Poker Hand of the Week: Dan Weinman vs. Tyler KenneyLet Us Know How You Would Have Played The Hand |
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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 Hand
At the three-handed final table of the World Poker Tour Borgata Winter Poker Open, with Nathan Bjerno sitting on just 5,570,000 in chips, Tyler Kenney raised to 350,000 on the button and Daniel Weinman three-bet to 1,200,000. Kenney called and the flop fell 8
5
4
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Weinman checked and Kenney bet 1,400,000. Weinman called and the turn was the 10
. Weinman checked again, and this time, Kenney bet 3,005,000.
The river was the 3 and Weinman checked. Kenney then moved all in for 10,610,000. Weinman went into the tank for about two minutes before finally calling with 9 5 for third pair. Kenney could only show K 9 for king high and the massive pot worth more than 85 percent of the chips in play.
The Questions
What do you think of Weinman’s preflop decision to three-bet? What about Kenney’s continuation bet on the flop? After Weinman calls on the flop, should Kenney be firing another barrel on the turn? Should Weinman ever consider a blocker bet on the river? What would Kenney have done on the river if he had some showdown value? Kenney has king high, but what other hands are in his range that Weinman can beat? How does the presence of Bjerno’s short stack affect Weinman’s decision?
The Aftermath
Despite starting the hand with 108 big blinds, Kenney was eliminated in third place for $327,578. Weinman dragged the pot and took a 6:1 advantage into heads-up play with Bjerno.
Despite his short stack, Bjerno managed to survive 50 hands before Weinman finally put him away with a dominating ace. Bjerno picked up $524,964 for his runner-up finish, while Weinman took home his first WPT title and the $892,433 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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