Moxie Mike
Full House
Scenario: Event # 6 of 6 of the Moxie Poker League (live).
If it's relevant, HERO is second in the points standings going into the last event. HERO needs to capture 4th place or better with the current first place guy finishing no higher than 8th in order to win the points championship outright.
The hand in question takes place during the 500/1000 level of the tournament (level 5). After running decent in the first 4 rounds and buying the add on (up to 30k chips for $30), HERO has a stack of ~90k.
Read on relevant Villain: Competent player but gets married to hands and often overplays strong-yet-vulnerable hands. Competent enough to have earned a min-cash in this year's WSOP ME as well as a $20k finish in the Crazy Eights event in what was his first ever WSOP.
12 runners in the tournament - 3 rebuys so 15 total entries. All but one player took the optional add on.
We're at 2 tables of six. Action folds to the Villain on the button, who raises to 3k. Stack ~75k.
HERO (SB) looks down at and calls. BB calls as well.
Flop comes . HERO checks, anticipating a c-bet. BB checks and Villain bets 6k with little hesitation.
Action is on HERO. Thoughts?
If it's relevant, HERO is second in the points standings going into the last event. HERO needs to capture 4th place or better with the current first place guy finishing no higher than 8th in order to win the points championship outright.
The hand in question takes place during the 500/1000 level of the tournament (level 5). After running decent in the first 4 rounds and buying the add on (up to 30k chips for $30), HERO has a stack of ~90k.
Read on relevant Villain: Competent player but gets married to hands and often overplays strong-yet-vulnerable hands. Competent enough to have earned a min-cash in this year's WSOP ME as well as a $20k finish in the Crazy Eights event in what was his first ever WSOP.
12 runners in the tournament - 3 rebuys so 15 total entries. All but one player took the optional add on.
We're at 2 tables of six. Action folds to the Villain on the button, who raises to 3k. Stack ~75k.
HERO (SB) looks down at and calls. BB calls as well.
Flop comes . HERO checks, anticipating a c-bet. BB checks and Villain bets 6k with little hesitation.
Action is on HERO. Thoughts?
Button's c-bet comes as no surprise to HERO. HERO figures Villain's p/f opening range to be pretty wide, and this flop is unlikely to have hit his hand hard enough to continue while facing significant aggression, especially since HERO blocks the NFD (ignoring the probability of a flopped SF). If Button 3-bets, HERO is willing to play for stacks here.
Action is on HERO facing a 6k c-bet. HERO glances at BB, who appears disinterested and just waiting his turn to muck.
HERO decides there's too good of a chance HERO holds the best hand and raises to 19k, expecting to drag the pot uncontested.
BB predictably insta-folds. Button thinks for a minute and surprisingly calls. Pot = 57k.
Turn is the . Figuring to still be ahead, HERO bets 20k. Villain calls rather quickly. Pot is 107k.
What are we putting the Villain on at this point? What is our plan if the river blanks, pairs the board or is somehow otherwise not awesome, like a 10, 7 or a 5?
Action is on HERO facing a 6k c-bet. HERO glances at BB, who appears disinterested and just waiting his turn to muck.
HERO decides there's too good of a chance HERO holds the best hand and raises to 19k, expecting to drag the pot uncontested.
BB predictably insta-folds. Button thinks for a minute and surprisingly calls. Pot = 57k.
Turn is the . Figuring to still be ahead, HERO bets 20k. Villain calls rather quickly. Pot is 107k.
What are we putting the Villain on at this point? What is our plan if the river blanks, pairs the board or is somehow otherwise not awesome, like a 10, 7 or a 5?
The river brings a lovely .
"All in", HERO said without moving a single chip forward.
Villain, after about 15 seconds says "I guess it's going to be an early night." Villain then proceeds to gather all his remaining chips into a single stack and slides them forward.
Hands are tabled and HERO's hand holds up. Villain turned over .
"All in", HERO said without moving a single chip forward.
Villain, after about 15 seconds says "I guess it's going to be an early night." Villain then proceeds to gather all his remaining chips into a single stack and slides them forward.
Hands are tabled and HERO's hand holds up. Villain turned over .
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