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IMAGINE THAT THERE are maybe a thousand fans watching the two of us playing
heads-up poker, even though there are only about 300 seats in the whole arena.
Doyle Brunson, Johnny Chan, movie star Shannon Elizabeth, and many other poker
greats and notables are in attendance.
That was where I sat on titan poker as I went for my would-be historic,
record-tying 10th win at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). My wife had flown in
for the final table, and my family, my friends and poker fans all over the world
were watching the CardPlayer.com coverage on the Internet.
Too bad I failed. Again. With 608 people to beat, I had beaten 607. The event
was the $5,000 buy-in no-limit Hold 'em tournament, and first place was over
$820,000. I did manage to win $423,000 for second place at Titan Poker,
and I did set the all-time WSOP record for most times (52) finishing in the
money. (The money is great, and the record is great, but I sure would have liked
to grab that bracelet.) As for winning my 10th bracelet and tying the all-time
WSOP win record with Chan and Brunson, I was so close.
After it ended, and I was staring at a young man from Los Angeles who had been
playing poker for just 1 year - Jeff Cabanillas is a great story. And, something
happened to me that doesn't happen very often: I was perfectly gracious in
defeat.
Considering that my past "titan poker" behavior wasn't pretty, and also
considering that my dream of winning my 10th WSOP bracelet was snatched from my
grasp so abruptly, everyone was surprised at how I handled the loss. I even
surprised myself.
Hadn't I been unlucky in five key pots against the kid? Didn't I want that
bracelet more than almost anyone else in the whole world? Still, it was over,
and there was nothing I could do about it. I appreciated the fact that I had
come so close.
In one key hand, I had a chance to win, but Titan Poker made a great bluff to
take the pot away from me. With the blinds at $10,000-$20,000, I called on the
button with 5-5, and the kid raised it up $80,000 more with Ac-Kc (5-5 is about
even money against Ac-Kc before the flop). Had I reraised him all-in, he would
have called and I would almost certainly have won the tournament at the poker
titan table. Instead, I called the $80,000 raise, the flop came down Qd-Jd-9s,
and the kid checked. I bet out $80,000, and he called. The turn card was the 7c,
and Jeff checked. Then I bet out $80,000 and he raised me $100,000. Now I was
thinking that the kid sure looked weak when he made that $100,000 raise on that
titan poker table. Finally, I decided to call the bet. (Had I reraised, I
probably would have won the whole thing right then.) In any case, the last card
was the six of diamonds (Qd-Jd-9s-7s-6d) and Jeff moved all-in for about
$560,000. After a brief study, I folded my hand, and he showed me his bluff.
He showed me the hand, of course, to try to get under my skin, but that was a
mistake, since I now knew what he looked like when he was making a big bluff.
But, give the kid credit for making a great bluff. And give him further credit
for playing so well at titan poker over our 4-hour-long heads up match. But
please don't tell anyone that I handled myself so well. (After all, I've made a
fortune as the "Bad Boy of Poker"!)
Did I lose? Yep, but I'll be back.
Holding 5-5 is how much of a favorite over Ac-Kc titan before the flop?:
a) 2-to-1;
b) 3-to-2;
c) 3-to-1;
d) roughly a coin flip (50-50).
Answer: d.
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