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World Poker Tour event held at the Aviation Club was a memorable one. Four of the finalists who made the final table were well known
European players: Peter Roche, Dave Colclough, Surinder Sunar, Ben Roberts. The player many people "love to hate", Tony G,
also made it to the final table. The sixth and final player was Jim Overman, an American who won his way into the tournament by qualifying in a $100
satellite. Each of the six players was
unique in their own way and helped make the episode exciting.
 Immediately,
Tony Guoga started talking trash to all the players and they handled it in different ways. Peter's way of handling it was
playing the same game as Tony was. On one of the first hands of the show, Tony raised to 50,000 with 76 of diamonds and
Peter moved all-in for 683,000 more with 98 of clubs. Tony folded and Peter showed his
bluff. Tony told him that he only had seven high,
but I am not sure Peter believed him. The hand following was probably the most interesting of the tournament. Tony raised to $27,000
with pocket fives and Peter called on the
button with QT of clubs. The flop was
987. Tony bet 60,000 and Peter moved all-in. Instantly, Tony called his last 166,000 in chip. He mentioned how easy it was
to make the call because he knew he had the best hand. He might have had the best hand at the moment, but Peter was a
favorite to win the hand. The turn card was
a club giving Peter more outs, but he did not get there on the river.
The first player out of the tournament was Dave. He managed to hang on for awhile, when he doubled up against Tony. Dave
moved all-in for 105,000 with QJ of diamonds and Tony called with AQ. The flop was 994 and the turn was a three. It was not
looking good for Dave, but he rivered the jack and won the pot. The next hand shown is the one Dave lost. Dave raised the
20,000 big blind to 80,000 with KQ and Jim moved all-in for 320,000 with pocket tens. Jim had Dave covered and his hand held up.
On the next hand, another person is eliminated. Ben raised to 70,000 with
AK from the small blind, Surinder
moved all-in with pocket threes and Ben called. It was all over for Ben when the flop came 983. He finished in fifth place.
A couple hands later, Peter was out. He raised to 70,000 with AT, Surinder raised an additional 140,000 with pocket Kings,
Peter
reraised all-in for 611,000 and Surinder
called. The flop was K97 which meant Peter could only win with a
runner runner. After the turn, Surinder was
guaranteed the pot. Peter finished in fourth place.
The tournament was just getting started. We watched Tony pull out all the punches. Surinder sat there like a saint through
most of the tournament. He appeared to be waiting to pounce. The rookie was enjoyable for a couple reasons. It is always
nice to root for the "underdog" and he actually played good poker. The first hand shown during the "three-handed"
play was a good one. Jim raised to 70,000 with pocket eights, Tony moved all-in with pocket tens, and Jim called the additional
117,000. Tony's hand held up and he made sure to rub Jim's nose in it. I thought the taunting might get to Jim, but he
maintained his composure and put up a good fight. He finished the tournament a short time later when he again took pocket
eights against Tony's piece of cheese (Q6). Tony raised to 60,000 with Q6 and Jim moved all-in for another 183,000. Tony
counted the pot and figured he was getting the correct price on his call. The flop was 973. The turn was a six of diamonds
giving Tony more outs. The river was a Queen and Jim left in third place.
 The
heads up battle was unlike anything I
have ever seen before. Tony played a great game up until this time and then it appeared his mind went haywire. Instead of
playing a solid game of poker, Tony gambled it up. He made a lot of all-in moves to try and pick up pots. Moving all-in is
fine, but calling all of your chips with a garbage hand trying to get lucky is insane. The first hand of the heads up play,
Surinder moved all-in for an additional 545,000 with pocket sixes and Tony called with J8. It ended up being a race
situation that Surinder won, but Tony's call might have cost him the tournament. It was very unlikely that Tony put Surinder
on a small pocket pair. There was not enough information to make a solid conclusion. He could have been moving in with QJ or
KJ, or A8. Tony could have picked a better spot to try and win the tournament. The heads up play continued to be an all-in
fest. The chip lead switched back and forth a few times. Finally, after three key hands, Surinder won the tournament. The
first hand, Surinder moved all-in with pocket jacks and Tony called an additional 291,000 with J4. On the next hand shown,
Surinder moved all-in with K6 and Tony called with pocket tens. The flop was 966 and the turn or river did give Tony his ten.
The last hand, Tony moved all-in with K3 and Surinder called after looking at one card (the ace). When he saw the one card, he looked
at Tony and said, "I have you" and called. Neither player made a pair and Surinder's Ace high won the hand and gave him the victory.
See also the Aviation Club Paris Season One and
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