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#105 – The Greatest Poker Game, Part IX (”Something to prove – to myself”)
[Just 2 parts to go in the Valentine's Day 2006 struggle between Ted Forrest and Andy Beal, including this one. I'll probably post the portion of the BLUFF article that covered this game, so you can compare, if you want, my notes of the day with the finished product. I have returned from Las Vegas where I have several more installments of Prisoner of the Bellagio, including another Ted Forrest car story and a story about Dan Harrington's socks. Unless my tax issues create some huge, immediate problem - they definitely create a huge problem, though likely not an "immediate" one - I should get those written and posted over the next several days.]
“SOMETHING TO PROVE – TO MYSELF”
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Back at 6:06 PM
Andy -$3.4M, maybe $3.3M
HAND 1 – Andy – raise, bet flop, fold
Andy $200k
HAND 2 – Ted – raise, Andy x3, call
7c-3c-Td
Andy bet, Ted fold
Andy $300k
They’re playing FAST.
Andy is making his bets fast, with authority.
HAND 3 – Andy – bet, fold
Andy $75k
HAND 4 – Ted – raise, call
7d-Jd-6c
Check, Ted bets, fold
Ted $200k
Andy -$3.25M
6:09 PM
HAND 5 – Andy – raise, call
4d-4c-5s
Ted bet, call
As
Ted bet, call
3d
Ted bet, raise, call
Andy 4-4
QUAD 4s
Andy $900k
Andy: “Man, was I glad to see you call that bet … or make that bet … or whatever.”
Ted: “I don’t blame you.”
HAND 6 – Ted – raise, call
3s-8d-4c
Andy bet, Ted raise, call
3s
Check, bet/long thinking by Andy
1 minute
Andy: “I know I got you beat, but I can’t. I can’t believe I’m going to lay this down.”
Ted: “You’re not going to let me bluff you?”
Andy: “I’m folding. I’ll show if you show.”
Ted: “I don’t want to see.”
Andy folds.
Ted shows K-K.
Andy: “I almost let you make a lot of money off me.”
Then Ted wanted to know what Andy had and Andy wouldn’t tell him. Ted seems a little annoyed or surprised.
Left to talk to Craig
Andy -$2.7M at 6:15 PM
Andy raise, Ted x3
Ted bets A-J-9 flop, fold.
6:17 PM – Andy -$2.7M [then I crossed that out]
Oops – not that’s not right, lost a couple blinds, -2.8 or -2.9M
-$2.3M at 6:22 PM
[Andy] 5d-9d
2d-3d-4h-A-T
Led betting all the way and got paid
$700k
6:25 PM
Ted – raise, call
2d-2h-Tc
Bet, Andy raise, call
Ah
Check, Ted bets, call
5s
Check, check
Andy T-9 takes it
Andy $600k
Andy – fold
Ted $75k
Andy -$2.6M
Ted – raise, fold
Ted $75k
Nearly 9 ½ hours today – 6:38 PMPAGE 686
Ted – raise, Andy x3
5c-3s-Ks
Ant bet, call
2d
Check, Ted bet, raise, call
5d
Andy bet, call
Andy 3-3 for full house
Andy $1M
Andy -$2.1M at 6:28 PM
Andy – fold
Ted $75k
Ted – raise, call
3d-7c-9h
Andy bet, Ted raise
Andy peaks, pause, fold
Ted $300k
Alan Boston wanders by, mixes it up with security guard. He’s talked to Catherine, “… I will be writing a letter.”
White I write this, Ted wins a decent pot – Andy -$2.5M.
Ted – raise, Andy x3
8s-8c-4h
Andy bet, fold
Andy $300k
Andy – raise, fold
Andy $75k
6:31 PM – Andy -$2.3M of 2.4M
Andy – button raise.
6d-3s-Qh
3 bets on the flop
5c
9h
$1M pot.
Andy wins with Q-5
6:33 PM – new dealer
Andy -$1.8M
HAND 1 – Andy – call, Ted raise.
2-2-Kh
Check,check
Jh
Ted bet, call
7d
Ted bet, raise, call
Andy K-2
Ted – awful expression as he throws A-A in the air
Andy $800k
HAND 2 – Ted – raise, call
4h-Qs-4s
Check, Ted bet, call
6d
Check, bet, raise
Ted folds
Andy $500k
Andy -$1.2M
HAND 3 – Andy – call, Ted raise, call
3d-Qc-Jc
Ted bet, fold
Ted $200k
HAND 4 – Ted, raise
????
Ted $200k
HAND 5 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 6 – Ted – raise, fold
Ted $75k
HAND 7 – Andy – raise, call
Jd-8c-4c
Check, bet, fold
Andy $200k
HAND 10 – Ted – raise, fold
Ted $75
[Numbering error. This should have been HAND 8. All the numbers following will be off by corresponding amounts.]
HAND 11- Andy – raise, fold
Andy $75k
6:40 PM
HAND 12 – Ted – raise, Andy fold
Ted $75k
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6:41 PM
HAND 14 – Andy – raise, fold
Andy $75k
[Another numbering error.]
HAND 15 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 16 – Andy – fold
Andy is flirting with trouble by continuing. He’s gotten every lucky break. Can that continue?
HAND 17 – Ted – raise, call
Ts-ts-Tc
Andy bet, call
8c
Check, Ted bet, fold
Ted $300k
Andy -$1.5M at 6:41 PM
HAND 18 – Andy – raise, Ted x3
3h-5d-2c
Ted bet, call
Ks
Ted bet, fold
Ted $400k
Ted spikes his cards into the much.
HAND 19 – Ted – raise, call
Kc-Jc-Qd
Ted bet, Andy raise, Ted reraise, call
9c
Check, bet, Andy call
Td
Check, bet call
A-T for Ted (flopped it)
Andy mucks
Ted $900k
6:45 PM – Andy -$2.25M
HAND 20 – Andy – fold?
Ted $75k
HAND 21 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 22 – Andy – raise, Ted call
3s-Qd-Th
Check, Andy bet, fold
Andy $200k
HAND 23 – Ted – raise, Andy x3, call
Tx-Qs-6s
Andy bet, call
6s
Check, Ted bet, Andy raise, call
8c
Andy bet, call
Andy Ks-Qc
Top pair wins it
Andy $1M
6:47 PM
HAND 24 – Andy – raise, Ted x3
5s-6s-As
Check, check
6c
Ted bet, Andy raise
Ted fold
Andy $500k
6:48 PM
HAND 25 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 26 – Andy – call, Ted raise, call
5s-9h-3h
Check, check
5d
Ted bet, fold
Ted $200k
Andy -$1.4M
6:50 PM
HAND 27 – Ted – raise, call
9c-6c-3s
Check, Ted bet, call
7d
Check, Ted bet, call
Qc
Andy bet, call
A-Q Andy
Ted, exaggerated shrug
Andy: “I knew the queen was coming Ted.”
Ted: (resigned) “I see.”
Andy $700k
Andy -$1M
HAND 28 – Andy – fold(?)
(?) Ted $75k
HAND 29 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 30 – Andy – raise, call
6s-2s-8c
Ted bet, call
8h
Check, Andy bet, Ted raise, Andy re-raise
Ted slowly folds
Andy $700k
Andy -$600-700k
6:52 PM
HAND 31 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
HAND 32 – Andy – call, check
T9-Ts-Kc
Check, Andy bet, fold
Andy $100k
6:52 PM
HAND 33 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
Andy -$600k or so
HAND 34 – Andy – fold
Ted $75k
HAND 35- Ted – raise
Andy fold
Ted $75k
Note – faster, more hands this trip
6:54 PM
HAND 36 – Andy – raise
Fold
Andy $75k
HAND 37 – Ted – raise, call
Qd-2d-Jd
Check, check
9s
Andy bet, call
Ks
Check, check
Andy J-8
Ted mucks
Andy $400k
And behind under $500k at 6:55 PM
HAND 38 – Andy – call, check
6h-7d-3d-5d
Check, Andy bet, call
6s
Check, Andy bet, call
K-5 Andy
Win
Andy $500k
Andy -$300k at 6:%6 PM
Andy’s showing Ted the World’s Fair
HAND 39 – Ted – fold
Andy $75k
6:57 PM
HAND 40 – Andy – fold
