Poker Hand of the Week: 10/16/14

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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 27 players remaining in a major international tournament and you are already in the money. The tournament is being played eight-handed, so there are still three players who need to bust in order to make it to the next pay jump.

With a stack of 91,000 and blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante, you are among the short stacks, but still have some room to maneuver. The action folds around to you in the cutoff and you look down at J10.

Hoping to take down the pot with a preflop raise, you make it 12,000 and are called by a well-known pro in the big blind. The flop comes down K72.

The big blind checks and you continue for 12,000 with your flush draw. Your opponent then check raises to 32,000. You have 66,000 behind.

The Questions

Do you call, raise or fold? If calling, what is your plan for non-club turn cards? What are some reasons for folding? Is it profitable to shove in this situation, given you have little fold equity? What range of hands would your opponent check-raise this flop with?

What Actually Happened

After some deliberation at the 2014 WSOP APAC main event, Dylan Honeyman opted to move all in with his J10 on a flop of K72.

JJ Liu was priced in and made the call with 98, much to Honeyman’s delight. Unfortunately, the turn and river fell 68, giving the pot to Liu and sending Honeyman to the rail in 27th place, for which he earned AUD $21,566.

Liu eventually busted in 13th place, banking AUD $31,880.

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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