We have a new record for worst WSOPMEFT Chipleader result

[Daliman]

Jeez, going from chiplead to out it 9th is seriously pretty horrible, but I'm sure John Shipley (http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=215) appreciates it. He went into the 2002 main event with not only a 2-1 chiplead over his nearest competitor IIRC, but also likely the most tourney experience, then proceeded to donk his way into 7th place and help propel one Robert Varkonyi into poker immortality. I don't think there was a performance worse than john's previous, and obviously, there can't be one worse than Philip Hilm's, but any other fun stories of big stacks gone astray in major events are appreciated.

[Punker]

1. John D'Agostino 1,494,000 Chips
2. Hoyt Corkins 455,000 Chips
3. Walter Hollander 383,000 Chips
4. Joe Cassidy 374,000 Chips
5. John Aglialoro 287,000 Chips
6. Matthew Glantz 224,000 Chips
7. Alan Colon 216,000 Chips
8. Brian Haveson 182,000 Chips
9. Dean Schultz 131,000 Chips

Final result: D’Agostino 6th place and $63,486

[Daliman]

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1. John D'Agostino 1,494,000 Chips
2. Hoyt Corkins 455,000 Chips
3. Walter Hollander 383,000 Chips
4. Joe Cassidy 374,000 Chips
5. John Aglialoro 287,000 Chips
6. Matthew Glantz 224,000 Chips
7. Alan Colon 216,000 Chips
8. Brian Haveson 182,000 Chips
9. Dean Schultz 131,000 Chips

Final result: D’Agostino 6th place and $63,486

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I'll cut Jdags some slack on this one for the brutal beat Hoyt put on him.

[tailspin4540]

Hilm actually extends the streak of this happening at the Main Event final table:

2006: Richard Lee (JJ vs. Gold's QQ)
2005: Scott Lazar (speed; those three hands were real-time back-to-back-to-back)/Andrew Black (distance)
2004: Matt Dean (was 2nd or 3rd, finished 7th)
2003: Amir Vahedi (People forget about this one. I think he might have been the chipleader when the final table started)

[gusmahler]

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Hilm actually extends the streak of this happening at the Main Event final table:

2006: Richard Lee (JJ vs. Gold's QQ)
2005: Scott Lazar (speed; those three hands were real-time back-to-back-to-back)/Andrew Black (distance)


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And Hachem spent a lot of time in 2005 as the short stack. He was the in the bottom half of the standings for over half of the final table (not like Yang, who started in 8th and immediately got hot).

[bigbabyjesus]

Sounds like pretty much any final table I have ever played or seen.

[Daliman]

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Hilm actually extends the streak of this happening at the Main Event final table:

2006: Richard Lee (JJ vs. Gold's QQ)
2005: Scott Lazar (speed; those three hands were real-time back-to-back-to-back)/Andrew Black (distance)
2004: Matt Dean (was 2nd or 3rd, finished 7th)
2003: Amir Vahedi (People forget about this one. I think he might have been the chipleader when the final table started)

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Well, none of these guys were actually chipleader going in, ( Moneymaker was on Vahedi's FT. ). Sure, a 3-4 spot drop and gain is commonplace, but First to worst are vice versa are not.

[FireStorm]

Lazar, although not chip leader or even really deep, was a classic meltdown. Richard Lee had begun to ascend towards Gold's level stackwise until he horribly stacked off. Dagostino should obviously be cut a break considering Corkins open shoved the SB for 25 BB's for no reason.

What about James Van Alstyne? Seemed to totally collapse in that WPT episode.

[CrazyLond]

Scotty's collapse from third in chips with 11 to go to finish 11th wasn't too good either

[vhawk01]

[ QUOTE ]
1. John D'Agostino 1,494,000 Chips
2. Hoyt Corkins 455,000 Chips
3. Walter Hollander 383,000 Chips
4. Joe Cassidy 374,000 Chips
5. John Aglialoro 287,000 Chips
6. Matthew Glantz 224,000 Chips
7. Alan Colon 216,000 Chips
8. Brian Haveson 182,000 Chips
9. Dean Schultz 131,000 Chips

Final result: D’Agostino 6th place and $63,486

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This was like the sickest, most soulcrushing run of cards I think I've ever seen in a televised event. I wanted to make JDags some hot cocoa or something afterwards.

[Kos13]

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Hilm actually extends the streak of this happening at the Main Event final table:

2006: Richard Lee (JJ vs. Gold's QQ)
2005: Scott Lazar (speed; those three hands were real-time back-to-back-to-back)/Andrew Black (distance)
2004: Matt Dean (was 2nd or 3rd, finished 7th)
2003: Amir Vahedi (People forget about this one. I think he might have been the chipleader when the final table started)

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Well, none of these guys were actually chipleader going in, ( Moneymaker was on Vahedi's FT. ). Sure, a 3-4 spot drop and gain is commonplace, but First to worst are vice versa are not.

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Not just first to 9th, but first to 9th in like 30 minutes. That being said, I don't think he would have gone so nuts if he knew that Yang was the biggest station in the world.