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It’s Day 3 of the 2004 World Series of Poker. 154 players remain and Derek Tomko, son of Dewey Tomko, is all-in ($82,000), with pocket cowboys heads-up against the A-7 suited Mike Matusow, a little nervous, but overall, pretty happy with the match-up.
Out flops J -7 -Q , giving Tomko an almost 76% chance of doubling up. He’s feeling a little better now - no Ace, no flush draw, but Matusow does catch a piece of the flop with a 7.
The turn shows a 6 , which leaves Matusow looking at 5 outs and an 11% chance of winning the hand. Tomko is starting to get a little excited about doubling up and getting back in this thing!
“Winning this $5 million, ain’t gonna be easy,” quips Matusow.
No kidding, but this should be in the bag for Tomko now, or at least 9 out of 10 times you play it. But wait…
The river is 7. Matusow exclaims, “I’m on fire…YES!” and breaks into a sort of victory dance. A dejected Tomko leaves the table, finishing 154th.
Tomko
(All-in $82,000)
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KK
67.4% |
75.9%
J7Q
24.1% |
88.6%
6
11.4% |
7
WIN! |
Matusow
(Call $82,000)
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A7
32.6 |
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