WSOP on ESPN thread (10/9 - ME Final Table)

[FortWorthJim]

I too was offended by all the praying. But you have to remember, this isn't even really a gambling venture for most of these people at this point. This is a once-in-a-lifetime, make-more-money-than-I-ever-will-be-able-to-at-any-other-point moment.

Jerry Yang wasn't praying to win a gambling contest, per se. He was praying to win $8.25 million, to make his family comfortable and do some charity work he believes in.

He seized the moment, while the other players seized up at the moment. He was a complete afterthought coming into the table, sitting eighth in chips. What did he do? Raise, raise, raise. Raise odd amounts, amounts that "aren't right," put players out of their comfort zone.

The other players, all hanging on for dear life except Hilm, actually started laughing amongst themselves when Yang raised all the time. "This guy's so stupid. Look what he's doing." What he was doing was winning.

Yang is a terrible ambassador for poker, but he deserved to win the tournament.