Earning a seat at the final table of a World Poker Tour tournament took more than winning cards for Jeff DeWitt. It included a philosophy on gaming and the support of the Microsoft poker community.
By Joshua Isaac
July 21, 2008
Jeff DeWitt held two pair with aces over fours. Odds favored his cards, and some calculated betting on his part made this a big pot. Already eight hours into this four-day tournament, he played most of it short stacked, or at a low chip-level disadvantage, and could finally start playing from a position of power. But when someone went all in on the final card—in Texas hold ‘em, it’s called the river card—DeWitt got an uneasy feeling.
If he calls and wins, he’s up big. But if he loses, his tournament is done. He chose another option and folded. Sometimes, winning in poker requires cutting your losses. “I later learned the guy who went all in had two more fours, or four of a kind,” said DeWitt.
