000
in the green as well.
Sam Trickett climbing back but
still down over a $107,000.
- Straddle.
- [Doug] Krpan getting
the straddle on.
Maybe a sign of things to
come, loosen it up a bit.
- Raise 1,200.
- And Safieddine opening up
the pack of fours at 1,200.
We're shorthanded here,
only five players,
couple players not at the table.
(players chatting)
Usually when it's shorthanded
people tend to open up a bit.
- Fold.
- [Doug] Play a
couple more hands.
- Folds.
- [Doug] Ohayon makes the
call with 10-eight off,
and let's take a flop.
This is the classic
pocket four spot.
I open my pocket pair.
I felt good about things
- 2,100
- [Doug] What is this
flop I'm looking at.
- Call.
- [Doug] Ohayon's
been hitting more
than his fair share
of hands tonight
and that run continues
turning three of a kind.
- Bet 3,100.
- [Doug] Safieddine
not slowing down.
This is a card you might
want to be afraid of.
Your opponent could definitely
have a 10 on the flop.
And now with turn trips.
But he's going to
continue telling a story.
Problem is
Ohayon's
- Call.
- [Doug] Not reading that book.
And the river comes another 10.
Quad 10s again here in Montreal.
Now I know what
everyone's talking about.
- Bet 2,200.
- [Doug] Safieddine
with a $2200 river bet.
I'm not exactly sure what
he's trying to accomplish.
Now Ohayan has to decide, how
much can my opponent call,
and I don't think $100,000
is going to be in the budget.
But what Ohayon's thinking is
that his opponent has an ace,
he might not be able
to get away from it.
He only loses to quad 10s,
so it's a spot you might
try to get some value.
I still think this is
a bit too big of a bet.
I'd like to see something
a little bit smaller.
- Nice hand.
- Fold.
- Once again though
quads are good tonight.
- $97,800 raise.
- I liked it.
- [Doug] This hand we
have an all you can eat
straddle buffet.
Five of our six players
are now in the blinds
with Safieddine
straddling at 400.
Ohayon straddling at 800
and Esfandiari
straddling at 1,600.
So the action will
begin on the button.
- Call
- With Roberts who decides
to just call with
the ace for off suit.
- Call.
- [Doug] Personally
I'd like to see a raise
or get out of there.
Yong calls in the small blind
which will be an
additional $1,500.
And now the action's
over to Safieddine
whose in the straddle.
The first straddle I might add.
- Call.
- He's gonna call with
the ace-nine suited,
definitely a hand that's
- Call.
- Worthy of seeing a flop.
- Call.
- [Doug] Ohayon has king-jack
of spades and calls.
- Sure.
- Denied.
Option denied.
(players chatter)
- And Esfandiari in the
final straddle with check
and take his flop.
- It's over in two hours.
- [Doug] 10-four-three,
huge flop for Rob Yong.
Flopping top pair
and a flush draw.
Unfortunately for him, no
one else has much of a piece.
- Fold.
- Antonio has middle pair
bottom kicker, and Roberts
has middle pair top kicker.
- Call.
- But not inspiring
it a lot of action.
- Fold.
- [Doug] Ohayon makes
the call here on the flop
and I can't say I'm
a big fan of that.
What's he really drawing to?
Sure, he could hit
a king or a jack
but in general--
- Fold.
- [Doug] He's just gonna brick
and if someone else raises
he's gonna be
totally out of luck.
Both other players
fold their middle pair
and now it's just
Yong against Ohayon.
The turn's a six of spades
which doesn't really
change things too much.
I don't mind a bet here,
but I wouldn't mind checking
and playing it a
little more trappy
to try and get your
opponent to bluff.
- Bet 15,000.
- Over to Ohayon and
now I think he's gonna
just have to fold.
- Call.
- [Doug] But he
disagrees with me
and that's why I'm in the booth.
The river's an off-suit three.
Brick card.
Yong would have preferred
to hit his flush
but it's still a
pretty safe river.
- And he decides to bet a
- 12,000.
- [Doug] Small bet here
relative to the pot,
12,000 to go.
And what is Ohayon
thinking about.
He just doesn't buy it.
- Call.
- Third.
- [Doug] I would say that was
an adventurous call
down from Ohayon.
And Yong's gonna
reap the rewards
to the tune of a $75,000 pot.
- You like the flop?
- [Roberts] Nice man.
(mumbles)
- Welcome back to Poker Night
Presents Party Poker Live
at the Playground
Poker Club in Montreal.
Doug Polk up here and
hundreds of thousands dollars
down there at the table.
Let's hit the felt.
- Okay, give him
back his ante then.
- No the ante's still there.
- Oh, ante stays there.
- 400 straddle.
- I had a strong hand.
Not the best flop
for my hand but--
- [Doug] Krpan's gonna
straddle to $400.
I'm a little steamed.
- Raise 12, calling.
- [Doug] Safieddine's
gonna raise up 1200
with ace and six suited
from under the gun.
- Raise to 4,000.
- I'm the luck box?
- Well that's true.
- You call me the luck box?
- That's true, that's true.
- Antonio wakes up with
actually a strong hand.
- Call, 4000.
- And makes it 4,000 to go.
We've seen some light
re raises from Antonio.
Finally he has a
premium holding.
- First one hit, yeah yeah?
- [Doug] But now the
hand's getting a little bit
out of control.
Krpan decides to only
call the ace-king,
which is a bit weird,
and the actions back
over to Saffieddine,
who's had enough.
He's sick of getting
pushed around,
and he's taking a
stand with ace-six suit
that he makes with 24,000 to go.
Now, I don't mind
this play in general,
especially when
you're a tight player,
but he's up against
ace, king and 10s.
It's hard to see this
move getting through.
Roberts gets out of the way,
and Krpan must not have
realized he had ace, king
and folds as well.
- Heads up.
- [Doug] Someone should
really let him know.
(players chatting)
Will Safieddine fire?
Now, he checks over to Antonio,
who now again has a
tough spot to navigate,
and Antonio checks it
back to pot control.
Never a bad move.
Turn three pairs on the board,
and I would love to
see Safieddine fire
some bullets here.
Represent the aces,
the kings, the goods.
And you can see
Antonio's not happy here.
He's gonna call,
but he's not happy
about the situation.
- [Dealer] Call.
River comes an off-suit queen,
another card Antonio
has to be afraid of,
and sadly he fires for the
rest of it, $83,000 to call.
This is basically Antonio's
entire session profit
on the line in this one hand.
This is such a
nightmare for Antonio.
- 82,900.
- 82, nine.
- [Doug] Spots like this are
so tough to think through.
- I think he's making his
big TV move, you know.
He's gotta shows the
boys back home he's got
a big pair of Lebanese cojones.
- [Doug] This is
brutal for Safieddine.
He's praying for the fold.
And he gets it.
See that one, you're
gonna hear about, Antonio.
Owned.
(laughing)
Stick to magic buddy.
Straddle back on
from Ohayon here.
- Everybody's an expert.
- Yep, but they're
like you know--
- In everybody
else's business, too.
- Exactly.
He's gonna call, he's not
gonna call, he's gonna call.
He's a donk if he
calls, no he's a god.
- [Doug] Ladies here in the
small blind for Rob Yong.
He's making it 5,000 to go.
Definitely likes this play.
Bump it up with a premium hand.
If they wanna play,
it's gonna be expensive.
Ohayon decides to come along
with king-jack off-suit
in the straddle.
This is definitely not some
Phil Hellmuth approved play.
- [dealer] Fold.
- [Doug] Trickett gets out
of the way with ace-10.
Has to be afraid he's
up against a bigger hand
than the one he has.
Six-four-three rainbow flop.
Bricks for both players.
Definitely a good
flop for Rob Yong.
- That's 6,000.
- [Doug] Yong fires 6,000,
and Ohayon's going nowhere.
I have to imagine he's
hoping for a king or a jack,
but no help on the turn.
- Check.
- [Doug] Ohayon
checks once again,
and Yong's gotta
convey the value bet.
He knows there are many
worse hands an opponent
could have that will call him,
particularly after the
hand they played before.
- At 15,000.
- Take your time,
take your time.
(laughing)
- [Doug] Ohayon
calls once again.
Oh, king on the river.
King on the river.
Ohayon is bailed out
and will decide to lead
into Rob Yong here on the river.
- 13,000.
Call.
- [Doug] Sorry Yong, king-jack
is going to be good here.
- King.
- [Doug] Live by the
river, die by the river.
- you were due.
- [Doug] Rob Yong's gotta
be steaming after that one.
- I can't believe you
did that to me on TV.
- Oh, I saw Jeff
taking pictures.
- I'm never gonna live
that down.
- I said take a picture of
the screen and send it to me,
because I wanna put
it in my office.
I'm gonna frame it too.
- You've got so many faces
enjoying the hand as well,
you gotta freeze frame a few.
You don't know the emotion,
the pain you put me through.
- [Dealer] Fold.
- [Esfandiari] I'll fill
a collage on your wall.
(mumbles)
- Raise 1,500.
Fold.
- [Yong] It's like the
most tilting spot in poker.
- Fold.
Fold.
- Getting whooped
on TV by your friend
when you're like
almost calling them.
- Fold.
- You know, you're the...
Raised from like being
number 100 to number 99
if you'd called,
in the world.
- [Doug] King-eight-five,
two clubs.
A lot of players
get a piece of this.
Antonio's got the
nut flush draw.
Ohayon's got a middle pair
and a back door flush draw,
and Trickett has a
gutshot to a straight.
- At 5,000.
- [Doug] Krpan, who actually
has the worst of this four
coming in at 3% equity to win,
is gonna take a stab,
and I've got some bad
news for you buddy,
there's no shot you're
getting through.
A hand makes the call,
and now Antonio has to
decide to flat or raise.
He's gonna call and take a turn.
- Fold.
Three players.
- [Doug] Jack of hearts on
the turn is a total brick.
No one's improved,
and it does scare a few
of the hands out there
into possibly letting it go.
I think Krpan, once he
gets called in two places,
he's probably gonna
slow down a bit.
If he does check, then
we're taking a river.
Now, I haven't brushed up on my
high level poker math lately,
but I do believe five
clubs still makes a flush,
and Antonio moves into
the lead with the nuts.
Ohayon bets $10,000 he's
never gonna see again,
and now the question for
Antonio to raise or to trap,
and maybe let Krpan in there.
Personally, I think
raise is the play.
Ohayon's been calling
everything today.
I wanna hammer that for value.
- Fold.
- [Doug] Ohayon has been
stationary on river today.
He's gotta know there's
a good shot his opponents
are trying to value that,
and even though he has two pair,
he loses to a flush,
and he makes an excellent
lay down on the river.
Antonio does not get paid
off with his nut flush.
Great fold there from Ohayon.
I like that he reeled it
in after so many calls.
Ouri Ohayon correctly folds
and escapes Antonio's trap door.
Or is it a real door because
Antonio actually had it?
Either way, Ohayon does
not get sawed in half.
We'll be right back
to wrap things up.
- [Doug] Welcome back
to Poker Night Presents
Party Poker Live at
the Playground Poker
Club in Montreal.
Well, we are still playing
100, 200, no limit,
good old Texas Hold'em.
We're kicking this hand
off with a $400 straddle
from Rob Yong and action
on Krpan under the gun.
- Raise 1,600.
- [Doug] He's got ace-king,
and he's making it 1,600 to go,
and pocket jacks already
here for Antonio.
We got a couple pretty
narrow starting hands
out of the gate.
He does elect just
to call though.
- Call.
- [Dealer] Fold.
- [Doug] Ace-10 to
start out for Yong.
He's not gonna let that one go.
- [Dealer] Three players.
- [Doug] Let's see what
we got on the flop.
10-six-five, Yong hits top pair,
top kicker is no
good against Antonio,
and here's the dangerous thing.
When you're playing against
players like Antonio,
they're aggressive, they're
loose, they're making moves,
all of a sudden when
they have a real hand,
it can be a costly situation.
Yong's gonna kick things
off with a flop bet here.
I'd prefer to see
him check to Krpan,
but he does have a good hand.
It could get some value
from different holdings.
- Fold.
- [Doug] Now Antonio with
jacks, he could call or raise.
- [Dealer] Raise.
- [Doug] Antonio's gonna
raise it up to 16,000,
and this accomplishes
several things.
For starters, if Yong has
a 10, he's gonna call,
and he gets some value,
and if he is bluffing,
he's alright with taking it down
with a hand that's
vulnerable, like jacks.
- Call.
- [Doug] Yong's going nowhere
with his top pair top kicker.
He calls, we're taking a turn.
- Heads-up.
- [Doug] King on the turn.
If Krpan had still
been in there,
he would be in the
lead, but he's not.
That's why it wasn't
(mumbles), guys.
You lose 100% of
the hands you fold.
- Check.
- [Doug] This does slow
the action down a bit,
let me see check, check,
but don't be fooled,
Antonio's looking for
a bet in the river.
He just wants to let Yong
have a shot at bluffing at it.
- Check.
- [Doug] At this point, Yong
pretty clearly has a 10.
To lead and call a raise,
he's gotta have
something pretty solid,
and that can realistically
only be top pair.
- Bet.
28,500.
- [Doug] Antonio goes
for the value bet.
Rob snaps him off and
jacks will be good here
for just a little bit
shy of a $100,000 pot.
- Is it possible to
get a waitress, please?
- Straddle.
- [Doug] Ace-seven into
the muck for Krpan.
Ohayon's go the jack-nine,
he's gonna try and take a flop.
Antonio limping in behind
with a five-three off-suit.
And we've got some real
spicy pre-flop hands
in the mix here, guys.
- Four players.
- [Doug] And jack-six-four
is an action flop.
Top two for Trickett,
bottom pair for Yong,
top pair for Ohayon, and
open-ender for Antonio,
I'm expecting to see a
lot of money go in here,
and someone's getting coolered.
Ohayon kicks the action
off with a $2,000 flop bet,
and Antonio smooth calls in
position to play the turn.
Trickett decides to
raise the 9,000 to go.
Back over to Ohayon,
who makes the call,
and Antonio has a clear
call here as well,
with a hand that could
easily draw the nuts.
- [Dealer] Call.
Three players.
- [Doug] Eight of
spades on the turn,
no one improves, but this is
a little bit of a scare card.
Someone could have seven-five
and have the nut straight,
maybe a hand like jack-eight,
but he also knows that those
hands aren't too likely
compared to all the other
hands his opponents could have.
Ohayon makes a good
fold here on the turn,
realizing he's not likely
to be ahead of Trickett,
who gets out of the
way with his top pair,
and now the question is,
can Antonio continue to draw
to his open-ender.
Antonio decides to
raise up to 44,000,
and I love this play.
If he gets the fold, he
wins the pot right now
if Trickett believes
that he has the straight.
And if he doesn't
believe him and calls,
well, he can still win this
pot on a seven, a deuce
or a river barrel.
Trickett though, is used
to Antonio's antics,
and he knows this guys
could be up to no good.
- [Dealer] 40,000.
- [Doug] So he's calling,
we're taking river,
and this pot is already
almost $120,000.
- [Dealer] Heads-up.
- [Doug] And an ace on
the river changes nothing.
In fact, even though aces
are normally scare cards,
here it's total brick.
Antonio was telling
a story that he had
a straight and a turn,
so if ace couldn't of possibly
helped anything that he
was trying to draw to,
and Trickett's two pair,
if it was good in the turn,
is basically always gonna be
good in the river as well.
Antonio's not one
to give up though,
and he fires 68,000
on the river.
- Exactly five-seven.
- [Dealer] 68.
- Aw.
- You must have
exactly five-seven.
That's the only
thing I'll lose to.
- [Doug] If Trickett
makes this call,
we're going to see almost
a quarter of a million
dollar pot here.
- Fast bet Antonio.
Fast bet for a bluff.
You don't even care, do you?
Look at you just
getting a massage.
So relaxed.
Don't even care.
Five-seven only.
Oh, you sized it so well.
Well done, well played anyway.
You made it 50,000 earlier
when you were 10-eight though.
I made it 15.
On that ace-jack you made it 50,
with a draw.
You're already 41 this time.
- And that time we're good.
- Yeah alright, I
wanna go with my gut.
It may be a ridiculous fold.
- [Doug] It is a
ridiculous fold.
Don't do it.
I believe in you, Sam.
An absolutely magical bluff
pulled off to perfection
by Antonio Esfandiari.
Stick around and we'll wrap
things up right after this.
- Hello, and welcome back
to Poker Night Presents
Party Poker Live at the
Playground Poker Club.
With day one in the books,
Roberts and Ohayon both
winning over a hundred grand,
and Rob Yong and Sam
Trickett the big losers,
with Rob Yong down 143,
and Sam Trickett
down almost $200,000.
Next week on Poker
Night Presents,
Antonio Esfandiari gets looked
up and gets looked down,
I love you Tricket
You bluffed me there.
OMG that hurts so much.
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(laughing)
- I knew it.
- He went against you.
- I freaking knew it,
I swear I knew it.
- I love it, I love it.
I won money.
I bluffed Antonio.
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