Poker Hand Matchup: Randy Pfeifer vs. Eugene Todd
Randy Pfeifer	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 2,940,000	11.31 %	44.85 %	27.27 %
Eugene Todd	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 2,075,000	87.38 %	52.42 %	72.73 %	Winner!

Posted On: Feb 24, 2015

Outcome

Preflop, final table, ten handed, with the blinds at 25,000 and 50,000 and a 5,000 ante, Todd raised to 120,000 from late position, and Pfeifer called in the big blind. On the flop Pfeifer checked, Todd bet 130,000, Pfeifer raised to 305,000, and Todd called. On the turn Pfeifer bet 425,000 and Todd called. On the river Pfeifer bet 800,000 and Todd called.

Analysis

Pfeifer submitted a nice check-raise on the flop with his combo-draw, anticipating a probable continuation bluff from the preflop raiser. The check-raise stood a good chance at winning the pot immediately, but his outs to the spades and the straight also gave him a great deal of equity in the hand if his opponent were to call. Todd was probably alarmed at the check raise and the coordinated flop, knowing his opponent could easily have two-pair or a dangerous hand like J-9 which could easily catch up. Pfeifer continued to push the action on the turn, where Todd was probably hoping to get to showdown cheaply. Pfeifer missed his outs on the river and made a busted draw play, betting two thirds of his opponent’s remaining chip position on an aggressive play. It would have been interesting to see what Todd would have done if Pfeifer had put him all-in on the river, as Todd’s call was made considerably easier by the fact that he still would have held over 8 big blinds if he lost at showdown. While Pfeifer’s play on the flop was solid, it set the stage for an expensive pot once Todd called. Pfeifer’s river bluff would probably have succeeded in getting hands like Q-T and T-9 to fold so it was worth a shot, but it cost him as his chip position tumbled down to 1.2 million while Todd jumped up to 3.8 million.