WEBVTT 1 00:00:10.839 --> 00:00:12.919 Hello everyone, Welcome back to a new episode of the 2 00:00:12.960 --> 00:00:16.879 Poker Go Podcast. My name is Donnie Peters. At twelve 3 00:00:17.039 --> 00:00:22.640 twenty am on Friday, July tenth, Day four of the 4 00:00:22.679 --> 00:00:24.839 World Series of Poker Main Event is. 5 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:25.800 In the books. 6 00:00:26.280 --> 00:00:31.079 The bubble has burst, the remaining players are all deep 7 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:35.479 into the money, and we are moving forward today five 8 00:00:35.640 --> 00:00:39.240 in the greatest poker tournament in the world that this 9 00:00:39.479 --> 00:00:44.280 is the world famous Bubble Pod. So we're gonna play 10 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:47.200 some audio of me talking on the floor. I got 11 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:49.479 rim Ken Rinkimo was out on the floor, We talked 12 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:51.799 to some players throughout it all. We'll be running you 13 00:00:51.840 --> 00:00:55.320 through the hands that ultimately led to the bubble bursting. 14 00:00:55.439 --> 00:00:58.320 So there's a lot to unpack in this episode. Of course, 15 00:00:58.399 --> 00:01:02.039 we'll also get into some of the just general news 16 00:01:02.159 --> 00:01:05.879 of the happenings today. You know, who's got big stacks, 17 00:01:05.879 --> 00:01:08.200 who's leading the way, how many players are left, who 18 00:01:08.239 --> 00:01:10.959 busted out, all that sort of good stuff that is 19 00:01:11.000 --> 00:01:14.159 coming on this episode as well. 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I thought they 40 00:02:31.240 --> 00:02:34.439 would have, you know, I thought after what happened last year. 41 00:02:34.919 --> 00:02:38.280 I believe we came back last year, maybe twelve people 42 00:02:38.439 --> 00:02:42.960 off the money around there, you know, close but not 43 00:02:43.000 --> 00:02:46.280 close enough that it was just gonna snap bust. But 44 00:02:46.319 --> 00:02:48.400 still there was a lot of There was a lot 45 00:02:48.439 --> 00:02:49.840 of tanking, there was a lot of stalling. There's a 46 00:02:49.840 --> 00:02:52.319 lot of people yelling at each other about about the 47 00:02:52.319 --> 00:02:56.599 whole situation. At one point, my table got the whole 48 00:02:56.800 --> 00:02:58.680 the clock got put on the entire table because of 49 00:02:58.719 --> 00:03:01.120 a couple of players. It was a whole big shnanigans 50 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:03.439 going on. So I thought, you know, coming off of that, 51 00:03:03.479 --> 00:03:05.840 they would have just started hand for hand this year, 52 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:09.199 I mean just just skipped through all that sort of stuff, 53 00:03:09.680 --> 00:03:12.120 so they didn't start doing hand for hand play and 54 00:03:12.400 --> 00:03:13.599 right off the bat, you know, I thought that that 55 00:03:13.719 --> 00:03:17.039 was interesting, right because it felt a little too close 56 00:03:17.080 --> 00:03:18.639 to comfort, like you might be flying a little bit 57 00:03:18.680 --> 00:03:23.800 too close to the sun here. They I believe each 58 00:03:23.879 --> 00:03:28.759 table played one, maybe two hands before tournament director got 59 00:03:28.800 --> 00:03:31.520 on the loud speaker and said, okay, you know, all 60 00:03:31.520 --> 00:03:34.879 the dealers stopped dealing. Once you deal the current hand 61 00:03:34.919 --> 00:03:36.759 that you're on and that hand is complete, stand up, 62 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:39.879 do the whole thing that That obviously signals that they 63 00:03:39.879 --> 00:03:43.080 are going to then go into hand for hand. So 64 00:03:43.120 --> 00:03:45.520 thirteen hundred and eighty nine players returned. I look up 65 00:03:45.520 --> 00:03:48.599 the clock. You know, there's thirteen eighty five that it 66 00:03:48.639 --> 00:03:50.680 ticks down to thirteen eighty four. I'm like, oh, they're 67 00:03:50.680 --> 00:03:54.599 getting They're getting pretty close here. And you know, so 68 00:03:55.000 --> 00:03:57.719 you know, a bunch of tables start finishing up. You know, 69 00:03:57.759 --> 00:03:59.599 one by one, all the tables are finishing up. Players 70 00:03:59.639 --> 00:04:02.280 are obvio standing up, stretching out. They all know what's coming. 71 00:04:02.960 --> 00:04:05.680 One of those players, Sean Deep, he had a he 72 00:04:05.719 --> 00:04:09.039 had a big stack to close out Day three. So 73 00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:11.840 and I talked with him on that last episode, and 74 00:04:12.080 --> 00:04:13.960 here I am. I wanted to catch up with them 75 00:04:14.000 --> 00:04:15.479 at the beginning. I basically I wanted to ask Sean, 76 00:04:15.520 --> 00:04:17.600 you know, he's played a bazillion tournament. I wanted to say, 77 00:04:17.639 --> 00:04:19.639 you know, what do you think about them not not 78 00:04:19.759 --> 00:04:21.879 starting in hand for hand play? And he had had 79 00:04:21.920 --> 00:04:24.360 an interesting take on it. So let's just play that 80 00:04:24.480 --> 00:04:26.519 now to kind of kick things off here before we 81 00:04:26.560 --> 00:04:30.240 start getting into more of the money bubble. I have 82 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:32.120 one question for you, Sean Deep, are you surprised to 83 00:04:32.120 --> 00:04:33.199 not start hand for hand? 84 00:04:33.680 --> 00:04:35.600 I mean, I knew that they would do this and 85 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:38.000 we got a few bust outs. It's just hand for 86 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:40.079 hand is so slow, you know, for years. I've been 87 00:04:40.079 --> 00:04:43.680 talking the World series, suggesting around for round, and I 88 00:04:43.680 --> 00:04:46.879 think that solves so many issues these big bubbles. It 89 00:04:46.920 --> 00:04:49.360 makes a better player experience, the money gets split up. 90 00:04:49.800 --> 00:04:50.959 You know, it's just. 91 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:51.959 Way better overall. 92 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:56.680 So hopefully you know, they decided to make some changes 93 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.759 that will be a much better customer experience. And we 94 00:04:59.800 --> 00:05:02.399 don sit around for twenty minutes every hand because with 95 00:05:02.480 --> 00:05:04.360 no shot clocks, there's gonna be hands to take twenty 96 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:06.519 minutes on the bubble. And you know it's one hundred 97 00:05:06.519 --> 00:05:09.000 and fifty plus tables in play. It only takes one 98 00:05:09.000 --> 00:05:10.360 and everyone's waiting fifteen minutes. 99 00:05:10.399 --> 00:05:12.319 So well, let me let me push back for one 100 00:05:12.399 --> 00:05:15.879 second this specific event. Don't you want that spectacle of 101 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:18.079 the money? I mean maybe you don't as a player, 102 00:05:18.120 --> 00:05:20.279 but the poker world they can. 103 00:05:21.040 --> 00:05:23.319 But yeah, that's the I'm the words person, Like, I 104 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:25.720 don't listen. I know that you're all business. You're like, 105 00:05:25.759 --> 00:05:26.120 let's go. 106 00:05:26.600 --> 00:05:26.839 Yeah. 107 00:05:26.920 --> 00:05:29.480 I mean, like I almost considered playing the PLO last 108 00:05:29.560 --> 00:05:31.160 night because I knew that the hand for handled be 109 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:31.600 so slow. 110 00:05:31.639 --> 00:05:33.639 I might just go play over there. But I also 111 00:05:33.639 --> 00:05:34.480 know it's me a big. 112 00:05:34.279 --> 00:05:36.160 Sack, so I couldn't miss the free hands over here, 113 00:05:36.240 --> 00:05:37.920 so I'm gonna win. You know, ninety percent of hands 114 00:05:37.959 --> 00:05:41.199 dealt So yeah, it's just it's a bad experience. I 115 00:05:41.199 --> 00:05:43.800 think it messed up everyone's schedule. If we sit around 116 00:05:43.839 --> 00:05:47.720 doing nothing, it's we're here to gamble. Why why make 117 00:05:47.800 --> 00:05:49.920 us sit here and wait? It's like, you know, it's 118 00:05:49.920 --> 00:05:52.399 a fucking natural rain delay of these poker tournaments, and 119 00:05:52.879 --> 00:05:57.199 it shows fucking reval. Like it's just a waste of time. 120 00:05:57.240 --> 00:05:59.240 There's something the camerackers have to go to every table. 121 00:05:59.399 --> 00:06:01.480 It's just the craft swarms. 122 00:06:01.079 --> 00:06:03.600 And guys signing autographs here. I mean, you know, the 123 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:05.639 whole the whole thing. Yeah, I mean, there's nothing else 124 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:05.920 to do. 125 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:08.519 Really, you know, I'm just sitting here. It's one of 126 00:06:08.560 --> 00:06:10.720 my thumbs, right, and call my wife and FaceTime her, 127 00:06:11.199 --> 00:06:12.199 you know, chatting to family. 128 00:06:12.279 --> 00:06:13.920 I usually can't talk to any tournament. This is the 129 00:06:13.959 --> 00:06:15.759 time where than can be shit to do, so I 130 00:06:15.839 --> 00:06:17.560 might as well keep the kids happy. 131 00:06:18.519 --> 00:06:22.000 So that was Sean deep and uh interesting that he 132 00:06:22.040 --> 00:06:25.560 doesn't necessarily care about the hand for hand stuff, the 133 00:06:25.560 --> 00:06:27.839 money bubble, all that sort of stuff. I mean, just 134 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:31.000 very workmanlike for Sean. He wants to just get there. 135 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:33.560 He wants to play the voker, he wants to move 136 00:06:33.600 --> 00:06:36.920 on with things. I do have to disagree with him, 137 00:06:37.160 --> 00:06:40.000 you know, I would say that, you know, ninety nine 138 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:43.079 point nine percent of tournaments out there do all that 139 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:44.920 other sort of stuff. Get through it, let's move on 140 00:06:44.959 --> 00:06:48.160 with our day. But the one tournament in the world 141 00:06:48.600 --> 00:06:53.399 that deserves the spectacle, and honestly it deserves it deserves 142 00:06:53.399 --> 00:06:55.800 a spectacle to be made even more of a spectacle 143 00:06:55.879 --> 00:06:58.839 than it is, right, just just crank that thing up 144 00:06:59.160 --> 00:07:03.759 with the craziness, the spectacle, the lights, the cameras, all 145 00:07:03.839 --> 00:07:06.360 of that sort of entertainment. Like, let's do it for 146 00:07:06.399 --> 00:07:11.160 the WSP Maine event. You know this is I mean, 147 00:07:11.920 --> 00:07:14.639 it's up there. I don't know exactly where it ranks, 148 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:16.480 and I'm not going to sit here and do some 149 00:07:16.480 --> 00:07:20.519 sort of list on the fly. But as the coolest 150 00:07:20.759 --> 00:07:24.279 day in poker for the entire calendar year, right, Like 151 00:07:24.600 --> 00:07:29.920 it's so cool to be around, you know, in the room, 152 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:35.560 for the atmosphere, for the tension, for the excitement, you know, 153 00:07:35.639 --> 00:07:38.639 all that sort of stuff. You have people abusing the bubble, 154 00:07:38.680 --> 00:07:42.079 trying to get chips. You got people's dreams getting absolutely 155 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:45.240 freaking shattered. You have the pressure of people who are 156 00:07:45.279 --> 00:07:47.399 moving all in whether they're called or not. You know, 157 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:51.439 you have the crazy swings of if you're actually all 158 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:53.079 in and you do get called, you you just have 159 00:07:53.199 --> 00:07:57.560 all these emotions, everything just just going on in one room. 160 00:07:57.839 --> 00:08:00.560 You know, there are thousands of people in. Yes, you 161 00:08:00.639 --> 00:08:04.360 have the thirteen hundred and you know eighty something players 162 00:08:04.399 --> 00:08:07.839 that are in the tournament, but there are hundreds of 163 00:08:08.199 --> 00:08:10.959 fans around as well, Like this is the day when 164 00:08:11.199 --> 00:08:13.920 you know you play this tournament. Okay, fine, but you know, 165 00:08:13.959 --> 00:08:15.560 let's say you come to town. You come down to 166 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:17.680 town with a bunch of your buddies, or you come 167 00:08:17.720 --> 00:08:19.519 to the town with your wife or your girlfriend or 168 00:08:19.519 --> 00:08:21.480 whatever it may be, and you know you're gonna play 169 00:08:21.519 --> 00:08:25.040 this event. Well, they don't come down on day one, 170 00:08:25.240 --> 00:08:27.240 or day two, or heck, they don't even come down 171 00:08:27.279 --> 00:08:28.879 on day three. You know, it's just checking in on 172 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:31.560 text messages, whatever the heck the thing is. But when 173 00:08:31.600 --> 00:08:35.399 it's Money Bubble day, people are in the room, and 174 00:08:35.440 --> 00:08:38.960 then of course you have dozens of media members running around. 175 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:41.440 Production gets beefed up a little bit more. 176 00:08:41.840 --> 00:08:45.200 You know, Jack Effel's there and today, for the first 177 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:47.759 time ever, Jack Effel was wearing a camera on his chest, 178 00:08:47.840 --> 00:08:50.080 similar to like what you guys might see on the 179 00:08:50.120 --> 00:08:54.159 referees in the World Cup. So it's just it's awesome. 180 00:08:54.279 --> 00:08:58.240 It's madness, but it's incredible, it's brilliant. I absolutely love it. 181 00:08:58.320 --> 00:09:01.240 So so yeah, so each table played one to two 182 00:09:01.279 --> 00:09:03.360 hands that they announced that they're going to go to 183 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:06.279 hand for hand play. So let's start getting in to 184 00:09:06.919 --> 00:09:10.480 the Bubble episode and go straight to the floor where 185 00:09:10.519 --> 00:09:12.399 I was out there. I know remc rinkium On, my 186 00:09:12.440 --> 00:09:14.840 colleague was out there as well, and we got we 187 00:09:14.919 --> 00:09:16.919 got a lot of different audio that we're going to 188 00:09:17.000 --> 00:09:20.200 play here, So let's just get right into it, all. 189 00:09:20.159 --> 00:09:25.759 Right, everyone, We are here on the Bubble, day four 190 00:09:25.960 --> 00:09:28.399 of the World Series of Poker Main events. 191 00:09:28.440 --> 00:09:32.840 So they started the day with thirteen hundred and eighty 192 00:09:32.919 --> 00:09:35.720 nine in the players remaining thirteen hundred and eighty two cash, 193 00:09:35.759 --> 00:09:38.080 so seven spots off the money. They did not start 194 00:09:38.120 --> 00:09:42.919 hand for hand, so immediately in the first few minutes here, 195 00:09:43.159 --> 00:09:44.879 the clock starts at one hundred and twenty minutes. 196 00:09:44.960 --> 00:09:47.759 Due to two hour levels, the clock has paused. 197 00:09:47.559 --> 00:09:49.399 Right now at one hundred and eleven minutes and forty 198 00:09:49.399 --> 00:09:51.759 six seconds so less than ten minutes in they did 199 00:09:51.799 --> 00:09:55.960 announce play this hand and stop. But the clock reads 200 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:58.200 that thirteen hundred and eighty five players left, so we've 201 00:09:58.200 --> 00:10:02.759 already lost four players. And honestly, there's a chance that 202 00:10:03.440 --> 00:10:07.720 this bubble bursts right now anti climactically, I mean, without 203 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:13.320 really the big bubble spectacle that you get in the 204 00:10:13.320 --> 00:10:16.200 World Series of Poker main events. And I mean, it's 205 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:19.440 just it's very interesting to have it done this way. 206 00:10:20.000 --> 00:10:22.399 I can't recall it happening like this. I am surprised 207 00:10:22.399 --> 00:10:25.759 that they didn't just start hand for hand from the 208 00:10:25.799 --> 00:10:28.000 start of play today, but I do also understand that 209 00:10:28.000 --> 00:10:29.000 that does take a while. 210 00:10:29.080 --> 00:10:32.279 Yes, but you know, we'll see how this goes. Okay, 211 00:10:32.320 --> 00:10:36.159 So they wrapped up the few first bunch of hands. 212 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:41.279 When the clock was paused, they asked all tables to 213 00:10:41.279 --> 00:10:45.000 please finish dealing the hand that they were on. I 214 00:10:45.120 --> 00:10:46.840 just talked about how the clock said that they were 215 00:10:46.879 --> 00:10:50.519 three off when the tournament director got back on the 216 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:53.200 mic to announce hand for hand play, telling all the 217 00:10:53.200 --> 00:10:54.000 dealers to sit down. 218 00:10:54.039 --> 00:10:55.799 They are moving to hand for hand play. They are 219 00:10:55.840 --> 00:10:57.039 one off the money. 220 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:02.159 Thirteen and eighty three players remain thirteen and eighty two 221 00:11:02.240 --> 00:11:07.759 spots will cash during this first hand of hand for 222 00:11:07.840 --> 00:11:11.879 hand play, we do have a few different all ins happening. 223 00:11:12.080 --> 00:11:15.120 One of them is up here on the cluster of 224 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:19.799 the main stage. I'm standing right up here. Looks like 225 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:26.120 a player Timundo Matsumoto is all in and there is 226 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:28.480 a call, So this one's definitely going to be run. 227 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:30.960 I know. There are a few other ones that I'm 228 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:33.440 hearing from the production team that are taking place out 229 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:37.559 on the rest of the floor. Everyone is running around, 230 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:42.120 Various camera crews are getting set up try and film 231 00:11:42.159 --> 00:11:48.159 the action. Definitely increased level of production this year, just 232 00:11:48.200 --> 00:11:51.120 in terms of the volume of resources that are out 233 00:11:51.120 --> 00:11:52.000 here on the floor. 234 00:11:53.080 --> 00:11:53.639 There are. 235 00:11:55.600 --> 00:11:59.639 Three JIB cameras in play. There's multiple MG crews running 236 00:11:59.679 --> 00:12:00.320 around that. 237 00:12:00.320 --> 00:12:02.159 Would help us out. We're going to have a hard 238 00:12:02.159 --> 00:12:05.600 time checking as well. This would help us out. Please mainment. 239 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:08.960 Players, remain in your seat. 240 00:12:10.320 --> 00:12:13.919 Players being instructed to remain in their seats. They do 241 00:12:14.039 --> 00:12:17.399 ask the dealers that once they are done, to stand 242 00:12:17.480 --> 00:12:19.600 up so they can get an eye on if hands 243 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:23.320 are completed, but players are requested to sit down. Of course, 244 00:12:23.879 --> 00:12:28.440 fewer people standing allows the tournament directors to be. 245 00:12:28.399 --> 00:12:29.720 Able to see the dealers. 246 00:12:30.600 --> 00:12:33.000 They should also put that functionality on the app. I'm 247 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:35.519 telling you, you just press hand done on your app 248 00:12:36.039 --> 00:12:37.840 that all goes through to the tablet that all the 249 00:12:37.879 --> 00:12:40.559 tds have. There's maybe a master tablet that one of 250 00:12:40.600 --> 00:12:42.519 them sitting at a desk behind, and that you know, 251 00:12:42.559 --> 00:12:44.399 that would make this a little bit more efficient. Yes, 252 00:12:44.519 --> 00:12:46.159 you can do the whole stand up thing too, but 253 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:47.919 let's use that technology. 254 00:12:48.200 --> 00:12:48.639 Of course. 255 00:12:48.879 --> 00:12:51.399 It's kind of special right this moment for everyone to 256 00:12:51.799 --> 00:12:52.919 have a chance to cash the main. 257 00:12:53.559 --> 00:12:56.159 Yeah, I mean I'm currently down about seventy K in 258 00:12:56.200 --> 00:12:57.840 the man, so I'll try to get some of that today. 259 00:12:57.879 --> 00:13:00.679 We'll say, is this your first time deep in the main? 260 00:13:00.879 --> 00:13:03.159 I've cashed once in twenty twenty one, but I've played 261 00:13:03.159 --> 00:13:07.039 it about eight times and I've only been cashed once, 262 00:13:07.559 --> 00:13:09.879 So yeah, I've been This tournament's insane. 263 00:13:09.919 --> 00:13:11.399 I was down to like thirty k. 264 00:13:11.600 --> 00:13:14.879 You can just always have like twenty bigs and like 265 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:17.480 it's incredible. You just have you can really take your time. 266 00:13:18.519 --> 00:13:20.639 It's a it's a lot. I mean, I'm already feeling 267 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:22.879 the fatigue. I feel like this is gonna be uh 268 00:13:23.320 --> 00:13:25.440 fun if you go really deep. But I'm glad that 269 00:13:25.600 --> 00:13:28.320 doing the August wait till you play the biggest spot 270 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:30.200 of your life and give you like a two weeks off. 271 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:30.440 Kind of thing. 272 00:13:30.480 --> 00:13:31.080 It's exciting. 273 00:13:31.320 --> 00:13:32.440 If I make it, that would be cool. 274 00:13:32.679 --> 00:13:36.240 Quick quick question for Chino as a as a main 275 00:13:36.279 --> 00:13:39.639 event veteran, after this bubble bursts, what's gonna happen? 276 00:13:40.120 --> 00:13:42.399 Chips are gonna fly, people are gonna go nuts. 277 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:43.639 That's normally what happens. 278 00:13:43.720 --> 00:13:45.480 Like the short sects are just gonna go for it, 279 00:13:45.559 --> 00:13:48.440 and the big secs are gonna now be able to 280 00:13:48.440 --> 00:13:50.000 do it at ease with ease. 281 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:53.120 Are you gonna sit back and watch the fireworks? Are 282 00:13:53.120 --> 00:13:55.480 you gonna get in there? It all depends, you know. 283 00:13:55.639 --> 00:13:56.799 I can't. I don't know that. 284 00:13:56.919 --> 00:13:58.799 All depends on in the moment. 285 00:13:59.200 --> 00:14:00.600 Can't never answer that yet. 286 00:14:01.000 --> 00:14:02.759 What have the swings been in the main event so far? 287 00:14:04.000 --> 00:14:04.279 For me? 288 00:14:05.000 --> 00:14:08.039 Basically steady, just full fullfold and then I got a 289 00:14:08.120 --> 00:14:10.320 nice little rush last level of the Night of the 290 00:14:10.399 --> 00:14:13.120 Future table and to be above average. But basically I 291 00:14:13.279 --> 00:14:18.480 just folded a lot, a lot to get here. Then yeah, 292 00:14:18.720 --> 00:14:21.960 now we're here. Patience patience, Patience takes patience in the 293 00:14:22.000 --> 00:14:22.639 main event. 294 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:26.000 Greg, what was the bubble, like four for the money. 295 00:14:27.120 --> 00:14:27.279 Yeah. 296 00:14:27.320 --> 00:14:28.919 I don't even remember how long it lasted. 297 00:14:29.440 --> 00:14:31.480 All I remember is that like a guy on the 298 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:34.799 next table got knocked out and they didn't do this 299 00:14:34.879 --> 00:14:37.919 thing now where they like make you pause. So he 300 00:14:38.000 --> 00:14:40.720 gets knocked out and the look on his face was 301 00:14:40.759 --> 00:14:43.240 like someone had phoned him and said, like your wife 302 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:45.639 and children are dead, you know, like there was a 303 00:14:45.679 --> 00:14:46.320 car crash. 304 00:14:47.120 --> 00:14:50.840 That was his level of anguish. 305 00:14:50.960 --> 00:14:53.480 It was so intense. And then they were like, wait, 306 00:14:53.519 --> 00:14:55.919 there's a hand on the feature table and that guy busted. 307 00:14:55.960 --> 00:15:00.919 You both get five thousand now. We looked like we're sorry, 308 00:15:00.919 --> 00:15:03.039 We're sorry, Like that was a different John Smith. That 309 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:05.200 wasn't your wife. Amazing he was that. 310 00:15:06.799 --> 00:15:09.639 And then they announced we're giving you each five thousand more. 311 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:12.080 Now it was like, not only is your wife alive, 312 00:15:12.159 --> 00:15:13.879 she bought the winning powerball ticket. 313 00:15:14.480 --> 00:15:18.279 I mean, it was unbelievable to see his face. It 314 00:15:18.360 --> 00:15:18.960 was amazing. 315 00:15:19.240 --> 00:15:20.759 How big was that for you to get to the 316 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:21.600 money back to him? 317 00:15:22.039 --> 00:15:25.279 I was like, if not the biggest stack, one of 318 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:28.200 the top four or five. So I was thinking about 319 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:31.120 abusing the bubble, not making the name. I had never 320 00:15:31.159 --> 00:15:33.240 made the money in the main event before but I 321 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:35.120 was past that point and. 322 00:15:35.759 --> 00:15:37.320 This year, what's the story so far? 323 00:15:38.120 --> 00:15:40.480 I mean, I've had a lot of tough hands. I've 324 00:15:40.480 --> 00:15:45.000 had a couple of very lucky hands, and uh, you know, 325 00:15:45.159 --> 00:15:48.440 I'm just trying to make the best decision. That's it, Like, 326 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:49.919 what's the best possible decision? 327 00:15:50.000 --> 00:15:50.360 Right now? 328 00:15:51.440 --> 00:15:53.240 Take me back to your first main events. How did 329 00:15:53.279 --> 00:15:55.080 you decide to play? When was it? How did it go? 330 00:15:55.960 --> 00:15:59.840 My first main event, I got twenty third place, so 331 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:02.399 it was pretty good. I had like no money to 332 00:16:02.440 --> 00:16:06.320 my name and had a quarter million after and had 333 00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:09.159 a chance to win eight million, so it was good. 334 00:16:09.279 --> 00:16:09.480 Yeah. 335 00:16:09.480 --> 00:16:12.600 I don't remember the bubble really, I know, with like thirty. 336 00:16:12.279 --> 00:16:15.440 Five people left, I was chip leading and then I 337 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:19.679 got twenty third, so so it was kind of it was, 338 00:16:20.039 --> 00:16:22.159 you know, very good, but disappointing at the same time. 339 00:16:22.320 --> 00:16:27.120 So been trying to replicate that run since and hopefully 340 00:16:27.159 --> 00:16:27.720 this is the year. 341 00:16:28.360 --> 00:16:31.679 Does the gorilla really come out once the bubble has burst. 342 00:16:33.840 --> 00:16:36.279 He's always in there, you know, in this tournament sometimes 343 00:16:36.279 --> 00:16:37.120 you gotta put him away. 344 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:38.120 It's a marathon, so. 345 00:16:40.080 --> 00:16:41.799 You know, just trying to play each hand the best 346 00:16:41.840 --> 00:16:43.759 I can and whatever happens happens. 347 00:16:44.559 --> 00:16:48.080 Josh, are good to see you, get to see you. 348 00:16:48.080 --> 00:16:51.440 You are here for some poy points, for a deep run. 349 00:16:51.519 --> 00:16:52.080 What are we doing? 350 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:56.399 I'm here for ten million fucking dollars. That's right, that's 351 00:16:57.039 --> 00:16:59.960 number one on the list. Never played another anti poker 352 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:01.240 after that. 353 00:17:01.440 --> 00:17:02.480 This is the retirement tour. 354 00:17:02.600 --> 00:17:04.839 This is this is this is my retirement plan. 355 00:17:06.039 --> 00:17:08.680 How much does experience help in the main. 356 00:17:10.759 --> 00:17:13.720 I think a lot, just because this is what I 357 00:17:13.799 --> 00:17:19.440 do every day and there's you know, people that aren't 358 00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:22.039 going to be as comfortable, so I I mean I 359 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:24.720 have an edge against the guy that doesn't, that flies 360 00:17:24.720 --> 00:17:27.319 out and play one event for sure, and it's no secret. 361 00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:29.519 I mean I think that they would say the same thing. 362 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:32.279 Having been in many big spots in your life, even 363 00:17:32.480 --> 00:17:35.519 just this summer. At what point does the avrenalin come. 364 00:17:35.400 --> 00:17:35.880 In for you? 365 00:17:36.640 --> 00:17:38.960 When I wake up in the morning, when it never leaves. 366 00:17:39.119 --> 00:17:44.160 I I'm a junkie, like I live this shit. I 367 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:51.160 absolutely fucking love it. I love competing. I love staring 368 00:17:51.160 --> 00:17:53.480 a guy down and just knowing that he's given his 369 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:58.000 best and in his biggest moment and no one thinking 370 00:17:58.720 --> 00:18:02.079 that I'm able just to stay, you know, and when 371 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:04.640 when it gets hot and there's a fire. You know, 372 00:18:04.720 --> 00:18:06.720 I'm just right there in my olement. 373 00:18:07.880 --> 00:18:09.519 This man is going to set some more stuff on fire. 374 00:18:09.640 --> 00:18:09.960 Just watch. 375 00:18:10.559 --> 00:18:12.319 It's just money here in a minute. 376 00:18:19.640 --> 00:18:23.680 So you guys heard from well myself there on the floor. 377 00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:27.759 You heard from Rock Wilson, China, Reem, Greg Ramer, Jesse 378 00:18:27.839 --> 00:18:30.799 Lonis was out there, Josh Aria as well. 379 00:18:31.240 --> 00:18:31.440 You know. 380 00:18:31.559 --> 00:18:34.279 So a lot of players that that REMCO was able 381 00:18:34.319 --> 00:18:36.680 to catch up with get some different thoughts on things. 382 00:18:36.960 --> 00:18:40.000 Some people are straight up chilling. Some people I feel 383 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:41.720 like you can kind of hear it in their voices, 384 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:43.480 like this is a big spot. You know, this is 385 00:18:43.519 --> 00:18:44.759 a this is an important thing. 386 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:45.440 And listen. 387 00:18:46.640 --> 00:18:49.160 I know somebody like a Sean Deep for example, like 388 00:18:49.200 --> 00:18:52.759 he's just extremely nonchalant about this whole thing. But I 389 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:55.400 don't know, it's still effing cool to get into the 390 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:57.400 money for the WSOP man. And I don't care who 391 00:18:57.480 --> 00:18:59.359 you are. You know, maybe maybe there might be five 392 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:01.920 or six people and poker where it doesn't matter and 393 00:19:01.960 --> 00:19:05.480 they don't they don't feel how cool it actually is. 394 00:19:05.559 --> 00:19:08.599 But for everyone else out there, like this is the moment, 395 00:19:09.119 --> 00:19:11.039 everyone's just kind of mulling around, you know, waiting for 396 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:12.920 them to officially kick off hand for hand and then 397 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:16.559 they do you know, the room gets down or back 398 00:19:16.599 --> 00:19:20.200 into plane, I should say, and they play the first 399 00:19:20.200 --> 00:19:23.559 hand that lasts for however long it lasts, and there 400 00:19:23.599 --> 00:19:27.160 are four all in in calls on that first hand. 401 00:19:27.240 --> 00:19:30.079