Poker Hand of the Week: 1/22/16You 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 live poker tournament and you are in the money. Here’s a look at the chip counts.
Player 1: 11.5 million
Villain: 5.87 million
Hero: 4.38 million
Player 2: 2.9 million
Player 3: 2.8 million
The villain raises to 250,000 from early position and you look down at A
J
on the button. You reraise to 575,000 and the blinds fold. Your opponent calls and the flop is J
84.
Your opponent checks and you bet 425,000. He calls and the turn is the 10. He checks and you check behind. The river is the 6 and your opponent bets 1,250,000. You have 3,360,000 behind.
The Questions
Do you call, fold or raise? How often are you ahead of your opponent’s range? How often are you behind? Is it possible your opponent is betting a worse hand for value? Do you regret checking behind on the turn?
What Actually Happened
In the PokerStars Caribbean Adventure main event, Vladimir Troyanovskiy faced a bet of 1,250,000 from Mike Watson holding top pair, top kicker on a board of J84106.
Troyanovskiy called, and Watson showed him Q
Q to take the pot. As a result, Troyanovskiy went from third place to last and was left with just 13 big blinds.
Troyanovskiy was eventually eliminated in fifth place, earning $207,940. Watson went on to win the tournament and the $728,325 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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