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Andy Beal, the Texas Banker and billionaire who is known in the poker world for challenging the world's best high-stakes players to heads-up limit hold'em matches recently returned to Las Vegas to continue his challenge of the Corporation -- a group of the best poker players in the world. A few years ago Beal lost to the Corporation and the games were chronicled in the book The Professor, the Banker and the Suicide King. This time, the Corporation put up $10 million against Beal's bankroll. According to sources, after the two week match series, Beal won all of the Corporation's $10 million bankroll and has returned to Texas. It is not yet known when the matches will continue.
Famous Hands
The Final Hand from the 2005 World Series of Poker Championship Event
Joseph Hachem held:
Steve Dannenmann held:
The Board came:
The blinds were quite high, $150,000-$300,000 with an ante of $50,000. Dannenmann bet 700,000 preflop and Hachem smooth called. The flop gave Hachem the straight and second-nuts. He decided to slow play the hand and simply checked. Dannenmann trying to take the pot right there with the baby end of the open-ended straight draw fired $700,000. Hachem shot back with a raise to $1,700,000 and Dannenmann simply called. The turn gave Dannenmann top pair. Hachem bet $2 million and Danneman raised it to $5,000,000. Hachem, after a moment of hesitation moved all-in. Dannenman called and it was all over.
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Poker Quotes
"Before all else, be armed." - Machiavelli, 15th century Italian author
