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#41
11-15-2005, 09:30 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
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Hand 28 - Daniel Bergsdorf has the button in seat 4, Dannenmann raises to $300,000, and Matusow calls from the small blind. The flop comes 5s-3s-2c, Matusow bets $600,000, and Dannenmann immediately says, "All in." Matusow stops the action to study his opponent. He stands up, leaning out over the table to get a good look at his opponent before calling. Dannenmann shows As-Jc, while Matusow has pocket tens (10d-10c). Dannenmann was semi-bluffing with overcards, and he'll need to catch a four, a jack, or an ace to win the pot. The turn card is the 4h, and Dannenmann makes a five-high straight to take a commanding lead in this hand. Matusow will need to catch a six or an ace to survive with a straight on the board. The river card is a 9, and Mike Matusow is eliminated in ninth place, earning $1,000,000. He walks over to Mark Seif in the crowd, who comforts him, and then the players from the final table all come over to shake his hand. Matusow is composed, but clearly disappointed. He's keeping his composure very well, and there are no outbursts or anger. Matusow is stunned. [/ QUOTE ] Damn what a self-pitying whining rat that guy is. 
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#42
11-15-2005, 09:32 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
Hand 49 - Scott Lazar has the button in seat 9, and Kondracki moves all in again for $1,510,000. Hachem, in the small blind, takes off his lightly-tinted sunglasses to rub his eyes, and then he rechecks his cards and scratches his head. Is he thinking about calling? No. He folds. But Andrew Black, wearing his sunglasses upside-down (Marcel Luske-style), asks for a count of Kondracki's chips. Kondracki is stone-faced, wearing dark sunglasses and sitting like a statue. Black makes the call.
Kondracki shows As-Qc, while Black has pocket eights (8s-8c). It's a race situation as the flop comes Ks-9c-5s, and Black retains the lead with the pair of eights. Kondracki needs to catch a queen, an ace, a runner-runner straight or a runner-runner flush to stay alive. The turn card pairs the board with the 5h, and Kondracki needs a queen or an ace to stay alive. The river card is the 6c, and Brad Kondracki is eliminated in eighth place, earning $1,150,000. He receives a few handshakes before gathering his things from the final table. His friends, rather than being sad, celebrate his finish with their beers raised high, and they are literally singing his name, "Brad." It's a touching moment of support from those that know him best.
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#43
11-15-2005, 09:33 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
NOW Kondracki open pushes for over 1mil chips with AQo, don't know if the blinds increased or not but I assume no.....should he've open raised here as well for 1/2 his stack?
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#44
11-15-2005, 09:35 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
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If you're going to call a push, why not push yourself, and if you're folding to a push, why put in 1/2 your stack? [/ QUOTE ] I would want to get all my chips into the pot with TT as the small stack. So, often you've got to entice somebody else into aggressive play rather than just picking up the blinds with an all-in push.
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#45
11-15-2005, 09:35 PM
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Dynasty
Preach to others. You clearly don't play tourneys.
On the JJ hand....Dannenmann raised, then it was reraised and RERAISED ALL-IN....and that's an excellent fold?? how many raises behind you do you need to fold JJ there? pushing w/ TT was the optimal play for Kondracki.
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#46
11-15-2005, 09:37 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
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[ QUOTE ] If you're going to call a push, why not push yourself, and if you're folding to a push, why put in 1/2 your stack? [/ QUOTE ] I would want to get all my chips into the pot with TT as the small stack. So, often you've got to entice somebody else into aggressive play rather than just picking up the blinds with an all-in push. [/ QUOTE ] he increases his stack by more than 25% when taking the dead money. do that a couple times and you're right back in it.
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#47
11-15-2005, 09:37 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
Hand 62 - Steve Dannenmann has the button in seat 8, Kanter raises to $400,000, and Hachem calls from the big blind. The flop comes 10c-5h-4s, Hachem bets out for $500,000, and Kanter calls.
The turn card is the Jd, Hachem bets $1,000,000, and Kanter waves his hand and says, "All in." The crowd lets out a brief cheer, and then quiets down, waiting to see if Hachem calls or folds. Hachem shuffles his chips as he sits up, studying his opponent and the situation. He takes a few minutes to think, and then rechecks his cards before folding. Aaron Kanter wins a pot worth about $3.7 million. Aaron Kanter now has about $13 million in chips.
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#48
11-15-2005, 09:38 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
Nice rabbit card.
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#49
11-15-2005, 09:39 PM
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Re: \"Official\" ESPN Coverage of WSOP Main Event: Final Table
Just for the record, have we seen ONE hand where Kanter has folded after seeing a flop, regardless of whether or not he hits anything? Nothing has kept this guy alive other than the most ridiculous positive variance I have ever seen.
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#50
11-15-2005, 09:39 PM
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Re: Dynasty
It was worse than this. There was also a player to act after you, making an even stronger case for the fold.
[ QUOTE ] Preach to others. You clearly don't play tourneys. On the JJ hand....Dannenmann raised, then it was reraised and RERAISED ALL-IN....and that's an excellent fold?? how many raises behind you do you need to fold JJ there? pushing w/ TT was the optimal play for Kondracki. [/ QUOTE ]
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