Poker Hand of the Week: 5/1/14You 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
You are heads-up for a major tournament title. You have already made a deal, ensuring a huge payday, but there is still some money left to play for, about two buy-ins worth, along with the title and trophy.
With a stack of 9,755,000, you have a substantial chip lead over your opponent, who has 5,645,000. With the blinds at 80,000-160,000 with a 20,000 ante, you have nearly 61 big blinds.
Your opponent min-raises from the button to 320,000 and you make the call in the big blind with 7
6
. The flop comes down 972
giving you middle pair and you check.
Your opponent bets just 200,000 and you call. The turn is the 8, giving you the bottom end of an open-ended straight draw to go with your pair. You check again and your opponent bets 650,000.
You call and the river is the 10
. Your opponent has 4,455,000 remaining and the pot stands at 2,160,000.
The Questions
Do you check or bet? If checking, are you happy to see a showdown or are you trying to induce a bet? If betting, how much? What kinds of worse hands will make the call? If raised, can you call?
What Actually Happened
At the EPT Grand Final $100,000 buy-in Super High Roller in Monaco, Daniel Colman opted to check his 76 on a board of 972810.
His opponent, Dan Cates, checked behind with his K9 and was disappointed to see that he had been rivered. Cates was left with a 3-1 chip deficit that he ultimately could not overcome.
For his second-place finish, Cates earned €1,283,700. Colman picked up his first major tournament title and the €1,539,300.
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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