what is most irritating?

1. The fact that this snotty brat rivers a straight flush to hit his two outs against quads?
2. The fact that he pays less rake (50 cents!!!) on 135 grand than I do on a 6$ pot?
3. Dwan supposedly is negotiations about a reality TV show?

I cant decide myself.


Hold’em - 14:21:11 ET - 2007/02/19
Seat 1: Son-in-Law ($67,608.75)
Seat 2: durrrr ($77,241.75)
durrrr posts the small blind of $200
Son-in-Law posts the big blind of $400
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
durrrr raises to $1,200
Son-in-Law raises to $3,600
durrrr calls $2,400
*** FLOP *** [Td Ts 7h]
Son-in-Law bets $5,000
durrrr raises to $15,700
Son-in-Law calls $10,700
*** TURN *** [Td Ts 7h] [5h]
Son-in-Law checks
durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
durrrr bets $57,941.75, and is all in
Son-in-Law calls $48,308.75, and is all in
durrrr shows [6h 8h]
Son-in-Law shows [Th Tc]
Uncalled bet of $9,633 returned to durrrr
*** RIVER *** [Td Ts 7h 5h] [4h]
durrrr shows a straight flush, Eight high
Son-in-Law shows four of a kind, Tens
durrrr wins the pot ($135,217) with a straight flush, Eight high
Son-in-Law is sitting out
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $135,217.50 | Rake $0.50
Board: [Td Ts 7h 5h 4h]
Seat 1: Son-in-Law (big blind) showed [Th Tc] and lost with four of a kind, Tens
Seat 2: durrrr (small blind) showed [6h 8h] and won ($135,217) with a straight flush, Eight high

I can't decide either

This just happened a few minutes ago. I like it. What a call by Andy Bloch. Andy finishes off with the compulsory "gg." Snotty brat does not respond.

full tilt poker Game #6548654270: $25K Heads-Up Championship (49738779), Table 8 - 40/80 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:52:01 ET - 2008/05/24
Seat 1: Andy Bloch (15,871)
Seat 2: durrrr (4,129)
Andy Bloch posts the small blind of 40
durrrr posts the big blind of 80
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Andy Bloch raises to 200
durrrr raises to 562
Andy Bloch calls 362
*** FLOP *** [5h 4c Td]
durrrr bets 544
Andy Bloch calls 544
*** TURN *** [5h 4c Td] [Jd]
durrrr has 15 seconds left to act
durrrr bets 3,023, and is all in
Andy Bloch has 15 seconds left to act
Andy Bloch has requested TIME
Andy Bloch calls 3,023
durrrr shows [Qc 8c]
Andy Bloch shows [7d 4d]
*** RIVER *** [5h 4c Td Jd] [2s]
durrrr shows Queen Jack high
Andy Bloch shows a pair of Fours
Andy Bloch wins the pot (8,258) with a pair of Fours
durrrr stands up
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 8,258 | Rake 0
Board: [5h 4c Td Jd 2s]
Seat 1: Andy Bloch (small blind) showed [7d 4d] and won (8,258) with a pair of Fours
Seat 2: durrrr (big blind) showed [Qc 8c] and lost with Queen Jack high

I just went there to watch, look at all big names out first round. Who are your favorites to win and where was that first hand played with .50 rake?

D'wilius said:

I just went there to watch, look at all big names out first round. Who are your favorites to win

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At this level it is hard to predict; it is basically a cointoss. I have to say Bloch given the way he played that match and especially the last hand.

With a pair + flush draw and the fact that there was a good chance durrrr was shoving that with almost anything seems a pretty standard call to me. There is no way he is making that call with just a 4, but with the flush draw, even if durrr has a higher pair, bloch has 14 outs to make a better hand. However, i watched the game and durrrr was outplayed the entire way through.

A really nice hand was with lederer vs boosted J

Lederer flopped top pair + flush draw and boosted flopped 2 pair. Lederer hit trips on the turn after he shoved the flop. Pretty much bang on 50:50 after the flop tho.

Not sure if I understood the play next to last where Bloch checks the river with trip 7's. Think he must have wanted to show them down.. in your face kinda....