McWhorter a Whole Lot McShorter
Sometimes a big part of poker is avoiding getting unlucky. James McWhorter got very unlucky after defending his big blind against the button raise of Joe Liebman. McWhorter led out on a flop of , with Liebman calling behind. The turn paired the board. McWhorter checked, then raised Liebman's bet. Liebman called.
That took the players to the river, a card which changed absolutely nothing. McWhorter bet, then moaned when Liebman raised. "I knew it," he said. He made the crying call with an ace and a ten in his hand, the second nut full house. Liebman turned up , the nut full house.
McWhorter was crippled after losing the pot.