*Official* MLG FT @ WSOP $2500 6-Man NLHE Thread!

[Clayton]

Another day, another great 2+2 poster at a WSOP final table

Chip counts:
Russ "Dutch" Boyd- $909,000
<font color="green">Michael Goodman-$573,000</font>
Joseph Hachem-$297,000
Peter Hassett-$150,000
David Soloman-$93,000
Jeff Knight-$62,000

Payouts:
1 - $475,712
2 - $256,800
3 - $153,511
4 - $115,607
5 - $91,917
6 - $68,227

GO MLG!!!

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[Ansky]

LOL LOLOLOLOL. I WAS AT A BAR GETTING REAL DRUNK AND I TEXT MLG AND SAY "WHAT YOU AT, HE SAYS 'xxxK or some number and says 11 left. '' BEASZTIN YO BEAST. BTW IM MAD DRUNK INCASE IT AINT OBVIOUS,

LOL

GO MIKE, ILL GIVE YOU 1M DOLLARS IF U WIN,

[Exitonly]

wooooooooooooo


gooooo mike

[Jourdain]

Hachem at the final table, good performance.

[Punker]

MLG whatever happens, thanks for busting Gavin Smith /images/graemlins/smile.gif Good luck tomorrow!!

[Clayton]

Whether or not this was on the televised scheule, ESPN is gonna make sure this is televised for the sheer fact that Hachem is at the final table. Dutch Boyd being the chipleader only adds to the appeal (in some respects, we're just talking across a broad general TV population... we all know what a sumbag he is).

Anyways, here is to hoping we see the green hat on TV.

[Ansky]

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[Ansky]

ok, i think im gonna fly out tomorrow morning, im mad drunk so im gonna see whats up in the morning, but high probability i wake up and go to vegas tomorrow.


gl mike i love you#@$@

[bugstud]

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ok, i think im gonna fly out tomorrow morning, im mad drunk so im gonna see whats up in the morning, but high probability i wake up and go to vegas tomorrow.


gl mike i love you#@$@

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dooooooooo it

I will be there, obv.

[sirio11]

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dooooooooo it

I will be there, obv.

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And I'll be there too, no way I miss this one. What time does it start?

[colson10]

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dooooooooo it

I will be there, obv.

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And I'll be there too, no way I miss this one. What time does it start?

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2pm. see you there.

[bugstud]

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dooooooooo it

I will be there, obv.

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And I'll be there too, no way I miss this one. What time does it start?

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2pm. see you there.

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I am debating whether I could get to the rio early enough to grab lunch. OR get hammered as FT sweats should be done.

MLG???????????????????

So unreal. This guy like.. teaches me how to play

Is this televuisred:/?

[gobboboy]

Yes, it's televised. And even if it weren't they would record it because Hachem is there.

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Yes, it's televised. And even if it weren't they would record it because Hachem is there.

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Goot point

[LFC]

cool
gl

[goofball]

good luck. better then me :-p. How do you feel about the competition?

I'm sure you can take them out and take it down anyway.

[Rupert]

GL to MLG, will root for you since Dubai had that sick beat by "great read" Daniel :| 2+2 TO WIN THE WSOP!!

[Prime Time]

GL Sir
Very nice hand.

[Apathy]

Look like playing all those 6max cash hands recently has paid off, good luck MLG TAKE IT DOWN!!

[AlcateL]

gl MLG.

[A_PLUS]

Wow, so F#*$%( awesome!!!

Its kinda funny that you are notorious for making the FT bubble, only to make one that is only six players.

Run good Mike!!!!!!!!!

[1p0kerboy]

So how much of Dutch Boyd's action do you think he actually has?

At the beginning of the WSOP he was talking about getting backers and we've all seen him sell himself on E-bay before.

[Jurollo]

Someone make a sign that says "555555555555555"
~Justin

[Ansky]

Does anyone kno if I'll be able to stand there and watch being &lt;21? Or will a quick fly out there be useless?

[Shorty35]

Wish I was there to see it. Take it down Mike...

[Shorty35]

Technically you are supposed to be 21, but since the WSOP is in the convention area and there is absolutely no sign of anyone checking any ID I think there is almost Zero risk that you do not get in. I think Rizen's baby was able to sweat him...

[Rizen]

GL MLG! Take it down! If I wasn't leaving this morning I'd be over there to sweat as well. I'll definitely be checking things when we stop at our hotel room tonight on the drive back to Kansas. I hope your result is better than mine, but either way awesome result against a tough field.

Funny how we were talking about how much we were both looking forward to the 6-max event earlier this week /images/graemlins/wink.gif Obviously, I'm not upset I didn't get to play, and very happy to see you owning it. Take it down.

-Rizen

[uclabruinz]

GL, Mike. Take it down.

[Vuron00]

GL, Mike. Wish I could be there to sweat.

[bambam16]

GL Mike!

[dwatts1350]

GL MLG!! Take it down...

gl brotha

[adanthar]

OMFG go win this /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[woodguy]

So freaking awesome!!

Take it down Mike!!

[Sluss]

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MLG???????????????????

So unreal. This guy like.. teaches me how to play

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Oh and GL Mike.

[frankster]

It's these times I hate living in Europe and not be able to sweat the CP updates, since they start around midnight and I have to get up early for work tomorrow /images/graemlins/frown.gif.

GL Mike, take them for a tour around Pwntown!

[KneeCo]

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OMFG go win this /images/graemlins/smile.gif

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Damn Right, go MLG.

Actual conversation from earlier today:
"Yea, I think I'm going to stay home and play some poker, plus a 2+2 guy made a world series final table, and I wanna follow the updates".
"Another guy you know made a final table, and you still haven't even won a seat? Wow. I thought you were good at poker".

[apefish]

Go MLG. Run well, luckbox intact. Cool beans indeed.

[NHFunkii]

goooooooooooooooooooooo mlg

[La Brujita]

gl mike.

i really really hope you own d. boyd.

[CardSharpCook]

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Does anyone kno if I'll be able to stand there and watch being &lt;21? Or will a quick fly out there be useless?

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I've not seen them card anyone, anywhere, much less a spectator.

[MrTimCaum]

you shouldn't have any problem Ansky, I haven't seen them carding anyone on the rail.



anyway, glllllllllllllllllllll MLG. If I have an early end to my sunday I'll definitely head over.

[Pat Southern]

Good luck Mike, I'll probably come sweat for a little while. If anybody sees a kid in a Duke Lacrosse shirt say whats up.

Ansky, you'll be fine, I didnt get carded when I took my seat in a tournament, let alone when I was walking around on the rail.

[ipp147]

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gl mike.

i really really hope you own d. boyd.

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[RyanCMU]

Good luck MLG. Take it down.

And teach Dutch Boyd a lesson.

[bigdottawa]

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Dutch Boyd being the chipleader only adds to the appeal (in some respects, we're just talking across a broad general TV population... we all know what a sumbag he is.)

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Kind of a poker noob here, so I gotta ask - what's the story behind all the Dutch Boyd hate?

[JayTee]

[ QUOTE ]
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Dutch Boyd being the chipleader only adds to the appeal (in some respects, we're just talking across a broad general TV population... we all know what a sumbag he is.)

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Kind of a poker noob here, so I gotta ask - what's the story behind all the Dutch Boyd hate?

[/ QUOTE ] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russ_Boyd

[IHateKeithSmart]

Woohoo, good luck Mike

[Schaefer]

I can't believe I'm going to miss it. GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MIKEYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MLG owns MLG owns MLG OWNS!!!!!

I'll be sweating from Pasco, WA. GGLLGLGLGLGLLGLGLGLGLLGLGL

Words can't express how excited I am.

[colson10]

We need to find MLG a Pokerspot hat to wear at the final table.

[GoblinMason (Craig)]

GL Mike! /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif /images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Chrisman886]

GL man ... 2p2 doing well so far and its only just beginning ...

[PickyTooth]

uhmm this final table is gonna be pretty noise with everyone sweating mike.

GL man

[Punker]

I will kick in $100 to sponsor MLG to wear a PokerSpot tshirt and hat at the FT.

[bugstud]

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We need to find MLG a Pokerspot hat to wear at the final table.

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AWESOME

[ZBTHorton]

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We need to find MLG a Pokerspot hat to wear at the final table.

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AWESOME

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[Oatmeal]

Does anyone think it would do any good to suggest that the other players try to fold into a higher money spot?

[La Brujita]

20 bucks from me as well if mike wears it.

[Oatmeal]

Anybody have one?

[raptor517]

gl bro, they got nothin on you. holla

[Jooka]

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We need to find MLG a Pokerspot hat to wear at the final table.

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would so love that. GL.

[Caldarooni]

I'm heading over to the Rio now.

Anyone want to paint their chests??

[censored] it. I will have a giant M, hopefully I can find an L and a G walking around.

[stevepa]

Uggh, I woke up this morning feeling like [censored]. I'll probably come over at some point, but for now I'm struggling to get out of bed. Anyways, take it down Mike!

Steve

[Caldarooni]

Dude. Sack up. I have been out until 5am the last two nights.

[Bigdaddydvo]

GL take this down, dude!

[NHFunkii]

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I will kick in $100 to sponsor MLG to wear a PokerSpot tshirt and hat at the FT.

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assuming it's televised, I'm in for $100 as well.

[birdytime]

GL make scarsdale proud. You deserve it. It also seems from reading another website that the biggest winner of today will be MR. Johnnybax as he supposively has a backing arrangement with MLG and Dutch Boyd

[Exitonly]

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I will kick in $100 to sponsor MLG to wear a PokerSpot tshirt and hat at the FT.

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assuming it's televised, I'm in for $100 as well.

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[Chief911]

I told Mike for intimidation purposes, take some brochures for bipolar medications with him. Hand them to Boyd at different times during the match.

Nick

[LearnedfromTV]

gl Mike, going down there to play some cash games, I'll stop by to watch a bit too.

[yabastid]

Yeah, Baby! Know you were looking forawrd to this event- take it, sir!!!!

[dwatts1350]

Wearing a PokerSpot hat or T-shirt at the FT would be absolute pure genius.

[jgunnip]

gl sirs! enjoy your blog

[ZBTHorton]

So..when is this gonna begin? Jeeezzz.

[nath]

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I told Mike for intimidation purposes, take some brochures for bipolar medications with him. Hand them to Boyd at different times during the match.

Nick

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Nah, the best way to do it is to just pull them out periodically and leave them on the table. Subtlety.

[cameronw01]

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I told Mike for intimidation purposes, take some brochures for bipolar medications with him. Hand them to Boyd at different times during the match.

Nick

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Challenge him to an arm-wrestling contest.

[Vuron00]

They finally started. Knight pushed on the first hand but didn't get any callers.

[mlagoo]

ZOMGBABYLON GL MLG

[Clayton]

this one should be updated well by pokerstarsblog due to Hachem playing.

[Vuron00]

He's taking out the competition.... Down to 5 and 2nd in chips.

David Solomon Eliminated 6th ($68,227)
David Solomon moves all in preflop for his last $25,000. Mike Goodman calls from the big blind and shows KQ. Solomon turns over K6 and will need to improve. However, the board comes JJ398 and Solomon has been eliminated from the tournament in 6th place.

[RyanCMU]

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Sun Jul 02 15:35:00 PDT 2006
David Solomon Eliminated 6th ($68,227)
David Solomon moves all in preflop for his last $25,000. Mike Goodman calls from the big blind and shows KspadeQspade. Solomon turns over Kheart6club and will need to improve. However, the board comes JspadeJheart3spade9diamond8club and Solomon has been eliminated from the tournament in 6th place.

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Wohooo1!

[RyanCMU]

Damnitt!!!! just a split second late /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[dwatts1350]

Russ 'Dutch' Boyd Culver City, CA, US $1,100,000
Michael Goodman New York, NY, US $493,000
Joseph Hachem Melbourne, AU $240,000
Jeff Knight Las Vegas, NV, US $130,000
Peter Hassett Chicago, IL, US $127,000

[gobboboy]

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Good luck MLG. Take it down.

And teach Dutch Boyd a lesson.

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He stole money, you stole my picture. /images/graemlins/mad.gif

[RyanCMU]

haha ooppsies Ill change it /images/graemlins/smile.gif

[mlagoo]

gobbo quit getting banned /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[gobboboy]

LAGOOOOOO, aim?

[EC10]

What are the blinds? Are they pretty deep?

[gobboboy]

they were 3k/6k when it started, so MLG and boyd have ridiculously deep stacks but the others are really short.

[entertainme]

Pete Hassett Eliminated 5th ($91,917)
Dutch Boyd raises to $24,000 preflop and Joe Hachem moves all in. Pete Hassett calls all in and Dutch Boyd folds. Hassett turns over KdiamondQheart and Hachem shows AheartJheart. The board comes Aspade8spade2diamond7spade5spade and Hassett has been eliminated from the tournament in 5th place.

[entertainme]

Updated Chip Counts

The updated chip counts with 4 players remaining are:

Russ 'Dutch' Boyd: Culver City, CA, US: $1,215,000
Michael Goodman: New York, NY, US $443,000
Joseph Hachem Melbourne, AU $310,000
Jeff Knight Las Vegas, NV, US $107,000

[yellowjack]

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Pete Hassett Eliminated 5th ($91,917)
Dutch Boyd raises to $24,000 preflop and Joe Hachem moves all in. Pete Hassett calls all in and Dutch Boyd folds. Hassett turns over KdiamondQheart and Hachem shows AheartJheart. The board comes Aspade8spade2diamond7spade5spade and Hassett has been eliminated from the tournament in 5th place.

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If that donk won the hand with KQo I'd be pissed off.

[ipp147]

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Jeff Knight Doubles Up Through Mike Goodman
Mike Goodman raises to $25,000 preflop and Jeff Knight moves all in for an additional $72,000. Goodman makes the call and shows Aspade3club and Knight turns over Qdiamond7diamond. The flop comes Kheart4heart2diamond and neither player improves. However, the 7heart on the turn puts Knight in the lead and the 3heart on the river does not help Goodman. Jeff Knight has doubled up.

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[Vuron00]

And this really sucks..

Dutch Boyd Takes a Huge Pot From Mike Goodman
Mike Goodman raises preflop to $30,000 and Dutch Boyd calls from the button. The flop comes 992 and both players check. The turn is the 4 and Goodman bets $50,000. Boyd makes the call and the river is the Q. Goodman checks and Boyd bets $100,000. Goodman quickly calls and shows pocket kings. However, Boyd turns over K9 for trip nines and rakes the pot.

Now the short stack.

[Chief911]

Sick. Boyd just donked a huge pot off Mike with K9 vs KK.

Nick

[yellowjack]

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Jeff Knight Doubles Up Through Mike Goodman
Mike Goodman raises to $25,000 preflop and Jeff Knight moves all in for an additional $72,000. Goodman makes the call and shows Aspade3club and Knight turns over Qdiamond7diamond. The flop comes Kheart4heart2diamond and neither player improves. However, the 7heart on the turn puts Knight in the lead and the 3heart on the river does not help Goodman. Jeff Knight has doubled up.

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That looks like a god awful push.

[entertainme]

Leaves him with about 100K? Find that double up hand!

Edit: $160K according to chip updates.

[Exitonly]

LETS GO DOUBLE UP MIKEY YOU GOT THIS

[NCAces]

So far Boyd has had trips twice and turned a 7 high straight.

You have to give him credit on the 2 trips ... he slowed played them both and let his opponents take the betting lead and maxed what he could get.

NCAces

[Imrahil]

What are the blinds at now?

[thedarknight]

he didn't max out with this trip 9s. He could've taken out Mike if he knew MIke had KK. MIke played that well and lost the minimum.

god please..anybody besides douche boyd. I don't want to hear him saying how the crew is taking over the poker world on his stupid reality show.

[stevepa]

[ QUOTE ]
So far Boyd has had trips twice and turned a 7 high straight.

You have to give him credit on the 2 trips ... he slowed played them both and let his opponents take the betting lead and maxed what he could get.

NCAces

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Yes, congratulations to Dutch Boyd for getting half of MLG's chips with K9 vs KK on a 992 flop. Really, bravo. Well played, sir.

Also, it would be unfair to ignore his brilliantly played straight, where he got small bets on the turn and river from Hachem's top pair.

Dutch Boyd is a god among men.

Steve

[Imrahil]

Even Professor77 is better than Dutch Boyd the luckbox.

[ipp147]

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Dutch Boyd Controlling the Table
Mike Goodman raises to $23,000 preflop and Jeff Knight makes the call. Dutch Boyd proceeds to raise an additional $100,000. Both players muck and Dutch Boyd rakes another pot and adds to his considerable chip lead.

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Email a question to the Circuit.....

"So Mr Boyd, are you now going to pay back the people you scammed you [censored] scumbag?"

[NCAces]

Chill, dude ... I'm pulling for MLG, okay? I was commenting on the fact that Dutch is getting hit by the deck right now. Hell, as bad a player as I am, I could win with his stack and the cards he is getting.

NCAces

[JokerArmy]

And Hachem takes the chip lead over Dutch

AQ &gt; KQ

- JA

[Vuron00]

Damn... Hachem just doubled through Boyd twice in a row and took the chip lead. Mike still shorty.

[kumarshah]

yay

[NCAces]

You have to love this:

Sun Jul 02 16:42:00 PDT 2006
Dutch Boyd Controlling the Table

Sun Jul 02 16:50:00 PDT 2006
Joe Hachem Takes the Chip Lead

8 minutes ... how quickly things can change!

NCAces

[nolanfan34]

[ QUOTE ]
And Hachem takes the chip lead over Dutch

AQ &gt; KQ

- JA

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So given that the opening raises have been to 30k or so, and Hachem had like 600k before the hand, it looks like he may have pushed all-in for that amount, and Boyd called another 550K or so with KQ.

Hee haw.

[NCAces]

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Also, it would be unfair to ignore his brilliantly played straight, where he got small bets on the turn and river from Hachem's top pair.

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Might that have had something to do with the 3 flush on the flop?

NCAces

[Zinzan]

[ QUOTE ]
And Hachem takes the chip lead over Dutch

AQ &gt; KQ

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"If that donk won the hand with KQo I'd be pissed off."

"Pass the Sugah!"

-Z

[Madtown]

MLG doubles up, woot

Dutch Boyd raises preflop and Joe Hachem makes the call. Mike Goodman moves all in from the big blind for an additional $62,000 and Dutch Boyd folds. Hachem makes the call and shows Kheart9diamond but is dominated by Goodman's Aheart9club. The board comes Jclub4diamond2club8diamondAspade and Mike Goodman has doubled up.

[Ansky]

[ QUOTE ]
So far Boyd has had trips twice and turned a 7 high straight.

You have to give him credit on the 2 trips ... he slowed played them both and let his opponents take the betting lead and maxed what he could get.

NCAces

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HUYHUYHYCYCYHIUYCHCIUUUHCYHCHYCHAHCYUCHHHHHHHH

[TheNewf]

Wow what a huge blowup from Boyd, that KQ call was terrible if it went down like CP says. Hopefully he keeps it up and doubles up MIke afew times along the way,

[mlagoo]

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MLG doubles up, woot

Dutch Boyd raises preflop and Joe Hachem makes the call. Mike Goodman moves all in from the big blind for an additional $62,000 and Dutch Boyd folds. Hachem makes the call and shows Kheart9diamond but is dominated by Goodman's Aheart9club. The board comes Jclub4diamond2club8diamondAspade and Mike Goodman has doubled up.

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ONE TIME IN MY LIFE

[NCAces]

[ QUOTE ]
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So far Boyd has had trips twice and turned a 7 high straight.

You have to give him credit on the 2 trips ... he slowed played them both and let his opponents take the betting lead and maxed what he could get.

NCAces

[/ QUOTE ]


HUYHUYHYCYCYHIUYCHCIUUUHCYHCHYCHAHCYUCHHHHHHHH



[/ QUOTE ]

What?

[Ansky]

god dutch is a lying cheater AND a slowplayer!

[Zinzan]

[ QUOTE ]
MLG doubles up, woot

Dutch Boyd raises preflop and Joe Hachem makes the call. Mike Goodman moves all in from the big blind for an additional $62,000 and Dutch Boyd folds. Hachem makes the call and shows Kheart9diamond but is dominated by Goodman's Aheart9club. The board comes Jclub4diamond2club8diamondAspade and Mike Goodman has doubled up.

[/ QUOTE ]

You know all you have to do is put a colon before and after the suit to make it J/images/graemlins/club.gif4/images/graemlins/diamond.gif? Like this:

J.club.4.diamond., but use colons (:) instead of periods (.)

Just trying to help.

Go MLG!

-Z

[Madtown]

Zin, I know, but I was just cutting and pasting from CardPlayer.

[nath]

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Joe Hachem Takes the Chip Lead
Dutch Boyd raises preflop and Joe Hachem announces all in. Boyd makes the call and shows K/images/graemlins/spade.gifQ/images/graemlins/heart.gif. Hachem shows A/images/graemlins/heart.gifQ/images/graemlins/club.gif and is in the lead. The board comes 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif6/images/graemlins/club.gif4/images/graemlins/heart.gifJ/images/graemlins/club.gifA/images/graemlins/spade.gif and Joe Hachem has doubled through Dutch Boyd once again.

Joe Hachem has now taken over the chip lead from Dutch Boyd.

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Jesus, which voice told him to make THAT call?

[Vuron00]

Oh crap.. haven't seen a hand update yet.

Joseph Hachem$ 930,000
Russ 'Dutch' Boyd$ 914,000
Jeff Knight$ 230,000
Michael Goodman$ 30,000

[Vuron00]

Jeff Knights Doubles Though Mike Goodman
On a board of J983, Mike Goodman checks and Jeff Knight bets $30,000. Goodman moves all in and Knight immediately calls. Goodman shows 109 but Knight flips over J10. The K on the river does not improve Goodman and Jeff Knight doubles up. Goodman is left with only $25,000 chips.

[JokerArmy]

Goodman just doubled through Hacham.

AKo &gt; 85o

Goodman is at ~ 50K

- JA

[Zinzan]

[ QUOTE ]
Zin, I know, but I was just cutting and pasting from CardPlayer.

[/ QUOTE ]

Ah okay. As I say, just trying to help, in case you didn't know how to "code" it.

Also, I didn't realize that cutting from CardPlayer (where you see the graphical suits) would put textual suits in the clipboard. Cool!

No worries.

-Z

[Oatmeal]

What are blind levels?

[Imrahil]

I'd say 12k/6k with some type of antes?

[MrTimCaum]

MLG busto /images/graemlins/frown.gif


dutch sucks out on the river

[DVaut1]

MLG busted against Dutch Boyd...Sirius went to commercial right after they announced it so I don't have details.

[Vuron00]

Crap.. Mike finishes in 4th.

Excellent job. Couple hands go the other way and he'd be golden.

Congrats.

[metsmaniac823]

[ QUOTE ]
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Joe Hachem Takes the Chip Lead
Dutch Boyd raises preflop and Joe Hachem announces all in. Boyd makes the call and shows K/images/graemlins/spade.gifQ/images/graemlins/heart.gif. Hachem shows A/images/graemlins/heart.gifQ/images/graemlins/club.gif and is in the lead. The board comes 9/images/graemlins/diamond.gif6/images/graemlins/club.gif4/images/graemlins/heart.gifJ/images/graemlins/club.gifA/images/graemlins/spade.gif and Joe Hachem has doubled through Dutch Boyd once again.

Joe Hachem has now taken over the chip lead from Dutch Boyd.

[/ QUOTE ]

Jesus, which voice told him to make THAT call?

[/ QUOTE ]



Hahahaha! NH

[Oatmeal]

Good game, MLG.

[Madtown]

Nice job MLG!

[Austiger]

gg MLG

[dwatts1350]

Congrats MLG!!!

[uclabruinz]

vgg, sir.

[A_PLUS]

damn!!!!

Great job Mike.

[NHFunkii]

nice work, that KK v K9 hand was tough but amazing you didn't go broke on it. I expect to see you and rizen at another ft together this series.

oh and you know, nice score and all.

[Chrisman886]

Nice cash MLG. Way to continue the 2p2 representation.

[KneeCo]

[ QUOTE ]
damn!!!!

Great job Mike.

[/ QUOTE ]

and go Hachem!

[ZBTHorton]

[ QUOTE ]
Nice cash MLG. Way to continue the 2p2 representation.

[/ QUOTE ]

[bravos1]

Mike Goodman moves all in from the button for about $50,000 chips. Jeff Knight makes the call and Dutch Boyd raises $75,000 more from the big blind. Knight folds and Boyd shows Q/images/graemlins/diamond.gifJ/images/graemlins/diamond.gif. Goodman flips over 7/images/graemlins/heart.gif5/images/graemlins/club.gif and will need help. The flop comes A/images/graemlins/spade.gif10/images/graemlins/club.gif5/images/graemlins/spade.gif and Goodman takes the lead. The turn is the 4/images/graemlins/heart.gif but the river brings the K/images/graemlins/spade.gif and Boyd makes an ace high straight to eliminate Goodman.


GG MLG!

[Zinzan]

[ QUOTE ]
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Nice cash MLG. Way to continue the 2p2 representation.

[/ QUOTE ]

[/ QUOTE ]

Here, here!

-Z

[La Brujita]

gg mike.

hope boyd has a meltdown and cries at table.

[mlagoo]

grats mlg

[bambam16]

gg MLG, way to keep up the 2+2 FT representation

[Bigdaddydvo]

Nice work, MLG.

Time to pull for Hachem. Or, anyone but Boyd.

[Exitonly]

good job mike


this your biggets cash? or was one of those sunday wins 6 figures too

[RyanCMU]

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Nice cash MLG. Way to continue the 2p2 representation.

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Here, here!

-Z

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[Setof8s]

Congrats MLG. Very nice tourney!

[stevepa]

Congrats Mike!

Steve

[Ansky]

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good job mike


this your biggets cash? or was one of those sunday wins 6 figures too

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iirc the 2nd time he won the stars 215 it was 105k.

oh and [censored]. live poker is rigged.

[jgunnip]

tough cards, great run. nh

[okterrific]

Im conflicted in who i want to win this. Joe hachem or dutch boyd.
1. hachem is a great guy and is a better human so i want him to win
2. But i would like Dutch to win just to see what he does with that money. If he does not give at least half the money back he is a 100% scum bag and will always be. I say just half b/c i dont know if has a wife or kid(s) to support.

It will be a chance for him to do the right thing.

[woodguy]

Nice score Mike!

Congrats!
Woodguy

[Trainwreck]

In this day and age, people hide behind 'corporations'.

He's no different, it would be fun to see Rich Belsky press him after the tournament is over on this in an interview, but that won't happen.

I've been watching a lot of the interviews, and my conclusion from last year still holds:
Rich's questions have been terrible, 'who writes this stuff?'

'Dutch' might want to hire some bodyguards, quick...

-T

[Whitewash]

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'Dutch' might want to hire some bodyguards, quick...

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Except for the fact that outside of one segment of the online poker community, no one knows (or necessarily cares) about the situation with Dutch.

Might seem harsh because a lot of people were screwed out of a lot of money, but that's the reality of it.

[Trainwreck]

Tell that to someone who lost 100k in the debacle...

You do recall kids being killed over sneakers in this country or a basketball?

And you do remember Greg's attempted robbery?

So I think the suggestion has some merit, but like you, I don't really care... 8)

I figure his KARMA is still way - and Joe is going to defeat him.

Either way, more BS about 'The Crew' coming soon...

[scottjf8]

GG Mike.. 2+2 is owning the WSOP

[adanthar]

gg Mike, you are awesome @ pokah.

Is Bax backing Dutch too? b/c that would be annoying/I might have to root for him or something /images/graemlins/frown.gif

[ClassicBob]

Boyd wins on a river 3-outer.

[JokerArmy]

A5o PWNED AQ

jezz

- JA

[metrognome7]

Why does Mr. Boyd inspire such vitriol, other than his being just a general douche? What happened that he caused "so many people" to lose a lot of money?

[okterrific]

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meh, lets see what he does next.

gg hachem

[NapHead]

Whats the over/under on the % that Dutch will claim he only had of himself to avoid making good on his promise to pay back the people he stiffed?

[Jack Bando]

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Why does Mr. Boyd inspire such vitriol, other than his being just a general douche? What happened that he caused "so many people" to lose a lot of money?

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Prior to playing poker professionally, Boyd was the owner of the Pokerspot online poker cardroom.

When Pokerspot ceased operations, the cardroom did not return hundreds of thousands of dollars of player funds.

Several months after the site's close, Boyd turned down an offer from an online casino operator to buy the Pokerspot software.

As of 2006, Boyd still has not returned the funds players are owed.-Wikipedia

They said it better than me.


Edit:Oh, and we don't like him cause he's "taking over the poker world!"

Does anyone know the amount he owes?

[kutuz_off]

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Hear, hear!

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FYP

[metrognome7]

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Prior to playing poker professionally, Boyd was the owner of the Pokerspot online poker cardroom.

When Pokerspot ceased operations, the cardroom did not return hundreds of thousands of dollars of player funds.

Several months after the site's close, Boyd turned down an offer from an online casino operator to buy the Pokerspot software.

As of 2006, Boyd still has not returned the funds players are owed. -Wikipedia


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Yikes. Thanks for the clarification.

[apefish]

Nice run MLG.

I refuse to cave in and say what a disappointment it is to see Douche Boyd win.
Oops.

[krabby5]

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Tell that to someone who lost 100k in the debacle...

You do recall kids being killed over sneakers in this country or a basketball?

And you do remember Greg's attempted robbery?

So I think the suggestion has some merit, but like you, I don't really care... 8)

I figure his KARMA is still way - and Joe is going to defeat him.

Either way, more BS about 'The Crew' coming soon...

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Proof that Karma is overrated

[T_Mac]

congrats!

[colson10]

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Im conflicted in who i want to win this. Joe hachem or dutch boyd.
1. hachem is a great guy and is a better human so i want him to win
2. But i would like Dutch to win just to see what he does with that money. If he does not give at least half the money back he is a 100% scum bag and will always be. I say just half b/c i dont know if has a wife or kid(s) to support.

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Dutch was backed for this event, so I highly doubt he is giving any of this money to paying back pokerspot people.

I sweated the final table and saw Dutch do something that I thought was absolutely terrible. He opened UTG, Hachem pushed all in, and it folded to the BB who thought for a bit (the hand where Hachem had AJ and the other guy had KQ). As soon as Dutch saw that he was thinking about calling, he held his cards above the felt like he was ready to muck. He was palming them, but he was even sliding his thumb by the edges making a noise, which drew attention to his hand and cards. And once the guy called, Dutch insta mucked.

Dutch's call with KQ when he opened for 25k and Hachem jammed for something like 500K was just comical. It would have been good for MLG if Hachem lost that pot, but I have to say I was rooting against Dutch.


Nothing went right today for Mike. It was very disappointing to watch. The KK v K9 hand was just disgusting. I can't believe they didn't get it all in at some point in that hand. And actually, after talking with Mike about it quite a bit afterwards, we came to the conclusion that Dutch has him beat a ton of the time there when he bets 100K on the river, but there is still no way he can fold it.

GG Mike, you're the man. Don't get a real job and you'll win many bracelets /images/graemlins/wink.gif

[Wetdog]

Fine job MLG. We're all very proud of you.

[T_Mac]

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I sweated the final table and saw Dutch do something that I thought was absolutely terrible. He opened UTG, Hachem pushed all in, and it folded to the BB who thought for a bit (the hand where Hachem had AJ and the other guy had KQ). As soon as Dutch saw that he was thinking about calling, he held his cards above the felt like he was ready to muck. He was palming them, but he was even sliding his thumb by the edges making a noise, which drew attention to his hand and cards. And once the guy called, Dutch insta mucked.



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classy

[cameronw01]

Bit late, but congrats MLG.

[frankster]

Even later, but that how 'we' Euros roll (or atleast me) /images/graemlins/grin.gif. GG on the cash, but the beating was terrible. Kudos on the KK vs K9 hand for not going broke.

[Shorty35]

So I think you said that you were 1 for 6 in cashes at WSOP events. Now you are 1 for 7 at final tabling WSOP events; That seems like a more approprate ratio. Nice work Mike; first of many.

[NicksDad1970]

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Im conflicted in who i want to win this. Joe hachem or dutch boyd.
1. hachem is a great guy and is a better human so i want him to win
2. But i would like Dutch to win just to see what he does with that money. If he does not give at least half the money back he is a 100% scum bag and will always be. I say just half b/c i dont know if has a wife or kid(s) to support.

It will be a chance for him to do the right thing.

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I would guess no more than half of half. There's no doubt he was staked. Well I remember reading him say he was trying to get some sponsers together for the WSOP.

grats MLG

[matt777]

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He probably only had a small percentage of himself, so whatever he says will probably true

[DemonDeac]

just got back from roadtrip

great job MLG

2+2 OWNZ

[MaverickUSC]

Congrats to Dutch. I know him personally and I know that he has a great heart. I know that if he could take things back right now he would. I know that his intentions were never to rip anybody off. He is human, and an extraordinary one at that, but nonetheless still human, and still makes mistakes. How would you feel if you just won your first bracelet and the entire 19 page thread mostly bashed you for a mistake that you made that you regret?

Put yourself in his shoes. Remember that you've screwed up once or twice in your life - just not in such a public forum. Give the guy a break. He played beautifully. Look at the trap he put on Daniel, think about his chip stack at the final table.

Bryan

[MLG]

Back in NY now. Thanks for the support guys, it really means a lot to me. Obviously I wish things went better at the final table, but as always in a big tournament I had to be really lucky just to be there.


Some quick notes on Dutch.

1. What he did where he telegraphed his fold is absolutely horrible.

2. His call of Joe's reraise with KQ was great for me, but I really couldnt bring myself to root for a K.

3. I have nothing against Dutch personally. He was perfectly nice and friendly to me. However, I do have to believe that his presence in the poker world, combined with ESPN's refusal to address his Pokerspot history is bad for the game.

4. Dutch was backed, so its unfair for people to be demanding he payback money due specifically to this score.

[kumarshah]

Congrats MLG, are you playing any other tournaments in WSOP?

[nolanfan34]

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Can someone elaborate on this? Was this in the thread and I missed it?

[Caldarooni]

Nice finish MLG.

I thought you conducted yourself very well throughout the final table.

[MLG]

Colson mentioned it.

Dutch raises and Hachem jams. It folds to a short stacked BB who now goes into the tank. Dutch at this point does everything but throw his cards into the muck in advance.

[nolanfan34]

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Colson mentioned it.

Dutch raises and Hachem jams. It folds to a short stacked BB who now goes into the tank. Dutch at this point does everything but throw his cards into the muck in advance.

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I did miss that post, thanks Mike, and congrats.

[JohnnyFX]

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Congrats to Dutch. I know him personally and I know that he has a great heart. I know that if he could take things back right now he would. I know that his intentions were never to rip anybody off. He is human, and an extraordinary one at that, but nonetheless still human, and still makes mistakes. How would you feel if you just won your first bracelet and the entire 19 page thread mostly bashed you for a mistake that you made that you regret?

Put yourself in his shoes. Remember that you've screwed up once or twice in your life - just not in such a public forum. Give the guy a break. He played beautifully. Look at the trap he put on Daniel, think about his chip stack at the final table.

Bryan

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I've screwed up plenty of times in my life. But I've never screwed even one person out of hundreds of thousands of dollars, much less the many that Dutch did. Until he makes a reasonable effort to make his "screw-up" right he deserves to keep getting bashed for this, especially when he would prefer to bask in an accomplishment.

[doubLe a tom]

Im pretty sure nobody deposited hundreds of thousands on PokerSpot.com.

[nath]

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Oh, well, it's probably okay then.

[luckyme]

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Different maternal teaching then I guess. My mom impressed on me that a good heart was about giving what belongs to you not about taking what doesn't. But it may be just a local spin on it so you may be right within your locale.
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There are degrees of mistakes. From forgetting my anniversary to mailing antrax. To shrug and class them all as equal with '..humans make mistakes, what's the big deal' is ludicrous.
"Opps, sorry, I forgot our dinner date."
"Opps,sorry, I took all your money."
cheeeez.

[schroedy]

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. . . .

1. What he did where he telegraphed his fold is absolutely horrible. . . . .

3. I have nothing against Dutch personally. He was perfectly nice and friendly to me. However, I do have to believe that his presence in the poker world, combined with ESPN's refusal to address his Pokerspot history is bad for the game.

4. Dutch was backed, so its unfair for people to be demanding he payback money due specifically to this score.

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1) Congrats on a great run. I am only an intermittent 2+2'er (or for that matter, poker player -- I like bridge, backgammon and chess better, they are just not as profitable). I was cheering for you all the way though.

2) If ESPN or Party Poker or anyone else wants Dutch's problems to be kept quiet, they should just pony up the money and take care of collecting from Dutch themselves.

3) Ditto for absolutely ANYONE that is backing Dutch. Yes you can back him for a percent of his win. AFTER HE PAYS HIS DEBTS. Personally, I would like to know who his backers are. They need to be held accountable too.

I still don't understand how someone with $400,000 in gambling debts is walking around with unbroken kneecaps. But maybe he gambles with different types than I do.