Poker Hand of the Week: 5/29/14You 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
It is near the end of day 1 in a 4-day, big buy-in tournament. You are nowhere near the money, but are cruising along with an above average stack of 216,000 with blinds of 1,000-2,000 with a 300 ante.
An accomplished player raises in the hijack and you three-bet from the cutoff to 14,000 holding 10
9
. The most aggressive player in the tournament, perhaps the world, then four-bets to 31,500 from the big blind. This player started the hand with 297,000.
The original raiser folds and you decide to call and take a flop in position. The flop is J
J8, giving you an open-ended straight draw. Your opponent bets just 24,500 and you call.
The turn is the 10, giving you a pair to go with your draw and your opponent checks. You have about 160,000 remaining in your stack.
The Questions
Do you bet or check behind? If betting, how much? Does it look like your opponent is giving up on the hand? If checking, what is your plan for the river if you don’t hit your straight? How much of a bet would you be willing to call with your pair? What if your opponent checks the river? Would you go for a value bet?
What Actually Happened
At the 2014 WSOP $25,000 mixed max event, Vanessa Selbst checked to Jake Schindler on a board reading JJ810. Schindler moved all in for his last 160,000 and Selbst snap called with J
J for flopped quads.
Schindler was drawing dead and was eliminated. Selbst took the massive pot and finished the day with the overall chip lead.
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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