Poker Hand of the Week: 12/24/15You 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.
The Scenario
There are four players left in a super high roller event with a $100,000 buy-in. All four players are accomplished professionals. You are currently in third place overall with a stack of 995,000. The blinds are 30,000-60,000 with a 5,000 ante, giving you just over 16 big blinds to work with.
The under-the-gun player, who started the hand in second place with 2,730,000, raises to 135,000. You are on the button and look down at A
10
. The small blind is the massive chip leader with 9,250,000 and the big blind is short stacked with just 625,000.
You are guaranteed to earn at least $441,450, but third place gets a pay bump to $640,103. Second place pockets $1,015,335 and first place takes home $1,589,219.
The Questions
Do you raise, call or fold? If raising, how much? What are the ICM implications of this play? How would the action change if you were the shortest stack remaining? If calling, what is your plan for the flop? What is a good justification for folding?
What Actually Happened
Facing a raise to 135,000 from Nick Petrangelo under the gun, Sean Winter opted to move all in for his last 990,000 on the button. Fedor Holz folded his small blind and Daniel Negreanu folded his big blind.
Petrangelo eventually called with pocket sevens and was pleased to see he was flipping against Winter’s A10. The board ran out K
Q
74A and Winter was eliminated in fourth place, earning $441,450.
Negreanu busted in third for $640,103, Petrangelo took second for $1,015,335 and Holz ultimately came out on top for the WPT Alpha 8 title and the $1,589,219 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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