Mortis
Wild Bunch - Winter 2025 League
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I know pretty much everyone here has probably seen or remember what happened during the 2009 wsop Main Event.
Phil Ivey was dealt 8s8d and raises the BB from 120K to 320K. Jordan Smith re-raises with Ad9c to 1M. Ivey calls. Flop comes 5sQd10s. Both check. Turn is Qs. Both check. River is the As. And both check again. Smith hits his Ace and both men are hesitant to flip their cards over, because both probably think they're beat. Finally, Smith announces he has the Ace and shows his cards. Ivey looks slightly agitated and mucks his cards without showing, even though he had Smith beat the entire way and hit his flush on the river. Ivey didn't follow through with one of the most important rules of poker - always double check your hand, especially after the river, so you don't misread your hand.
Why is this inspirational? For me personally, when I've realized I've made a mistake, I remember that even the best make mistakes, even as silly as this one. And mistakes become learning experiences. Don't kick yourself over little mistakes, just keep grinding!
To a lesser degree, Phil Ivey mucked a half-pot winner 10 years later in a Stud HiLo game. He would have won the Lo pot in this 2019 WSOP Poker Player's Championship:
EDIT: There shouldn't be an apostrophe after Phil Ivey's name in the title, but you get it. We'll just chalk that up to a mistake that I'm not going to kick myself over lol.
Phil Ivey was dealt 8s8d and raises the BB from 120K to 320K. Jordan Smith re-raises with Ad9c to 1M. Ivey calls. Flop comes 5sQd10s. Both check. Turn is Qs. Both check. River is the As. And both check again. Smith hits his Ace and both men are hesitant to flip their cards over, because both probably think they're beat. Finally, Smith announces he has the Ace and shows his cards. Ivey looks slightly agitated and mucks his cards without showing, even though he had Smith beat the entire way and hit his flush on the river. Ivey didn't follow through with one of the most important rules of poker - always double check your hand, especially after the river, so you don't misread your hand.
Why is this inspirational? For me personally, when I've realized I've made a mistake, I remember that even the best make mistakes, even as silly as this one. And mistakes become learning experiences. Don't kick yourself over little mistakes, just keep grinding!
To a lesser degree, Phil Ivey mucked a half-pot winner 10 years later in a Stud HiLo game. He would have won the Lo pot in this 2019 WSOP Poker Player's Championship:
EDIT: There shouldn't be an apostrophe after Phil Ivey's name in the title, but you get it. We'll just chalk that up to a mistake that I'm not going to kick myself over lol.
