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 An interesting stud 8 or better hand, Mark Gregorich, 5. Dec 2003 21:46 | ||
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| I played the Stud 8 or better tourney at Bellagio on Thursday and got close, finishing in around 12th spot (only 8 got paid, though). I got off to a great start, and then went cold for most of the rest of the tournament, except for a couple of late hands that made me think I had a shot to win. I should have been eliminated earlier, however. Here is an unusual hand that developed in the $500-1000 level: I was the bring in, an the pot was folded around to my immediate right. Predictably, the large stack to my right raises, showing a 5. I show a 2, and have 35 in the hole. I call (reraising in a live game is okay here, but I was relatively short stacked and didn't wish to push things too much, especially against a huge stack). On fourth street, he catches an ace, and I catch a 6. He bets and I call (I now have almost exactly $3000 left, with the three $1000 betting rounds coming up). Note that the hand has played out rather predictably so far. My opponent may have started out on a straight steal, and continued with it when he caught the ace. I'm not quite sure about his hand yet, but I do like my hand's potential. Fifth street is where things get weird. My opponent catches a 3, for a board of 5A3, and I brick off with a king. Although this is a bad round for me, I'm still not sure my opponent has much either, until ... he CHECKS!!! If he was on a steal, this round looks like it seals the deal for him, so he would never check, especially with lots of chips. In my mind, he may as well turn over that 24 he must have in the hole. I check too, hoping to catch a free 4 for half the pot. He bricks on 6th street, and I make open sixes. I check and fold. He shows his wheel, and wins the small pot. Ironically, I would have called off the rest of my chips had he bet on 5th street (as I would have been obligated to call on 6th street and the river with my pair of sixes even if I didn't improve them). The moral? Sometimes a check looks stronger than a bet. You can use this to your advantage in a lot of ways. Mark | ||
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| Re: An interesting stud 8 or better hand, 4 POKER, 5. Dec 2003 22:25 | ||
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| Yup. His check was a sure sign of a pat hand - especially given all of the circumstances, (large stack vs. small stack, his BOARD, etc.). I'm sure you didn't (mind) his check there because he obviously gave you a free peak at 6th, but like you said, when he did check it on 5, he's got it and your heart had to sink there a bit; I know mine would have. (If he only knew what you had on 4). Better luck to you in the next event. 4P- | ||
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