2006-08-05 09:05:29
Top Five WSOP Beats of All Time
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Here is an incomplete list of some of the worst beats of all time in World Series of Poker history, in no particular order:
1) Moneymaker takes out Brenes. After a flop of K-9-2, Brenes makes a bet of $70,000 holding pocket Aces, and Moneymaker re-raises him all in, holding pocket eights. Moneymaker sees the bad news as Brenes flips over his pocket rockets. The turn comes up with the 8 of clubs, giving Moneymaker his set and knocking out the stunned Brenes.
2) Moneymaker takes out Ivey. When you consider that Moneymaker dished out two monumental bad beats in the same tournament (the 2003 World Series of Poker), you can really see that he was super fortunate to win the tournament. In this hand, Moneymaker holds AQ and Ivey has 99. The flop was a good one for Moneymaker, with two Queens, however the turn was a 9, which is where the two players got all of their money in, with Ivey holding a full house, and Moneymaker having trip Queens. The river comes an Ace, and Ivey is out of the tournament.
3) 1990 World Series of Poker Main Event. Hans "Tuna" Lund vs. Mansour Matloubi. Lund held A9 on a board of 9 2 4, while Matloubi held 10/10. Now, technically this isn't a "bad beat", as Matloubi had the better hand preflop, but when you consider everything, it was a pretty tough beat. Now, after getting all their money in after the flop, the Turn came with an ace, giving Lund top two pair. If Lund wins this hand, he wins the World Series of Poker, as it is heads-up for the bracelet. However, the river comes with the ten of spades, and Matloubi wins the hand, and eventually goes on to win the World Series of Poker.
4) Dutch Boyd vs. Joe Hachem. Final hand of the No Limit Hold'em Short-Handed Event. With the stacks 1.46 million for Boyd and $600,000 for Hachem, Hachem gets dealt AQ offsuit and Boyd gets dealt A5 Hearts. All of the money goes in, and Boyd is dominated. The flop comes A K 9, and Boyd is still far behind. However, the river comes the 5 of diamonds, and Boyd wins the bracelet. Considering how Hachem had been outplaying Boyd, if Hachem wins this hand, he almost definitely wins the tournament and the bracelet.
5) Here is a hand from the 2006 World Series of Poker. I don't know the names of the players, but I witnessed it live. One player has 55, the other player has 88. All the money gets in, and the flop comes 5 5 7, giving one player quad fives. However, the turn and river give the player with pocket 8's a runner runner straight flush.
Filed Under: World Series of Poker
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