Re: Worst plays you\'ve seen in the history of ESPN WSOP?
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Ted Lawson calling Freddy Deeb's river bet with nothing, thinking he had a straight he couldn't possibly have given the board, in the 2004 $5K PLO. That takes the cake for me.
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Agree with this as the worst ever, but you have the details wrong.
3 handed PLO
BB = Deeb 830K
SB = Lawson 490K
Button = Watkinson 240K
Blinds ?
Watkinons calls with Ks Qd Th 6c
Lawson calls with 9s 8d 8s 5c
Deeb checks with Jc Jh Jd 2d
Flop = Ts 7h 4c
Check Check Check
Turn = Ts 7h 4c Td
Check, check, Deeb bets an unkonown ammout, Watkinson raises some ammount (looks big, probably pot)
Now comes the worst play in WSOP history ...
Lawson squints at the board and takes a good long look ...
Lawson : Raise. Whatever he (Watkinson) has left.
Deeb: How much are you raising? I'm still in the hand.
Lawson All right, I'll raise 100,000.
Deeb folds. Lee calls all-in. Final pot = 550K.
Lawson: I got a straight.
He lays down his cards and nobody corrects him.
River = Ts 7h 4c Td 2h
Dealer pushes the chips to Watkinson. Lawson, looking bewildered, stops the dealer and spreads out the cards.
Lawson : 7, 8, 9, Ten ...
Dealer : That's only 4 cards
Lawson : Oh, you're right. Ai, yai, yai. What am I thinking, oh my god ...
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