Part3: The biggest bad beats of the WSOP
- Filed under: Chris Moneymaker, High Stakes News, Humberto Brenes, Poker, WSOP Articles
- Date: Jul 6,2008
The unimaginable…
Two unknown players are the subject of the biggest bad beat ever seen at the WSOP or even in poker! It’s the first day of the WSOP in 2006, and only two hours into the tournament two players find themselves all in on a 5h5s6s flop.
Player one has pocket fives for quad fives, whilst player two has 7h8s for an open ended straight draw, or a backdoor gutshot straight flush draw (I bet you don’t hear that too often).
Player 2 has only a 0.2% chance on winning the hand. He picks up his sunglasses and iPod ready to leave, but then the 9 of spades falls on the turn, giving him a gutshot straight flush draw. Wouldn’t you know it and the 7 spades falls on the river to give player 2 a straight flush. Incredible!
Beginner’s luck…
This might not be the biggest bad beat (but it surely feels like it from the losers point of view) - but shows how cruel poker can be. Chris Moneymaker went on a great streak of winning all the possible coinflips.. and the hands like this:
After eliminating Johnny Chan, Chris Moneymaker continues to dominate the table and the main event. It’s Humerto Brenes’ turn this time…
Both players see a flop and Chris Holding 88, much behind his opponents AA (pocket rockets, American Airlines or bullets).
On the K92 flop Chris check raised his opponent all in. Unfortunately for the lively Costa Rican, his opponent turned a cruel 8 of clubs on him and the river changed nothing. Chris Moneymaker made a play at the wrong time, but the poker gods helped him and hit his 8% chance. That’s poker!
So how about some nice WSOP-bad beat memories from you guys? Leave your comments!
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