After reading the comments of the other player, i actually believe he had the nuts, but there is no way on this planet i'd have folded..even if the winner got 18 million dollars..
I listened to a couple of podcasts discussing this hand, one of them with Eugene Katchalov who was at the table. According to him Morgan (s/f guy) got quite excited and started looking all around the room once the 8 came on the turn, almost as if he was looking for reporters/cameras, instead of paying attention to his opponent. He did the same after the river.
Smirnov (quads guy) explained to Katchalov later that on the river he was considering checking or betting small, but figured that if he did so and got raised he probably couldn't fold, while if he bet big and got shoved on he had his answer and could. And so he did, fair play to the man. He had a plan, stuck to it and was right (there have been multiple sources stating that Morgan talked to friends about how he missed out on a double up).
All that said I don't think I can make that fold. Even if I had the same reads, due to lack of experience and self confidence I wouldn't trust them enough to lay down quads.
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Smirnov (quads guy) explained to Katchalov later that on the river he was considering checking or betting small, but figured that if he did so and got raised he probably couldn't fold, while if he bet big and got shoved on he had his answer and could. And so he did, fair play to the man. He had a plan, stuck to it and was right (there have been multiple sources stating that Morgan talked to friends about how he missed out on a double up).