In a twist to the HOTW - Mike has guest Greg "Nice Life" Durand on as they discuss a $2 heads up SNG they played.
It's early in the tourney (about 2nd hand - blinds at 10/20 and 1500 in starting chips) when Greg gets 9c 9h with Mike on the button. Greg's dilemma is that he's been losing way too many of these decent starting hands when out of position and he's wondering what to do differently. Here, Mike leads out with a bet of 60 which Greg smooth calls.
The flop comes 4h, 6h and Th. Greg decides to check raise and Mike complies by betting 60 behind Greg's check. New Life raises to 220. Mike calls.
The turn is 2h. Both players check - with Greg commenting that he only has a the 9h so a J/Q/K or Ah have him dead.
The river is the 4s. Greg decides to make one more stab and bets 220 into the 560 pot. Mike takes about as much time as he can (including his time bank) and raises to 460. New Life considers his options and folds.
Was this the right play? Was the hand played correctly? Get Mark and Phil's commentary and the final answer in the comments section!!
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2 comments:
Mark doesn't rule out a preflop all-in raise, but neither he nor Phil dislike the call of the preflop bet (though a raise is a good option too).
Mark really likes the check raise on the flop and doesn't understand the slow down check once we've hit our flush on the turn. He'd prefer a bet there to see where we're at.
Phil prefers a "small ball" route either leading out on the flop with a bet or using a smaller check raise. Then leading out on the turn into a smaller pot.
In the end, both agree that while we're likely dead we have a hand worth paying off Mike's river raise.
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Results:
Mike shows down the Qh and Td hitting his Qh flush (after flopping top board pair).
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