[freekobe]

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That was a terrible play by Doug, tellbox or not. The only way Thaler would bet is if he had absolutely nothing and needed to steal the pot or if he had a good hand and value bet the River. But Gabe showed no real strength on previous streets so what were the chances the River helped him or he had a made monster? And what were the chances Gabe had nothing if he called (was it the Flop or the Turn?). He should have value bet the River there.

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This is wrong. First of all, to correct a previous poster, I'm 99% sure Lee had the nut straight (8-Q). Second, with such a scary board (I believe it was 6 8 9 10 x), there is no way Thaler calls any meaningful bet without having a straight himself. The only way for Lee to win something on the river there is to induce a bluff. He tried and it didn't work out.

I do agree that the shaking of the head was awful.