WSOP hand from just before dinner that illustrates the idiocy of this big stack poker
Posted by
Will Hunting (aka JoeMetz)
Jul 16 '10, 19:51
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Mind you; at this point, the average chip stack is about 5.5mil and the blinds are 40k/80k with a 10k ante....so average player has north of 60 big blinds; ie, plenty of play.
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Brandon Steven raised to 225,000 from late position, and he found calls from both of the blinds -- Theo Jorgensen in the small and Cuong Nguyen in the big.
The three players took a flop of Kc 5h 9c, and some serious action ensued. The blinds checked, and Steven continued out with a bet of 525,000. Jorgensen check-called, but Nguyen wanted to play for more. He raised to 1.5 million, and Steven quickly folded. Jorgensen promptly reraised to 4 million straight and Nguyen came right back over the top with an all-in shove for 7.62 million. Jorgensen called, and all of the sudden there was a pot of 19.52 million up for grabs!
A wave of chatter swept through the spectator gallery as everyone quickly booked their bets on the players' two hands. Set over set? Ace-king versus a set? Not quite. Showdown, please:
Jorgensen: Ac 3c
Nguyen: Kh Jc
Seriously. These guys are not messing around. Jorgensen was on the club draw, and his overcard ace gave him three extra outs. Nguyen had put about 8 million in with just top pair-medium kicker, but he was ahead with two cards to come and in position to win a chip-leading pot.
The pair of kings held.
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