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 The
World Poker Tour event held at the Horseshoe and Goldstrike Casinos in Tunica, Mississippi included the famous names of
Phil Ivey and
David "The Devilfish" Ulliott,
veteran players Tommy Grimes and Johnny Donaldson, and not so well-known names Buddy Williams and Jeremy Tinsley.
The first interesting hand we are shown is when Devilfish raised the $4000
big blind to $19,000 with Q6 and
Jeremy called with QJ. The flop was AJJ. David checked and Jeremy
slowplayed his three jacks and checked behind him.
The turn was a five of spades making three spades on the board. Jeremy had the queen of spades, David the six of spades. David led out
with a bet of $25,000 and Jeremy called. The last card was a queen giving Jeremy the
full house. David checked, Jeremy bet $55,000 and David called.
The battle between Devilfish and Jeremy continued. Devilfish raised with pocket sixes and Jeremy called with pocket sevens.
The flop was K42, David checked, Jeremy bet, and David called. The turn was a three and it was checked around. The last card
was a nine. Again it was checked and Jeremy won another pot. In the two pots, Jeremy took about $140,000 from David. I began
to wonder if this would be another battle like the one between
Phil Hellmuth and the Magician at
Lucky Chances. The only difference
so far was that Jeremy actually held legitimate hands. Although, I sometimes like to root for the underdog, it was not going
to be as much fun rooting against Devilfish as it was rooting against Hellmuth.
The next hand kind of answered my question because it took about a third of Jeremy's chips and did not leave him with enough
money to do serious battle. In the hand, Phil raised to $13,000 with A5, Johnny called with AT of spades and Jeremy
reraised to $43,000 with AQ. Phil folded and Johnny moved
all-in for $122,000 putting the test to Jeremy by having
to call $79,000. He counted out his chips and called. The flop was T94 and the turn was a jack giving Jeremy a king draw. The river was a seven.
This was a horrible bad beat for Jeremy and
made me wonder what kind of player Johnny was going to be. Of course, AT is a strong hand in certain situations, but with a raise
and a re-raise, is this the kind of hand that a person should commit all of their chips on when they are short stacked. It was
definitely not a move that I would have made, but it worked out for Johnny in this situation.
I dream of getting four of a kind in hands, but of course, I want
action on my hand. Phil did not receive much action on the following hand. He
limped in with pocket deuces, Johnny called
with pocket sixes and Tommy checked his big blind with K6 of diamonds. The board was 952 and it was checked around. The turn
was another deuce. Tommy bet $12,000, Phil called and Johnny folded. The turn was a four. Tommy checked, Phil bet, and Tommy
folded. Phil only won $78,000 with quads.
The following hand was one of the strangest that I have seen on the World Poker Tour. Tommy raised to $26,000 with K5 of
hearts, David moved all-in with pocket sevens. It was another $137,000 to Tommy and he quickly called????? The flop was 863
of diamonds, the turn was a five, and the river was a queen. Tommy was eliminated in sixth place. It takes a lot of work to
get to the final six of the WPT. I don't understand how he could call off his money in a situation like this. If he had been
the one to move all-in, it would have been different, but to CALL it off is just ridiculous.
 There
were only a few times that we saw Buddy involved in a hand. All three times he moved all-in with
AK including one hand against Phil Ivey. Phil had originally
raised and when Buddy moved all-in Phil thought about it for while and then called. They both turned over their hand and both held AK. They
split the pot with two pair aces and kings.
Jeremy was short stacked and in desperate need of picking up chips. He moved all-in on Buddy's blind which normally would
have been a good move since Buddy was known for being a
tight player. Buddy was not the type of player
to put his chips in unless he had a strong hand. Unfortunately for Jeremy, Buddy had AQ and called. The board was AK6 and Jeremy
stood up knowing that it was almost impossible for him to win this pot. Another ace hit on the turn and he shook Buddy's hand as
he was eliminated in fifth place. He walked around the table and shook everybody's hand. He exited like a champ. Phil Hellmuth would
have been proud of Jeremy because he was such a gentleman.
In a hand involving all four players,
Johnny limped for $10,000 with AQ, David called with 54, Buddy called the small blind with A6 and Phil checked with J9. The
flop was 922. Buddy checked, Phil bet $20,00 and Johnny moved all-in. David and Buddy quickly folded. Phil layed the hand
down. During this hand, I thought it was horrible that Johnny did not raise the
blinds and take the pot down. But when I thought
he lost the pot, he grabbed the brass ring and made a great move.
I gained a new respect for Johnny on the next hand. He was dealt
pocket Aces and limped again.
David raised to $70,000 and then Johnny asked, "Are you sure you want to do that?" Johnny moved all-in and took the pot.
Back to back hands that we see and he took two pots from the superstars of the show.
Buddy was eliminated from the tournament when David raised the pot to $36,000 with K7 trying to take the pot from Buddy.
Buddy moved all-in for $77,000 with KQ. David called the $41,000 and when the cards were turned face up, he told the
audience that seven was his number. The flop was A97, the turn was a four, and the river was a six. Buddy got knocked out on
a bad beat. David went over and touched him on the shoulder like he felt bad.
Three handed now, Phil raised on the button
with T8 spades. David called with QT of hearts. The flop was AK3, David checked and Phil bet $30,000 and David called. The
turn was a deuce and Phil bet another $60,000! Have I ever mentioned that Phil is my absolute favorite player in the world?
In an interview, Phil offered some valuable information when he said, "Everything in poker is situation. I basically take
what people give me. It depends on the players that I am playing against." That is one lesson I find myself struggling with
from time to time with.
Phil also picked up the following hand when he limped with A6 of diamonds and Johnny checked his blind with 92 spades. The
flop was QQJ and both players checked. The turn was a ten of spades giving Johnny the flush draw and a straight draw. It was
checked around again. The river was a king giving both players a straight. Phil bet $25,000 and Johnny called. Johnny could
have taken this hand if he bet the flop or turn. Now when he had no chance of winning, he called and lost the pot.
Johnny was eliminated in third place when he limped in with A3 of spades. Devil Fish called the small blind with Q8 and Phil
checked his big blind with Q3. The board was QT7, David checked, Phil checked, and Johnny moved all-in for $102,000. Devilfish moved
over the top all-in and Phil folded. Johnny said "I believe you got me, "fish". The turn was a four and the river was a five.
When Johnny got up from the table, he shook David's hand and said, "You're a gentleman of a poker player and I am glad to know you."
Just a few uneventful hands occurred during the heads up match between Phil and David. The final hand, Phil called with K8
and David checked with 65. The flop was 873 giving Phil top pair with a king kicker and David an open end straight. David
checked and Phil bet $20,000, David moved all-in and Phil called. The turn was a four giving David the straight and the victory.
See also Tunica - Season Two and
Season Three |
