Poker Hand of the Week: 5/28/16You 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
You are heads-up for a major online tournament title. Your $10,000 investment has already been assured of a $1,048,000 prize, but the winner will take home $1,468,000. You have 14,705,698 in chips, and your opponent has the chip lead with 26,494,302. The blinds are 175,000-350,000 with a 43,750 ante, giving you about 42 big blinds to work with.
Your opponent has the button and raises to 700,000. You look down at 10
9 and make the call. The flop comes down 4
32 and you check. Your opponent bets 788,375 and you call with your flush draw and two overs.
The turn is the 7
and you check. Your opponent bets 1,624,052. You have a total of 12,954,823 behind and the current pot size is 4,688,302.
The Questions
Do you call or check-raise? If check-raising, how much? If calling, what is your plan for the river? Do you bet if you hit? Do you go for the check-raise if you hit? Given your opponent’s line, what hands are in his range?
What Actually Happened
In the 2016 PokerStars Spring Championship of Online Poker (SCOOP) main event, Sean “Nolez7” Winter found himself facing a bet of 1,624,052 holding 109 on a board of 4327. He opted to just call and the river was the J, completing his flush.
He checked once again, and his opponent, Talal “raidalot” Shakerchi, bet 3,913,659. Winter thought it over for a few seconds before shoving all in for his last 11,330,771 and Shakerchi immediately called with A7 for the nut flush.
Winter had to settle for second place, earning $1,048,000. Shakerchi took home the title and the $1,468,000 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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