Poker Hand of the Week: 4/3/15You 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.
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The Scenario
There are five players left in a major European live tournament. With 3,945,000 in chips and blinds of 50,000-100,000 with a 10,000 ante, you have just over 39 big blinds. Currently you are in fourth place overall, though nobody is extremely short.
The chip leader, who has been very active and has 7,800,000, raises to 225,000 on the button. You look down at A
10
in the small blind and make the call. The big blind, who is second in chips with 7,200,000, also calls.
The flop falls 1063 and you decide to lead out for 325,000. The big blind calls and the original raiser folds. The turn is the 7
and you bet 650,000. Your opponent now raises to 1,585,000. There is 3,610,000 in the pot and you have 2,735,000 behind.
The Questions
Do you call, raise or fold? Given the draw heavy flop, what kinds of hands could your opponent be holding? Is there any chance he is making this turn play with a draw? If calling, what is your plan for the river? Do you have enough fold equity to move all in? Do you regret leading out on the flop? Should you have three-bet preflop?
What Actually Happened
Facing a raise to 1,585,000 on a board reading 10637 at the EPT Malta main event, Dominik Panka opted to call with his A10.
The rive was the 5 and Panka checked. His opponent, French poker enthusiast Jean Montury, check behind, tabling 54 for a turned straight.
Panka was left with just 1,800,000, but rebounded to finish in third place, earning €347,300. Montury went on to win the tournament and a first-place prize of €687,400 after a deal was struck during heads-up play.
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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