Bad Beats at Live WPT LA Poker Classic
Bad Beats Suffered Live As Much As Online
We've all seen, and been the victims of, bad beats online and players that don't play live often think it's just online play that give players heartbreak when their AK gets beat by AT. But alas, no, live players suffer just as much. Really.
I followed the WPT LA Poker Classic at the Commerce Casino online at the WPT blog the last few days and was just amazed at the number of bad beats and lucky chops that took place. I found 19 of the best (worst) and have posted them below. I inserted the percentages from the WPT odds calculator.
For fun, I posted a poll of 10 (max the forum allows) of the worst for everyone to vote on. The hands in the poll are numbered.
Which of the ten (10) was the worst beat or chop?
WPT - LA Poker Classic
At the Commerce Casino (2/21/09 – 2/26/09)
BAD BEATS, REALLY BAD BEATS & CHOPS:
(1) LAST HAND OF TOURNEY: Hand #303:
Cimpan Wins the WPT L.A. Poker Classic (K5 vA9)
Level 35: 125,000-250,000, ante
Hand #303 - Andrew Cimpan has the button and the small blind.
Cimpan moves all in with K 
5 , and Nguyen quickly calls all in with A
9
.
Cimpan will need to improve to bust Nguyen here. (Nguyen is a 59% favorite to win).
The flop comes 10 5 3
, and Cimpan takes the lead with a pair of fives. The turn card is the 10 , and Nguyen needs an ace or a nine on the river to stay alive. The river card is the 4 .
Andrew Cimpan wins the pot -- and the tournament -- with two pair, tens and fives.
Binh Nguyen is the runner-up, earning $935,424.
Andrew Cimpan wins the 2009 WPT Commerce L.A.
(2) Pat Walsh Doubles Through Donnie D'Auria (A-K Over A-K)
Level 27: 20,000-40,000, 5,000 ante
Pat Walsh moves all in from middle position for about 755,000, and Donnie D'Auria calls with A K . Walsh shows A K , and it's almost certainly a chop. (Walsh is only a 7.2% chance to win and a 90.7% chance to chop).
The flop is Q 10 6 , and Walsh is freerolling for a heart flush. The turn card is the 3, and Walsh is one heart away from cracking A-K with A-K.
The river card is the -- J !
Pat Walsh catches a runner-runner heart flush to win the pot, doubling up to about 1.7 million.
(3) Chris Ferguson Catches Runner-Runner Against Binh Nguyen (K9 v ??)
Level 25: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante
Chris Ferguson completes the small blind to 24,000, and Binh Nguyen checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes Q 5 2 , Ferguson checks, Binh bets 35,000, and Ferguson calls. The turn card is the 6 , Ferguson checks, Binh bets 90,000, and Ferguson calls.
The river card is the Q , Ferguson checks, Binh bets 150,000, Ferguson moves all in for 715,000, and Binh calls. Ferguson shows K 9 for a runner-runner club flush to win the pot, and Binh mucks.
(4) Runner-Runner Keeps Another Short Stack Alive -- Chris Ferguson (Miracle Chop)
Level 25: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante
The theme of the day has been short stacks catching runner-runner cards to stay alive. It has already happened several times where they were behind on the flop, picked up a draw on the turn, and then hit it on the river.
In the latest hand, Mike Sowers raises from the button to 75,000, Chris Ferguson moves all in from the big blind for 880,000, and Sowers calls with A J . Ferguson shows A 7 , and he'll need to improve to stay alive. (Only 7.5% chance to chop)
The flop comes J 10 4 , and Sowers solidifies his lead with a pair of jacks, and Ferguson's only hope is something runner-runner.
The turn card is the 6 , putting four spades on the board. Neither player has a spade, so a spade on the river would chop the pot with a spade flush. Any other card, and Chris Ferguson is out of the tournament.
The river card is -- the 9 . Both players chop the pot with the spade flush on the board.
(5) Another Miracle Chop (AK v KQ)
Level 25: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante
Jeremy Kottler raised to 55,000 on the button and Blake Cahail moved all in from the big blind, covering his opponent. Kottler only had 250,000 behind, but took his time calling.
When he eventually did, he showed K Q which was dominated by Cahail and his A K . (Cahail was a 75% favorite to win and there was only a 1.2% chance to split).
The board ran out K 10 3 10 10 and gave Kottler a miracle chop on the river to stay alive.
(6) Cornel Cimpan Doubles Through Peter Feldman (AK v A8)
Level 25: 12,000-24,000, 4,000 ante
Cornel Cimpan moved all in from the cutoff and Peter Feldman moved all in behind him in the small blind to isolate.
Cimpan showed A 8 and was dominated by Feldman's A K . (Feldman is a 72% favorite to win). The flop came K 9 5 giving Feldmann a stranglehold on the hand, but the turn and river came 7 6 to give Cimpan a runner-runner straight and keep him alive in the tournament. Ouch !
(7) Blake Cahail Doubles Through Peter Feldman (JT v AT)
Level 24: 10,000-20,000, 3,000 ante
Peter Feldman raises from the cutoff, Blake Cahail moves all in from the button for 409,000 more, and Feldman calls with A 10 . Cahail shows J 10 , and he'll need to improve to stay alive. (Feldman is a 71% favorite to win).
The board comes Q 4 2 6 9 , and Cahail turns a heart flush to win the pot and double up. Ouch again for Feldman !
(8) Tom Braband Doubles Through Mike Sowers (KJ v JJ)
Level 19: 3,000-6,000, 1,000 ante
After a series of preflop raises, Tom Braband moves all in for about 300,000, and Mike Sowers shows J J . Braband shows a weaker hand than expected based on the action -- K J -- and he'll need to improve to stay alive. (Sowers is a 64% favorite to win).
The board comes K 10 8 9 5 , and Braband pairs his king on the flop to win the pot and double up to about 618,000.
(9) Phil Ivey Takes a Huge Hit (KK Beat By AK)
Level 13: Blinds: 800-1,600, 200 ante
A player limped and Phil Ivey raised to 7,600 behind him. It's folded around and another player reraised to 21,500. Everyone folds back to Ivey who announces that he is all in. His opponent reluctantly calls all in for 56,600 with A K and Ivey showed a dominating K K . (Ivey is a 69.4% favorite to win).
The board ran out A 4 3 Q J hitting the three outer giving Ivey a bad beat and hit to his stack.
(10) Eric Mizrachi Eliminated on a Bad Beat (AJ v. AT)
Level 12: 600-1,200, 200 ante
Eric Mizrachi moves all in from early position for 10,500, and the cutoff reraises. Everyone else folds. Mizrachi shows A J , and the cutoff is dominated with A 10 . (Mizrachi is a 66% favorite to win). Mizrachi's hand holds up until the river, when a 10 hits to give his opponent a pair of tens to win the pot. Eric Mizrachi is eliminated on the bad beat.
(11) Tim Vance Eliminated (AQ v 34)
Level 12: 600-1,200, 200 ante
With a lot of chips in the pot from the unknown preflop action, the flop comes Q J 4 . Tim Vance bets 12,000, a middle-position player reraises to 47,000, and Vance moves all in for a little more than that. His opponent is apparently caught in a bit of a bluff, as he was raising preflop with 4 3 (pair of fours). Vance shows A Q (pair of queens), and he's a favorite to double up here. (Vance is a 78% favorite to win after flop).
But the turn is the 4 , giving his opponent trip fours and leaving Vance with two outs. The river card is an 8, and Tim Vance is eliminated from the tournament.
(12) Mickey "Mouse" Mills Doubles Through John Phan (A9 v KQ)
Level 12: 600-1,200, 200 ante
John Phan raises preflop, Mickey "Mouse" Mills moves all in for 18,900, and Phan calls with A 9. Mills shows K Q , and he'll need to improve to stay alive. (Phan was about 55% favorite pre-flop). The board comes Q 4 3 4 8 , and Mills pairs his queen on the flop to win the pot and double up.
(13) Kofi Farkye Treats 5-2 Suited Like the Nuts (AQ v 52)
Level 12: 600-1,200, 200 ante
Kofi Farkye makes a standard preflop raise, another player reraises 6,100 more, and Farkye makes it 23,900 more than that. His opponent tanks for a bit before he moves all in for about 15,000 more, and Farkye calls with 5 2 . His cards are live against his opponent's A Q . (Opponent was a 62% favorite pre-flop).
The board comes 7 3 3 6 2 , and Farkye rivers a pair of deuces to win the pot, busting his opponent in a state of shock.
(14) Phil Hellmuth Eliminated After Flop By Draws
Level 10: 400-800, 100 ante
Phil Hellmuth was recently eliminated after moving all in on an ace-high flop with A-K (Axx) (top pair). His opponent called with a flush draw and a gutshot straight draw -- and the straight draw got there. (Hellmuth was approx a 52% favorite after flop).
Phil Hellmuth was eliminated from the tournament.
(15) Gavin Griffin Eliminated (99 v AT)
Level 9: 300-600, 75 ante
Gavin Griffin was just eliminated. Griffin's 9-9 lost to another player who had A 10 for a club flush. (Griffin was slight favorite pre-flop).
(16) David Oppenheim Takes the Worst After Getting In With the Best (AJ v 53)
Level 9: 300-600, 75 ante
Four players see a flop of J 3 2 , two players check, another moves all in for 15,000, and David Oppenheim calls. The other two fold.
Oppenheim has A J for top pair, top kicker, while his opponent shows 5 3 for a pair of threes. (Oppenheim is a 75% favorite after flop). Oppenheim is poised to eliminate him, but the last two cards are the 8 and the 3 - his opponent hits trip threes to double up.
(17) Steve Sung Eliminated By Bad Beat (AQ v A9)
Level 8: 250-500, 50 ante
Steve Sung moves all in from the small blind for about 6,000, and the big blind calls with A 9 . Sung shows A Q , and he's a dominant favorite to double up. (Sung is a 66% favorite to win).
But the board comes A 9 7 5 J , and the big blind wins the pot with two pair, aces and nines. Steve Sung is eliminated from the tournament.
(18) Hoyt Corkins Rivers a Two Outer (99 v TT)
Level 7: 200-400, 50 ante
After seeing a seven-high flop, David Tran is all in against Hoyt Corkins. Corkins shows 9 9, but Tran is ahead with 10 10. (Tran is a 82% favorite to win assuming different suits for all cards). The turn is a blank but when the river brings a 9, Tran is eliminated.
(19) Mark Seif Doubles Through Chris McCormack (JT v KQ)
Level 5: 100-200, 25 ante
Mark Seif is all in preflop for 6,350 with J 10 against Chris McCormack's K Q . (McCormack is a 65% favorite to win).
The board comes 4 4 2 A 10 , and Seif pairs his ten on the river to stay alive and double up to about 13,000 in chips.
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