James Woods Does Not Have to Quit Poker

"I told this man if I didn’t make it through the day today, I promised I would quit poker forever," actor James Woods explains to the WPT cameras.  Given that it is the last hand of the night, this doesn’t seem too difficult, but there are a couple of hiccups. 

First, Woods is down to his last 3,775 chips. Second, he is in the big blind.  A crowd gathers around the table, awaiting Woods’ fate.

A player in early position raises to 1,600, the player in the hijack calls, and action folds to Woods, who looks at his cards. He tilts his head back in frustration, then lays his head on his neighbor’s shoulder.  After a few seconds of thought, he calls.

The flop comes [KsQs3h] and Woods quickly moves all-in for his last 2,175. The initial raiser calls, while the third player in the hand folds.

Woods turns over [Qh10h] for middle pair. He is up against the other player’s [Ah10d].

The turn brings the [Qd], improving Woods to trip queens and prompting him and his rail of supporters to start cheering.

"No jack," Woods proclaims.

There is no jack on the river. Instead, it comes [3s] and Woods almost triples up to end the day and let him live to keep playing poker at least a little while longer.

James Woods – 9,250