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Mucked Second Nuts
Hamid Dastmalchi of San Diego, California had played brilliantly to get to the final table, and arrived there as its chip leader. An example of his brilliance came with seven players remaining, when Dastmalchi looked down at pocket kings and raised before the flop. Seemingly undaunted by Dastmalchi's large stack, poker pro Mike Alsaadi moved all-in. Dastmalchi, sure that Alsaadi would never risk elimination at this stage without the nuts, mucked the second best possible hand. Sure enough, Alsaadi showed the best possible hand, a pair of aces.
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WSOP great Johnny Chan was the next to be eliminated, and Alsaadi finally went out fourth, collecting over $100,000 for his efforts. Perennial favorite Hans "Tuna" Lund was the next to go, leaving Dastmalchi up against Tom Jacobs for the title. It was here that Jacobs would make the fatal misstep. Jacobs made a modest pre-flop raise with Jd 7s, and Dastmalchi called with 8h 4c, a terrible hand, but almost any hand is playable heads up if the opponent makes it cheap enough to call.
The flop came Jh 5d 7d, giving Jacobs the double edged two pair. Most poker players will push two pair very hard, knowing that the wrong turn card could leave them in very bad shape. If Dastmalchi held an over pair or a jack with a bigger kicker, another 5, a card that paired Dastmalchi, or a running pair on the turn and river would give Dastmalchi the hand. Furthermore, if Dastmalchi held two diamonds or a hand like 8 6, any number of cards could complete a straight or flush.
Jacobs Fell into His Own Trap
Jacobs may have considered these things, but what he knew for sure was that two pair was a very strong hand in heads up play and that he wanted to trap his opponent. He made a very small underbet of the pot, hoping to induce a call from Dastmalchi. The plan was successful, and Dastmalchi called with only a gutshot straight. Unfortunately, Jacobs fell into his own trap. The fateful card, a 6, appeared on the turn, giving Dastmalchi the straight. All the money went in the middle. An 8 on the river paired Dastmalchi, but was otherwise meaningless, as it brought no help to Jacobs, and Hamid Dastmalchi an instant millionaire and the 1992 World Series of Poker champion.
1992 WSOP Tournaments and Winners
| Event | Winner | Prize | Entrants |
| $,10,000 Championship Event | Hamid Dastmalchi | $1,000,000 | 201 |
| $1,000 Women's 7-Card Stud | Shari Flanzer | $38,000 | 95 |
| $5,000 Limit Hold'em | Phil Hellmuth | $168,000 | 84 |
| $2,500 No-Limit Hold'em | Lyle Berman | $192,000 | 192 |
| $5,000 Seven-Card Stud | Paul "Eskimo" Clark | $122,000 | 61 |
| $2,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em | Kenny Duggan | $134,000 | 134 |
| $5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha | Hoyt Corkins | $96,000 | 34 |
| $2,500 Seven-Card Stud | Ray Rumler | $106,000 | 106 |
| $2,500 Limit Hold'em | Erik Seidel | $168,000 | 168 |
| $1,500 A-5 Draw | Dal Derovin | $90,000 | 150 |
| $5,000 2-7 Draw | Mickey Appleman | $119,250 | 30 |
| $1,500 Pot-Limit Omaha | Billy Thomas | $81,000 | 135 |
| $1,500 Limit Omaha | Tom McEvoy | $79,200 | 132 |
| $1,500 Limit Hold'em | Bob Abell | $226,800 | 378 |
| $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Split | Rick Steiner | $105,000 | 175 |
| $1,500 No-Limit Hold'em | Lance Straughn | $152,400 | 254 |
| $1,500 Omaha 8 or Better | Eli Balas | $122,400 | 204 |
| $1,500 Razz | Lamar Hampton | $80,400 | 134 |
| $1,500 Pot-Limit Hold'em | Buddy Bonnecaze | $115,800 | 193 |
| $1,500 Seven-Card Stud | Men "The Master" Nguyen | $120,600 | 201 |
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