Re: WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)
Anyone know where I could find the PPV coverage for the final table? I looked on pokertube and couldn't locate it.
I remember reading snide stuff about how everyone would see what an uber-Donk Rahme was at this table. But he really didn't do anything too much out of the ordinary.
Going all-in with Kings with a flopped ace on the board is questionable, but not really that bad. Way he figured it, Yang probably would've reraised him with air anyway, and Rahme wasn't folding (given Yang's very wide range) so he'd go all-in no matter what. Also, he had some fold equity because he might be able to make Yang lay down a weak ace. Which Yang almost did until Rahme started talking (people here are saying there was no way Yang folds there, and he probably doesn't, but until Rahme talked Yang was giving off signs of weakness).
Really, I don't fault the play much. He was in a tough spot. By no means whatsoever was that some laughable donk move. There were numerous worse plays in the FT that they showed on TV alone.
BTW on the USA chant, I'm pretty sure that was just reactionary to Lam's pro-Canada stuff. Also it seemed to be random observers starting it, not Yang's party. Which made it pretty awkward.
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