High Stakes Poker...

[Robbie Robb]

My favourite hand of the night was when DN had AJ and BG had 66 and flop came A-x-6. DN casually checks the bet as does BG. Then the turn comes J and he checks again. I think it would have been VERY tough not to even make a small bet with that Ace on the board. Then when he hit the two pair - how can you NOT bet??? Unless you've got such an AMAZING read on your opponent you know he's hit his set. Oh wait, this is DN, the guy that can read you like an open book.

Another favourite part was when he picks up the two stacks of cash and tosses them into the middle and they land with a "thud" making a $100K raise.

The hand that Zybomb spoke of was also a great hand. How forrest casually reaches into his pocket, pulls out two tiny little chips and rebuys for $50K. Damn....to be able to play at that level. I don't think I actually COULD play at that level, but just to be ABLE to would be an accomplishment.

[Reel Deal]

I caught some of this for the first time on GSN last night and it was some of the best televised poker I've seen. Watching Sam Farha call an $8000 PFR with 93o and then hitting (of course) was just priceless! DN took some tough beats (one when Greenstein chased and hit a flush on the river and another hand that I'm not recalling now). Felt bad for Jerry Buss, he was playing way too tight and they all knew it and had no trouble running him over or getting out of the way when he'd hit.

One thing that was interesting that I'd never seen done before was when after someone went all-in after the flop they'd agree to run the turn and river cards twice (kind of a "double or nothing" play).

Very interesting stuff.

[PShabi]

Explain the last part RD.

[Robbie Robb]

The two players in the pot would agree to run the turn and river twice. This was done two or three times in last night's episode. It would come up if one of the players was all in. Sometimes they've already revealed their hole cards and other times it was pre-reveal. The flop comes as normal, then the turn, then the river. The dealer would then push the turn and river cards up a bit and run a turn and river again. If one player won both hands they took the entire pot. If they each won one, they split the pot.

Interesting idea. Don't think I'll be trying it in my home games much.

The other thing they talked about once and played once was when Harman was in the BB. It was something about "hopping in the saddle" or something like that. They tried to expalin it, but failed miserably.

[Talking Poker]

Oh, that's cool..... when I first read this, I thought you guys meant they agreed to play with a 7 card board, which makes no sense... but what they were really doing was palying with two 5 card boards. Very cool.

I'll agree to that every time.............. that I'm the favorite.

[Windbreaker]

I think the second beat that DN took that RD's is referring to was on one of the times they ran the hand twice.

DN had A10 in the BB, Eli Elizera had 68, and Farha raised preflop - all went to the flop. The board came 6 8 10. DN bet out Eli raised....DN moved in on Eli. Eli quickly called. DN at that time asked if Eli had two pair. He said yes, and flipped the cards. DN ask to run it twice. Eli was like sure. The first time they ran it..it came blank blank. On the second running, it came A then 8.

So Eli was able to take the entire pot.

[Reel Deal]

Yeah, that was the hand that I was thinking of, thanks Wind. And thanks Robb for explaining the "run 'em twice" option.

Can't wait for the next episode... good stuff.

[Talking Poker]

So, dod he ask to run it twice BEFORE or after exposing his hand and/or deciding to call?

In other words, was his logic, "I'll call if we can run this twice, but I'm going to fold otherwise" or was it "I see I'm way behind here. How about if we make two big pots and I let you beat me twice?"

Cause if it was the latter, I'm thinking that's pretty damn -EV.