Eric Dilda raised from late position to 16,000 and found a caller in Steven Norden out of the big blind. On the flop, Norden check-raised all in and Dilda called after betting 20,000 himself with about another 120,000 behind. Norden turned over and Dilda was shocked while revealing .
Things got worse for Dilda with the turn, though, as it gave Norden the straight. The river completed the board and Dilda almost fell out of his chair before leaving the tournament area, shaking his head in disappointment.
Dan Kelly and Will Givens were involved in a hand that saw them both head to the flop and Givens moved all in. Kelly thought about his decision for a while and made the call, flipping over . Givens gave him a run for the 120,000 chips behind with . Whereas the was of no help, the river improved Givens and Kelly was sent to the rail.
The action folded to Paul Cogliano and he moved all in out of the small blind. Shelby Standley, who had just recently been moved to the table, called all in for what looked like 75,000.
Showdown:
Cogliano:
Standley:
The short-stack was ahead, but the flop gave Cogliano the lead. After the turn, Standley was asking for a 10, before realizing that it wouldn't help him. The river completed the board and Standley headed to the payout desk to collect his $8,446.
After the previous lost coin-flip, Collin Cheung moved all in and found a caller in Paul Cogliano. Cheung had and Cogliano had that beat preflop with the . The board didn't run out without a sweat, but ultimately, Cogliano held up and sent Cheung to the rail.
Chad Dixon opened for 13,000 and Robert Schulz moved all in for 51,000. It got back round to Dixon who had the bet counted down and pondered for a while which seemed to irritate Schultz when he called and turned over . Schultz tabled and was the player at risk.
The cards fell and the jacks held to eliminate Schulz.
David Olmsted opened under the gun for 12,000 and Dave McAfee moved all in for 34,000 more. It folded back round to Olmstead who shrugged and made the call but was happy to see McAfee’s cards.
McAfee:
Olmstead:
The board ran out and there was a flicker of hope in McAfee’s body language when he paired his jack. but Olmstead had rivered the straight.
On this episode of the Thinking Poker Podcast, Nate and Andrew set the location for the meet up in Las Vegas, break down a cash game hand that listener Jason played at Maryland Live! Casino, and talk with Ari Engel about how to travel the circuit profitably, the difficulties of multi-tabling online, and the value of live tells.
0:00 — Intro
3:14 — Thinking Poker meet up information
11:14 — Breaking down a cash game hand from Maryland Live!
The show gets off to a bumpy start thanks to a few technical difficulties, but a great story about a David Williams bluff and another about "hood" poker get the ball rolling again. Dan O'Brien then joins the program to talk about his jet ski accident, his Me vs. U challenge against Danielle Andersen, and more.
We didn't catch the full action but witnessed a massive pot going on on Table 440. Sean Jazayeri filled us in with the details of the betting sizes and said with a smile on the face, "And then I used my experience to hit a set on the turn." We should remember that one for the next time we play a tournament.
So what exactly happened? There was a raise to 4,200 and Jazayeri called, Martin Finger then three-bet to 14,200 out of the big blind and only Jazayeri called. On the flop, Finger continued for 15,500 and the WPT champion elected to call. After the turn, Finger bet 35,000 and Jazayeri moved all in for 89,900.
His opponent from Germany called rather quickly and showed but it was only second best to the of Jazayeri. The river was the and that didn't help Finger, abruptly interrupting his decent start.
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