WSOP -- Kara Scott -- What's My Line?Kara Scott Makes a Tough Call to Double Up in the Main Event |
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Kara Scott has been a part of the poker world as a television hostess since 2007 on shows such as Sky Poker in the UK and EPT Live for PokerStars. In the past year, the Canadian turned Brit has transformed into a successful poker player, going deep in the 2008 WSOP main event and the finishing second to Christer Johansson in the Irish Open, pocketing 312,600.
With nearly half a million in earnings in her career, Scott looks poised to become a serious threat on the tables, that is, when not reporting from some of the more exotic locations on tour.
On day 2A of the main event, Scott was put to the test for her tournament life and made the right decision to double up and rocket up the leader board. Here, Scott talks about her thought process and about being a target at the table.
| Event – Blinds/Antes | WSOP Main Event | 200-400 with a 50 ante |
| Player | Kara Scott | Unknown |
| Chip Count | 31,150 | ? |
| Hand | A 3 |
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The Hand
A player opened in middle position for 1,025, and Kara Scott reraised to 3,000 on the button. The unknown called, and both players saw a flop of A
Q
2.
The action was checked to Scott, who bet 4,000, and her opponent called. The turn was the 2, pairing the board, and her opponent bet 6,700. Scott decided to call, and the river was the 6.
Scott’s opponent bet 17,500, nearly enough to put her all in. Scott tanked for a bit before making the call with A 3, and her opponent mucked. After the hand, Scott was stacked with 63,850.
The Interview
Julio Rodriguez: To start the hand off, a player raised in middle position, and you three-bet him from the button with A-3 suited.
Kara Scott: I thought I would take it right then and there, to be honest. I hadn’t been playing too many hands and figured he was aware of that. Easy enough, and if not, then I have position for the rest of the hand.
JR: What was your read on him as a player? Was he weak and exploitable, or was a strong player?
KS: (Hesitating) I hadn’t played with him enough. I’ll just leave it at that.
JR: He called and checked the flop to you.
KS: Pretty standard continuation-bet, and at this point I still think I have the best hand.
JR: What about after he called? Did you still think you had the best hand?
KS: After he called, I started to get a little worried about a better ace, but I couldn’t really be too concerned with monsters. I also ran the possibility of a diamond draw, as well. Considering the way he called, I thought a draw could have been there.
JR: Interestingly enough, he decided to lead into you on the turn. What did that mean?
KS: Well, that’s what I was wondering. It could mean that he’s still on his diamond draw and that he’s playing it aggressively. It could mean that he has an ace and wants to get some value, not knowing what kind of hand I’m holding. Or it could just mean that he figures me for being weak and wants to take it away from me.
JR: You called a pretty sizeable bet, and then he nearly put you all in on the river, leaving you with just a few chips behind.
KS: I don’t think he realized that. I even told him, “You realize that puts me almost all in, right?” He just looked really surprised by that. I still took a while to call, just because the diamonds were possible, but I finally decided that he was just pushing me around, and I called.
JR: What led you to that read?
KS: I just felt like he thought I was weak. He was very uncomfortable after his river bet and just generally looked like he really wanted me to fold. It was all about my read, I guess.
JR: Poker has come a long way in the last few years, but women players are still not given the credit they deserve. Do you find some players going out of their way to try and push you around?
KS: Some people. Not everyone, for sure, but there are definitely some players who think they can just keep betting and firing at you and eventually get you to go away.
JR: Do you feel that was the case here?
KS: Considering the outcome, I’d have to say yes. But he didn’t know I wouldn’t be pushed around so easily.
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