best wpt ever

[JFarrell20 1]

Yeah I cant wait to see that...the thought of mike sexton commenting on his own play with that really wierd voice of his is absolutely hilarious

Apparently Van Patten will show up stag to host this episode. Boo hoo, he'll have nobody to turn to to say "he's got a real hand here...WIRED PAIR....WIRED."

[KDawgCometh 2]

I have to say that my favorite one that has been aired is definitely the L.A. Poker Classic that Anotonio Esfandiari won against Vinny Vinh. It was a little too theatrical for my tastes but still good playing all-around..

It's funny you mentioned that one because (no disrespect meant to any of the players) I thought that it was the single most poorly played final table ever played on the WPT. Different strokes I guess...

I definetly see what your saying, i guess the fireworks made for good tv. I'd like to add a subtopic.. Best performance in a WPT event; My vote goes to Howard Lederer in the Foxwoods event. Granted Layne by slowplaying the Rockets really let Howard get back into the game, but Howard managed the shortstack the best I've seen and put himself in situations to become a force in that event. A close second would be Barry's performance in the WPO, when he went over the top with SIK was just great not to mention him going over the top with AK on James Tippin early on when James had the Jacks, it wouldn't have mattered if he had AK in that situation as I think that he would've put the rest in as long as the ace or King came on the flop, he had really good reads all night

[bigedjr17 0]

I have to say that my favorite one that has been aired is definitely the L.A. Poker Classic that Anotonio Esfandiari won against Vinny Vinh. It was a little too theatrical for my tastes but still good playing all-around..

It's funny you mentioned that one because (no disrespect meant to any of the players) I thought that it was the single most poorly played final table ever played on the WPT. Different strokes I guess...

I admit Daniel it was very wild and too over-the-top, but what about the playing did you think was poor? Antonio made some good aggressive plays as did Vinny. Adam made a mistake at a bad time, and Mike got lucky a couple of times.. but I think Antonio and Vinny heads up was great, the first few hands, they were not playing the cards (until Antonio got AA, of course) they were playing the man (which as we know is what NL HE heads up is all about).I'd love to hear what you thought made it one of the more poorly played episodes.

[poker_bull 0]

I have to say that my favorite one that has been aired is definitely the L.A. Poker Classic that Anotonio Esfandiari won against Vinny Vinh. It was a little too theatrical for my tastes but still good playing all-around..

The slow play of aces at the end was classic.

[poker_bull 0]

I wonder if Mike Sexton is going to be commentating on his own play while he makes it?

All 5 minutes that he's still in the game. Early bust according to his article in CP.

[BigSlick 0]

I can't remember which event this was and I am not the biggest fan of this guy ( someone in the forum definitely is :wink: you know who you are ) One of the better moments at a final table was when Layne Flack casually grabbed the 20 grand off of the prize stack to make his bet. - thought that was hilarious.

[BigSlick 0]

best avatar ever, biged

Thanks, I didn't know if anyone would pick up on it. By any chance do you think there is a way I can get it on DVD?

Oh by the way bigedjr17 - I heeeaaarrrd that!!!!

[Andrew9610 0]

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[PestoSauce 0]

two words: quack quack! The WPT with Paul Magriel, Ron Rose, and the Dentist. The Dentist's only move was All In and no one ever called him at the final table. It was truly unbelievable. Oh ya, the Quack Quack guy. That guy was stranger than heck with his 22K quack quack raises. What a lunatic. Raising 22 or 44K just to say quack quack or double quack quack. Very weird. I admired Ron Rose's and the floor supervisor's play.

[AceOfSpaiDs 0]

I don;t know if its best but the one where Phil Gordon, Chris Moneymaker, and some other dude go all-in at the final 3, 1st dude bluffed 610 diamonds, phil has a7os, and moneymaker has pocket J's. They all go-in moneymaker ahead of other dude, so if they both go out he gets 2nd place money, and phil spikes the ace on the flop and the tournament ends. It was on last night. Pretty tight in my eyes.

[troutsmart 0]

I loved the Hoyt, Gus, and Daniel final. Doesn't get much more exciting than those 3. I'd like to watch that table again with Daniel having more chips.I also enjoyed the Daniel, Lindgren, and Hinchcliffe (I can't spell) final. Enjoyed watching these guys play limit vs. no limit.However, I have to say my favorite final table would be the 5 Diamond durning the second season. Gus, Juanda, Freddy Deeb, John Hennigan, Chris Bigler, and Scotty Nguyen. That is a heck of a final table. This was the event that really made me feel Gus was a seriously talented player.

[tolbert 0]

Layne Flack destroying Jerry Buss in the final heads up match was pretty cool to watch. Literally 0% chance that Buss can win even though he picks up some monsters, Flack just toys with him.

[DanielNegreanu 141]

I have to say that my favorite one that has been aired is definitely the L.A. Poker Classic that Anotonio Esfandiari won against Vinny Vinh. It was a little too theatrical for my tastes but still good playing all-around..

It's funny you mentioned that one because (no disrespect meant to any of the players) I thought that it was the single most poorly played final table ever played on the WPT. Different strokes I guess...

I admit Daniel it was very wild and too over-the-top, but what about the playing did you think was poor? Antonio made some good aggressive plays as did Vinny. Adam made a mistake at a bad time, and Mike got lucky a couple of times.. but I think Antonio and Vinny heads up was great, the first few hands, they were not playing the cards (until Antonio got AA, of course) they were playing the man (which as we know is what NL HE heads up is all about).I'd love to hear what you thought made it one of the more poorly played episodes.

Each and every player at that table made huge, crucial errors. Mostly way over playing hands in spots where it made little sense. As for which performance was the best that I've seen from seasons one and two, I would go with Either Gus Hansen winning the first one or Alan Goering winning the first ever WPT Championship. Actually come to think of it, when Martin de Knijff won the second WPT Championship he made zero mistakes but his competition wasn't as strong as Alan's or Gus'.

[Schneider 0]

The Bay 101 Shooting Stars was by far the worst display of poker I have ever seen.Granted we only see X amount of hands but c'mon. That was weak.When dude raised with AJ, Phil gordon goes over the top for 300K then moneymaker goes all in....that was pathetic. Moneymaker looked like a scared little boy when Phil says "If he doesn't call I call you in a shot" I think money maker streaked his shorts.The ending was OK but the rest of it was garbage.

[JFarrell20 1]

I saw that, lol. Money looked like he was about to cry. There was no point to Phil saying that right then.

[bourbenz 0]

I really liked the one with phil laak and umberto brenes, Umberto is usually so calm and collected and the unabomber got him to loosen up and play his game, not the best card playing but definately enteraining.Wasn't that an invitational freroll or something I dont remeber only saw it once. And wasn't one of our forumites on that show?

[KDawgCometh 2]

Each and every player at that table made huge, crucial errors. Mostly way over playing hands in spots where it made little sense. As for which performance was the best that I've seen from seasons one and two, I would go with Either Gus Hansen winning the first one or Alan Goering winning the first ever WPT Championship. Actually come to think of it, when Martin de Knijff won the second WPT Championship he made zero mistakes but his competition wasn't as strong as Alan's or Gus'.

yeah I was a little miffed at how Adam Schoenfeld played that AQ and how Vinny played that K8, KING EIGHT!, in one of the first hands shown. Mike Keohan not calling the allin by vinny after he talked some smack was pretty weak too. Adam way overplaying K3 when he should've just mucked as Keohan was easily the tighest player on the table raised it the way he did with he Kings. I loved Freddy's comments on Gus in retrospect after he got eliminated from the first WPT, kinda funny if you think about it.That first WPT waas probably the most stacked table to air(I'm pretty sure this year's Borgata will rival it, but it hasn't aired yet).

[KDawgCometh 2]

I really liked the one with phil laak and umberto brenes, Umberto is usually so calm and collected and the unabomber got him to loosen up and play his game, not the best card playing but definately enteraining.Wasn't that an invitational freroll or something I dont remeber only saw it once. And wasn't one of our forumites on that show?

yes Harry was on that one. Joe Cassidy was the only one to keep his cool the entire time. Phil was making everyone laugh, can't blame them either, I'd have been laughing my ass off too with all of his antics. It'd be cool to hear what Harry would say about that final table as Phil had to be doing that stuff a lot taht day or on other days too

[ChaoPlayaz 0]

one of my favorites was the one with Kiril Gerasimov. once it got headsup, the game was crazy, some big mistakes but it was a fun one to watch. especially the final hand

[JFarrell20 1]

one of my favorites was the one with Kiril Gerasimov. once it got headsup, the game was crazy, some big mistakes but it was a fun one to watch. especially the final hand

I remember that one, Kiril bluffed off his chiplead when he got heads up... really bad play. He's got skill, but obviously he needs to work more.

[theresa113 0]

Can anyone guess what are my 2 favorite episodes?

[PA32R 0]

one of my favorites was the one with Kiril Gerasimov. once it got headsup, the game was crazy, some big mistakes but it was a fun one to watch. especially the final hand

I remember that one, Kiril bluffed off his chiplead when he got heads up... really bad play. He's got skill, but obviously he needs to work more.

Yeah, that was pretty strange stuff because either Vince Van Patten or Mike Sexton or both had characterized him as a major heads up specialist. Yeah, right.

[breiten19 0]

As far as the WPT final tables, I'd have to go with the Foxwoods Season 1 with Layne, Howard Lederer Phil Ivey, Giordano, Ron Rose and Andy Bloch. I thought this was probably the best played as a whole. I also enjoy any final tables with Layne, Daniel or Phil Hellmuth. Anyone who can needle others, openly criticize others play or throw a hissy fit in an attempt to gain some sort of psychological advantage rather that just be an a$$ (Phil Laak) makes for good poker TV.I must say though that I prefer all of the Fox Sports shows much better, mainly because you get to see a whole tournament rather than just the end. Also, each of the shows is different. The WPT has the defined structure for all tables, so they are all pretty much the same, with the differences basically being if someone has a huge chip lead or there are some very short stacks at the beginning. The fox Sports shows were each interesting in their own way.1) Showdown at the Sands - got to see alot of early round play and then at the end you saw some of what gets involved when you are forced to play certain hands. Particularly what led up to Myung basically having to call Vahedi's AK with AJ, getting lucky and going on to win the tournament.2) Showdown at the Plaza. All the early round action, plus the very low blind structure made for a completely different feel at the end....That, and Daniel winning and "the bluff"3) Turning Stone....the live action, seeing every hand, plus the chance to see Phil Ivey and John Juanda and how they play every hand. I just watched the episode last night where Juanda gets knocked out, and Phil starts playing heads up with JDags. Phil seemed to be playing outstanding here (including one of the underrated bluffs of the year when JDags (with Q-J) checked the flop (K-10-x), Phil raised with 9-3, JDags checkraised with the open ended straight draw, and Phil re-raised him and JDags folded. I seem to remember Phil's game slipping a little bit after that, but I'll have to watch again and see (he does win). Plus he asks to go to the bathroom during his interview at the end.4) Poker Superstars...A little too All-In but great to see great players and some different styles. Mainly Gus running the table completely. He and Lederer seemed to show that at least in this structure, they were superior to the rest. But the main thing was just seeing how Gus changed everyones game, Lederer changed completely and overplayed hands, Doyle overbet the pot with QQ when Gus had AA. Also kind of interesting to see how TJ Cloutier played in a style that got him to ~3 each time, but did not playa style that was going to put him into a position to win.

[RonBurgundy 0]

Can anyone guess what are my 2 favorite episodes?

hmmm... i'm guessing they have something to do with Layne FlackI personally thought that the one where phil gordon was heads up with an amateur at the end was good. Not the episode, just heads up when Gordon got severely outplayed by an amateur (Juha something i think, please correct me if im wrong) I agree with the last post about how FSN poker shows are better. Plus, they show everyones hand preflop, not just those who call the blinds. This way, more of a feel of what players are playing can be established.

[Monster 0]

i dont have a fav, i like them all, i learn somethign each time i see one, and they all have there moments were you just go wow...so tough one. let me think and edit my post latter when i can think of one that stands out the most.. 8)