*Official* WPT Legends of Poker thread

[Tyler Durden]

Seat 1 - Doyle Brunson 1.631M
Seat 2 - Lee Watkinson 2.466M
Seat 3 - Pete Lawson 1.056M
Seat 4 - Tom Lee 272,2000
Seat 5 - Joe Awada 1.064M
Seat 6 - Grant Helling 215k

[Tyler Durden]

667 entrants.

Blinds 10k/20k/2k Doyle folds J7. Lee has A7c and raises to 50k. Pete folds, Tom calls w/ 88.

KQ6. Lee bets 100k and Tom folds. 242k pot for Lee.

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Lee folds J5. Pete folds 95. Tom has J7d and raises to 100k. Joe folds and Grant does also. Doyle folds and Tom steals the dead money.

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Tom folds, Joe folds, Grant folds, Doyle has 33 and raises to 50k. Lee folds in the SB and Pete folds the BB. Doyle takes it.

******

Grant folds, Doyle folds, Lee folds. Pete has TT and raises to 55k on the button. Tom folds the SB and Joe makes it 155k w/ 82 in the BB. Pete reraises 225k more. Joe folds. 557k pot for Pete.

[Tyler Durden]

Lee has 2.5
Doyle has 1.7

Lee folds, as does Pete. Tom has AT and raises to 50k. Joe calls w/ KQ. Doyle folds the BB.

142k pot.
Q97 two spades. Tom checks, Joe moves in for 950k and Tom folds.

*******

Tom folds, Joe folds, Grant has A7 and folds, Doyle has QJd on the button and raises to 60k. Lee folds and Pete has 33 in the BB and calls.

142k pot.
AT7 two diamonds. Pete checks, Doyle bets 80k and Pete folds.

[Tyler Durden]

Joe has JJ UTG and raises to 75k. Grant and Doyle fold. Lee folds on the button. Pete folds the SB and Tom has 99 in the BB and calls.

Flop K87 and Tom moves in. Joe calls.
No help and Tom is out in 6th for $99,150.

[TightIsRight]

I thought Tom was going to cry when he was trying to make his decision preflop. I felt pretty uncomfortable watching that; very weird.

[Tyler Durden]

Lee 2.5
Doyle 1.7
Joe 1.2
Pete 1.1
Grant 200k

Grant folds, Doyle picks up his hand, T2 and raises to 50k. Pete has A8 on the button and coldcalls. Joe has QQ in the SB and moves in, Doyle and Pete fold. Joe takes the pot.

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Lee has 99 UTG and raises to 60k. Pete folds and Joe has 22 on the button. He coldcalls. Grant folds in the SB and Doyle calls in the BB w/ QTd. 200k pot.

Flop 987 all hearts. Doyle checks his openender. Lee checks top set. Joe checks. Turn 7. Checked to Joe again and he checks.
River 2, making Joe's boat. Doyle checks and Lee bets 150k. Joe raises all-in. Doyle folds, Lee calls and busts Joe. 2.722M pot.

Joe is out in 5th for $132,200.

[prizminferno]

monster hand for Lee

[TStoneMBD]

my impression of lee just dropped significantly after seeing him check trip nines on a 987 mono board. wow.

[TightIsRight]

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my impression of lee just dropped significantly after seeing him check trip nines on a 987 mono board. wow.

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ditto.

[kurosh]

why the hell did joe move in?

[TStoneMBD]

he rivered a set of dueces to make him a full house. tough luck for joe awada, losing his stack to a terrible play.

[kurosh]

yes, i know but why did he move in? it was a huge overbet. pot was ~300k he bet 1m more

[Creeper_thp]

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why the hell did joe move in?

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I think he thought Lee flopped a flush; he probably thought he was safe since you'd think Lee would've bet if he'd flopped a set. I think Doyle being in it screwed things up; either Lee or Joe probably would've bet the flop if it was heads-up and Joe could've gotten away from it.

[TStoneMBD]

dont know, but its not horrible.


after seeing pete lawson reraise such a small amount with 9To, i deem him a fish.

[Tyler Durden]

4 handed.

LW 3.881M
DB
PL
GH 170k

Doyle raises w/ J6s to 50k on the button. Lee calls w/ KJs in the SB. Pete calls w/ 43d in the BB. 158k pot.

T98r. Lee checks his OESD. Pete checks and Doyle checks.
Turn Td, giving Pete a flush draw. Lee bets 100k. Pete folds and Doyle does also. Lee takes it.

*******

Same blind level.

Lee has 54d UTG and raises to 60k. Pete has T9 on the button and raises to 130k. Back to Lee and he calls. 298k pot.

Flop 863, giving Lee a superdraw. He checks. Pete bets 130k. Lee moves in and Pete folds.

[Tyler Durden]

[ QUOTE ]
dont know, but its not horrible.


after seeing pete lawson reraise such a small amount with 9To, i deem him a fish.

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Not necessarily. He wanted to play heads up w/ the chipleader in position while keeping the pot small. Nothing wrong w/ that. He takes initiative by reraising, giving him momentum for postflop play.

[Grisgra]

That was a weird all-in on Awada's part . . . it looked like the bad end of a Sklansky "What would you do here?" question. Who the hell is calling that all-in with anything but something that crushes twos full?

[Tyler Durden]

LW 4.4M
DB 1.5M
PL 671k
GH 111k

Folds to Grant in the SB and he moves in w/ QT. Doyle has T2 and mucks faceup.

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Pete folds and Grant moves in w/ A3s for 135k. Doyle folds and Lee calls w/ 98.

A3h for Grant
98 for Lee

Flop T63 one heart.
Turn 9.
River bricks and Grant is out in 4th for $170,175.

[TStoneMBD]

what do you guys think of lees allin call with 98? i thought it was horrible.

blinds are 10/20

grant goes allin on the button with A3s for 135k

lee calls in the bb for 115k more.

[Tyler Durden]

Same blinds.

Doyle folds UTG. Lee has AK in the SB and raises to 60k, Pete moves in w/ A7 and Lee instacalls.

Flop 762.
Turn and river brick and Pete doubles up to 1.336M.

[TStoneMBD]

why you are typing every hand?

[Jeffage]

Dude, it's horrible. Lee has either a boat, a bluff, or a flush (or str8). The only hand he calls an 800k raise with is the one Awada loses to.

It was crap play.

Jeff

[Hold'me]

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Dude, it's horrible. Lee has either a boat, a bluff, or a flush (or str8). The only hand he calls an 800k raise with is the one Awada loses to.

It was crap play.

Jeff

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So what do you want? You want to see Lee win with a pair? He did get lucky in a couple of ways in the hand he busted Joe Awada with. He was lucky nobody had any hearts in their hand to start with, was lucky the board paired on the turn improving his hand to a boat, and extremely lucky Joe catches a deuce on the river giving him a second best hand.

Lee is playing excellent ABC Poker and doing it pretty darn well. /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[TStoneMBD]

well considering that if joe is beat in this hand, and only raises a moderate amount, lee is coming over the top and joe will have to call.

[Tyler Durden]

LW 3.8
DB 1.5
PL 1.3

Lee has AT on the button and raises to 60k. Pete folds and Doyle calls w/ KQ.

136k.

Flop K93 two hearts. Doyle checks and Lee bets 100k. Doyle calls.
Turn offsuit K. Doyle bets 300k. Lee folds and Doyle takes the 636k pot.

******

Pete has the button and As9c and raises to 70. Doyle folds and Lee calls w/ T6c. 156k pot.

Flop 884 two clubs. Pete checks behind. Turn offsuit 7. Lee bets 100k and Pete raises to 300k. Lee reraises to 700k. Pete folds and Lee takes the 1.156M pot.

[Tyler Durden]

LW 4.1
DB 1.65
PL 850k

Doyle folds 73 on the button. Lee limps in w/ Q6. Pete has J6d in the BB and minraises to 40k. Lee calls. 86k pot.

Flop 762r. Lee checks and Pete bets 115k. Lee raises to 300k. Pete moves in instantly for 910k and Lee calls.

Turn 9. Pete needs a Jack and misses. He's out in third for $272,665.

[Tyler Durden]

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why you are typing every hand?

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Not sure. I did it last week too.

[Jeffage]

The only correct play for Joe is to call the 150k. No raise. Trust me...the bet makes no sense. It's either a bluff or a monster generally so raising is pointless. I mean, whats he gonna raise it to, min raise to 6? Bluff lays down, str8 or flush lays down. But if he goes all in he absolutely doesnt get called by anything less than a bigger boat.

Jeff

[Hold'me]

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well considering that if joe is beat in this hand, and only raises a moderate amount, lee is coming over the top and joe will have to call.

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Exactly. My point is Lee took a somewhat risky approach in that hand and it payed off. Patience like that can you make you look like a genius or a goof, depends on the outcome.

[Tyler Durden]

If Lee has the balls/stupidity to check top set on that flop, you can't say he won't call the river raise w/ the nut flush. Agreed?

[Asufiji2004]

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LW 4.1
DB 1.65
PL 850k

Doyle folds 73 on the button. Lee limps in w/ Q6. Pete has J6d in the BB and minraises to 40k. Lee calls. 86k pot.

Flop 762r. Lee checks and Pete bets 115k. Lee raises to 300k. Pete moves in instantly for 910k and Lee folds the best hand.

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uhhh no he didn't

[Tyler Durden]

I just edited /images/graemlins/wink.gif. Before commercials I thought there was no way he could call.

[Asufiji2004]

Is it me or does Pete Lawson come across as a tool?

[TStoneMBD]

no i dont trust you. lee should have never slowplayed a set on that flop, and noone would assume that he would. how could someone consider him having a boat in this situation? its much more likely that he flopped the nut flush and will call the allin.

[Tyler Durden]

5.037 LW
1.647 DB

15k/30k/3k.

Lee raises to 80k w/ 53. Doyle calls w/ 65h.
Flop 743r. Doyle checks, Lee bets 100k. Doyle calls.
Turn Ten. Doyle checks, Lee bets 200k, Doyle raises to 600k. Lee moves in and Doyle calls w/ the nuts and doubles up.

[TStoneMBD]

my impression of lee just got worse.

[ClassicBob]

Well, Paul Phillips didn't get crucified on the broadcast too much.

[Tyler Durden]

Lee has a 100k lead on Doyle.

Doyle raises to 65k w/ A2. Lee calls w/ 85.
Flop KQ8 two clubs. Lee checks, Doyle bets 90k. Lee folds.

[dark_horse]

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my impression of lee just dropped significantly after seeing him check trip nines on a 987 mono board. wow.

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I'm no WPT veteran, but I liked Lee's check. What if he bets and gets raised a large amount? What do you do with your set then with a suited board and 3 to a straight? I think he was waiting for someone else to bet, and if it got checked around and safe card comes, he bets. I don't understand the turn check, however. Joe's all-in on the river was insane. If he put Lee on a flush, he must assume Lee could lay the flush down with such a huge overbet. However, I think all the money would have gone in the middle anyway. If Joe raised Lee, Lee was certainly going to re-raise. It would be tough to just call without moving in at that point. It would take a very disciplined person. But I thought these guys were. /images/graemlins/confused.gif

[Tyler Durden]

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Is it me or does Pete Lawson come across as a tool?

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It's just you. Why do you think so?

[Asufiji2004]

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Is it me or does Pete Lawson come across as a tool?

[/ QUOTE ]

It's just you. Why do you think so?

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Well his glasses had flames on them, there is absolutely no excuse for that. Plus he kept flipping his glasses up and down. I know he's a decent pro, but if I never saw him before I would think he looked like a wannabe.

[Tyler Durden]

Doyle has a 100k lead.

Doyle has AK and raises to 90k. Lee has A8c and calls. Flop T74r, one club. Doyle checks behind. Turn offsuit 2. Lee checks and Doyle checks. River 4 and they check, Doyle wins.

[dark_horse]

I love in that footage of Phil Laak falling to the floor during a major showdown a black $100 chip falls out of his sweatshirt pocket. I wonder if he picked it up. I wish I had spare $100 chips laying around in my pocket.

[Tyler Durden]

Doyle has T8 and raises to 80k. Lee has 55 and makes it 250k. Doyle folds.

*******

Almost dead even now. Lee makes it 80k w/ 65s. Doyle calls w/ 87d.
Flop KT3r. Lee checks behind.
Turn T. Doyle checks and Lee bets 150k. Doyle folds.

[TStoneMBD]

i was very impressed by lawson's reaction to his hands, and his interview at the end. very composed, humble and filled with good etiquette.

[Tyler Durden]

Doyle has 53 and raises to 80k. Lee folds.

[kirisim]

Is something wrong with Doyle's left arm? He almost never moves it.

[Asufiji2004]

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Is something wrong with Doyle's left arm? He almost never moves it.

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yeah he's effin old

[Tyler Durden]

Lee has a 100k lead.
Lee has K8spades and raises to 80k. Doyle calls w/ 74h.
166k pot.

KQT two hearts. Check check.
Turn 7. Doyle bets 130k. Lee raises to 300k. Doyle calls.
River 2h, Doyle has the flush. He bets 500k. Lee folds.

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Doyle has 64c and raises to 80k. Lee has ATh and reraises to 300k. Doyle calls in position. 606k in the pot.

Flop 865, each has a backdoor flush draw. Lee bets 600k. Doyle moves in for over 3 million more. Lee folds.

Doyle now has 4.5 million.

[Tyler Durden]

Lee has 87 and raises to 80k. Doyle picks up T6h and calls.

Flop JJ4 two hearts. Doyle checks and Lee bets 100k. Doyle calls.
Turn offsuit K. Lee checks behind.
River is another 4. Both playing the board. Doyle bets 200k and Lee folds.

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Doyle is ahead, 4.7 to 2 million.

Lee has Q9h and raises to 120k (blinds went up). Doyle moves in w/ A7 and Lee folds.

[Autocratic]

Lee's just getting rocked. Almost the opposite of what happened with Lawson.

[Tyler Durden]

Doyle is ahead 4.8 to 1.8.
20k/40k/5k.

Doyle has TT and raises to 110k. Lee has Q8 and calls.
230k in the pot.
A93. Doyle checks behind. Turn 9. Doyle checks behind. River 3. Lee plays the board and checks. Doyle bets 400k. Lee calls.

******

Doyle has T5c and raises to 120k. Lee has AK and makes it 520k. Doyle folds.

[Tyler Durden]

5.3 to 1.4, Lee trailing.

Lee has Q3c and raises to 120k. Doyle has Q9h.
Flop QJ7 two spades. Doyle checks, Lee bets 150k, Doyle moves in and Lee calls.

Turn and river brick and Doyle wins the Legends of Poker for $1,173,000.

Lee takes $578,000.

[Asufiji2004]

complete and total pwnage. BTW they changed the "official" beer of the WPT...amber boch sux.

[dark_horse]

Doyle flops the nut straight, and when Lee moves in on the turn, Doyle waits and says this line smoothly. Was that a bit of slow rolling I noticed? Messing with him to set the tone?

[DesertCat]

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Pete has the button and As9c and raises to 70. Doyle folds and Lee calls w/ T6c. 156k pot.

Flop 884 two clubs. Pete checks behind. Turn offsuit 7. Lee bets 100k and Pete raises to 300k. Lee reraises to 700k. Pete folds and Lee takes the 1.156M pot.

[/ QUOTE ]

My favorite hand. Great play by Pete representing trips, the kid has big balls. Unfortunately, Lee had a bigger stack and a monster draw. Anything less and the kid gets the pot.

[Tyler Durden]

Yea it took Doyle like 5 seconds to say call. It was weird. I thought he would announce his call instantly.

[curtains]

I think it's not terrible for Lee to call the button's allin with 98o. Based on the range of hands that the button could raise with here, Lee may be getting the correct odds, and he can obviously afford to lose the chips (I believe he is getting the right odds, but I'm too lazy to do the math.)

Meanwhile he sends a message to the entire table that he's going to call you down if you steal his blind.

I'm not saying I'd call, but it's definitely not terrible.

[curtains]

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Well his glasses had flames on them, there is absolutely no excuse for that. Plus he kept flipping his glasses up and down. I know he's a decent pro, but if I never saw him before I would think he looked like a wannabe.

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I don't think you can be classified wannabee when you are the final 3 of the Legends of Poker and have wrapped up 250k+.

[Asufiji2004]

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[ QUOTE ]


Well his glasses had flames on them, there is absolutely no excuse for that. Plus he kept flipping his glasses up and down. I know he's a decent pro, but if I never saw him before I would think he looked like a wannabe.

[/ QUOTE ]


I don't think you can be classified wannabee when you are the final 3 of the Legends of Poker and have wrapped up 250k+.

[/ QUOTE ]

READ

[Paluka]

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******

Pete has the button and As9c and raises to 70. Doyle folds and Lee calls w/ T6c. 156k pot.

Flop 884 two clubs. Pete checks behind. Turn offsuit 7. Lee bets 100k and Pete raises to 300k. Lee reraises to 700k. Pete folds and Lee takes the 1.156M pot.

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I just wanted to say that Pete's raise here was much too small to work. When he only made it 300k I thought it was obvious that he was full of it and would have taken even money that Lee would re-raise all-in. Pete has to make a bigger raise to represent a real hand here, especially on this board.

[Paluka]

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Pete has the button and As9c and raises to 70. Doyle folds and Lee calls w/ T6c. 156k pot.

Flop 884 two clubs. Pete checks behind. Turn offsuit 7. Lee bets 100k and Pete raises to 300k. Lee reraises to 700k. Pete folds and Lee takes the 1.156M pot.

[/ QUOTE ]

My favorite hand. Great play by Pete representing trips, the kid has big balls. Unfortunately, Lee had a bigger stack and a monster draw. Anything less and the kid gets the pot.

[/ QUOTE ]

Nobody makes a raise that small with trips on this board.

[car ramrod]

Doyle is the man, he won that heads up match in every aspect of the game. The old man's still got it.