Loading...Strategy Snapshot: Flipping a Coin for $500k
Published by: Daniel Skolovy
Posted In: The Poker Reporter Blog, Strategy Snapshots
This edition of the snapshot features draws aplenty and a rare three-way all-in culminating in a $490k pot won by Urindanger.The action was nonstop this weekend at both the "Rail" and "Gus" Heaven tables. With $300k plus pots being thrown around like stress balls in the PokerListings office it didn't take long for the "biggest pot of the month" honors to fall.
Players:
Tom "durrrr" Dwan: $421,852
Isaac "luvtheWNBA" Haxton: $148,240
Gus Hansen: $68,197
elmariachimacho: $94,294
Phil "OMGClayAiken" Galfond: $366,592
Di "Urindanger" Dang: $195,482
Game: $500/$1,000, No-Limit Hold'em, "Gus Heaven," Full Tilt Poker
The Setup
elmariachimacho starts the hand out by raising to $3,500 from early position. Urindanger makes the call on the button, and durrrr three-bets to $15,000 from the small blind.
Both elmariachimacho and Urindanger call the reraise, and they are three-way to a K
7
T flop.
durrrr continuation bets out $19,200 and elmariachimacho calls. Urindanger tanks before raising to $102,000.
durrrr now reraises all-in for $387,652. elmariachimacho calls off his small stack and Urindanger calls off the rest of his stack.
When the dust settles, there is a $202,376 main pot and a $283,879 side pot. durrrr shows the K
J for top pair, jack kicker, and his two opponents are both on draws.
Urindanger has 8 9 for the robust combo draw of an open-ender and a flush draw; elmariachimacho has Q J for just an open-ender.
durrrr just can't run fast enough to dodge the Q that falls on the turn, giving Urindanger a flush. The pointless river peels off the 7 and Urindanger's flush is good enough for both pots.
Chips ahoy!
The Breakdown
elmariachimacho opens the action with a raise to $3,500 with his Q J. Big suited connectors are great hands in short-handed No-Limit, and are worthy of a raise even from early position.
Urindanger makes the call on the button with 8 9. Urindanger will be in position for the rest of hand and makes an easy call with his suited connectors.
durrrr, always the aggressor, elects to three-bet to $15,000 from the small blind. He knows the playing tendencies of his opponents, and knows elmariachimacho can raise a wide range even from early position. He also knows Urindanger can call with an extremely wide range on the button.
His raise is good because a lot of the time it will fold out Urindanger and leave him heads-up with the weaker elmariachimacho.
elmariachimacho makes the call with his Q J and Urindanger, never one to say no to pot odds, calls as well with his 8 9.
When the flop comes K 7 T durrrr bets out $19,200 with his top pair. Even though the pot is three-way, durrrr's pair of kings are usually best in this spot, and as such makes a good value bet.
elmariachimacho makes the call with his open-ender. With the pot being three-way it is already huge, and elmariachimacho isn't about to give up just yet.
Urindanger hits the flop extremely hard as well. With an open-ender as well as a flush draw, his combo draw is a slight favorite to win this pot by showdown, even if he is up against pocket aces.
To capitalize on the equity he has in the pot, he puts in a large raise to $102,000.
durrrr, with top pair, knows Urindanger could be making this move with any number of draws. He also knows that if he calls this raise he is pot-comitted, so he elects to get it all-in now.
Not not elmariachimacho.
elmariachimacho makes the call. With Urindanger's raise and durrrr's shove, there is way too much money in the pot to fold now.
Urindanger snap-calls. After putting in half his stack, he is never going to fold, so he easily calls the rest off with his huge draw.
He doesn't have to wait long - the Q instantly falls on the turn, leaving his opponents drawing dead.
The meaningless 7 falls on the river and Urindanger is shipped both pots, totaling $487,255.
Don't feel too bad for durrrr; he had a massive weekend coolering people left, right and center. Urindanger was lucky enough to win the flip this time around and poor elmariachimacho gets to add another -$94,294 to his yearly totals.
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