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#101 – The Greatest Poker Game, Part VII (War of the furies)

Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Ted Forrest

WAR OF THE FURIES

We’ve been going on 5 hours and it’s been a pressure cooker.

Andy’s button. Ted x3
2d-7h-Jd
Ted bets, call.
2h
Check, check
!h
Ted bets, Andy folds.

I need to call today “WAR OF THE FURIES”.

Ted raises – Andy slowly calls.
6h-5s-8d
Ted bets, check/raise, call

As
Check, Ted bets
Andy calls
$600k in pot.
Qd
Check, check
Andy K-7
Ted T-6
Ted wins $600k

Andy’s down $2.5M at 2:41 PM

Ted’s moving the line back – wins another $600k pot.

Andy’s -$3M.

Did Andy’s moment pass?

I see Andy looking up at the monitor occasionally – not much but he’s NEVER done that, or practically never.

Andy x3 on Ted’s button.
Qc-9c-6s
Check, check
5h
Andy bets
Ted clutches, calls
6d
Check, check
Andy wins with A-8. No pair.

Andy – $2.75M

Andy raises on button, Ted calls
6c-3s-Ts
Ted bets, call
Qd
Ted bets, call
7c
Ted bets, fold
Ted $600k

5c-Th-7h
Ted bets, Andy raises
9s
Check, Ted bets, Andy raises, call
8d
Check, Ted bets.
Andy folds – ??
700k in pot

Ted +$3.3M

It doesn’t FEEL like Ted’s in control, but he has rebuilt his margin. Is Andy’s moment over?

Ted $500k on Andy’s river bluff. Andy doesn’t show.

Ted + $3.6M at 2:50 PM

Ted raises on button.
Ah-Ts-2s
Check, Ted bets, Andy raises, fold
Andy $300k

I think Andy is right to fold to a lot of early shows of Ted’s strength. His value is winning the big-pot showdowns.

Ted +$3.7M.

Jh-8c-Jd
Jc
9h
Ted wins with K-2

By 2:53 PM, Ted has won nearly all of it back. [I think I was referring to the losses of the previous two days Beal inflicted on Jennifer Harman and Todd Brunson, though that amount was actually $6 million and the notes refer to Forrest being ahead $4 million for the day later on this page. Though I could have been referring to Beal’s net win of $3M for the February 1-5 sessions ($3.2M loss) and February 12-13 sessions ($6.2M win) combined.]

Now it seems Andy is throwing away hand after hand.

Ted raises his button. Andy slo mo call.
Js-5d-7d
Andy bets, Ted raises. And is about to reraise – but then he folds.

It’s $4M – Ted’s got it all back.

Is this how it ends?
Andy has them on the ropes at the beginning, then Ted is down for the count and he fights his way back, then pummels Andy. Then Beal bravely fights back. And somehow, Ted gets it all back.

Andy x3 on Ted’s button raise.
Qs-2c-2s
Check, check
6c
Ted bets, call
6d
Check, Ted bets, call
Ted A-K
Andy A-8
Chop – $700k split

2:57 PM

Is Andy getting desperate? Next hand, his button, he just checks.

Now I “feel” he is tired. He spent a long time thinking, maybe of making a move, then folding.

His slow motion calls seem to take an eternity to make it to the pot.

Ted raises his button, Andy folds.

Andy -$3.2M last week
+$6.2M last 2 days
=+$3M

He doesn’t want to leave I bet, until he ends up + for the whole experience. That means he won’t leave behind $3M or more.

Deck change. Andy -$3.8M for today, Ted +$3.8M for today.

3:05 PM

HAND 1 – Andy – raise, Ted call
Ac-Jh-4h
Check, check
8d
Check, check
3h
Check, Andy bet, fold
Andy $200k
What is that weird thing with Andy raising and then checking?

HAND 2 – Ted – call, check
Jc-3h-Qs
Check, check
6c
Check, Ted peeks, bets
Andy folds
Ted $100k

During the last bathroom break, Ted asked if Andy was staying tonight. He forgot Andy’s last name, struggling to remember it.

HAND 3 – Andy – slow motion raise, fold
Andy $75k

HAND 4 – Ted – raise, call
Super slo mo
4c-8c-Ac
Check, Ted bet, call
6h
Check, bet, fold
Ted $300k

HAND 5 – Andy – raise, call
5d-4s-Kd
Check, check
Ah
Check, bet, fold
Andy $200k

3:10 PM

HAND 6 – Ted – raise, Andy very slow call
Ac-9s-8d
Check, Ted bet, Andy raise, call
3d
Check, Ted bet, call
Td
Check, bet, call.
Ah-Qh for Ted wins it.
Ted $800k
That was ugly for Andy. Did he have a worse ace?

HAND 7 – Ted – raise, Andy x3
2c-4c-Kd
Andy bet, call
4d
Andy bet, Ted call
Js
Check, check
Andy A-7
Ted A-9
Check $600k
Andy again shows a 3x with A-crap

HAND 8 – Andy – slo mo raise, fold
Andy $75k

HAND 9 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k

3:13 PM Ted +$4.1-4.2M

HAND 10 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k

HAND 11 – Ted – raise (he’s doing that almost constantly), call
6c-6s-Kc
Check, Ted bets, Andy calls
8s
Check, Ted bets, call
5c
$500k in pot
Andy bets.
Ted thinks, riffles – folds
Andy $500k

HAND 12 – Andy – slow mo raises, Ted calls
8d-Ks-Jd
Check, check
Ad
Check, Andy bets, call
8h
Ted bets, call
Ted 7-8 wins it
Ted $600k

HAND 13 – Ted – raise (weak looking, fumbling chips), call
Ted looks at cards after he raises. (blind raise?)
Ac-5s-2d
Check, bet, raise by Andy
Fold
Andy $300k

HAND 14 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k

HAND 15 – Ted – raise, Andy call
Qs-3c-8s
Check, Ted slacks down chips
Andy folds
Ted $200k

HAND 16 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k

Andy’s nearly emptied out rack 2 – down $4.3M. [The racks hold 100 $25,000-chips, $2.5 million. He had one rack-plus in front of him.]

HAND 17 – Ted raises – x3, call
8h-5s-2c
Check, Ted bets
Andy raises, Ted calls
Ah
Andy bets, Ted calls
2h
Andy bets, Ted raises, call
T-2 for Ted
Andy mucks A-8

Ouch. Bad, bad beat at a time Andy needed a win.

HAND 18 – Andy – raise
7s-6h-9c
2c
$700k in
Ah
Ted bets, call.
Ted wins with T-9s.
Ted $900k

3:20 PM – Ted’s ahead $5M.

HAND 19 – Ted – raises, Andy call
8h-7h-3s
Check, check
3h
Check, check (almost bet)
Ac
Andy bet.
Ted almost calls. Folds.
Andy $200k.

HAND 20 – Andy – call, check
9d-4s-4h
Check, check
Jh
Check, check
Td
Check, Andy bets, fold
Andy $100k

Ted +$5M

HAND 21 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k

HAND 22 – Andy – raise, fold
Andy $75k

HAND 23 – Ted – raise, call
Ah-Jh-Kc
Check, Ted bets, fold
Ted $200k

HAND 24 – Andy – raise, Ted call
Jd-8c-6c
Ch, Andy bets
Ted folds
Andy $200k

HAND 25 – Ted – raise (splash), Andy call
Ts-Kc-3d
Check, Ted bet, Andy fold
Ted $200k
Looks like Ted’s raising over Andy with anything in these hands.

HAND 26 – Andy – raise, call
6h-4h-Ks
Ted bet, Andy folds
Ted $200k

Did Ted cut out Andy’s heart?

HAND 27 – Ted – folds
Andy $75k

HAND 28 – Andy – raise, Ted folds
Andy $75k

HAND 29 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k

HAND 30 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k

HAND 31 – Ted – raise, call
4s-7s-7c
Check, check
Jd
Check, check
4h
Check, check
Andy Q-9
Ted K-Q
Ted $200k
Ted had a real hand!

HAND 32 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k

HAND 33 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k

HAND 34 – Andy – raise, Ted x3
Andy call
9s-Ac-3h
Ted, quick bet. Andy folds
Ted $300k

Ted’s ahead about $5.2-5.3M

HAND 35 – Ted – raise, Andy fold
Ted $75k

HAND 36 – Andy – raise, Ted fold
Andy $75k

Deck and dealer change

Which way is this going to swing now? If the next move is Ted’s, this could get ugly.

3:32 PM

Ted raises – fold

Andy – raise, Ted sloppy call
Qd-2d-3c
Ted bets, Andy calls
9s
Check, Andy bets, Ted calls
7d
Check, Andy bets, fold
Andy $500k

Ted – raise, fold
Ted $75k

Andy – raise, spinning call [Forrest spins the chips into the space in front of him]
9d-2h-As
Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k

Ted – raise, slo mo call
Th-Jc-7d
Check, bet, Andy raise
Fold
Andy $300k

Ted’s ahead probably $4.8M now.

Andy – fold
Ted $75k

Ted – raise, slo mo call
4h-Ah-3h
Check, check
7h
Check, Ted bets, fold
Ted $200k

Andy looks, from what little I can see, drained, tense. I think that early comeback depleted him. His adrenaline is gone.

Ted – fold
Andy $75k

Andy – fold
Ted $75k

Ted – raise, Andy x3
Jh-Td-6c
Andy bet, fold
Andy $300k

Andy – slo mo raise, Ted call (spin)
4c-9s-Ah
Check, check
5d
Check, Andy bets, Ten spin call
Jc
Check, check
Ted wins with K-9, $400k

Ted – raise, Andy fold
Ted $75k

Andy – raise, call
As-2h-9c
Andy bets, call
5s
Check, check
Kd
Ted bet, fold
Ted $300k

Ted +$5.3M

Ted – call (?)
Andy raise, Ted call
5d-2s-As
Andy bet, call
Qc
Check, check
2h
Andy bet, fold
Andy $300k

Andy – raise, call
7d-Th-9h
Check, check
Td
Andy bets, fold
Andy $200k

3:42 PM

Ted – fold (?)
Andy $75k

Andy –

3:45 PM – Andy -$4.8M.

3:47 PM – Andy -$5.2M.

Is this a time of Andy’s long, slow decline? Out of energy and enthusiasm but in too deep to quit, Ted can just chip away. His is raising almost every button. He doesn’t need knockouts now.

Another $800k pot for Ted
T-9 with 9 on turn, K on river
What’s Andy calling with?

3:50 PM – Ted +$5.6M

The slow decline isn’t even that slow. Mistakes – any kind – are expensive if Andy’s not on his game. He “feels” exhausted.

The match
-Andy poised to deliver a knockout punch (pros-concerned)
-Andy dominated early, punishing Ted for playing him on a short bankroll
-But Ted – somehow different than every other time I’ve seen him –

Hung in, erased the deficit, and regained control. He got a lead and just crushed Andy.
-But Andy didn’t give up. He fought back and somehow, down several million dollars today, took the initiative from Ted. He knocked the $4M deficit down to $1.25M.
-But Andy ran out of gas. Ted rebuilt his lead and even extended it.

3:55 PM – Andy -$5.5M

Ted Forrest is the man to count on when the chips are down.

Ted wins $900k on runner-runner straight.
5-7 with 2-3-6 on flop, then 8 then 9

He’s got Andy down nearly $6M.

I think Ted knows something. When Andy double-clutches his chips, he doesn’t have anything. That hesitation.

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