Hands #81-85: Schindler Slow-Plays Aces, Can't Get Any Value
Hand #81: Small blind wasn't in play after Cary Katz' exit and Jake Schindler opened to 130,000 with . Ben Tollerene called from the big blind with .
Interestingly, Schindler checked back on both flop and turn. Tollerene, however, wasn't falling into the trap and checked for the third time after the river double-paired the board. Schindler finally slid 160,000 in front of him but he didn't earn any extra money from Tollerene.
Hand #82: Tollerene completed with jack-four offsuit but folded to Schindler's raise out of the big blind.
Hand #83: This time Schindler limped in from the small blind with a weak jack, holding . Riess repeated the big blind strategy from the previous hand and priced it up with his . Schindler followed Tollerene's pattern and folded.
Hand #84: Schindler opened the button with but he found no action as both Riess and Tollerene peeled rags.
Hand #85: Tollerene and Schindler met in a limped blind-versus-blind pot as the flop fell , hitting Schindler's . Tollerene led out 90,000 with and Schindler stuck around with his bottom pair.
Tollerene picked up a gutshot on the turn and he barreled for 240,000. Schindler gave up and Tollerene nearly tied him in chips.
Player | Chips | Progress |
---|---|---|
Jake Schindler
|
2,650,000 | 555,000 |
Ben Tollerene | 2,545,000 | -160,000 |
Ryan Riess
|
1,505,000 | -145,000 |