Worst TV plays ever

[ismisus]

Thats a routine Corkins move, are you telling me that he's a bad player?

[Dynasty]

Here are a few more candidates.

1. Greg Raymer goes all-in with 88 on the last hand of the 2004 WSOP on a board of 5,4,2,2,2. Did he really expect a worse hand to call that bet?

2. (not yet seen) Andrew Black reraises a Phil Ivey raise and then gets re-reraised by Ivey. Black pushes all-in with A2s.

3. On the last few talbes of the 2002 WSOP, after Phil Hellmuth reraises out of the blinds against an unknown amateur, the amateur pushes all-in. Hellmuth calls off all his chips with an AKs.


Sometimes we think a play is bad simply because it didn't work.

[Quicksilvre]

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3. On the last few talbes of the 2002 WSOP, after Phil Hellmuth reraises out of the blinds against an unknown amateur, the amateur pushes all-in. Hellmuth calls off all his chips with an AKs.


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He's only a big underdog against AA. I know he's an underdog against any pair, but depending on the circumstances, there's definately possible justification.

[Lefthander]

No, he just gets aggressive a little early for my taste. Nothing wrong with pushing to steal the blinds.

What I was really saying was that D'Agostino's call was bad. I could see it against a short-stack, but I don't understand it against someone who has one less chip than you.

[shakingspear]

Holy [censored]. I just saw that guy fold the set. Holy [censored].

[Dynasty]

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Holy [censored]. I just saw that guy fold the set. Holy [censored].

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It seems he convinced himself that Pham had slowplayed a set of Aces or Jacks.

[shaniac]

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It seems he convinced himself that Pham had slowplayed a set of Aces or Jacks.

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I was wondering what was going on his head, but I don't think it was that necessarily. Remember, KQ was the nuts and there were two diamonds out there. With editing, it's hard to say how much time he spent on the decision, but I imagine that he probably made some kind of half-asssed, casual assemsment of the situation--a bet and a call in front of him--and just reasoned something along the lines of "well I'm not sure if I have the best hand--after all it is only the FOURTH nuts--and even if I do now, someone will probably draw out on me. Better play it safe." I'll bet if a diamond had fallen on the river, or his erstwhile TTT was cracked in a different way, he would have been completely satisfied with the way he played the hand.

It's impressive that someone who hasn't played enough tournament poker to recognize the value of a set of tens in that spot made it so deep in one of the toughest tournament fields of the year.

[blockafor]

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It's impressive that someone who hasn't played enough tournament poker to recognize the value of a set of tens in that spot made it so deep in one of the toughest tournament fields of the year.

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Nice subtle disclaimer.

[cwsiggy]

Mau's play of KK just now on TV was pretty bad. I think he gave his opponent a very cheap price to see the turn.

[shaniac]

He played it pretty bad. But showing it at the end was worse.