Mirage Poker Showdown
Venue: Mirage Casino, Las Vegas, USA.
Prize Pool: over $3 million
Final prize: over $1.1 million and $25,000 buy-in to the WPT Championship.
Opening Chip Count:
| CHIP COUNT | |
| KIDO PHAM Garland, TX |
$1,760,000 |
| CHRIS BELL Raleigh, NC |
$1,417,000 |
| TED FORREST Las Vegas, NV |
$1,370,000 |
| EUGENE TODD Brooklyn, NY |
$763,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH Guelph, ON |
$687,000 |
| MARK ELLERBE Richmond, TX |
$353,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $2,000/$6,000/$12,000 | |
Let's shuffle up and deal!
| Eugene (D) | Chris |
| 8♥8♦ | A♣Q♦ |
| RAISE: $30,000 | RAISE: $105,000 |
| RERAISE: $220,000 | CALL: $115,000 |
| 55% | 45% |
| FLOP: 10♦Q♠K♥ | |
| CHECK | |
| RAISE: $250,000 | FOLD |
| 9% | 87% |
| WIN: $714,000 Pair of 8s |
|
Some play during the break...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| KIDO PHAM | $1,628,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,458,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $1,360,000 |
| EUGENE TODD | $909,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $722,000 |
| MARK ELLERBE | $273,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $2,000/$6,000/$12,000 | |
| Eugene (D) | Chris |
| 10♦10♣ | K♣Q♣ |
| RAISE: $44,000 | CALL: $44,000 |
| 52% | 48% |
| FLOP: 5♣9♥A♦ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $80,000 | RAISE: $180,000 "Representing the Ace" |
| FOLD | |
| 70% | 30% |
| WIN: $372,000 Ace high |
|
| Wondercam shows a 10 on the turn and a 9 on the river. Had Eugene played on, he would have won with 10s full of 9s. | |
| Kido (D) | Mark |
| 5♠5♥ | J♣10♥ |
| RAISE: $40,000 | CALL: $40,000 |
| 53% | 46% |
| FLOP: 3♣5♣9♦ | |
| ALL-IN: $273,000 | |
| CALL: $273,000 | |
| 91% | 9% Needs two runners to make a straight |
| TURN: 3♥ | |
| WIN: $656,000 Full house |
OUT: 6th Place |
Mark draws dead and returns to Texas with $106,729. And then there were five...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| KIDO PHAM | $2,025,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $1,482,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,431,000 |
| EUGENE TODD | $741,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $671,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $2,000/$6,000/$12,000 | |
| Kido | Eugene (SB) |
| K♦7♣ | K♥Q♥ |
| RAISE: $40,000 | CALL: $34,000 |
| 24% | 71% |
| FLOP: 10♣J♦7♥ | |
| CHECK | |
| CHECK | |
| 52% | 45% |
| TURN: 4♥ | |
| BET: $54,000 | |
| CALL: $54,000 | |
| RIVER: J♠ | |
| BET:
$80,000 Post Oak Bet: a small bet into a large pot in the hope that your opponent will fold. |
|
| CALL: $80,000 | WIN:
$370,000 Two pair |
The price of poker just went up: $2,000 antes with blinds of $10,000 and $20,000.
| Gavin | Kido (D) |
| Q♠10♠ | 9♣8♣ |
| RAISE: $65,000 | CALL: $65,000 |
| 62% | 37% |
| FLOP: J♣J♠2♠ | |
| CHECK | BET: $150,000 |
| ALL-iIN: $693,000 | FOLD |
| WIN:
$1,013,000 Pair of Jacks |
|
After the break...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| KIDO PHAM | $2,000,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $1,427,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,369,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,011,000 |
| EUGENE TODD | $543,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $2,000/$10,000/$20,000 | |
| Kido | Gavin (BB) |
| A♠7♠ | Q♠Q♣ |
| RAISE: $70,000 | CALL: $50,000 |
| 32% | 67% |
| FLOP: 8♥K♥5♣ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $80,000 | CALL: $80,000 |
| 17% | 83% |
| TURN: 3♦ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $300,000 | FOLD |
| WIN:
$620,000 Ace high |
Kido shows the bluff... |
| Kido | Eugene (SB) |
| Q♣9♦ | 10♠10♦ |
| RAISE: $80,000 | RAISE: $220,000 |
| CALL: $140,000 | |
| 25% | 74% |
| FLOP: J♦8♠5♦ | |
| ALL-IN: $213,000 | |
| FOLD |
WIN: $683,000 Pair of 10s |
| Gavin | Kido (D) |
| A♥3♥ | K♥Q♦ |
| RAISE: $65,000 | RAISE: $200,000 |
| ALL-IN: $763,000 | CALL: $563,000 |
| 56% | 44% |
| FLOP: 6♠2♣J♥ | |
| 71% | 29% |
| TURN: 8♦ | |
| 84% | 16% |
| RIVER: A♦ | |
|
WIN: $1,566,000 Pair of Aces |
|
That oughta shake up the standings a bit...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,566,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,421,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $1,409,000 |
| KIDO PHAM | $1,299,000 |
| EUGENE TODD | $655,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $2,000/$10,000/$20,000 | |
| Gavin | Kido | Eugene (D) |
| K♥9♥ | 5♥3♥ | A♠J♥ |
| RAISE: $65,000 | CALL: $65,000 | CALL: $65,000 |
| 32% | 25% | 42% |
| FLOP: J♠K♦K♣ | ||
| CHECK | ||
| BET: $135,000 | FOLD | CALL: $135,000 |
| 97% | 3% | |
| TURN: 9♣ | ||
| BET: $125,000 | ||
| ALL-IN: $453,000* | "No
guts, no glory." ALL-IN: $453,000 |
|
| 100% | DEAD | |
|
WIN: $2,312,000 Full house |
OUT: 5th Place | |
Eugene goes back to Coney Island with $137,223. The two amateurs are gone, only the four pros remain.
| CHIP COUNT | |
| GAVIN SMITH | $2,312,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,419,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $1,387,000 |
| KIDO PHAM | $1,232,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $2,000/$10,000/$20,000 | |
| Kido | Gavin (BB) |
| K♦K♣ | J♣7♣ |
| RAISE: $70,000 | CALL: $70,000 |
| 80% | 19% |
| FLOP: 10♦3♠7♦ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $250,000 | CALL: $250,000 |
| 79% | 21% |
| TURN: 9♣ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $500,000 | FOLD |
|
WIN: $1,198,000 Pair of Kings |
|
Price of poker's going up again: $3,000 ante with blinds at $15,000 and $30,000.
| Kido (SB) | Ted (BB) |
| 9♣5♥ | 4♥4♦ |
| BET: $15,000 | CHECK |
| 44% | 54% |
| FLOP: 5♠2♦4♠ | |
| CHECK | BET: $70,000 |
| RAISE: $220,000 | CALL: $150,000 |
| 1% | 96% |
| TURN: K♠ | |
| CHECK | BET: $300,000 |
| ALL-IN: $1,062,000* | ALL-IN: $1,062,000 |
|
WIN: $2,887,000 Three 4s |
|
Kido lowered deep into short-stack territory...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| TED FORREST | $2,690,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,985,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $1,485,000 |
| KIDO PHAM | $190,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $3,000/$15,000/$30,000 | |
| Kido | Ted (D) | Chris (SB) |
| A♣5♦ | A♠9♠ | 9♥9♦ |
| ALL-IN: $187,000 | CALL: $187,000 | CALL: $172,000 |
| 11% | 17% | 63% |
| FLOP: 8♠K♥4♠ | ||
| CHECK | ||
| BET: $200,000 | FOLD | |
|
WIN: $200,000 Ace high |
||
| 9% | 80% | |
|
TURN: 9♣ RIVER: 4♣ |
||
| OUT: 4th Place |
WIN: $803,000 Two pair |
|
Kido is out in fourth, winning $182,964, although Ted betting into a dry side pot was seen as a tactical error.
| Gavin (SB) | Ted (BB) |
| K♣Q♣ | 8♠7♠ |
| CALL: $15,000 | CHECK |
| 65% | 34% |
| FLOP: K♠A♣K♦ | |
| BET: $50,000 | CALL: $50,000 |
| 97% | 3% |
| TURN: 8♦ | |
| BET: $120,000 | CALL: $120,000 |
| 100% | DEAD |
| RIVER: 7♣ | |
| BET: $500,000 | FOLD |
|
WIN: $909,000 Three Kings |
|
After the break...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| TED FORREST | $2,399,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $2,369,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,582,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $5,000/$25,000/$50,000 | |
| Chris (SB) | Gavin (BB) |
| Q♦J♠ | J♥3♠ |
| CALL: $15,000 | CHECK |
| 74% | 22% |
| FLOP: K♠10♣7♠ | |
| BET: $60,000 | CALL: $60,000 |
| 85% | 10% |
| TURN: 8♥ | |
| CHECK | BET: $165,000 |
| CALL: $165,000 | |
| 93% | 7% |
| RIVER: 10♦ | |
| BET: $450,000 | FOLD |
|
WIN: $1,015,000 Queen high |
|
| Ted (D) | Chris (SB) |
| A♣J♣ | 7♦6♦ |
| RAISE: $140,000 | CALL: $115,000 |
| 60% | 40% |
| FLOP: 8♣7♥J♠ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $170,000 | CALL: $170,000 |
| 20% | 78% |
| TURN: 2♠ | |
| CHECK | |
| BET: $250,000 | RAISE: $700,000 |
| CALL: $450,000 | |
| 88% | 12% |
| RIVER: 7♣ | |
| ALL-IN: $1,580,000 | |
| FOLD |
WIN: $3,665,000 Three 7s |
Brilliant defense, but better offense...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| CHRIS BELL | $3,665,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,655,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,030,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $5,000/$25,000/$50,000 | |
| Gavin (SB) | Ted (BB) |
| 10♦8♦ | A♥7♥ |
| CALL: $25,000 | RAISE: $180,000 |
| CALL: $130,000 | |
| 44% | 56% |
| FLOP: Q♦8♣5♠ | |
| ALL-IN: $1,470,000 | FOLD |
| WIN:
$1,845,000 Pair of 8s |
|
Again, Ted has to be a little hot under the collar...
| CHIP COUNT | |
| CHRIS BELL | $3,575,000 |
| GAVIN SMITH | $1,875,000 |
| TED FORREST | $900,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $5,000/$25,000/$50,000 | |
| Chris (D) | Gavin (SB) |
| A♠9♥ | A♦J♣ |
| BET: $200,000 | RAISE: $600,000 |
| CALL: $400,000 | |
| 24% | 69% |
| FLOP: 5♣9♠7♥ | |
| ALL-IN: $1,270,000 | |
| CALL: $1,270,000 | |
| 84% | 14% |
|
TURN:
7♦ RIVER: J♠ |
|
| WIN:
$3,805,000 Two pair |
|
Gavin pulls the upset on the river of dreams to take this monster pot.
| CHIP COUNT | |
| GAVIN SMITH | $3,690,000 |
| CHRIS BELL | $2,115,000 |
| TED FORREST | $545,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $10,000/$40,000/$80,000 | |
| Gavin (D) | Ted (SB) | Chris (BB) |
| 9♦9♣ | A♠7♥ | A♥K♠ |
| RAISE: $300,000 | ALL-IN: $535,000 | ALL-IN: $2,105,000* |
| FOLD | 24% | 71% |
|
FLOP:
J♥Q♠7♦ TURN: 4♥ RIVER: Q♦ |
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| WIN:
$2,970,000 Two pair |
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| Chris (D) | Gavin (SB) |
| 8♠8♣ | A♠Q♦ |
| RAISE: $240,000 | ALL-IN: $3,030,000* |
| ALL-IN: $1,420,000 | |
| 55% | 45% |
|
FLOP:
7♦K♥A♣ TURN: 10♣ RIVER: 9♦ |
|
| OUT: 3rd Place | WIN:
$2,950,000 Pair of Aces |
And after the Bell is finally cracked with $289,693, the ladies are out with the money, the trophy, and the chip set, meaning that Gavin Smith and Ted Forrest are HEADS UP! Over $117 million won in three seasons on the WPT. Tonight, we add another $1.1 million to it.
| CHIP COUNT | |
| GAVIN SMITH | $4,590,000 |
| TED FORREST | $1,760,000 |
| Ante/Blinds: $10,000/$40,000/$80,000 | |
| Ted (SB) | Gavin (BB) |
| J♦J♣ | 9♦4♥ |
| RAISE: $200,000 | FOLD |
| WIN: $300,000 |
| Gavin (SB) | Ted (BB) |
| Q♦Q♣ | A♣J♣ |
| CALL: $40,000 | RAISE: $230,000 |
| ALL-IN: $4,490,000* | CALL: ALL-IN - $1,840,000 |
| 68% | 31% |
|
FLOP: K♠10♦9♣ TURN: 5♦ RIVER: 4♣ |
|
|
WIN: $3,700,000 Pair of Queens |
OUT: 2nd Place |
And Gavin Smith is the winner of the Mirage Poker Showdown! Ted leaves with $579,386, while Gavin leaves with over $1.1 million and a seat at the championship at the end of the season. And as we toast our champ, we look to our next stop, the Bicycle Casino and the Legends of Poker Tournament.
And of all the changes, the salute remains the same: "May all your cards be live, and your pots be monsters!" We'll see you next week on the World Poker Tour!
*bet lowered to match opponent's all-in bet.