Poker Hand Matchup: Sam Greenwood vs. Byron Kaverman
Byron Kaverman	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 290,000	51.75 %	94.85 %	90.91 %	Winner!
Sam Greenwood	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 345,000	47.91 %	5.15 %	9.09 %

Posted On: May 20, 2015

Outcome

Preflop, with the blinds at 5,000 and 10,000 and a 1,000 ante, Greenwood raised to 25,000 from under the gun, Kaverman reraised to 67,000 from the small blind, and Greenwood called. On the flop Kaverman checked, Greenwood bet 44,000, and Kaverman called. On the turn Kaverman checked and Greenwood checked. On the river Kaverman checked, Greenwood went all-in, and Kaverman called and was all-in.

Analysis

Kaverman elected to three-bet the action preflop rather than just call and set-mine with his medium pocket pair. He might have hoped to end the hand before the flop, but the under the gun opener took a flop in position with attractive odds and a chip advantage. Kaverman caught the perfect board, hitting a set while Greenwood also made top pair. Kavermnan proceeded to trap, checking his set on all three streets. Once Greenwood was called on the flop, he should have been immediately concerned about Kaverman holding a bigger kicker, especially after the preflop action. The trap that Kaverman set with his series of checks should have been fairly easy for Greenwood to avoid given this sequence. What was Greenwood’s goal on the river when he set Kaverman all-in, to get a call from a smaller Ace? Greenwood is not getting called by many hands that he can beat, nor is he getting a fold from any hand he is losing to. With his weak kicker he should have been happy to check it back for showdown rather than try to get a crying call from a weaker Ace or something like pocket Jacks.