The British player Will Kassouf famously got into hot water in 2016 when he earned time away from the table and angered the poker world when he had “ Nine high like a boss” in a hand with Stacy Matuson. Poker has had its share of controversy around players asking other players to show cards. But in poker, can it ever really be good to show your cards? YOU SHOW, I SHOW “That’s how you play!” he declares excitedly at the end of the hand. Matusow is simply unable to retain his manners around his old friend Phil ‘Poker Brat’ Hellmuth in this one, and who can blame him? Showing first the bluff then a massive hand, Matusow is adept at teasing his buddy by showing him his cards after he’s taken his chips.

One of his distinguishing characteristics is his famous inability to hold his tongue. Not without controversy, Matusow’s career at the felt is one of achievement, with four WSOP bracelets proof of his poker chops. Unquestionably good for the game in his early days on television, he’s almost become a symbol of how players used to act in the modern age of political correctness. Mike ‘The Mouth’ Matusow is a fascinating, in some ways polarising, character in the game of poker.

Not ready to have this hand and episode spoiled? Watch the entire episode right now on PokerGO. Some of the biggest names in poker clashing in every hand, and if they’re anything like Mike Matusow in this one, they’re not getting it quietly! We’re into Season Six of our catch-up on demand via PokerGO and what a season of action this was. Have you ever played your best friend at a game of poker? What about one where there were thousands of dollars on the line? Mike Matusow and Phil Hellmuth do exactly that in this week’s classic Poker After Dark throwback hand.

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