Poker Hand of the Week: Ema Zajmovic vs. Eric AfriatLet 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.
The Hand
With five players left at the final table of the WPT Playground main event, Eric Afriat raised to 160,000 from under the gun and online qualifier Ema Zajmovic made the call on the button. Tam Ho then defended from the big blind.
The flop came down 10
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and Ho checked. Afriat bet 200,000 and Zajmovic raised to 555,000. Ho folded and Afriat got a count of Zajmovic’s remaining stack before making the call.
The turn was the 7 and Afriat checked. Zajmovic moved all in for 1,030,000 and Afriat immediately called with AA for an overpair. Zajmovic showed 10
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, however, for top set, giving her a 96 percent chance of doubling up, according to the Card Player Poker Odds Calculator.
The river was the 6 and Zajmovic doubled up.
The Questions
What do you think of Zajmovic’s preflop call with pocket tens on the button? Should she be three-betting in position? What do you think of Afriat’s flop bet size? If Ho wasn’t in the hand, do you think Zajmovic would still raise on the flop? What hands are in Zajmovic’s range that Afriat can beat? Should Afriat have shoved on the flop to shut out any draws?
The Aftermath
The pot gave Zajmovic a significant chip lead and left Afriat in fourth place. Although he was able to mount a small comeback, he ultimately finished in third place, earning $83,608.
Zajmovic went on to win the tournament and the $200,769 first-place prize, becoming the first female player to win an open WPT title. The Canadian cash game pro had finished fifth in the 2016 edition of the event.
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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