Poker has a very particular way of defying logic. Sometimes a player wins a huge hand, makes the right decisions, and yet ends up leaving the table with a significant loss. That was exactly what happened to Dan “Jungleman” Cates
The show’s format offers a different experience from other poker programs. There are no commentators narrating the action; instead, it is the conversations between the protagonists that set the pace of a cash game played in a relaxed atmosphere, but with a lot of money on the table. This time, figures like Phil Hellmuth
A mirage in the middle of the session
The blinds were US$25/US$50, with a US$50 big blind ante, while Cates started the session with a stack of US$20,000.
One of the most striking moments came when Jennifer Tilly opened the action with 10 4 and Nick Hellmuth responded by pushing his US$3,200 with 9 9. The action reached Jungleman, who with Q Q in the big blind called without hesitation, the player folded.
Both agreed to run the board twice, but neither favored Nick Hellmuth. Cates’ queens held up on both occasions and gave him a significant pot, forcing the “Poker Brat’s” son to rebuy another US$5,000 to keep playing.
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However, that victory ended up being just a mirage.
It Was Not A Good Session For Jungleman.
As the session progressed, Jungleman lost several important pots until he became the biggest victim of the episode. At the end of the broadcast, his stack was up to US$22,000, but after accumulated rebuys the final balance showed a loss of US$18,000, the worst at the table.
The big winners were Shaun Deeb, who pocketed US$21,950 in profit, and Erick Lindgren, who finished very close with US$21,700 in winnings. On the other side, Phil Hellmuth also suffered, losing the US$5,000 with which he had started the game.
The session left a lesson that any player immediately recognizes: winning a spectacular hand can make the headlines, but in cash games the only thing that really matters is the result after the last chip. And this time, not even Jungleman could escape that harsh reality.
Here we leave you an episode of this show so you can see what this program is like inside…
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Source: Pokernews.com
