Poker Hand of the Week: 10/9/14You 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
There are five players remaining from a 250-player field in a unique no-limit hold’em bounty event and you are already in the money and guaranteed at least $15,075 from your initial $1,500 buy-in. The winner of the event will take home $61,250 and each player you eliminate earns you an additional $500.
With 421,000, you are the chip leader. The blinds are currently 2,000-4,000 with a 500 ante, giving you 105 big blinds to work with. Everyone else has between 125,000 and 253,500.
A player under the gun with 253,500 to start the hand raises in early position to 8,000 and the action folds around to you in the small blind. You look down at 7
7
and make the call. The big blind folds and the flop comes 10
7
4.
You check and the initial raiser bets 10,000. He has 235,000 remaining in his stack.
The Questions
Do you call or raise? If raising, how much? What is the best way to earn the maximum on this hand? Does the draw heavy flop concern you? You are out of position. How does that affect your decision? What turn cards would prompt you to check raise and what turn cards would prompt you to check call? Are you worried that a turn card might kill your action?
What Actually Happened
In event no. 4 of the World Series of Poker Asia Pacific, Nelson Maccini checked a flop of 1074 holding pocket sevens and called a 10,000 bet from Nick Piskopos.
The turn was the K and Maccini checked once again. Piskopos bet 25,000 and Maccini check raised to 100,000. Piskopos moved all in for his last 235,000 and Maccini called immediately.
Piskopos held K10 but failed to hit one of his four outs on the river, ending his tournament run in fifth place. He picked up AUD$15,075.
Maccini went on to finish runner-up, taking home AUD$37,845. The eventual winner was Scott Calcagno, who earned his first WSOP bracelet and the AUD$61,250 first-place prize.
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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