Poker Hand Of The Week: 12/11/13You 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
It’s day one of a week long, deep structured, big buy-in tournament. With 79,075 and blinds of 150-300 with a 50 ante, you are among the biggest stacks in the event.
In early position, you look down at J
J
and raise to 650. The big blind, a player stacked with 52,000 in chips, makes the call and the flop comes down AJ
6.
Your opponent decides to donk bet 675 and not wanting to scare him away, you just call. The turn is the 10, putting a possible straight on board, as well as a flush draw. Your opponent bets 1,125.
The Questions
Do you call or raise? If calling, what is your plan for the river on safe cards? What is your plan for the river on scare cards? If raising, how much? Are you worried about protecting your hand or are you simply raising for value? What is the best way to ensure you are paid off for your set?
What Actually Happened
At the World Poker Tour Five Diamond World Poker Classic at Bellagio and facing a bet of 1,125 on a board of AJ610, Jeff Madsen opted to minraise to 2,250.
His opponent, an unknown player, just called. The river was the 10, giving Madsen a full house. His opponent led once again, this time for 6,000. Madsen raised to 20,800 and his opponent made the call.
Madsen tabled his pocket jacks and his opponent mucked. The pot was enough to put Madsen in the top five and he would later finish day 2 with the chip lead. Madsen went on to make the money, but was given a bad beat when his bottom set lost to Steven Silverman’s top pair, top kicker after getting it all in on the flop.
He earned $21,700 for his 39th place finish.
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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