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Old 10-12-2005, 11:42 AM
OrangeKing OrangeKing is offline
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Default Re: sam farha vs. (unknown) day1 wsop

Sam Farha's call is perfect, when you consider the situation:

1) Farha has plenty of chips, having doubled up earlier. Survival isn't a concern when making this call.

2) Opponent has just made a ridiculously large raise - it is nearly certain he makes this play only because he's scared of being sucked out on, and he has AA or KK. Given that we know this, the reverse implied odds are huge - the opponent may as well has flipped his cards over for us.

3) An opponent who makes such a foolishly large raise is likely to make another foolish play and put all his money in on the flop.

Given these factors, Farha is likely getting 10-1 on his money when looking at the implied odds; when he hits his 3 (about 7.5-1 against), his opponent will almost always go broke. Given this, his call is a smart play in my book.
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