The Cash Game on Poker After Dark was a pretty new format. Typically on the hit NBC poker show six poker pros sit down with $20k and play a No Limit Texas Hold'em tournament with a winner take all result. This time, however, Howard Lederer, Gabe Kaplan, Doyle Brunson, Dee Tiller, Patrick Antonious and Eli Elizra each put in at least $100,000 with potential add ons and a cap of $250,000, and played to see how much money they could take off of each other.
In this hand Doyle was faced with a tough decision. Eli straddled $800, putting in the money without looking at his hand. Howard called with:
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Doyle called with:
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and Gabe called with:
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The flop came:
and Doyle bet out $2,300. Gabe folded, as did Eli, but Howard came way over the top to make it $10,300. Doyle called and it was time for the turn.
The turn came:
and Doyle checked. Howard put out $25k and Doyle went into the tank. He really wanted to play, but he folded and then asked the dealer if they had a rabbit cam, giving them the ability to see the next card coming. But no luck for Doyle, who would never know if he would have made his spade flush.
