Sorry I haven't posted. My husband and I were out of town for quite a while. For a part of our trip we went
to Las Vegas to watch the $50,000 HORSE. We railed Ted until he went out late on day 2.
Day 1 was a lot of fun because Ted's table was right on the rail. We could see the up cards and hear their conversations.
At Ted's table on day 1 were Bruno Fitoussi, Mike Sexton, Rafi Amit, Phil Helmuth, and Nick Shulman (and two other players
we didn't know by name). Ted spent a while trying to work out details on a bet that the winner of the HORSE would have
at least two bracelets. He was offering even money that they would. I wanted to get action on that one, and was
very relieved that I couldn't when Scotty took it down.
On day two, we couldn't see much except which direction the pot was pushed. Of course, all of the tables are tough
in this event, but Ted's had Erick Lindgren, Gus Hansen, Allen Cunningham, Thor Hansen, and Chad Brown. Then with less
than an hour of play left every pot Ted was in got pushed away from him. Before we knew it he was out.
We didn't see him again, so I think he didn't play another event until the Main Event. He played on day 2 and went
out part way through.
I will keep you posted if I find anything new. However, when my site renewal comes up in October I expect to let
it expire. I just wanted to let my couple of regular readers know. Thanks for coming here and reading for the
last 3 years.
It isn't as fun to write about Ted busting out as it is to write about him going deep. Still, he did fantastic
and it was great to watch him go so deep. The new tournament structure seems to be really increasing the skill factor
in these events. Knowing that, it is even more satisfying to see Ted going so deep time after time.
Here is the hand he went out on:
Ted Forrest Eliminated in Fifth Place ($144,428)
Ted Forrest raised to 130,000 preflop
and Makowsky made the call. Jacobo Fernandez also called and the flop was dealt J
7
4
. Makowsky bet the pot (390,000) and Fernandez mucked. Forrest called all in and they turned up their hands:
Forrest:
A
K
9
8
Makowsky: J
J
5
5
Turn and River: 5
8
Forrest was eliminated in fifth place, and he took home $144,428 in prize money.
GO TED!!! Day two is done and the final table is set. Ted is 2nd in chips with 757,000. The following
is the only additional hand posted by CardPlayer:
Kevin O’Donnell Eliminated; Final Table Set
Frank Vizza limped in early position, Kevin O’Donnell limped
behind, and Ted Forrest checked from the big blind. The three saw a flop of 8
6
5
. Forrest checked, Vizza checked, and O’Donnell bet 33,000. Forrest raised to 143,000, Vizza folded, and O’Donnell moved in
for only about 40,000 more. Forrest called and the two showed their hands:
O’Donnell: A
9
7
2
Forrest: 8
5
4
3
O’Donnell had flopped the nuts and was well ahead of Forrest, who could only claim two-pair and some worthless straight
draws. The turn was extremely kind to Forrest though; the 8
gave him a full house and sent Kevin O’Donnell out of the tournament.
With about 480,000 chips Ted is now in 2nd place with 16 players left. He was in first for a fleeting
moment. Here is another hand history:
Forrest on Fire
Ted Forrest just added to his growing stack in a hand against Frank Vizza. Forrest raised
to 25,000 from late position and Vizza called from the button. The flop came A
Q
J
and Forrest checked. Vizza bet 45,000 and Forrest called him. Both players checked the T
turn and Forrest bet out big – a pot-sized bet – on the river 2
. Vizza tanked, focusing
on the newly dealt river card, but eventually laid his hand down. That pot takes Forrest
up to a commanding 380,000.
Ted is up to 4th in chips now, at 380,000, the chip leader is only at 460,000 so that is pretty close. The money
bubble has burst, so this is Ted's 3rd cash of the series. There are 27 players left and they will play down to 9 tonight.
The following hands are from hand-for-hand play:
Forrest Owning Hand for Hand
Ted Forrest and Francisco Azares saw a flop of Q
Q
2
. Both checked and the turn was the A
. Forrest led out with 16,000 and Azares mucked his hand, but the two would meet again later.
On a board of K
9
6
, Ted Forrest announced bet the pot and Azares made the call. The turn was the 2
and Forrest fired another shot, this one 21,000. Azares made the call again and the river came down with the J
. Forrest bet the pot, 55,000. Azares went into the tank. Players from the other tables waiting for the hand to finish gathered
around, waiting for Azares to make his decision. He finally mucked, and Forrest took another pot.
A few hands later,
the flop came down Q
7
5
. Forrest bet the pot and Benjamin Hamnett made the call. The turn was the K
and both players checked. The river was the 7
and Forrest bet 15,000. Hamnett called again and Forrest turned over 8
7
4
6
for a set of sevens and Hamnett mucked.
Ted is still going strong in the PLO tournament. At last check (about an hour into today's play) he is in 6th place
and his stack is moving in the right direction. I will keep adding to this post until I go to bed. I'll add new
info in above this. The following are from CardPlayer.com:
The Forrest is on Fire
Adams Can't See the Forrest for the Trees
Ted Forrest raised to 5,000 preflop. The player in seat 1 called,
as did Dan Adams. The flop came A
8
3
and all players checked. The turn was the 7
and Adams checked to Forrest. He proceeded to fire 15,000. Seat 1 made the call and Adams came over the top for his entire
stack. Forrest made the quick call and seat 1 got out of the way. The hands were then turned up.
Forrest: A
A
J
3
Adams: K
J
10
9
Forrest had top set while Adams had possibilities galore. He had an open ended straight draw to go with his gutshot
straight flush draw. But the river was the 8
, breaking the lead of Adams' drawing pencil and putting Forrest on a boat with the eight's doing the paddling with the rest
of Adams' chips as passengers.
