Online Poker -- David Benefield Picks Off a Bluff for Almost 100K

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The biggest pot this past week occurred during a Friday heads-up match between David Benefield and IReadYrSoul at $100-$200 no-limit hold’em on Full Tilt Poker.

When the battle was over, Benefield was in the black about $70,000. Most of the profits were due to a hand where he picked off the failed semi-bluff of his opponent for a nearly $100,000 pot.

Here is a look at the hand that propelled Benefield to a win:

The Scenario:

Game/Blinds	No-Limit Hold’em	$100-$200
Player	David Benefield	IReadYrSoul
Stack Size	$47,307	$53,665
Hand	K Q	6 3

The Action:

The confrontation started when Benefield raised to $600 from the button. IReadYrSoul three-bet to $2,200 from the big blind, and Benefield called. The flop came K 4 2.

IReadYrSoul led out with $3,250, and Benefield raised to $7,650. IReadYrSoul called. The A fell on the turn. IReadYrSoul bet $13,500, and Benefield called. The 7 that landed on the river prompted an all-in bet from IReadYrSoul. Benefield made the call for his entire stack, which was about $23,000. Benefield exposed his pair of kings and was good against the failed semi-bluff of IReadYrSoul. The Texan raked in the $94,614 pot.

According to Card Player’s Texas Hold’em odds calculator, Benefield wins about 82 percent of the time on the flop against the gut-shot straight draw of his opponent.

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