CPTV Classic Video -- Brad Booth Talks Poker Strategy

In the third season of High Stakes Poker Brad Booth made what is widely regarded as one of the best televised bluffs in poker history, moving all-in for with 42 on a 763 flop after calling a preflop four-bet from Phil Ivey. Booth’s aggressive shove for $300,000 over Ivey’s $23,000 flop bet was enough to force Ivey to lay down KK, earning him a nice pot and a lifetime worth of loose calls.

At the time Booth was a regular in high stakes cash games, butting heads with the toughest players in the game. Card Player TV caught up with Booth after the High Stakes Poker hand aired to talk to him about poker strategy.

“In that situation when I got Phil to lay down the kings on High Stakes Poker I knew that Phil would just find a better spot. he would just say okay, let this bastard have this one and I’ll get he next one,” said Booth in the interview.

“Deepstack, big blind poker really comes down to picking your spots. It’s creating that image, that day, and knowing how they view you. Once you know that you are just in the reverse psychology game, and that is the strong part of my game.”

Booth went on to discusses the Ivey hand, how he made his way to the highest stakes games in the world at the time, game selection, selling action and much more.

Check out the entire interview below:

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