Another WSOP bracelet for the UK?

[Roscopiko]

Following Ram"s success last year we are on the verge of another WSOP coming to the UK.  Londons James Akenhead has just gone heads up in event 2 with a 2:1 chip deficit.

GL....bring it home

[Roscopiko]

No bracelet for the Uk from James Akenhead just one hell of a bad beat story.

Akenhead set the trap from previous hands then (courtesy of pokernews)

"Grant Hinkle has the button in Seat 10. He raises to 350,000. Akenhead tries to pop it up again, this time by raising to 1.2 million. Hinkle moves all in and Akenhead quickly calls. Here it is! The moment we"ve been waiting for over the last two hours.

Akenhead is the one who is all in. The hands are opened:

Hinkle:  td
Akenhead: ah kc

Wow, a stone bluff from Hinkle and now he"s in very rough shape. The shouting has begun from the gallery, who have all suddenly found that last reserve of energy to remain on their feet. Side bets are being made on what the flop will contain. Here it comes...

th ts

Oh. My. God.

Akenhead is dead to running cards. The crowd is absolutely floored. Akenhead cannot believe his misfortune. He knows he"s on thin ice. And just to add insult to injury... tc

Hinkle makes quad tens. Akenhead is drawing dead. The meaningless river completes the hand. Akenhead is eliminated in second place and collects $520,219."

Ouuuuuuuuuuuuuuucchhhh

De Wolfe has FT"d event 4 tho so fingers crossed for him.

[AMRN]

wow what a flop for 10 4 in that situation!!!!!!!!!!

[billyho10]

sick, sick, sick!!!  

[lukybugur]

PFFFFFFFFF!!! That "Live" Poker - it"s soooo rigged

[Mikeyboy9361]

Didn"t Doyle Brunson, flop a full house when holding 10 2, to win the world series?

[Swinebag]

he made full houses with 10 2 to win both his WSOP main events. But dont think either were flopped and certainly not all-in pre-flop

[donmatt]

Although the circumstances are dramatic I would in no way describe this as "One hell of a bad beat story" -  td is about 34% against  ah kc no?

[swordfish]

Although the circumstances are dramatic I would in no way describe this as "One hell of a bad beat story" -  td is about 34% against  ah kc no?

I agree, never a bad beat story in a million years.

[Swinebag]

Although the circumstances are dramatic I would in no way describe this as "One hell of a bad beat story" -  td is about 34% against  ah kc no?

I dont know the correct probs but you are correct; It not really a bad beat story.

[Roscopiko]

I make it 37.1% against and true hes not a massive favourite here.

But if I"m losing 300k and a WSOP title on this hand I"m still dining out on it for many years to come.

What is the official definition of a bad beat by the way? Any suggestions?

[duke3016]

What is the official definition of a bad beat by the way? Any suggestions?

Whenever my chips are in the middle  

[HaworthBantam]

What is the official definition of a bad beat by the way? Any suggestions?

I was going to ask this question, but you got there before me.

I play with one particular player who"s always claiming bad beats and he just makes me laugh. For example, he"s holding AA in mid position, calls the BB and the action moves on. Two further callers and it comes to me in the BB. I look down at 46o and I check.

Flop comes 75K and I bet out - 2 callers, including Mr AA.

Turn comes a 3 and I bet again - he goes all in, I call and he claims a bad beat.

I"d have to ask "Bad beat or bad play?" in most situations - Obviously this question doesn"t arise for the situation described earlier in this thread.

[Roscopiko]

Its got to based on the % chance of winning when the majority of the chips go in surely. But whats the cut off 80% ish is fairly sickening in my book but probably not worthy of a new mouse/monitor/laptop unless its for a hefty chunk of cash.

It cant be much higher or we are never going to be able to complain about anything  

[mal666]

im playing the 10$ 100k on stars now,as soon as i get my bad beat ill post it.