Chris moneymaker bluffs sam farha

Raskin interviewed 34 members of the poker community — from Moneymaker, Farha and Phil Ivey, to TV producers, commentators and even Howard Lederer — to fully document this pivotal moment in modern poker history. Most observers considered Farha the favourite to beat Moneymaker when their heads-up match began.

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The amateur held nearly a chip lead, with almost 5. But did the kid from Tennessee know how to play heads-up poker? And even if he did, could he hold up under the pressure that Farha was sure to put on him? He wanted to play small-ball poker as best he could, to use his experience.

I knew what he wanted to do to me and I just was not going to let that happen. MATT MARANZ [ Productions Executive Producer]: That was a great hand and you knew it was a great hand as it was happening. Even now, ten years after that, people are still talking about it as the single best hand in televised poker history. I had K-7, Sammy had Q I think he was going to try to let me barrel at it; he was just going to check-call me all the way down.

A good player, when he raises on the button preflop, he continues on the flop. So I checked, and he checked on the button. Even though he raised preflop he did not make a continuation bet. The turn was the Eight of spades. I want him to fold. When he calls me, I immediately think he has the Ace of spades and like a Six or Seven in his hand. So my plan on the river was to ship any river that was not a spade.

If I made my straight I was shipping. If I made my flush I might just end up checking because I did put him on the Ace of spades — which would have been a really bad play since he actually had the Queen of spades. MATT SAVAGE [WSOP Tournament Director]: During that hand, on the turn, I made a mistake. I could have changed history.

That could have told Sammy something — maybe it did tell Sammy something! On the turn I bet, he raised. When he raised I knew he was on the draw. At the end of the day, I bricked. The river was a blank, the Three of hearts.

But I went with Plan A. So just sit there and be quiet. If you lose, you lose: And the reason I mucked it is because I started talking to myself and I started doubting myself. You should follow your instinct. I did not follow my instinct. When you take a long time, you lose your instinct. My plan went perfectly. But I changed my plan. I thought Chris had a hand.

I guess Sammy thought the same thing. There was dead silence.

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While Sammy was deciding what to do there was great respect for the moment. Sammy Farha had no cheering section. The spectators who were there were all poker aficionados who loved the game, loved being part of history. And at the time, not knowing the hole cards, nobody knew what a pivotal hand it was.

We thought Sammy had probably made a good fold. It was just a great play by Moneymaker. He had no fear. Let me tell you, it was the worst bluff of the year, but it worked out for one reason: I bluffed myself out.

The reason I lost is because I underestimated my opponent. Only one person was allowed to watch the feeds from the hole-card cameras.

Over in a corner of the Horseshoe, probably 60 or 70 feet away from the final table, is essentially Oz — the only person in the entire world who knows what both players have.

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