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Donkey Hand Wins Hellmuth Bracelet #11
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During Event #15 of the 2007 World Series of Poker, Phil was dealt and mediocre As-3h in the climactic hand this $1500 Hold’em tournament. His opponent, Andy Philacheck, was blessed with Ac-10c. While the suited A-10 gave Philacheck a plethora of...

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This Could Be It

At the final match up, players would get the best out of three, but until then players in the 2009 National Heads Up Championship from NBC were playing a pass or fail kind of game. If they lost this match, they did not advance, and during the Clubs Bracket on the first episode, with a featured...

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Close, but no

Poker is not a game that lends itself well to truth telling. In fact, most players who would never tell a like in real life find no compunction against fibbing when it comes to their cards, and it is all considered just part of the game. As such, the end of this hand during the 2009 National...

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It was That or Nothing

There were always interesting hands going on at the 2009 National Heads Up Championship from NBC, even if it wasn’t taking place at the featured table. In the Clubs Bracket on the first episode, with a featured table of Chris Moneymaker and...

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Danny Boy Bets with Nothing

When the players sat down to play at the 2009 National Heads Up Championship from NBC, they all knew each other. Even if none of the Clubs Bracket players on the first episode had actually met (and you can bet they had) they were all familiar with each other’s playing styles, which would make...

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