The Official Joe Awada Thread

[Ess Why Kay]

This guy deserves his own thread. Awesome player. Totally outplayed that douche bag Fishman, but the cards didn't come his way. That beat Scott threw on him was terrible. I felt bad for Awada, but that's the way the cards go.

He also took down that Stud tourney and got his bracelet after all. First place and a 2nd. Not bad. Anybody know if he made other final tables or finished in the money on some other events this year?

[jjnidguy]

www.thepokerforum.com has details about the placings in all events

[Oski]

Very impressed by the man. Very classy. He's good for poker.

I really felt for him when he had that beat put on him, especially when Fischman was woopin it up. He certainly deserved better.

[RPatterson]

That guy was sweet, a circus performer turned pro-card player?

[Dynasty]

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That beat Scott threw on him was terrible. I felt bad for Awada, but that's the way the cards go.

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I hope you're not talking about the AK vs. 55 hand because that's a toss-up pre-flop.

When Fishman actually outdrew Awada on the river, Fishman had nine outs. The draw Fishman had on the river was no different than a flush draw.

I guess you've never hit a nine outer on the river?

[boedeker]

if i remember right awada called the on the flop. thus not a coinflip. now not a horrific beat after the board paird on the turn, still it was a suck out.

[drewjustdrew]

It was hard to tell how many chips were in the pot before the flop and after, by my recollection. May have been a ABC play by both players. I think there was a raise and reraise before the flop, so there may have been only a fraction of the pot left in each other's stacks to bet and call with.

[fsuplayer]

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I hope you're not talking about the AK vs. 55 hand because that's a toss-up pre-flop.


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They moved in after the flop.

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When Fishman actually outdrew Awada on the river, Fishman had nine outs. The draw Fishman had on the river was no different than a flush draw.

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No he had six outs on the flop, then picked up three more on the turn.

pokenum -h ac ks - 5d 5s -- 7s 9c 3d
Holdem Hi: 990 enumerated boards containing 7s 9c 3d
cards win %win lose %lose tie %tie EV
Ks Ac 246 24.85 744 75.15 0 0.00 0.248
5s 5d 744 75.15 246 24.85 0 0.00 0.752

Not a huge suckout, but not a flush draw either.

fsuplayer

[Dynasty]

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No he had six outs on the flop, then picked up three more on the turn.

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That makes nine outs on the river, exactly the same as a flush draw.

[Jason Strasser]

Repeat: he didn't get the money in on the turn. The money went in when he was 75/25, that's when you establish (IMO) the degree of the beat. This is worse than a flush draw because the money got in when he was further behind then a flush draw.

Using your logic, if AA went all in, and someone with 97 called when the flop came 984. It wouldn't be that bad of a beat if the turn came 6, and then the guy with 97 hit a OESD on the river.

-Jason