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Article written by Phil Laak
For me friends to read Ok, new bit here. The following hand actually happened. Not only was this the sickest hand of poker I have ever witnessed, but it justmight go down as the sickest hand that I may ever witness. The key people in this pot were John Duthie and Viffer (David Peat). These two guys are two of the sickest players on the planet. (Sick means dangerous and operating at the edge at all times; constantly torturing players in their path with poker moves that are not in the books.) John Duthie is the guy who won the Poker Million Tournament on the Isle of Man. It still goes down as the best televised win in the history of poker. He never had a hand. (Well, twice he did.) He won by bluffing and re-bluffing his way all the way through to the very end. It was some classic stuff. He is also the guy behind the EPT. But never mind all that. What you need to know about this guy is that he might just be the sickest one ever. Sometimes when I wake up I point my body towards England, kneel, and pay homage to this uber genius, whack nut of a gambler. Viffer (David Peat) is one of the hardest working poker players/party animals that have ever walked the earth. He terrorizes the high stakes poker tables relentlessly and is a big earner in the high stakes No Limit games. I have never seen him lose, and he doesn’t just win – he crushes and destroys. It is often unreal. Truly something else altogether. He plays just as good (if not better) drunk. Which is from time to time as he is always partying. The party might end, but the poker game never does. (One of my favorite lines was when he arrived plastered, said “I’s a good earner kid, but I drunk,” and then proceeded to decimate all in his way.) Okay, enough introductions. Here is what happened. It was a 50/100 No Limit game with a $200 ante on the button. The under-the-gun player straddled for 200 and when it came to John Duthie he made it 600 to go (with Q♥8&#9827. Everyone folds to Viffer who makes it 3000 to go (with J♠4&#9824. Everyone folds to Duthie, who calls. So the pot now has 6550 in it. Duthie first to act with Q♥8♣ and Viffer second to act with J♠4♠. At the start of the hand Duthie had about 24,000 and Viffer had him covered. The flop misses them both. A♦9♥3♥. Duthie checks, Viffer bets 3200. Duthie raises, making it 7500 to go. Viffer calls. How sick is this call. He is calling to take it away!! But the only way he can take it away is if Duthie checks the turn. The pot now has about 21,000 in it. And Duthie only has 13,500 dollars left! Remember, neither one of these guys has a hand. It is queen high versus jack high. And they are check-raising and calling with nothing!!!!! The turn comes. Ace of spades. Duthie checks. Viffer goes all in. Duthie has 13,500 left and calls!!!!! The sick thing is that he more or less insta-called and as he called he was tipping the dealer. He knew that his queen high was good. It was so sick!! And what about Viffer? The guy bets the flop, gets raised, but also knows that Duthie has nothing and calls!!! He calls on the flop!!! The only way he can call is if he knows Duthie will check the turn so he can bet. For Viffer to bluff the turn, he needs Duthie to check it. That is why the call on the flop is so sick. Of course, Duthie obliges with a check on the turn, letting Viffer hang himself, and makes the easy call with queen high. A harmless 7♠ on the river and Duthie doubles up! At that moment in time I felt like I knew nothing about poker and was destined to start over. I have never been in a spot like that nor will I ever be. Wow. Of course, Viffer was unfazed and within the hour was unstuck. An hour after that he was way ahead and back on his war path. Incredible. Thanks to John Duthie and Viffer for being a part of the sickest hand ever! www.bluffmagazine.com BLUFF SEPTEMBER 2007 30 Thanks phill for the kind words, |
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I hate it when my Q♥8♣ gets cracked. Tuco. |
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When I played with Duthie at 25/50 he seemed like a total idiot
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viffer: posts better than he plays
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When I played with Duthie at 25/50 he seemed like a total idiot [/ QUOTE ] well in this hand he check raises flop the check calls turn with Q high, but it was good so hes not an idiot |
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hahaha i heard about this hand, it happened at the rio during the series, shoulda known that viffer was involved. |
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viffer ur a huge nit.
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viffer ur a huge nit. [/ QUOTE ] w/a tendency for occasional spastic play and spew |
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no one falls for those image plays
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