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#051 – The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played – Entry D
In the previous entry, Ted Forrest had rebounded from his sluggish start and his short chip stack to take a $1.5 million lead for the day. Had Andy Beal’s two-day run against pros Jennifer Harman and Todd Brunson (both of whom had experienced great success against Beal in the past) come to an end against Forrest, a past Terminator of other Beal rallies?
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Dealer change 11:32 AM
HAND 1 – Andy – raise, call
Kh-Jh-Qs
3s
8d
Check down
9-8 Andy
Beats Ted’s A-6
$200k Andy
HAND 2 – Ted – raise, call
Qs-4h-9c
Check, Ted bet, Andy raise, fold
$300k Andy
Andy -$1.1-1.2M
HAND 3 – Andy – fold
HAND 4 – Ted – raise, call
5d-2h-4d
Check, bet, call
2s
Ted bets, fold
Ted $300k
(?) HAND 5 – Andy – raise
Ted raise post-flop
Ted $300k
HAND 6 – Ted – raise, call
3s-7d-3h
Check-check
2c
Andy bets, Ted folds
$200k Andy
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HAND 7 – Andy – raise, call
Qc-Kh-6h
Check-check
7h
Ted bets. Pause. Call.
4h
Ted bets, Andy looks, raises.
Now Ted peeks, folds
Andy $600k
Interesting
HAND 8 – Ted – call, check
6d-Jd-Kh
Check-check
3c
Check-check
Td
Check-check
Andy 3-4o wins it
Andy $100k
HAND 9 – Andy – call, raise, call
9d-4s-9h
Ted bets, call
5h
Check, Andy bets, fold
Andy $300k
(Andy -$800k now)
HAND 10 – Ted – call, check 9s-Jc-2c
Check – Ted bets, fold
Ted $100k
11:36 AM
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HAND 11 – Andy – raise, call
Kh-Ah-2c
Check, Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k
Now it feels like Andy has shifted momentum
HAND 12 – Ted – call, check
2d-Tc-6d
Check-check
9h
Check-Ted looks, check
Ks
Andy bets, call
Andy K-8
Ted shows king, looks, mucks
Yep, Ted, the 8 plays
Andy $300k
Andy -$600k
HAND 13 – Andy – raise, call
3d-3h-4c
Check – Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k
I shouldn’t overdo the garbage man thing. Ted doesn’t ALWAYS do it.
He didn’t do it on that last hand
HAND 14 – Ted – call, check 2c-5h-Ad
Andy bets, Ted raised
Andy calls
3s
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Check-check
3d
Andy bets, call.
Andy: Kh-3h
“How’s that for rivering you Ted?”
Ted mucks
Andy $500k
HAND 15 – Andy – call, Ted raises, call
5s-Kd-Qs
Ted bets, fold
Ted $200k
11:48 AM – Dealer notices a mark on the back of the one of the kings – the blue deck
Replaces decks
Andy -$300k/Ted +$300k
HAND 16 – Ted, raise
3s
A-Q for Ted
Rivered Q for top pair
Ted $600k
Ted +600K
HAND 17 – Andy – call, check
6s-7h-4c
Ted bets, call
[my notes don’t reflect it, but the turn card must have been a nine]
Ted checks, Andy bets, call
2d
Check-check
Ted 8-T
Andy 9-K
Andy $400k
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HAND 18 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 19 – Andy – raise, call
5h-4s-9s
Check-bet, fold
Andy $200k
HAND 20 – Ted – call, check
Jh-Jd-6h
Check-Ted bets
Andy calls
Qd
Check-Ted bets
Andy raises, Ted calls
4c
Andy bets – call
Andy – J-7 wins it
Andy $800k
11:56 AM – Andy has retaken the lead
HAND 21 – Andy – call, check
Jd-6h-Js
Ted bets, call
4d
Ted check, Andy bets
Ted folds
Andy $200k
Andy +$300k [Note: sometimes, I’m estimating the size of a lead, sometimes I’m extrapolating from the notes I was taking of the hands, and sometimes, I’m counting down Andy’s chips, which are just a few feet from me. He kept the bulk of them in the racks and would keep 1-2 stacks in front of him.]
HAND 22 – Ted – call, check
Ad-Jc-2c-Jh
Forrest bet, Andy call
3s
Check, Ted bets, fold
Ted $300k
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HAND 23 – Andy – call, check
Kc-2s-Jc
Check-check
6s
Ted bets, Andy raises
Ted calls
2d
Check-Andy bets
Ted raises, call
Ted – J-2 boat (but didn’t need it)
Ted $900k
HAND 24 – Ted – raise, call
4h-Qc-Kd
Check-Ted bets, fold
Ted $200k
High noon – Ted retakes lead
HAND 25 – Andy button – raise, call
3s-8c-Qd
Check-check
2s
Check-Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k
Andy -$300k
HAND 26 – Ted – raise, call
2-9c-9s
Check-bet-call
4s
Check-bet, fold
Ted $300k
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Dealer change 12:02 PM
Ted had a couple bagels @ 11 – 12:06 – ordering lunch
Ted +$600k or so
On Ted’s button, Andy x3
Kh-Tc-Js (check-check) Ts – Andy bets
Fold, Andy $300k
Next – Andy button, raise
Tc-8c-7h
Ted bets – call
Ah
Ted bets, Andy raises, call
9d
Ted bets, call
Ted shows T-J
Rivered the straight?
Well he started with top pair
Ted $900k
Ted’s ahead $800-900k 12:15 PM
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12:16 PM – Ted +$1M
12:17 PM – Ted is up to $5M total
$5,050,000 it appears
Now we have a game. It’s actually a credit to Andy that Ted has to win over a million dollars for it to seem like he’s in command.
12:20 PM – Andy’s won a couple medium pots – now about $1M. It was $1.3M a few mins ago.
12:24 PM – It’s back to $1.3M
12:26 PM – Andy’s straight flush
8c-9c-6d-Qc-Kc
Ted=6-6 and made a flush on the rive
$900k pot – Andy’s straight flush
Ted gets away pretty cheap – trips and flush.
That and next hand help Andy a lot –
-$800k now 12:27 PM
