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#095 – The Greatest Poker Game – Part II (The Second 37 Hands)
THE SECOND 37 HANDS
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[I encourage you to read the introduction (#093) and also be patient if you don't enjoy the process of reading through the hands. I noted each hand for several half-hour periods, including the first two half-hours of this game. Especially as Andy Beal jumped out to a lead and Ted Forrest seemed to be playing tentatively, I thought maybe I was keeping a record of the end of the entire match - that Andy Beal would clean out Forrest, win the $10 million, and quit poker with all his questions answered. Of course, life isn't so easily sorted out, especially when poker is involved and especially ESPECIALLY when Ted Forrest is involved. So even if hand notations aren't your thing, note what happened in the big hands as well as the general flow of the money. I hope your patience will be rewarded.]
HAND 1 – Andy – call, check
Kd-8d-Tc
Check, Andy bets, Ted raises
Andy calls
7h
Ted bets, Andy folds
Ted $300k
HAND 2 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 3 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 4 – Ted – raise, Andy call
5s-jd-9s
Check-check
2c
Check-Ted bets
Andy fold
Ted $200k
Ted has $2.7-$2.8M left
HAND 5 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 6 – Ted – raise, Andy fold
Ted $75k
Did I just feel the energy shift? I feel like Ted suddenly lifted from his funk. No idea why.
HAND 7 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 8 – Ted – raise, call
6h-Jh-9d
Check, Ted peeks, check
9s
Check-check
Jd
Andy bets, call
Andy shows Q-9. Ted has this awful grimace, like he was the victim of a mean joke, and mucks
Andy $400k
HAND 9 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 10 – Ted – call, check
3h-4h-Td
Check-Ted checks (?)
Tc
Check-Ted checks
5s
Andy bets, fold
Andy $100k
HAND 11 – Andy – raise, call
6d-Th-7c
Check, Andy bets, call
2h
Check, Andy bets
Ted thinks awhile. Then folds
Andy $300k
HAND 12 – Ted
So much for my “change in aura” theory. If I was right, Andy’s about changed it back.
Call, Andy raise, call
Th-Td-2d
Andy check, Ted bets, Andy calls
8c
Check-Ted bets
Andy folds
Ted $300k
HAND 13 – Andy – raise, call
5h-6s-Qs
Check – Andy bets, Ted raises, Andy calls
2d
Ted bets, Andy folds
Ted $400k
HAND 14 – Ted – raise, call
2s-6d-8h
Check-check
2h
Andy should bet. Does.
Ted should fold. Does.
Andy $200k.
Andy played the role of Ted on that hand. [By this, I am referring to my characterization of Ted as the ultimate “junkman,” capable of playing any kind of hand, and therefore able to credibly bet at the kind of flop that would miss a player holding to “traditional” hand values. Ted seemed to bedevil Andy in that fashion during the 2+ days they had played two weeks before.]
HAND 15 – Andy – raise, Ted call
Ts-4d-Th
Check-chck
Kd
Check-check
7c
Ted bets – call
Ted shows K-8
Ted $400k
He’s not winning many showdowns. Has Andy called and lost a showdown before this? [I subsequently wrote the following note: “Andy was 4-1 in showdowns.”]
HAND 16 – Ted – raise, call
Qh-5c-3c
Check – Ted bets – fold
Ted $200k
Andy +$80k
HAND 17 – Andy – raise, Ted fold
Andy $75k
9:42 AM
HAND 18 – Ted – raise, call
7h-3d-5h
Check-Ted bets, Andy raises
Ted calls
6s
Andy checks, Ted bets, fold
Ted $400k
What happened Andy? You played the Ted role but gave it up on the turn.
HAND 19 – Andy – raise, call
9d-Td-7d
Ted checks his cards, bets. Andy calls
Qh
Ted bets pretty quickly
Andy raises, Ted calls
4s
Check, Andy bets.
Ted looks, folds
Andy $700k
HAND 20 –Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 21 – Andy – raise, fold
Andy $75k
Andy: Your girlfriend’s name is Roxana?
Ted: Yeah.
Andy: Please tell her thanks for the book and the herbs.
Ted: OK, sure, yeah. (tight lipped, face a mask)
HAND 22 – Ted – raise, call 9h-9s-4d
Andy bets, Ted calls
Kh
9:46 AM
Andy checks, Ted checks
5d
Check-check
Andy J-5
Ted looks at his cards, frowns, mucks.
Andy: “Rivered you!”
Ted, resigned: Yeah.
Andy $300k
HAND 23 – Andy – raise, call
Jc-8c-3s
Ted bets, fold
Ted $200k
Andy +1.1M or so
HAND 24 – Ted – raise, call
Qd-7c-Kh
Check – Ted bets
Andy raises, Ted calls
6s
Check-check
9s
Check-check
Andy – 7-5
Ted – 7-8 takes it
Ted $400k
Andy +$1M
HAND 25 – Andy – raise, call
9c-Ad-2d
Check, Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k
HAND 26 – Ted – call, check
Ad-Js-Jd
Andy bets, Ted raises, Andy folds
Ted $200k
9:50 AM
HAND 27 – Andy – raise, call
9h-8c-6h
Ted bets, Andy calls
2h
Ted bets, Andy calls
Ac
Ted bets, call
7c-5c for Ted, straight
Andy nods in resignation and mucks [I occasionally, out of reflex, wrote “folds” in those circumstances where the loser threw his hand away unseen. I am correcting that by changing it to “mucks.”]
HAND 28 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 29 – Andy – raise, Ted fold
Andy $75k
HAND 30 – Ted – raise, Andy fold
Ted $75k
Andy $600k or so
HAND 31 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 32 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 33 – Andy – raise, fold
Andy $75k
HAND 34 – Ted – raise, call
8c-5c-5h
Andy bets, Ted calls
3d
Andy bets, Ted raises
Andy folds
Ted $500k
Looks like Andy made a move but when Ted played back – he definitely was – Andy folded
HAND 35 – Andy – raise, call
6s-Qd-6d
Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k
HAND 36 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 37 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
10:02 Dealer and deck change
Andy +$600k
