06-03-2009 17:58 UTC-12

Reading Is Fundamental

Shamus

Just came upon a three-way all-in PLO hand -- and a huge pot -- over at Table #250. With the board showing {6-Diamonds}

{6-Diamonds}

{J-Spades}

{3-Hearts}

{7-Hearts}

, David Sklansky had pushed from the button, Lee Watkinson had called from early position, and a middle position player called as well.

Sklansky had {A-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{6-Hearts}

{5-Clubs}

{4-Spades}

for the straight. The middle position player turned over {9-Diamonds}

{9-Diamonds}

{8-Clubs}

{7-Spades}

{5-Diamonds}

for a wrap draw. And Watkinson showed {8-Spades}

{8-Spades}

{7-Diamonds}

{5-Hearts}

{3-Spades}

for two pair. The river was the {J-Diamonds}

{J-Diamonds}

, Sklansky claimed the huge pot, and the MP player hit the rail.

Afterwards, Watkinson noted that he'd thought he had the straight as well when he called. "You misread your hand? Wow," said Sklansky. Watkinson is down to 8,000, while Sklansky is up to 32,000.

Tags: David Sklansky Lee Watkinson