#1
|
|||
|
|||
Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
Link to PP Blog
I think that this hand is pretty ho-hum, but the response on his blog was pretty unsurprising and points to a lot of the misconception that seems to permiate intermediate players' thinking: Try to formulate an opinion on the hand before reading the responses. here's the hand.... They are in the first orbit after the dinner break. Blinds 200-400 a50. Seven handed due to busting 3 players in the first orbit. Folded to PP in the CO who makes it 1200 to go w/ T [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]J [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]. PP starts the hand with t13k. Button raises to 2400. Button is unknown as he was recently moved to the table a few hands ago. Button starts the hand with approx t16k. Blinds fold, PP calls. Flop is 9 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img]9 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img]2 [img]/images/graemlins/heart.gif[/img] PP checks with the intention of checkraising all in. Button takes that as an obvious sign of weakness and pushes. PP thinks for a bit and calls. Pretty standard, right? |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
I think planning to c-raise doesnt leave you enough FE, but yes the call is pretty standard.
|
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
don't you think the SOP for a preflop minraiser is to underbet the pot? if he bets half pot, then PP's checkraise is 3x his raise and cripples him. Even a 5k bet can have FE in a big live tourney (if the guy has overcards)
|
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
I actually disagree with that read somewhat. I think that scared players make those minraises, and those are the same players who maker overbet all-ins on the flop because they are afraid of making decisions later in the hand. However, im obviously more than willing to accept pps read in that situation.
|
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
Well if villain has a big ace that missed PP isn't too far behind and if he has a smaller pair than PP is also fine.
He isn't getting awful pot odds either (around 1.5:1 if I read it right) and PP shouldn't be less than 50% to win this hand a large percentage of the time. |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
How can he put his tourney life on the line with just a draw here? Shouldn't he fold and look for better spots later?
|
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
[ QUOTE ]
How can he put his tourney life on the line with just a draw here? Shouldn't he fold and look for better spots later? [/ QUOTE ] if I never hear the term "tourney life" again, I would be a happy man |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
[ QUOTE ]
I think planning to c-raise doesnt leave you enough FE [/ QUOTE ] Even if the Villan pots it he will still have 7kish behind I think that is good enough to keep behind for someone who is min-raisng p-flop. The call is a no brainer. I surprised he even thought about it. |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
You can't come back from zero.
|
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Re: Paul Phillips WSOP Hand
PP is likely to have 12-15 outs, getting roughly 1.6:1, so a call looks good. Only something like AKh really has him in trouble here.
Against an aggressive player with a lot of gamble in him, it might be better to just open push. But it sounds like the button wasn't that kind of guy. |
|
|