Will The Thrill Failla Poker
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Will ‘The Thrill’ Failla got off to a slow start in this Summer Poker Open Championship, falling slightly below the starting stack over the course of the first level and a half that he played. He’s now well above that starting stack, after scoring a knockout with pocket kings.
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The action was picked up pre flop, with a player opening in early position before another player in middle position three-betting to 2,200. That player only had close to 12,000 left behind and next to act, Failla announced himself “all-in”, with an aggressive slam of his stack across the line.
Old school grinder Will ‘The Thrill’ Failla pulls off coup with 10-high bluff. Will “The Thrill” Failla can lay claim to being THE legend when it comes to live poker. The New York native picked up his seventh title of all-time by taking down the World Poker Tour (WPT.
The rest of the table folded before it got back to the three-bettor, who went into the tank. Midway through his decision process, Failla broke the tension and the silence, whispering, “You can always rebuy.” before the table broke into laughter.
The three-bettor said something about thinking Failla had tens before he called, only to see Failla table much better than tens, {Kd}{Kh}. The short stack held {Qh}{Jh} and needed to hit to stay alive.
He did hit, but Failla hit harder, turning a full house after his opponent had out flopped him, with Failla joking that he got “sucked out on, then had to re-suck” to score the knockout.
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After the hand, the table all joked about how Failla’s rebuy comment may have persuaded the player to call, with Failla responding, “I could live to be a billion years old, I NEVER have tens in that spot, ever.”
Failla might be one of the more colorful and energetic players at any table, but when push comes to shove, he’s also one of the more solid players in any tournament field, so it wasn’t a surprise to see him show up with such a huge hand in a pretty meaningful early level SPO Championship pot.
