re: World Series of Poker- 2010

Wissing out, 24 left

Interesting hand as they go on break

Fireworks on the Last Hand!

Posted < 1 min. by FerricRamsium

As the rest of the room filed out for the break, there was a huge pot in progress at the outer table.

First into the pot was Duy Le, and he came in raising to 305,000. Jonathan Duhamel reraised to 865,000 from the small blind. Robert Pisano made the overcall from the big blind, and Le called as well to put a big-but-soon-to-be-much-larger pot in the middle of the table.

Three-handed, the flop came {3-Spades} {7-Clubs} {2-Diamonds}. Duhamel knocked the table, and Pisano took the betting lead with a wager of 1.65 million chips. Le ducked out of the way, but Duhamel stuck in the call to see fourth street.

It was the {A-Clubs} and it was the action card. Duhamel led out into the pot now, sliding forward a bet of 1.875 million. Pisano tanked and moved all in over the top, and Duhamel called all in for 4.46 million to put himself at risk. But in reality, he was not at risk in any way as the cards were turned up:

Pisano: {A-Spades} {K-Hearts}
Duhamel: {4-Spades} {5-Spades}

Pisano could not believe what his opponent turned over, and Duhamel's turned wheel left him shaking his head and mumbling to himself. He was already cutting out the chips he owed as the meaningless {6-Hearts} filled out the board.

When the dust settled, Pisano is left with just 320,000 chips, and we'd bet this twenty-minute break won't be a happy one for him. Duhamel was still stacking chips several minutes into the break, and the floor man offered to help him.

"No thanks," Duhamel replied. "I'm having fun."

You bet he is. He's all the way up to 21.6 million courtesy of that...

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Hopefully yalls buddy can clutch up, hes been fading shite and hanging on quite well...

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that's a fricking understatement. Sorry about Ronnie man. That sucks

fricking right son

Aaaaaaand away we go!!!

Clements out in 18th place.

Dolan rivered 2 pair against Cheong and is up to 11.25 million

I get home to see my boy sitting with 18 million... HOLY shite!!!!!

Just spoke with Mike. We both have been texting him GL but im sure he has been flooded with messages. MOTHERfrickEN

That hand that just sent Matt Affleck to the rail is brutal. Gotta feel for him.

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Matt Affleck Eliminated in 15th Place ($500,165)

There are monsterpotten and then there are MONSTERpotten. It's a silly game, sometimes, poker is. Matt Affleck's chance at fortune and glory just slipped through his fingers after a stunning beat for a monsterpotten at the hand of Jonathan Duhamel.

Duhamel started things with a raise to 550,000 from the cutoff position. Affleck had the button and three-bet to 1.55 million. His re-raise folded the blinds and brought the action back to Duhamel. Duhamel four-bet to 3,925,000 and was called by Affleck, creating a pot with 8.0 million chips in it before the flop!

Duhamel seemed to sense he was in trouble. He checked a ten-high flop,10d 9c 7h, and soon faced a 5.0-million-chip bet from Affleck. Duhamel called that bet to see the Qd hit the turn. Again he checked. Affleck did the only thing he could do -- he moved all in for 11.6 million chips.

Duhamel had Affleck covered, but it was still a huge decision. He asked for a count, which due to the size of Affleck's stack took about a minute to determine. Then Duhamel went into the tank. The leading speculation in the media tower was that he had pocket jacks and was stuck with a horrible decision.

A minute and a half after he got Affleck's count, Duhamel peeked at his cards and puffed his cheeks out in a big sigh. Thirty seconds later he stole a glance at Affleck. Another minute. Duhamel shook his head. Then thirty seconds later, almost five minutes after Affleck pushed all in, Duhamel called!

Duhamel: Jh Jc
Affleck: Ac As

Affleck immediately stood up. The pot was huge, a total of 42 million chips. If his aces could hold, he'd be almost assured a berth in the November Nine. The entire rail leaned forward in anticipation...

River: 8d

A collective gasp was let out. Duhamel filled a queen-high straight! Affleck bowed his head to the rail, burying his face in his hat. It was impossible not to feel for him, how close he had come and how brutally everything had been snatched away from him. He looked as though he was doing his best to fight back tears as he watched his stack slide over to Duhamel. By the time he departed, his face was bright red, overcome with the emotion of what just transpired.

Duhamel is now the far and away chip leader. He has about 51 million in chips. Affleck has a half million dollars as consolation.

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Brutal