Rehne Who...

First off, I never thought last year's WPT suckouts that Tuan Le (and others) had last year were definitely unbelievable, but you know what, I think this year could very well top it, especially the heads-up part of the shows.

I must say that the table was very, very loose. It was almost like they were playing with play chips and that the $2 million+ 1st prize was monopoly money. Phil Laak made a move early w/K-3o after a raise by human-card rack and model Patrik Antonious Aces and put all his 2.1 million in chips or so in PF and was sent to the rail.

Next Darrell Dicken would be a victim of the whole table as he couldn't get a break from the dealers and made the good folds when his bluffs didn't work. IMO, I though he played the best out of everyone This had in particular where Dicken raises junk in the SB vs. Antonious calls with J-10. Flop comes 10-8-8. Dicken bets and Patrik calls. Turn is another 8. Again, it goes bet-call. River is an Ace and now Patrik bets... WTF!! Patrik calls all the way down with the best hand and then when an Ace hits, he bets out when it can beat him?!

The next to be sent was another new woman at the final table named JJ Liu. In her interview, she said she never played poker before yet she had the chip lead going into the event and had it for some time. Her call of over 4 million with pocket 4s after only investing 250K was pretty bad and she paid for it and ultimately finished 4th.

The living legend Doyle Brunson was next to go. One hand that gave the cowboy a chance at another WPT title was very questionable. Doyle calls the BB of 300K I believe w/pocket 3s. Patrik moves all in w/A-2 where Doyle called another 4 million almost immediately. Same situation w/Josh Schlein vs. Freedy Deeb and new phenom Nick Schulman had vs. that donk Licardo. After dodging a ton of bullets on the river, Doyle doubles up to 8 million but couldn't win an all-in after that.

So the European model and a Danish poker player named Rehne Pedersen are the final two. Rehne didn't look like he was from Denmark (Europe) as his play was very weak, tight, and unimpressive at times but I guess he figured it out cuz the table was so damn loose and he picked his spots when 3 hands in particular: K-K 2 times and Q-Q all-ins held up for him. Vince made a poke at him and criticized his play knowing that he was gonna fold before his turn. It really did look like Pedersen was from the "ROCK of Gibraltor" instead of Denmark nowhere near the likes of "The Great Dane" Gus Hansen. Rehne, did have some of "Gus-luck" at the end as his all in call w/A-4 vs. Patrik's AK hit a 7 high straight on the turn tha crippled Antonious. Did you see how happy Rehne was after this hand?! He was more happy here than the final hand and the toast.

Skill-wise, I thought Rehne didn't depict much as I thought he could make a good shirt folder at Nordstroms...