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I also loved the commentary from Gabe when Mike Matusow (i think) was picking up a pair of 4's or 5's or something and Jennifer Tilly was railing on the left behind him and bending slightly forward and showing cleavage. The camera only showed Mike and Tilly and Gabe said: "Nice pair for Mike Matusow". Someone remember which season & episode?

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05-23-2009 , 05:53 AM

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Rizzn

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Originally Posted by jubalong

It wasn't Tilley it was one of the cocktail waitresses

but Tilley was also there

Season 2 episode 1 about 16 minutes in (pocket 8s)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYXkmDLq38M

just after the Grinders mini interview thing

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05-23-2009 , 07:56 AM

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Zajebisty

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Originally Posted by thegun8888

On the latest episode when he does an impression of doyle doing an impression of Dario betting with the 50K brick. "I bet dis one....I BET DIS ONE".

This was hilarious, as is most of Kaplan's stuff. The man is a comical genius.

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05-23-2009 , 04:29 PM

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BluffsAllDay

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Gabe is the best, AJ is growing on me. Everyone else is pretty much trash

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05-23-2009 , 06:09 PM

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DevWil

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Originally Posted by Rizzn

Jamie Gold: No question I need to be a better poker player no question
Gabe: You should enter tournaments

might be my favorite kaplan line

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05-24-2009 , 04:20 AM

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Kalledrengen

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Originally Posted by Jourdain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiC08vVZSMs

Gold!

This is one of his most hilarious lines ever I think.

Gabe is the man for sure!

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05-24-2009 , 05:25 AM

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Rizzn

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in a hand in season 4 where Hellmuth raised PF with QQ and Farha called with K,7 off and hit a king on the flop, check check flop, sammy bet 50k turn, PH called then sammy bet 75k on the river, PH takes time to think and Gabe comments;

"I tell you, if Phil Hellmuth calls here we will have ignition, he will go through the roof. He'll be playing poker with the Russian Astronauts on the Solar Space Station"

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05-24-2009 , 05:43 AM

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gateswi

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Originally Posted by Jourdain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiC08vVZSMs

Gold!

This. I re-winded this like 7 times.

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05-24-2009 , 08:55 PM

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SluggerWV

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kaplan is very funny

I really enjoy his work

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05-25-2009 , 12:18 AM

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n4rf

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awesome commentator and I think made HSP what it is

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05-25-2009 , 02:19 AM

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p215j

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Originally Posted by kflop

This is not my favorite line, but it's the one that made me laugh the most in 5 seasons of HSP. "Mike Matasow is wearing his gay beer garden shirt"

co-sign. had me crying when he said that

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05-25-2009 , 02:23 AM

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p215j

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Originally Posted by Jourdain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiC08vVZSMs

Gold!

One of the funniest lines i've ever heard!

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05-25-2009 , 02:27 AM

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Moya

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Gabe is definitely one of the reaons for watching it

"Laak mucks QK ... durr would have raised 200 thousand with it" lol

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05-25-2009 , 07:34 AM

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Nandos

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Loved his Joan/Melissa Rivers comment on last night's show as well!

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05-25-2009 , 07:53 AM

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"Daniel got that sweater at a Partridge Family convention"

Hard to go past that "shy ostrich looking to mate" line, though. Gold.

I remember a quote from some other Gabe Kaplan thread:

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Gabe is the pinnacle of human achievement

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05-25-2009 , 08:11 AM

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Duckhunt

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" I will bluff you and I will fluff you..."

Kaplan describing David Benjamine's.

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05-25-2009 , 08:24 AM

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Gabe rocks when doesnt play poker, in poker tables not that much

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05-25-2009 , 08:55 AM

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Kaplan:

"and at the end of the conversation Benyamine says (french accent) AH YES I REMEMBER EET WELL!"

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05-26-2009 , 03:35 AM

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In episode 3 season 5 when eli and peter eastgate were talking about laying down the trip deuces. After gabe goes: "Very understandable conversation between peter eastgate and eli"

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05-26-2009 , 03:58 AM

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2weiX

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"post-flop traumatic disorder"
or was it
"posttraumatic flop disorder"

well

the suited-connector-Gods will know.

they could just scrap AJ and have some random (funny) pokersemipro sidekick Kaplan for decent play-analysis.

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05-26-2009 , 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by mmfb87

In episode 3 season 5 when eli and peter eastgate were talking about laying down the trip deuces. After gabe goes: "Very understandable conversation between peter eastgate and eli"

hahha, yeah. thanks for remind me on that one. that was great

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05-26-2009 , 04:06 AM

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theSLUMdog

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if gabe leaves the show there will be so many people in protest it might top the writer's strike

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05-26-2009 , 09:02 AM

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Matusow (talking to some other player): I will bust you in chinese

AJ: bust you in chinese? what does that mean?

Gabe: It's like.. kicking your ass in italian

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05-26-2009 , 09:19 AM

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BarrySanders

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Originally Posted by WasteNot

I really enjoy Gabe. Some of his pop culture references go a bit *too* far back (although maybe the demographic for the show appreciates this) but intuition, scripting, and editing seem to have resulted in the right mix of analysis, comedy, and silence at all the right times on any given episode. I also enjoy their "fourth wall" commentary, noting the times where the show goes off the rails and is no longer about poker either in a positive or negative way.

[ ] understands the concept of breaking the fourth wall