re: World Series of Poker 2011

Negreanu is the reason i play poker.

I'd just like to point out how much more I am enjoying this without Norman Chad.

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I'd just like to point out how much more I am enjoying this without Norman Chad.

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couldnt agree more

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Easy fold for me here, right ???

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i guarantee no one that posts here nor most pros are folding an Ace high flush in that situation.

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i guarantee no one that posts here nor most pros are folding an Ace high flush in that situation.

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Really???

I should have folded right there because: We all started out with 30K in chips. The blinds was 150-300 and I had about 27K before that hand. My brother was watching and told me it was an easy fold because I re-raised him on the turn and he smooth called me. What could he have??? 22,44 or AX only. If I folded on the river there, I would still have about 20K left = 60 big blinds to play with.

Easy for me now to say it but I didn't think like that in the heat of the moment.

i also said that without knowing what size the bets were and how big the chip stacks were...

How come no one's talking about this hand:

From ESPN:

-***Joining Poirier in the million-chip club is Daryl Jace, who earned most of his stack from one surprising hand.

Jace faced off against Billy Paradiso in a hand shortly before the dinner break that quickly became the talk of the Rio. Paradiso six-bet all-in with K-K and was surprisingly called by the measly 2-2 of Jace. Of course, right in the window was a 2, and four cards later, Paradiso hit the rail. At that moment, a new chip leader had emerged from the field. Jace ended the day with 1.2 million in chips.***

This happened on 7/15 or the 3rd day of the tournament.

If you are the one who bet all in with pocket deuces, I could understand. How can you called all-in when all you have is 2-2 and you are 1 of the biggest stacks in the tournament???

Imagine you are the one with pocket Kings???

I don't think you played it wrong basically only 3 hands could beat you.

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Esfandiari just said you never change your play because of how big the tournament is. if anything players expect you to play timid so keeping your style will throw others off.

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Agreed. You CANNOT think of chips as money....only units. Obviously this is way easier said than done.

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The hand that got me out ran like this:

The guy raised before the flop, I called with A9-suited (clubs). The flop came 2c Ax 4c, everyone checked. Turn was another Ace, the preflop raiser betted, I raised and he smooth called me. River was Q-club. The guy betted again. Easy fold for me here, right ???

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Im assuming you are in position. Your 1st mistake is calling with the A9. Suited or not, you just need to fold preflop. The only board thats going to make you feel comfortable to continue with the hand is if you flop a flush, and thats rarely happening. Hands like A9 are only going to get you in trouble, especially on boards like A62. Just fold pre.

But as played, checking behind to control the pot on the flop is fine but dont raise the turn. A raise here accomplishes nothing and it completely eliminates his bluffing range. You have the club draw at this point, control the pot and see the river. All raising does is makes him fold every hand you beat and only hands you are behind are going to call. If you are going to get into pots with marginal hands you have to use pot control. I wouldve flatted his turn bet and then more then likely flatted his river bet as well, but due to only flatting the turn, the river bet size wouldve been significantly smaller then it actually was since you inflated the pot on the turn. As played, I fold the river. Any Ax hand you beat is going to check the river. The river bet is never a bluff, its pure value.