| I've spent a lot of time sorting through
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| | the hand suggest that Strauss was putting
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| the assorted hands of poker history, and
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| | his man on pocket aces or kings at this
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| I can say without doubt that today's Hand
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| | point, making one wonder why he'd match
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| of the Week is the one that gives me the
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| | the bet instead of getting away from the
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| most pleasure to review. It doesn't come
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| | hand.
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| from the World Series of Poker or even
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| | The turn brought a two, giving Strauss a
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| tournament play, but it demonstrates the
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| | useless third pair. He immediately fired
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| cunning required to achieve true
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| | out an $18K bet. This time, his opponent
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| greatness in this game.
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| | didn't call as quickly, thinking instead
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| Jack 'Treetop' Strauss was a larger than
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| | of the way he could be losing the hand in
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| life figure. He lived by the credo better
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| | the face of this kind of move. "Got
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| a day as a lion than a lifetime as a
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| | acces?" he asked, as if there were no
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| lamb', often gambling for his worldly
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| | other hand Strauss could have when the
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| possessions scaling mountains and
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| | man held pocket kings.
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| achieving every adrenal maximum that lies
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| | Instead of answering the question, Jack
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| in between. It was Staruss who coined the
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| | put forth a proposition: "I'll tell you
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| phrase 'all you need is a chip and a
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| | what; just gimme one of those $100 chips
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| chair', after coming back from one last
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| | of yours and you can see either one of my
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| chip to win the 1982 WSOP.
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| | cards - whichever one you choose." After
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| Jack was on a massive roll in a high
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| | a long pause, the lamb tossed Jack the
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| stakes cash game in Vegas when the hand
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| | chip and chose a card, revealing the
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| I'm talking about occured. He'd won some
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| | deuce. A minute later, figuring Strauss
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| half-dozen hands in a row when he looked
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| | must have twos full, he folded.
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| down to find himself holding Hold'em's
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| | If you think about it, it's actually a
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| worst starting hand, 72o. With the action
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| | terribly played hand. Why would any
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| folded to him mid-table and on a good
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| | opponent with the boat want to let you
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| rush, he dutifully raised.
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| | off the five-figure pot for $100? Why
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| His one caller had been taking a beating
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| | would the deuces call the raise on the
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| throughout the session and was playing
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| | flop? Why would the turned full house bet
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| with a defeatist attitude. When the flop
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| | out instead of trapping the raiser? The
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| came 7-3-3, Jack bet out for $2k, but
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| | answer to these questions, as Strauss
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| knew immediately he was losing; his
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| | later explained, was in basic psychology:
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| opponent reached for his chips a little
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| | the man was waiting to lose and he played
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| too quickly and raised. Strauss called,
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| | that way. Might as well throw yourself to
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| apparently sensing an opportunity to
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| | the lions.
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| steal later in the hand. All accounts of
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