In the latest PokerNews Podcast, Chad Holloway and Jesse Fullen discuss their recent road trip across the Lone Star State as a part of PokerNews' Texas Week, which you can read about in full here.
Along with senior writer Jon Sofen, the trio spent six days traveling to 26 different poker rooms in Houston, Austin, Odessa, Midland, Fort Worth, Dallas, and College Station. They also swung by Doyle Brunson's hometown of Longworth as well as Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, where "Texas Dolly" attended college and excelled at both basketball and track.
In addition to exploring rooms such as Texas Card House, The Lodge (where they touched base with Doug Polk), KoJack's, Red Star Social, Shuffle 214, Wautauga Social Lounge, Poker House Dallas, and Game On Social, the crew also stopped by some historical poker sites, such as the graves of Poker Hall of Famers Jack "Treetop" Straus and Johnny Moss.
The Texas poker market has grown leaps and bounds over the past five years, and if you've ever wanted a glimpse into what it's like, this week's episode is for you!
Mike Watson opened to 250,000 and Daniel Dvoress flat-called on the button. Jake Schindler three-bet to 775,000 with just 275,000 behind and Watson folded, while Dvoress four-bet with Schindler covered. Schindler called.
Jake Schindler:
Daniel Dvoress:
Schindler was a big favorite to double up and did so as the board ran out to improve him to queens full of tens.
Mike Watson limped in from the small blind and Tom Vogelsang checked his option from the big blind.
Watson bet 100,000 on the flop of and Vogelsang raised to 400,000. Watson re-raised to 800,000 and Vogelsang four-bet jammed with Watson covered. Watson called off.
Mike Watson:
Tom Vogelsang:
Vogelsang was slightly ahead with two pair while Watson had flush and straight draws. The on the turn gave him the flush and the on the river gave him a Royal Flush he didn't need to double up and stay alive.