Poker Hand of the Week: Koray Aldemir vs. Wai Kin YongLet 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
With eight players left in the 2017 Triton Super High Roller main event in Manila, just two spots from making the money, sixth-place stack Koray Aldemir raised to 54,000 in the hijack. Wai Kin Yong, who won a Triton Super High Roller event in November, decided to three-bet to 144,000 on the button.
The blinds folded and Aldemir called. The flop fell 4
4
4
and Aldemir checked. Yong bet 82,000 and Aldemir called.
The turn was the 9 and Aldemir checked. Yong bet 230,000 and Aldemir called again. The river was the J and Aldemir checked one final time. Yong asked to see his stack and then bet 600,000.
Aldemir, who had only 890,000 total left in his stack then went into the tank. Several minutes passed before Aldemir made the call, and Yong could only tap the table to reveal his A2 for ace high.
Aldemir then showed his A
K for a better ace-high, to drag the huge pot.
The Questions
What do you think of Yong’s button three-bet? Should Aldemir have four-bet with his big slick? What’s the best approach on a three-of-a-kind flop? What kind of range is Yong representing when he fires all three streets? What do you think of Yong’s bet sizing on the river? Would a shove have been more effective?
The Aftermath
After the hand, Wai Kin Yong was left with just 460,000 in chips. He was, however, able to sneak into the money, finishing in sixth place for HKD $2,224,000 ($289,120).
Aldemir took that pot and rode his newfound momentum to the win over Spain’s Sergio Aido and American Dan Cates after a three-way deal. Aldemir banked HKD $13,717,400 ($1,292,653) for the victory, bringing his career live tournament earnings to just over $4.2 million.
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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