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#094 – The Greatest Poker Game – Part I
THE FIRST 31 HANDS
PAGE 614
TU 2/14
9:10 AM – Ted’s button. Cards in the air.
[The day before, Ted Forrest had come by to give Andy two gifts from his girlfriend Roxana, who had heard about Beal’s sleep problems. The first was an herbal sleep remedy. The second was a book, Krishamurti’s Freedom from the Known. “If the herbs don’t put you to sleep, this book ought to do it.”]
Andy: “I slept four hours last night. I read that whole philosophy book.”
HAND 1 – Ted folds his button.
HAND 2 – Andy folds his.
Ted starts with about $3.8M.
HAND 3 – Ted folds his. Ted seems a little somber today.
HAND 4 – Andy – raise. Ted folds.
HAND 5 – Ted – call, check.
Ah-Qh-Qd. Valentine’s Day flop.
HAND 6 – Andy bets. Ted Folds.
HAND 7 – [?] Andy – raise, call.
Kd-Tc-8c
Check, Andy bets, call.
As
Check, Andy bets, call.
Qs
Check, Andy bets, Ted folds.
Andy $500k.
9:15 AM
HAND 8 – Ted – raise. Andy “check”. Calls.
Jd-6s-Qd.
Check, bet, call.
Ah
Check, Ted bets, fold.
Ted $300k.
HAND 9 – Ted – fold.
HAND 10 – Andy.
Very slow start.
Ted, brown corduroy shirt, sleeves turned up.
Raise, fold.
Andy $75k
HAND 11 – Ted – call, check.
8d-8h-5d
Andy bets, Tedfolds
Andy $100k
Andy +300k
HAND 12 – Andy – raise, call.
Ks-7c-2h
Check-check
8d
Check, Andy bets, call
4d
Andy bets, call
Andy 5-8
Ted Q-8 takes it.
Wow – way more conservative (too conservative?)
Ted $600k
HAND 13 – Ted – raise, Andy x3, Ted call.
Ad-9s-5s
Andy bets, call.
Ah
Andy bets, Ted calls.
Tc
Andy bets, call.
A-Q. Andy won
Andy $800k
Ted exhales.
9:16 AM
HAND 14 – Andy – raise. Call.
Jd-Qh-2d.
Check, Andy bet. Raise by Ted. Fold
Ted $300k.
I feel like Ted’s affected by the short bankroll. Can that be?
HAND 15 – Ted – raise. Call.
As-Qc-8s
Check, Ted bets, fold.
Ted $200k
HAND 16 – Andy – raise, fold.
Andy $75k
[Andy Beal had a folded-in-half index card propped in front of him during most of the games. He has a series of things for him to remember, usually single words or short phrases.]
Andy has added the word “slow” to his index card.
HAND 17 – Ted – fold.
Andy $75k
Andy +$250k
HAND 18 – Andy – call, check.
8c-8h-2
Ted bets, Andy calls.
Js
Ted checks, Andy bets, Ted folds.
Andy $200k
HAND 19 – Ted folds.
Andy $75k
9:20 AM
HAND 20 – Andy – fold
HAND 21 – Ted – fold
HAND 22 – Andy – fold
Andy +$375k
HAND 23 – Ted – raise, call
Ah-Kd-Ks
Andy and Ted check
Js
Is this a trap?
Nope. Andy bets, Ted folds.
Andy $200k
HAND 24 – Andy – raise, Ted folds.
HAND 25 – Ted – raise, call.
Andy, white shirt, tan slacks. (Jeans yesterday)
5h-8c-8h
Check, Ted bets, Andy folds
Ted $200k
HAND 26 – Andy – raise, Ted calls.
7c-Ad-Qd
Check, Andy bets, Ted raises.
Andy calls.
Ts
Check, Andy bets, Ted calls.
7h
Ted bets, Andy raises.
Ted calls – reluctant
K-J for Andy
Straight. Andy $1M
9:25 AM
HAND 27 – Ted – fold
HAND 28 – Andy – raise, Ted folds.
Andy $1.1M
HAND 29 – Ted – raise, call.
3s-9c-8d
Andy bets, Ted calls.
8c
Andy bets, Ted looks, then folds.
Andy $300k
Andy’s gotten some good starting cards, and now Ted seems snake-bit.
HAND 30 – Andy – raise, call.
Ac-8s-2d
Check-check
As
Check-check
Qs
Check-bet-call.
Andy – Js-7s – flush
Ted shows Q, mucks
Andy $400k
HAND 31 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
Dealer change.
Ted’s asked if he wants something to drink. Very curt “no.”
Andy +$1.3M
