Poker Hand Of The Week: 7/20/13You Decide What's The Best Play |
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Ask any group of poker players how you played your hand and they’ll come up with dozens of different opinions. That’s just the nature of the game.
Each week, Card Player will select a hand from the high-stakes, big buy-in poker world, break it down and show that there’s more than one way to get the job done.
The Scenario
There are 20 people left in the biggest tournament of the year and after two more players are eliminated, there is a sizable pay jump. With 8,025,000 in chips and blinds of 100,000-200,000 with a 30,000 ante, you are sitting with 40 big blinds.
An opponent with 6,345,000 raises to 400,000 in middle position and you call from the big blind with J
8. The flop comes down J
95, giving you top pair and a flush draw.
You check and your opponent bets 500,000. You have 7,595,000 remaining and your opponent has 5,415,000 behind his flop bet.
The Questions
Do you call or raise? If calling, what is your plan for non-club turn cards? What is your plan if you make your flush, given the fact that you are out of position? If raising, how much? Does the pay jump affect your decision?
What Actually Happened
Facing a 500,000 bet from Amir Lehavot on a board reading J95, James Alexander decided to raise all in holding J8.
Lehavot snap called with 5
5
for bottom set and it held when the turn and river fell 54, giving him quads. Lehavot doubled to 13 million in chips, while Alexander was crippled to just 1,680,000.
Lehavot went on to make the World Series of Poker main event final table and Alexander was eliminated in 19th place, earning $285,408, failing to make the next pay jump worth an additional $72,000.
What would you have done and why? Let us know in the comments section below and try not to be results oriented. The best answer will receive a six-month Card Player magazine digital subscription.
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