Posted by Editor | Filed under Bellagio, Doug Dalton, Jack McClelland, Prisoner of the Bellagio
[When I am adventuring, this is usually some kind of lag between when (a) things happen, (b) I write them down, and (c) I type them up for the Blog. Sometimes I'll be giving you my contemporaneous notes of what's happening, and sometimes a summary of what happenED, written later. Without getting too crazy with dates and times, I'll try to make it clear when things happened and when I wrote them down in my notebook. Those dates may differ slightly from the posting date.]
This was written at 10:30 AM Friday, April 6. It’s not being posted until April 7, just before noon.
As a means of clarifying any potential conflict of interest, I must disclose that Doug Dalton, the director of poker operations for MGM Mirage, gave me a deal on the room. The poker rate, which has some pretty modest strings attached, is $146 per night, $219 on Friday and Saturday. (If this makes the rajahs at Full Tilt happy, it will likely not make much difference. They are picking up the tab for this adventure, and my expense reports are so bloated that I almost HOPE they don’t notice an unexpected discount for the accommodations. That would mean they are paying attention to my expenses, which is the worst thing that can happen to someone in my position.)
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Ted Forrest, The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played
ANDY BEAL’S GOLD RUSH
PAGE 672
Ted +$6.4M
4:02 PM
Deck & dealer change
4:05 PM back from deck & dealer change
Andy -$6.3M
That double dribble of Andy’s must be a tell.
$6.4M at 4:10 PM
It’s about 6.6 or 6.7
And looked at me, shrugged
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) 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”.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Aladdin/Planet Hollywood, Bellagio, Las Vegas, Mike Matusow, Vegas Daily Poker Tournaments, World Poker Tour
I decided I’ve had it too cushy lately. Other than a trip to the Heads-Up Championship a month ago, I’ve been doing my writing from the comfort of my home, or Robert Williamson III’s home, or my home-away-from-home in Maui. It’s time for me to get back on the Circuit. The hard road. Riding the white line. Roughing it.
So here I am at the Bellagio.
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(1 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Ted Forrest, The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played
“IT’S A FU—IN’ WAR”
PAGE 645
Andy bets all the way with A-high to 3 clubs on board and straights out there. Ted calls down with 6-6, wins $700k.
Ted button
Tc-8d-9c
5s
Ted bet, call
$800k
Kd
Andy bets – call
Andy K-J
Ted grunts, shows J-J
Andy $1M
That was a desperate move. Ted usually shows no emotion but he seems slightly peeved. He should be thrilled. How is Andy going to keep from losing more if he does that? (Is that the old Andy rearing up?)
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Uncategorized
FORREST BUILDS A PYRAMID
PAGE 637
Dealer change 12:02
Ted had a couple bagels @ 11 – 12:06, ordering lunch
Ted +$600k or so.
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Ted Forrest, The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played
BEAL FIGHTS BACK
PAGE 631
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
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Phil Ivey, Ted Forrest, The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played
JUST IN TIME, TED GAINS CONTROL
10:06 – back to the game
1st hand back, Ted’s button
Raise, Andy x3
Js-Th-7h
Ted bets, call
Qh
Check, Ted bets, Andy raise, Ted reraise, call
8s
Check, Ted bets, call
Ted 9h-4h – wins it
Ted $1.2M
That had to be huge for Ted – evens the game – what’s it to Andy?
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Ted Forrest, The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played
THE SECOND 37 HANDS
PAGE 618
[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.]
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(0 votes, average: 0.00 out of 5, rated) Posted by Editor | Filed under Andy Beal, Ted Forrest, The Greatest Poker Game Ever Played
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.”
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