The final hand of the final table of this years MDII tournament might be the worst played (BET) hand ever. The table leader (BR5) has around a $600 lead over (BR3) on the last hand. BR3 has to bet before BR5 and makes a maximum bet of $2,500. BR5 bets only $2,000 (I can only guess his thinking was if they both win he still wins by $100). As the hand plays out BR3 doubles down, now BR5 has to double down his hard 16 for the full $2,000 and catches a 3 for 19. I can't remember the whole hand, but both end up winning and because BR5 only bet $2,000 instead on matching BR3's maximum bet of $2,500 ended up losing the million dollars first prize by $400 in funny money. The extra $500 meant nothing to BR5, if he had bet it BR3 would have needed a swing to catch him, but by not betting it allowed BR3 to pick up and extra $1,000 with his double down and made up the $600 deficit go ahead by $400 and of course win the $1,000,000 dollars first prize. It is so easy to sit here and find fault in BR5's play on the last hand, but the pressure to act with a million dollars on the line, the lights and the TV cameras on you is enormous. Hopefully next year I can have a chance to make the wrong bet and still walk away with $40,000. My congratulations to all the finalist in this years MDII tournament. How did I do? Same as last year, out in the first round two years in a roll. Both years combined beat by $350...ouch! Both years I have a player not show up or showed up late to the table, both years I have the lead at the count, both years I have first bet on the last hand, and both years I have some hit a Blackjack on the last hand and another double down while the dealer bust's, and last year I won the same amount in the finals...ZERO! Last year the double down was on a soft 13 and they caught an Ace, this year was even more fun watching the player double on a hard 17 and catching a 3. May I have some cheese with my whine....LOL
