WSOP - Final Table
For you that are interested.
Name, chips, POY, table, seat.
1 Aaron Kanter 10,700,000 Chips 0 1 6
2 John Barch 9,330,000 Chips 0 1 3
3 Andrew Black 8,140,000 Chips 0 1 2
4 Mike Matusow 7,410,000 Chips 0 1 5
5 Steven Dannenmann 5,460,000 Chips 0 1 8
6 Joseph Hachem 5,420,000 Chips 0 1 1
7 Daniel Bergsdorf 5,270,000 Chips 0 1 4
8 Scott Lazar 3,370,000 Chips 0 1 9
9 Brad Kondracki 1,180,000 Chips 0 1 7
Name, chips, POY, table, seat.
1 Aaron Kanter 10,700,000 Chips 0 1 6
2 John Barch 9,330,000 Chips 0 1 3
3 Andrew Black 8,140,000 Chips 0 1 2
4 Mike Matusow 7,410,000 Chips 0 1 5
5 Steven Dannenmann 5,460,000 Chips 0 1 8
6 Joseph Hachem 5,420,000 Chips 0 1 1
7 Daniel Bergsdorf 5,270,000 Chips 0 1 4
8 Scott Lazar 3,370,000 Chips 0 1 9
9 Brad Kondracki 1,180,000 Chips 0 1 7
Comments
"i dedicate this to all the guys in Cell Block C..."
Gotta give the guy credit though...he's come a long way back.
What's the beef with Kanter BBC?
1) His brutal suckout against Raymer
2) The fact he's so terrible that Ivey felt his jacks were good enough to bust out with when playing against Kanter.
Now that Matusow is at the final table I have to say...he didn't blow up!
EDIT:Â Well BBC has given me some good background while I'm tapping this up.
So he sucks because Ivey made a bad move? That makes sense.
So simple minded.
Im going to assume that Kanter has been getting brutally out of line on the flop.. So when Ivey gets his jacks up against Kanter who is so brutally bad that he can push his stack in with next to nothing, Ivey calculates his chances that Kanter might really have a real hand, but it's so low compared to his previous plays that he decides in the longrun, it's profitable against Kanter.
So THATS why he sucks. He may have caught Ivey with a real hand, but it's his crummy play from the previous 4 days that led to Iveys bust out.
The Ivey bust out hand is THE advantage to being REALLY aggressive. Sometimes, they call you when the shouldn't.
Before I lose my cool and say something I may regret. I will take a moment.
So I am simple minded but you're the one making assumptions? Okay, you're the genius then. I must of missed the fact that you have been watching Kanter play for the tournament and his substantial chip lead has been pure luck. Clearly the guy sucks.
I recognize one or two other names..........i think, lol
The 2 Stars guys are Daniel Bergsdorf and Brad Kondracki.
(I'm listening to the final table broadcast and so far the audio has been solid, no buffering.)
Go to cardplayer and read any hand that involves Kanter, this guy is the best and getting his money in behind and sucking out. Good luck attempting to refute.
Just for fun, I accept your challenge of refuting using Cardplayer.
Kanter had pockets to eliminate Silow, Barch, and Wollf (who each had A-x), where he was a slight favorite. He also eliminated Burt with pocket 8's over pocket 6's, where he was a clear favorite. It appears that he doesn't always suck-out, he occasionally wins with good hands, and occasionally wins with bad. Sounds to me like Gus Hansen's style of play, and Hansen has also sucked out to elimate Ivey in other tourneys. Do you consider Hansen a poor player?
I agree with Dave. While annoying, his aggressive style is working, and he's winning his share of races. From everything I've read, a bit of luck (meaning suck-outs) is required to win the main event. But then again, I'm just a newbie.
You don't get this far with out having some skill. If you do, then why play poker if it is all a game about luck? Refute that.
Tough way for Matusow to go out too. No good call goes unpunished.
I stayed up until about 3am listening to the live audio feed, but sleep overtook me. Looking forward to the ESPN broadcast now.
Title: Joseph Hachem Wins the Championship!
Log: Hand 231 - Joseph Hachem has the button, he limps, and Dannenmann checks. The flop comes Ad-6d-5c, Dannenmann bets $400,000, and Hachem folds.
Hand 232 - Steve Dannenmann has the button, he raises to $700,000, and Hachem calls. The flop comes 6h-5d-4d, Hachem checks, Dannenmann bets $700,000, Hachem raises to $1,700,000, and Dannenmann calls. The turn card is the As, Hachem bets $2,000,000, and Dannenmann slowly raises to $5,000,000, Hachem reraises all in, and Dannenmann immediately calls. Hachem shows 7c-3s (seven-high straight), while Dannenman has Ad-3c (top pair). Dannenmann needs to catch a seven on the river to chop the pot with equal straights.
The entire crowd is on their feet as the river card comes. There are only three cards that can keep Hachem from becoming champion.
The river card is the 4c! Joseph Hachem has just become the 2005 World Series of Poker champion!