*Official* WPT Mirage Poker Showdown thread

[Tyler Durden]

Gabe Kaplan--Mr. Kotter
Scotty Nguyen
John Juanda
Eli Elezra
Minneapolis Jim Meehan
Lee Watkinson

Scotty has more than double the guy in 2nd, Eli Elezra, an awesome player, I sat next to him on cash day of the WSOP and he and Fossilman got involved in some pretty big pots at that table.

[Tyler Durden]

First hand of the show, it's folded to Scotty in the SB. Blinds 10k/20k/2k. He raises Juanda's BB to 50K w/ A9, Juanda thinks a little and moves in for about 500k more w/ AJ, Scotty instacalls and doesn't catch.

Next hand Gabe Kaplan raises w/ KTs, Jim Meehan moves in w/ 99 and Kaplan takes a while and folds.

[Hold'me]

I was surprised by Scotty's instacall there. Did he really think John Juanda was making a move on him that early? I think it was more of a psychological tactic, baby. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Easy E]

I was a little surprised by how quickly Scotty called that. I think that was his plan when he raised- did John deduce that?

I like Mr Kotter's fold there.

Wow- tough beat on that one, Jim, with all of those dead cards. Nice move, you didn't deserve that. I disagree with Mike about stop and go on the flop, though he probably would have taken the pot.

Anyone else?

[ClassicBob]

The new format is pretty cool. Percentages take ties into account, it has shown what 5 cards each player plays along with their hand ranking.

Although they did screw up percentages on the Kaplan-Meehan hand. Meehan with 99 had a 44% chance of winning vs. Kaplan's KT having a 56% chance.

Wow, it also looks like they are taking folded cards into account when calculating percentages.

[voltron87b]

let's go scotty nguyen baby!

[Tyler Durden]

Same blind level, Minneapolis Jim has nearly 500k and raises the 20k BB to 66k w/ JJ. Eli Elezra is next w/ AK and (having Jim covered) makes it 195k. Scotty has K4 (yes, K4) and thinks and asks Eli how much he has behind, then lays it down. Back to Jim and he moves in for 276k more to Eli who quickly calls.

Flop 973. Turn Ace. River bricks and Jim is out in 6th for $94,507.

Mike Sexton, upon Jim's exit says that maybe Jim should have flatcalled the raise and moved in on a ragged flop.

[Tyler Durden]

John raises to 60k w/ 64s, folded to Lee who flatcalls w/ 77.

Flop 985r. Lee checks and John bets 135k. Pot is now 275k. Lee thinks and thinks and mucks.

[ClassicBob]

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John raises to 60k w/ 64s, folded to Lee who flatcalls.

Flop 985r. Lee checks and John bets 135k. Pot is now 275k. Lee thinks and thinks and mucks.

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Lee with 77, if anyone thinks that's relevant. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]

[Easy E]

I like the fold to John's big flop bet with the gutshot and two overcards out there.