Hands from the WSOP (Hand #1)

sirio11 · #1 06-23-2005, 01:45 PM

I'm going to start posting some hands from the WSOP to generate some discussion. After some discussion, I let you know who were the players involved in the hand.

Hand #1

Event: WSOP#11 $2000 Pot Limit Holdem

2nd level, blinds 25-50, Player A has about 2500 in EP and player B about 1300 in MP.

Player A open-raise to 175, player B calls.

Flop: TJQ Player A checks, player B bets 425, Player A raises the pot, player B calls his last 700 or so all in.

Player A: AK
Player B: AQ

Comments?

ZBTHorton · #2 06-23-2005, 01:47 PM

If I were player A I would have just called his bet. Although in hindsight it worked out for him.

schwza · #3 06-23-2005, 01:48 PM

i think the only thing up for discussion is B's cold call pre-flop. everything else looks standard, especially if the flop is rainbow. i could see B call, fold, or raise depending on what he thought of A.

Roman · #4 06-23-2005, 01:57 PM

Totally read dependent, especially pf. Flop looks fine though.

bruce · #5 06-23-2005, 02:03 PM

I hate the preflop call by player B. Once he calls and bets the flop he pretty much signed his own death certificate. He
probably has enough chips where he ought to be able to fold his
hand on the checkraise. What does he think he is up against?
If I were c/r'ed I would have to think I'm against a flopped set or AK. Poorly played hand.

Bruce

A_PLUS · #6 06-23-2005, 02:09 PM

any descriptions of A & B? Or should be assume unknown styles?

sirio11 · #7 06-23-2005, 02:10 PM

I don't like Player B bet in the flop.

sirio11 · #8 06-23-2005, 02:11 PM

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any descriptions of A & B? Or should be assume unknown styles?

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A and B are pretty good players.

kuro · #9 06-23-2005, 02:11 PM

Obviously reads make a big difference on how you'd play, but I don't like player B's line throughout the whole hand. I really don't like smooth calling with AQ against an ep raise. I also really dislike how big of a bet player A made on the flop. With that board and given a typical range of hands there's just too big of a chance you're up against two pair, a set, or a straight especially given the lack of a continuation bet. So I'd much rather prefer checking behind or betting out 1/2 the pot on the flop.

SossMan · #10 06-23-2005, 02:12 PM

player b's large bet and subsequent all in call is terrible. What hands is he possibly ahead of? Best case scenario is he's tied. The guy raised from EP. If we give him a range of AA-TT, AK, AQ...what hands does he hope he has?