no limit hold it's art it's about people it's about painting a picture and uh when you're in the zone you just feel what everyone has you got Aces or something I think I know what you got you've got two eights it's almost like you know what they're going to do before they do you're bluffing he's bluffing how scary is this guy you have Kings how scary is this really yeah I thought that's the only hand oute you could have was two kings and when you're in the zone and you tell someone exactly what they have Jack queen off suit hm they look and they're like oh I got it right jack queen that just makes them Gul get scared be like I don't want to mess with that guy anymore Mike sexon with pocket kings he's going to raise it up to 22,000 there were three ways to get into the TOC win a circuit event make the final table of the 05 main event or get a sponsor exemption Mato was at that 05 final table ngano and reslock won circuit events and ston got a sponsor exemption Nano with Queen Deuce will make the call seon with the advantage going to the Flop the Flop 576 rainbow seon's Kings keep Daniel and hot water Daniel checks and seon will slow play the Kings to the turn it's a deuce Daniel pairs his card couple of more outs there for him Daniel still far behind but he is going to bet it 30,000 chips well for all Daniel knows his deuces are the best hand right now SE might have just a couple of High cards and seon's right behind him with the call River card is another five ston gets the check mark with Kings up neana will be first to act and he checks it now Mike seon with Kings and fives bets 50,000 that got Daniel's attention he's betting 50,000 into a pot of 110,000 value betting this baby yeah Daniels thinking you know what can I beat and of course what does he have might have like kings I guess it's crazy he might two kings that is unearthly Daniel might be an alien time and time again we hear him call out his opponent's cars he might have X-ray vision I just want to see him oh he was going to pay for the information to make the call how scary is this guy you have Kings how scary is this really yeah I thought that's the only you could have was two kings at least I called it right what is that his dab there I didn't have any clue what you had how's that I put him on Kings and still paid it off that was impressive though that was nice read I I had no clue what my it was a nice read I would have threw it away over Mike Mattis my boy Daniel Mato with a jack at least again being Koy he's pooping it I think he has Jack 10 Again suited connectors for Daniel oh baby how much I did that I did Mato raised it to 19,000 and Neo made the call I call he's supposed to be whistling with suited connectors I thought you had him red yeah like that's my first misread o baby this could be it buddy this could be the one careful careful Neo needling his friend the Flop eight Jack Deuce all clubs Mike makes top pair Daniel hits middle pair M how much all in all in count your money Mato turning up the heat count that money Daniel auditioning for the new game show count that money 134 okay let's decipher Mike's hand together King of Clubs Queen of Diamonds is that you possibly wrong answer no okay Jack queen off suit wrong answer he gets one more try absolutely nothing you got it I don't believe you how much is it 34 Daniel's trying to figure out if this is the Mato blowup he predicted yikes all right Mikey you take it he folds yeah right the second time though oh I got it right jack Queen nice what a laid out with my pair of eights Jack Queen I got you I got you I called it second time that guy is a amazing it took me two this time but I got it Daniel sometimes is just positively une then I went Jack Queen I was a little off and a lot of money on the line seon's donating half of his to winnings to five Charities ston limps in Neu with 97 offit checks his option I believe Daniel's donating his Toc winnings to seon dorl Brunson and Eric lingren on the golf course he's getting better now here's the Flop 967 negano hits two pair Mike ston gets one pair and a straight draw Daniel bets 20,000 ston makes the call worth it for Mike with bottom pair and that gut shot turn card is a four no help to Mike ston who still Trails Daniel checks I don't know why Daniel slowed down there ston checks behind him to the river we go another six gives seon the best hand with trip sixes what a river card for Mike Saxton d checks seon will bet that's cold blooded there 90,000 that's a cold blooded card is what that is number Daniel with top two pair in 90,000 wow don't see how I can throw it away but I just know you got like 63 or something as usual Daniel's radar is in working condition brother he'll pay to see it 610 that's about right and ston will take the pot Sam at our feature table 107 suited in Spades and remember rule number one for Sammy the hand begins on the Flop Sammy calls the big blind over to Daniel nanu pocket Kinks hand begins now for Daniel he's almost whistling Daniel reaching for chips and he's going to raise it up to 250 now over to Buffalo New York firefighter Dwayne cathar won his way into this tournament on a $1,000 satellite here at the Rio first World Series of Poker in the small blind he's going to make the call and now Andrew WN also from New York he cashed in the main event last year finished 63rd he will call and Sam parha will call the rise too scared him out yeah see that nobody's going anywhere lot of passengers in this car for of the Flop and now it comes out Queen jack8 Neu pocket kings are still best win though has a pair of jacks Kath kart with a pair of queens and a straight draw and Samy's picked up a straight draw everyone checks over to Daniel Neu with his Kings let's try 700 seem like a fair bet gentleman Daniel treats it like it's a town hall meeting and people can discuss the size of the bets he's very friendly cgart will make the call with his Queens wind gets out of the way Sam farhall folds two down one the granu in the lead with his Kings going to the turn turn card is a four no help the CF cart Daniel in a stronger position now a 4 to1 favor with his pocket kings fireman checks Daniel now try 1800 is that enough to get cathart out n it looked like he's recing for chips and he's going to call with his pair of queens in a straight draw he will indeed make the call Nanu a 4 to1 advantage to the river and oh it's a queen and trip queens now for ccart second best card he could have seen but he's going to check it why was I thinking no Queen no Queen because Daniel's the smartest guy at the table I don't like that card just in case Daniel's got great radar Daniel checks it and sees it he has lost a hand to Dwayne Cathcart wow action has been hot and heavy Daniel negr with pocket cards of 98 of Hearts a lot of Pros will tell you that's one of their favorite starting hands 15 chips from Daniel over to Naylor Harrison from Annapolis Maryland Rea a jack off suit re raises to 400 table action quickly folds after that raise over to Sam farha he's on the button Sam with nine ju call suited in Spades with the bets in front of him a lot of people give that thing up but Sammy loves the action farha Harrison and the gru to the Flop let's chop it no let's gamble let's have some fun fine huh Sammy has the right idea the Flop is 567 NE granu flops a straight Jack He Flops the nut straight right now and he will check it and try to get a bet from somebody and Sammy flopped the flush draw on a straight draw and he will bet thousand chips from farha Daniel calls easy call for Daniel and there should be an easy fold for Harrison he got no piece of that flop Harrison was reaching I Wrong once again he will make the call he's a hold him rookie and those are cards you just get rid of turn card is a king Harrison drawing dead neu's odds improv that's a great looking card for Daniel it doesn't threaten his straight 2000 he's going to raise it now to 2,000 Harrison with another decision ah finally gets rid of his cards Bara still on the straight draw on flush draw and he will call Daniel trying to get a read on Sam now the River card five of Spades far Haw gets the flush Oh Daniels hurting again Daniels nut straight goes into flames on the river and he's smart enough to check wow action now on Sam he's reaching for chips and that's enough to put Daniel all in this is like how my whole month has been running man this is scary Daniel has a six sense like you do at his age oh brother man Daniel agonizing that his straight is no longer the the best hand don't pair the board and don't put a spade up I'm thinking like about the wrong cards no queen Queen no five no Spade I couldn't fold here I mean you would have to zip me in a straight jacket to force me to give up those cards however Daniel's got great hand radar and this is for all his chips if he calls he's out of here he look like she's giv it up the way he's holding those cards Daniel doesn't want to he does throw it away what a lay down seven Deuce of Hearts Wild Bill broke the first rule of Poker keep your back to the wall Daniel nanu with pocket nines Daniel's going to raise it up to 2200 nobody gets a cheap card around here Peter anel with pocket fours I'm sorry did Adam Jones call with seven deuce of Hearts okay he's playing Lon McCarron poker there's David stuck a truck driver from eie Pennsylvania King 10 off suit from the big blind boy I would say that's a loose call from the big blind 1,600 more it cost him Jones with the raise to him will call 1,600 more to him Jones calls another bet with seven Deuce four to the Flop it is Deuce four six and to got just what he was looking for a set of fours very nice stuck checks he's drawing dead over to Adam Jones reaching for chips picked up a pair of Deuces he puts in 2,800 chips I know Jones used to ride Bronx for a living so he can be a little reckless but are we kidding here special with Nano after him Daniel's going to raise it 10,300 10,300 more yeah Daniel likes the Flop it doesn't seem to threaten his pocket NES anel calls stuck folds that was a nice smooth call from an till as Daniel item got to tell Daniel something oh Jones gets off the horse so heads up Nano and anel eight of spades no help for Daniel who trails Big Time and Daniel slows down Lon he doesn't just have a six sense I believe he has a seventh and eighth sense at least anel checks also anel will not let him know the strength of his hand another eight on the river anel earns the check mark and he's got the full boat Daniel checks again 15,000 make it 15,000 with pocket sixes or pocket fours which one is it wow he's the best pocket six or pocket fours quick Tu Your huh Tu Your pick it's either one can't beat either one buddy pcket six pocket fours which one he'll break him but why would you check the turn you bet the turn I was just going to fold I really was I just going to give it to him I mean he had to have sixes or fours but 15,000 there's a gazillion in there I'm going to fold the second best hand he's right Daniel is the only player at the table line who has access to the other players whole cards Justin Young with pocket aces he's going to raise it up to 3,000 action on Daniel with jack8 offit Daniel G getting creative wants to see a flop and then outplay his opponent afterward he's going to need to outplay him he Trails right now Daniel got an eight in the Flop it's for neighborhood again you don't care you're going to bet 6,000 anyway right six all right 6,000 it is 6000 you you just do whatever I say the whole hand keep giving me good advice like that I guess Daniel called him we'll go to the turn Daniel's eights trailing the aces no help to Daniel with that 10 all right I check to you let's check to him now I'd like you to call 10,000 please call 10,000 yes 10,000 just call it don't raise me I'd like to see him raise Daniel good call see he's doing exactly what I want him to do check or bet the river depends if a hard ComEd or not okay now the River card Queen of Clubs all right I check why do I think you still have like two kings or something I'm not even playing Liar's poker with Daniel for dollar bills I think you got like two kings and I'm going to lose so I check very good read what's that that's a good read he had aces over there Daniel negano is front and center and Nano with Queen 10 off suit I know how badly Daniel wants to win the main event but I still think he does too many other things he plays golf he's got his own blog he's doing we bowling he's scattered he does raise it to 3,000 over to Ryan mlan with pocket aces he's another Canadian player he's from Edmonton maybe this is the Canadians year to win the main event ah a r ra to 9,000 from the small blind from mlan so that action back to Daniel now from Toronto lives here in Vegas I don't really want to but I kind of have to well you didn't have to Daniel but he did he calls 6,000 more these two Canadians to the Flop it is 54 Queen and that's dangerous Daniel paired his top card you see Daniel hits top paired he's hopelessly behind that's why he didn't have to you know what I think he's got Aces that is uncanny I think he's got two Aces what do you do if you're mlan now well I'm not even sure mlan has Aces and we can see his c mlan a little more than half the pot bets 12,000 with his Aces well if Daniel is so sure he has Aces why'd he reach for chips yeah he made the call give him an ace over there turn card is of Deuce no help to Daniel mlan checks this time you know I think Daniel's talk has frozen mlan Daniel talked his way into a free card there's a five on the river and that earns mlan the check mark why would you check Aces on the turn that was such a strange play you had a straight turn on everything if I'm McAn and he's got the best hand I just want to crawl into a hole it's like Daniel is flashing a spotlight in your face Cain checks it Daniel checks it out there you go I told you I knew what he had I had a queen wow spooky man I was like back to Daniel NE with the featured table he's got a pair of sevens against Matt trout who's got an up and down straight draw after the Flop turn card is a 10 trout hits his straight Daniel can only hope for a chop L what Daniel does is pretty simple he says you you get into someone's head understand how they approach the game and then you play their Tendencies it's just hard to master trout a 28-year-old mortgage consultant from Wisconsin checks it over to nanu Daniel bets 4,000 Daniel with a pair of sevens trout check raises all in I had you on the Flop then you got me on the turn he's right again I had you but then that card change the leader I'm pretty sure right couldn't we use Daniel to track down bin Laden you had like some kind of nine in your hand right like a king nine or King Nine n whatever take it Daniel fold you're a sick human King nine king nine I did it again yes even when you lose they cheerful I had you till then what you couldn't give us the suits oh boy I'm reading good today that's that's good I'm I'm I'm reading good I'm feeling good Daniel is definitely focused right now calling out pocket cards right and left he is what you might say in the zone don't see a lot of sweaters in Las Vegas in the summer or whatever that is he's going to raise it up to 3,100 Isaac's now author of five poker books Ace Jack offit when Susie won the ladies Championship back to back in 1996 and 97 it was seven card stud they were playing then Isaac makes the call lanu with pocket Deuces reaching for chips and he'll make the call three to the Flop it is Duce 5 Ace and what a flop for negano he hits the set and his opponents pair their Ace great spot for Daniel a damage with his Pair of Aces the king kicker Susie has a pair of Aces with an inferior kicker a Dage first to act bet 7,000 this is it Susie was 10th in the main event in 1998 just missing the fin Final Table the year Scotty win one at all and Susie's going to move all in with the Aces and Jack kicker this is for onethird of Daniel's remaining stack at a minimum he's going to call it's just a question of whether he wants to push all in I didn't say suck out I said triple me up well Daniel's not moving all in he just makes the call a Dage now with top pair top kicker in and he moves all in and that would put Daniel Gro at risk where he to call I think I got you guys crushed but I'm not sure I think he has him crushed and I am sure you got three fives no you don't you don't have it you don't have it I think you both have Ace King Daniel's my hero I'm going to treat him to Rocky five you got an ace he got two no he can't see the whole car is right I believe he can Daniel's going to make the call so both he and Isaac will be at risk please please but Daniel in great shape I knew it just knew oh no jeez what the hell do I mean she needs divine intervention two hearts that's what I need no no I need I don't know what the hell I need to save my ass 34 Daniel's right unless there are hearts with a 3 four we'd have a three-way split pot 36 beat by the best so Nano and Isaac's all in got Hearts too turn card now is a six of Spades and that's going to end it Isaac's and a Dage drawing dead Isaac's eliminated I love for the best this is like the worst situation in poker it's my small blind Daniel neu's big blind you'll be all right and everybody FS I thought the worst situation poker is playing heads up with Mike Mato in a telephone booth I got to show the camera and the poker TV consultant on the Milwaukee's Best Light Pocket cam shows us Jack 8 from the small blind as he said going to think about it I think not much to think about I'm just going to call it's on you okay well that's the right play you know F you trust me that's the right play Li I promise I'm not lying it's in the book well Daniel's thrilled to get a free flop the right play he does check his option these two to the Flop it is Ace 6 King neither pairs up but Morris got the best of that with a flush draw and they both check it turn card three of Hearts Daniel with a straight draw now and they check it to the river and the River card a five of Spades makes both players hands Morris got his flush but Daniel also hit his straight and that's second best if Morris had been earlier in the hand he would have gotten rid of Daniel now he's made his flush and luckily for him Daniel made a straight world you trying to tell me you got Morris 3500 squad or something maybe you got a king I well maybe Daniel's radar is a skew for once but why would he put Morris on a on a flush I have the type of hand I can't call you with no shot it's fold or raise I guess here eat some of that ah he does raise it to 9500 I can't call him Morris has got to love that raise eat some of that oh brutal and a r ra to 295 that was pretty unlucky for me to have to make that hand on the river wow w w we Daniel considering the possibility that his straight might be beat ah yikes Daniel is befuddled he is befuddled Lon the eye of the tiger moris sitting just a little too pretty then I don't like anyone singing at a table than Marcel L why would you re ra me as Daniel said earlier that was the worst possible River card for him he makes the straight Morris never made a bet until the river let's look at let's break it down I have the best hand I have the worst hand and I'm bluffing no you're not bluffing okay let's rule that out there's zero chance you're bluffing that much I know but you have no clue what I have that's the problem that's the problem I'm having right here you think I was bluffing that's the problem well Daniel not as quick as he was earlier in putting things together but this is a tough one to put together I'm going to make a really really good decision I think but I had a hand a straight great lay down by Daniel yeah a straight do Morris want to show I think it was the decision damn show The Bluff man show show him the bluff yeah right come on if Morris had shown him Daniel would feel even more empowered action does fold around to Nano and he looks down at pocket aces pocket aces usually clear the nasal passages Daniel in the small blind with a Min raise action on young Jin Lee in the big blind Jack seven of clubs and he calls I really don't understand the men raise of 100 when Daniel's feeling better I'll ask him to explain it to me flop and trip sevens for Lee to take the lead Daniel first to act Daniel for aces up Dangerous Waters for him 225 and now the 23-year-old South Korean student flat calls eight of hearts on the turn Seven's full now for Lee check check Lee constructing a big trap for Daniel a tray on the river check mark for Lee 800 check from Daniel 800 from Lee a potsize bet and Daniel is exasperated so weird had such a big hand you have no idea biggest hand you can get now Gro tell and Lee you're trying to crack Aces and now you're betting 800 this is where Helm you stands up and rants Daniel handles it differently this sucks setting them all up I had the big hand and Norman Daniel seems to know right where he stands here though all right I'll let you Bluff me Daniel folds it's not a bluff Lee shows good oh well all right action on Daniel nanu this feature table Ace Jack actually I've got some afron and vadil and Sudafed and Sonia tab if he wants Daniel with another men R I don't think a guy should play an ace with a sinus infection your judgment's just off yep Brian in the small blind queen six of diamonds he makes the call now over to Jeff Allen de ambrosia in the big blind Ace five of Hearts well he's got a worse Ace than Daniel but his sinuses are clear advantage to D Ambrosia three players to the Flop one of them pretty sick Ace 9 Trey A Pair of Aces for negano and D Ambrosia Daniel with a better Kicker that pretty much missed Brian he checks back 400 400 from D Ambrosia call Daniel with his better Kicker calls Brian folds he's behind but I got to favor the healthier man turn card is a king negano still ahead the Ambrosia to act first 800 800 bets we had a whole card cam inside of Daniel's head right now it wouldn't be a pretty sight Daniel makes the call and these two will see a river card 10 of diamonds negano earns the check mark with the better Kicker check a check from D Ambrosia Daniel makes it 1500 I shouldn't have doubt it Daniel his judgment is not congested you a fles dry or something yeah sure I put you on a fles dry figer maybe no you didn't no I really did you know I didn't have I did that part's true now I think you have an ace you think yeah what a genius read that is huh it's good for TV I call you he does call I got Ace Jack that beats Ace five Daniel nanu in the small blind with an Ace Ace Queen well maybe they both have an ace Daniel reaching for chips and Daniel's going to repop it to 20,000 Daniel might think Johnny's trying to steal the blinds so he three bets it and we'll see if Johnny can play Big line Barry Greenstein folded back to Chan he needs 14,000 to call Johnny's aggressive but I don't think he's fooling around much this Final Table frankly I believe Johnny wants to win the TOC more than anyone here well Johnny's going to go after the chip leader he makes the call the call these guys are the two big Stacks at the table right now here is the Flop it is King 87 Nano got no help with that he's first to act I have the sneaking suspicion they both have an ace Johnny might have Ace Jack Ace 10 so he could be in trouble here nanu checks we know the Flop missed Daniel and I think it missed Johnny and he checks as well all right so to the turn card we go two of the best players in the game matching WIS a queen Pais nanu on the turn if Daniel bets here the hand might be over or if Johnny then raises him well the hand also might be over but Daniel checks again did I mention LW that I specializ in the human mind you did well I was mistaken Johnny bets 30,000 on the turn now maybe Johnny's trying to buy it here but I just don't think he's messing around oh I got a theory for you Lon they both have a queen okay they both have Ace Queen you heard it here first and you heard it here twice all right Daniel with Ace Queen makes the call they both have Ace Queen if Daniel were as smart as me he would have pushed all in there Johnny couldn't have called River card is a deuce the gro gets no improvement and if you're right Chan didn't either exactly Daniel checks Daniel checks Johnny wastes no time in reaching for chips and he makes it 60,000 Johnny seems pretty sure his alleged Ace Queen is best he doesn't seem to be worried that Daniel might have a king Daniel seems worried that Johnny might have a king feels like 38s Johnny or Daniel might be worried that Johnny has 38s how insightful of you Norman Chad Aces maybe no it's possible I've misread the strength of Johnny's hand it's possible 38 I guess you the way you learn all the Daniel's putting Chan on a big hand Daniel trying to convince himself he's beat okay this might be silly but I think you have three eights so I'm going to fold my hand Daniel does lay it down you said Johnny had Ace Queen he's got an ace he's got two Aces and he wins the Jack Links beef jerky Wild Card hand Daniel mentioned Aces that never occurred to me what the heck I still got a paycheck at the end of the day up I didn't see on Daniel Nano in early position seven six of diamonds Daniel likes to raise from early position with suited connectors it's another way to confuse your opponents he does just that 1175 to James Caroll I've read my scouting report on Daniel Carol folds again over to Tony utage King Jack of clubs uich makes the call hich likes to call from the cut off with high suited connectors actually I'm just making that up it is folded over to Tristan McDonald in the big blind with pocket 10 as Daniel mentioned earlier McDonald with two main event cashes 44th and 2002 212th and 07 38-year-old investment banker raises to 4600 and Daniel will make the call that was a serious R ra Daniel going to come along with the connectors newage calls as well so McDonald built a nice pot with two others and they will see a flop Ace Duce Queen two clubs McDonald's pocket tins are best utage with straight and flush draws the granu whiffed McDonald checked Daniel bets 6500 with his 1% hand Daniel definitely in a mixing it up mode utage with a nut flush draw and Broadway draw makes the call to McDonald now and he'll lay down the T that's the best hand but I would have laid it down too the groan newage heads up Daniel has a better chance now with McDonald out eight of spades on the turn ID has a better no pair than Daniel Daniel though reaching again this time 13,500 huge Bluff from Daniel he's now a knee deep and he's not that tall remember we heard Daniel talk earlier about trying to do the opposite of your image I don't think utage can lay down this draw in fact if he had a great read on Daniel he'd raise right now with his huge draw but uich makes the call with those draws Daniel doesn't like to see that and the River card Trey of Club utage Hits his flush Daniel now checks well if the river was a blank we'll never know if Daniel could have won the pot by firing again probably it ended up being costly come on he tries to put Daniel okay I'll make one of my fancy guesses and say that you have the 10 of clubs in your hand as well as the Jack of clubs in your hand not a bad guess which I can't beat so on that note I have to fold and Tony utage will take that nice pot can't wait to see if you had 10 Jacka clubs