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I'm starting to like Dannenmann more and more. He seems like a very nice guy.

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Yeah, I was very put off by him in the early episodes but I'm starting to like the guy.

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I agree.

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Mike doesn't get what he wants.

Hand 62 - Scott Lazar has the button in seat 8, Sheikhan moves all in for about $500,000, and Matusow thinks for a long time before he makes the call. Sheikhan shows Ad-Js, while Matusow has Ks-Qh. The flop comes Ac-10s-4d, and Sheikhan makes a pair of aces, while Matusow has a gut-shot straight draw. The turn card is the Qc, and Matusow can catch a jack or a queen to eliminate Sheikhan. The river card teases Matusow with paint, but it's the Kh, giving Matusow two pair, but it gives Sheikhan a runner-runner straight. Shawn Sheikhan doubles up to about $1 million in chips.

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Sheikhan has done the impossible: Make me root for The Mouth.

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I agree. Sheikhan deserves to lose.

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Man I wanted him out.

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Sheikan is awfully bad at trash talking. Every time he says something Matusow throws another barb right back at him.

I guess after doulbing through Mike he gets to say something clever to really rub it in Matusow's face....here it comes...

"How do you like that sucker!".....oh.....

hmmm.....Matusow still leads the trash talk battle.

This is great entertainment though.

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man these two make for good TV. And they aren't acting up for the TV, you can't fake that kind of hatred

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Mike gets what he wants.

Hand 78 - Steve Dannenmann has the button in seat 5, Matusow raises, Sheikhan moves all in, Lazar calls, and Matusow calls. The flop comes Kd-Jc-3c, and the flop is checked. The turn card is the 2c, Matusow bets, Lazar folds, and the hands are revealed. Matusow throws his arms in the air in triumph as he reveals Ac-Qc for the nut flush, and Sheikhan is drawing dead. (The meaningless river card is an ace.) Shawn Sheikhan is eliminated in 11th place, earning $600,000.

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Sheikan is awfully bad at trash talking. Every time he says something Matusow throws another barb right back at him.

I guess after doulbing through Mike he gets to say something clever to really rub it in Matusow's face....here it comes...

"How do you like that sucker!".....oh.....

hmmm.....Matusow still leads the trash talk battle.

This is great entertainment though.

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Mike lost some points with the "I'll call you what you are...You're just a...bad poker-playing...uhhh...idiot"

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WTF was that shoving match at the beginning? Did I miss it during the episode?

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But then won them back by continuing to just call him an idiot.

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Sheikan is awfully bad at trash talking. Every time he says something Matusow throws another barb right back at him.

I guess after doulbing through Mike he gets to say something clever to really rub it in Matusow's face....here it comes...

"How do you like that sucker!".....oh.....

hmmm.....Matusow still leads the trash talk battle.

This is great entertainment though.

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Mike lost some points with the "I'll call you what you are...You're just a...bad poker-playing...uhhh...idiot"

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I think he was catching himself before he uttered profanity.

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Half of these guys seem like the fish I see at 100NL. Q6? You kiddin' me? I'd like to give him credit for making a read but I think he's just a calling station.

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I wouldn't compare a NL cash game to any sort of tournament hand.

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When it got down to ten players, they were all seated at one table and play tightened up due to the big jump to the $1,000,000 payout for making the final table. As a result, 53 hands were played ten-handed before somebody got eliminated.

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WTF was that shoving match at the beginning? Did I miss it during the episode?

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I was wondering the same thing. maybe it was just a playful clip. but i was hoping for some ron artest action.

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I've never rooted for Mike before.

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I agree. Sheikhan deserves to lose.

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Glad I'm not the only one... I can't believe I'm cheering for Mike!

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When it got down to ten players, they were all seated at one table and play tightened up due to the big jump to the $1,000,000 payout for making the final table. As a result, 53 hands were played ten-handed before somebody got eliminated.

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Which raises the question for next week's show(s) - how is ESPN going to make 13 hours of final table poker (with Matusow's early exit) an interesting two-hour program?

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BLACKKKKK

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Wow, that was pretty poorly played, imo.

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Black wants to be Gigabet

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Hand 41 - Andrew Black has the button in seat 2, Matusow raises to $260,000, Lazar calls, Black calls, Barch reraises to $1,000,000, and everyone folds to Black, who thinks long and hard. After a few minutes, Black reraises all in. Now the million-dollar pressure cooker is in full force on Tex Barch, who counts out his chips as he considers the call. Andrew Black looks relaxed as he takes a drink from his water bottle, and then watches Barch count his chips. Barch takes a good look at Black, who was looking down and shuffling his chips. When Black looks up, their eyes meet for a moment, and Black smiles at the surprise. About ten seconds later, Barch makes the call.


Andrew Black shows Kh-Js, while Barch has pocket jacks (Jh-Jc). This is the biggest pot of the tournament, and whoever wins this pot will be our chip leader. If Black wins, he'll take a commanding position headed to tomorrow's final table. If Barch wins, he'll put himself in great position as well.


The crowd is yelling for their favorites when Mike Matusow stands up and light-heartedly says, "Keep it down! I'm trying to concentrate!"


The flop comes Ah-4d-3c, and Barch is still in the lead with the jacks. Black needs to catch a king or a runner-runner straight to eliminate Barch. The turn card is the Qs, and the crowd lets out a huge reaction to the paint on the board. Black has picked up some more outs, and he can win with a ten or a king (7 outs).


The crowd goes quiet, with random exclamations from the crowd asking for specific cards. The river card is the 3h, and most of the crowd applauds as Tex Barch doubles up in chips.


After the hand, Andrew Black stands up, smiles, and waves to the crowd, as if to say, "That's alright. Let's play poker."

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the mouth is out of the action and berating the players. lol.

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poor play by black. no hand that calls after a raise and a cold caller is going to scare barch's JJ. playing reckless with a big stack.

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Hand 44 - Daniel Bergsdorf has the button in seat 5, Lazar raises to $240,000, Alsancak reraises all in, and Lazar calls. Alsancak shows pocket queens (Qs-Qd), while Lazar has Ah-Jh. As the shorter stack, Alsancak faces potential elimination on this hand. The flop comes Ad-7c-4s, and Lazar takes the lead with a pair of aces. Alsancak needs to catch a queen (two outs) to stay alive. The turn card pairs the board with the 7h, and Alsancak is down to his last chance to make the TV Final Table in the 2005 World Series of Poker.

The river card is -- the QUEEN of hearts!

The crowd goes wild in surprise and applause, as Lazar just sits there, stunned. The media and the ESPN crew seem noticeably disappointed, hoping to get out of here before 6:00 am.

Jack Effel hears a comment from the sidelines, and repeats it on the microphone, to big laughs from the crowd: "Just like on the Internet."

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Hand 44 - Daniel Bergsdorf has the button in seat 5, Lazar raises to $240,000, Alsancak reraises all in, and Lazar calls. Alsancak shows pocket queens (Qs-Qd), while Lazar has Ah-Jh. As the shorter stack, Alsancak faces potential elimination on this hand. The flop comes Ad-7c-4s, and Lazar takes the lead with a pair of aces. Alsancak needs to catch a queen (two outs) to stay alive. The turn card pairs the board with the 7h, and Alsancak is down to his last chance to make the TV Final Table in the 2005 World Series of Poker.

The river card is -- the QUEEN of hearts!

The crowd goes wild in surprise and applause, as Lazar just sits there, stunned. The media and the ESPN crew seem noticeably disappointed, hoping to get out of here before 6:00 am.

Jack Effel hears a comment from the sidelines, and repeats it on the microphone, to big laughs from the crowd: "Just like on the Internet."

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was very glad to see that.

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Hand 53 - Ayhan Alsancak has the button in seat 4, Kanter raises to $400,000 from under the gun, and Alsancak calls. The flop comes 7h-3h-3c, Kanter bets $600,000, and Alsancak thinks a bit before raising all in. Kanter calls immediately. Alsancak shows pocket queens (Qh-Qc), while Kanter has Ah-10h (overcard, flush draw). Alsancak is in the lead, and Kanter needs to catch an ace, a heart, running threes, or running tens to win. The turn card is the 10s, and Kanter will win with a ten, an ace, or a heart (13 outs).

The river card is the 8h, and the crowd explodes into a cheer because the night is over. Ayhan Alsancak is eliminated in tenth place, earning $600,000.

[For the record, Matusow's big blind was raised, and he looked at his cards, and he folded. But somebody had called ahead of him, so perhaps that gives him an escape clause from his promise of reraising from his blind when raised.]

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Here are the official chip counts for the World Series of Poker Championship Final Table:

1. Aaron Kanter - $10,700,000 (seat 6)
2. Tex Barch - $9,330,000 (seat 3)
3. Andrew Black - $8,140,000 (seat 2)
4. Mike Matusow - $7,410,000 (seat 5)
5. Steve Dannenmann - $5,460,000 (seat 8)
6. Joseph Hachem - $5,420,000 (seat 1)
7. Daniel Bergsdorf - $5,270,000 (seat 4)
8. Scott Lazar - $3,370,000 (seat 9)
9. Brad Kondracki - $1,180,000 (seat 7)

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When is the next episode?

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I assume it's next Tuesday night.

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It's Tuesday night, probably from 9-11pm, a check at ESPN's TV schedule for Tuesday has 4 hours of WSOP coverage (assuming a repeat of tonight's 2 hours starting at 7pm). ESPN's schedule for 11/15

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Danneman isn't nervous AT ALL.

Good fold hachem.

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Why is this a good fold? 2-1 favorite for all your money, you can't expect to get much better than that.

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Danneman isn't nervous AT ALL.

Good fold hachem.

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Why is this a good fold? 2-1 favorite for all your money, you can't expect to get much better than that.

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Your a special one aren't you, you do realize that Hachem is a 3-1 dog to a set with his flush draw.

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Danneman isn't nervous AT ALL.

Good fold hachem.

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Why is this a good fold? 2-1 favorite for all your money, you can't expect to get much better than that.

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Against what hand? He's a slight favorite against a pair, and a huge dog against two pair or a set.

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Even if it was marginally +cEV it was a good fold. They're on a huge bubble, minimizing variance is more important, he should be the one pushing in these situations, not calling.

And Danneman was screaming that he had a big hand, and the pot didnt seem THAT good.

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but that said, i think he shouold have led into Danneman.

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That was about the two most entertaining hours of televised poker I've seen. ESPN did a good job putting this one together.

Dannemann, Matusow and Black all seemed really cool. Especially Black.

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Very very entertaining. I especially enjoyed the Sheik/Matusow confrontations.

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So here's what I don't understand:

The "final table" consists of 9 players, yet when they were down to 10, instead of running 2 5 handed tables, they went to 1 10 handed table. Then, after 1 is eliminated the remianing players return the next day to play the "final table". How is the 10 handed table not the final table? I thought by definition, when there is 1 table left in a MTT, it becomes the final table?

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Sometimes terms used aren't accurate. An accurate term could be "final day table".