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Facing a Lead on All Three Streets

… flop came Qd-9c-5c. The opponent led for … consider adjusting away from a fundamentally sound strategy to … 5c)-Kd, improving Hero to top two pair. The opponent bet 5 … Qd-9c-5c-Kd)-2d. The opponent bet 5,000 into … a 5,000 bet into a 23,600 pot usually indicates a …

Lucky flop leads to the final table in the $5,000 WSOP event

… the final table of the $5,000 8-handed event, … larger. The flop came 8c-5c-3c, giving me the nuts … The turn was the (8c-5c-3c)-8s, making my … The river was the (8c-5c-3c-8s)-Qc, making … straightforward” lines must be bluffs a large percentage of the time …

Choosing the correct river bet size

… and A-K. Knowing this, I decided to 5-bet to 5, … assumed he did not have A-A, which I already assumed, given … The flop came Ad-Jc-5c, giving me top set. The … the (Ad-Jc-5c)-4s. My opponent bet 5,600 into the … river was the (Ad-Jc-5c-4s)-8d. My opponent checked …

Folding a Flush in the WSOP Main Event

… range. The flop came Jh-5c-3c. I bet 1,000 … . The turn was the (Jh-5c-3c)-5s. I bet 1 … continue barreling on because now a 5 is never folding, whereas an … improve to a flush. The river was the (Jh-5c-3c-5s)-Jc, giving me a flush, but …

Set turned into a bluff catcher

… even that clearly illustrates a flaw in many amateur … around to the button, a reasonably tight player, who … hands, such as A-6 or 6-5 in this situation, … with many hands containing a 2. Despite this, if … the big blind’s 5c-2c. This is a difficult spot …

My 2017 WPT Tournament of Champions Bustout

… not get anything going in a poker tournament. After that, I built a large stack (eight starting … the big blind with Jc-5c. While my call is … only option. Calling is not a great play because there … against J-J, 9-9, 5-5, and J-9, but …

Not going broke with a full house

… amateur players play in a blatantly straightforward manner) where you face a polarizing bet, meaning your … postflop potential, when facing a reasonably sized raise, you … (Ah-Qh-7c-Ad)-5c. I bet 2,300 … the limpers preflop with A-5, the only nut hand …

Deciding when to slow play

… game players make on a regular basis. With blinds … have marginal hands. While Ac-5c is not too far … was larger (because there was a preflop raise), calling would … bluffs with hands like 7-5 and Jc-Tc. The … are happy whenever they win a nice pot, they should …

Folding a set on the turn

… table. Only the Hijack, a loose, aggressive guy, and the Small Blind, a tight, aggressive kid, called. … a few more marginal draws, such as 6-5 and 5- … $5,510 pot and the Hijack called with Ad-5c, … situations, you will have a difficult time winning in …

Bluffing a maniac

… in a maniacal manner and bluffed off over $5,000 … With $10,000 effective stacks, a tight, aggressive kid in … The flop came 8h-7h-5c. The maniac checked and … turn was the (8h-7h-5c)-2h. My opponent checked … , probably because he had a decent high card hand …

 
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