This hand makes no sense to me

[blankoblanco]

I wasn't involved, but I observed this hand. How does pocket 2s not go broke here? The other players went on and on about how it was such a "smart play" to not go broke there, but I can't help but think that's severe results-orientedness. I mean, wtf?

Full Tilt Poker Game #1359481816: $15,000 Guarantee (9262120), Table 82 - 25/50 - No Limit Hold'em - 20:22:16 ET - 2006/12/05
Seat 1: Quad Play (1,285)
Seat 2: unplayednamer (3,290)
Seat 3: armorking (1,645)
Seat 4: combuboom (1,505)
Seat 5: theraceguy (1,730)
Seat 6: UNC_TARHEEL_3 (1,810)
Seat 7: MoBe2020 (1,210)
Seat 8: nevRcashOut (1,260)
Seat 9: DoctorWine (1,250)
Quad Play posts the small blind of 25
unplayednamer posts the big blind of 50
The button is in seat #9
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to combuboom [3d 9h]
armorking folds
combuboom folds
theraceguy folds
UNC_TARHEEL_3 folds
MoBe2020 folds
nevRcashOut calls 50
DoctorWine calls 50
Quad Play folds
unplayednamer checks
*** FLOP *** [7c 2d Qc]
unplayednamer checks
nevRcashOut checks
DoctorWine checks
*** TURN *** [7c 2d Qc] [7d]
unplayednamer checks
nevRcashOut checks
DoctorWine checks
*** RIVER *** [7c 2d Qc 7d] [Ts]
unplayednamer bets 50
nevRcashOut calls 50
DoctorWine folds
*** SHOW DOWN ***
unplayednamer shows [Qh Qs] (a full house, Queens full of Sevens)
nevRcashOut shows [2c 2h] (a full house, Twos full of Sevens)
unplayednamer wins the pot (275) with a full house, Queens full of Sevens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot 275 | Rake 0
Board: [7c 2d Qc 7d Ts]
Seat 1: Quad Play (small blind) folded before the Flop
Seat 2: unplayednamer (big blind) showed [Qh Qs] and won (275) with a full house, Queens full of Sevens
Seat 3: armorking didn't bet (folded)
Seat 4: combuboom didn't bet (folded)
Seat 5: theraceguy didn't bet (folded)
Seat 6: UNC_TARHEEL_3 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 7: MoBe2020 didn't bet (folded)
Seat 8: nevRcashOut showed [2c 2h] and lost with a full house, Twos full of Sevens
Seat 9: DoctorWine (button) folded on the River

 

[Kenzie 96]

NevRcashOut obviously understands that just because you are paranoid doesn't mean that there aren't higher sets out there. Underplayednamer clearly recognizing Never to be a PT (pathologically tight) player skillfully extracted the maximum amount of chips possible. Alternate explanation, wtf? :joyman:

 

[Bombjack]

Haha, donktastic by both players. Was it a freeroll?

 

[blankoblanco]

Nope, $24+$2 MTT

 

[Tammy]

Looks like soft-playing to me...did the two players know each other? Seriously, wth??

 

[Dorkus Malorkus]

ok, this wins the prize for funniest hand I think I've ever seen.

 

[loopmeister]

I... but I can't help but think that's severe results-orientedness. I mean, wtf?

To paraphrase Crocodile Dundee: That's not results oriented, this is results oriented:

27o should have pushed pre-flop to force out the better boats