Poker Hand Of The Week: 12/5/13You 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 a little over 300 players remaining in a major tournament and only 99 will make the money. With a stack of 147,000 and blinds of 800-1,600 with a 200 ante, you have 91 big blinds and are sitting well above average. You are known for being hyper aggressive and creative.
In early position, you look down at A
A
and minraise to 3,200. The small blind, a player with just 27,000, calls. The big blind, sitting with 115,000, calls as well.
The flop comes down 10
54
and both players check to you. You continuation bet 4,700 and the small blind check-raises all in for 23,600. The big blind calls, leaving himself with 88,000 behind.
The Questions
Do you call, raise or fold? If calling, what is your plan for various turn cards? If folding, what do you expect to be up against. If raising, how much?
What Actually Happened
Facing a check-shove and a cold call from Michael Noor and Jerry Wong at the WPT Montreal main event, Vanessa Selbst opted to raise all in holding AA on a flop of 1054.
Wong folded and Noor revealed 55 for middle set. The turn and river fell 2K and Noor tripled up to 76,000. Selbst was left with 120,000.
Selbst and Noor went on to be eliminated before the money. Wong busted in 33rd place, earning $15,061.
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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