Poker on ESPN: Main Event Day 1a + Day1b, August 10th, 8-10pm ET - Page 3

TCG1009 · #21 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 09:52 PM

I feel so dumb. I think I know who the guy in the 1st pick is (Billy Kopp right?), but who is the other guy and what play did he make that was supposedly so bad?

99 Problems · #22 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by TCG1009

I feel so dumb. I think I know who the guy in the 1st pick is (Billy Kopp right?), but who is the other guy and what play did he make that was supposedly so bad?

sorry I forgot to come back and post the hand.
The player is Filippi Candio, Current November Niner...here is the hand

I believe the blinds were like 50k/100k or so.... well >100BB effective stacks

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QWERTYUIOPOKJHGFDSXCGBHNJKMSCJHVKBVJCH!!!

Filippi Candio raised and Joseph Cheong reraised to 1.125 million. Candio made the call.

The flop came down 6

6

5

and Cheong fired 1.55 million. Candio thought and then announced a raise. He made it 4.425 million. Cheong now had the pressure back on him and tanked. He then moved all in, putting Candio at risk if he would make the call. Candio had 12.1 million and made the call, (((so it was like an 8 million chip call ~80BBs))) creating a massive pot of over 25 million!

Cheong turned up the 7

5

for sixes and fives. He was in a world of hurt to Cheong's A

A

The fans rose and inched closer as Candio left his seat and took refuge behind the media desk. Cheong sat in his chair and waited patiently for the turn and river.

The turn brought the 8

and Cheong dodged one card, but Candio did pick up outs. He now had a straight draw.

The river completed the board with the 4

and Candio spiked his straight. He began running and jumping around off the final table set before embracing with a friend in celebration. Cheong just sat in his seat and counted out the chips to be sent over to Candio. He was knocked below 10 million while Candio jumped to a whopping 27 million and is the new leader.

TCG1009 · #23 (**permalink**) 08-13-2010, 10:13 PM

Wow!! what a donk! how can you make that call? I guess he put cheong on AK of clubs.. yeah, that was wayyy worse than kopp's all-in with his 5 high flush. That is just horrible playing that big of a pot with just a pair of 5's and a weak kicker.

The 6th Wilbury · #24 (**permalink**) 08-15-2010, 05:30 PM

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QWERTYUIOPOKJHGFDSXCGBHNJKMSCJHVKBVJCH!!!

Speaking of raising with the stone nuts, this crushes every one-word headline the New York Post has ever run.