2007 WSOP Event 12 - No Limit Holdem/Six Handed $1,500

  Scottish poet Robert Burns had some things to say about mice, men and the schemes they sometimes come up with. In his poem, "To a Mouse", he wrote the following line: "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley". For those who don't speak Gaelic, much of this will make about as much sense as the words strung together by a two year old boy who has read too many Dr. Seuss books. The phrase in a form that much of society is more familiar with are the words "The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry".  There are probably very few mice outside of the world that Bugs Bunny calls home that sweat over advanced plans for various capers (usually involving cheese), but during Event 12 at the World Series of Poker we saw a really good plan by a man go horribly wrong.  David Lolis was the only thing standing in between Jason Warner and a WSOP bracelet. In the hand before the one that eventually settled who would be jingling their new jewelry during an ESPN interview, Lolis was given what seemed to be a gift from the poker Gods. At the time when the outcome was nearing its conclusion, the pocket cards that were dealt to him were a pair of Aces. At the same time he was trying to restrain a reaction that would have resembled the sort of dance that may have gotten a standing ovation from "Lord of the Dance", Michael Flatley, David was also formulating a plan.  Instead of pointing these cards at his opponent in a manner that would suggest he was brandishing a weapon of mass destruction, he behaved as if he was trying to mug Warner with sunflower.  The slow play technique was probably the right thing to do. He wanted to suck Warner in as far as he could by showing weakness, and then drop a hammer on the guy's head.  Jason was holding a 7-6 off-suit. Had he known what his opponent was challenging him with, he probably would have folded, ordered something with heavy caffeine content from the cocktail waitress, and dug in for a long fight. As it stands, his blissful ignorance would be the death of Lolis.  The flop, turn, and river were about as good for David Lolis as a diet that is dominated by scotch and fudge. The two sixes that were produced by the board gave him a two-pair, but improved Jason Warner's hand to a three-of-a-kind. David had slow played his way into a heavy chip deficit.  The next hand was the last hand as Jason took the rest of David's chips and made his way up to the championship platform.PlacePlayerPrize1Jason Warner$481,6982David Lolis$269,7783Steve Olell$186,0204David Zeitlin$123,6895Matt Brady$92,5236Brian Miller$61,357