Poker Hand Matchup: Jorryt van Hoof vs. Dan Smith

Outcome

Preflop, with the blinds at 80,000 and 160,000 and a 20,000 ante, Smith raised to 350,000 from late position, van Hoof reraised to 900,000 from the small blind, Smith reraised to 1,825,000, van Hoof went all-in, and Smith called.

Analysis

Dan Smith was one of the most productive and most experienced players remaining after the sector had shrunk right down to 20 runners, but an easy coin flip ended his run. He probably wishes he could return in time and either flat-call van Hoof’s preflop reraise or move all-in. Either line would has been simpler than a four-bet to this amount, which opened the door for van Hoof to make this play. Since Smith was so strong in his range for this button opening he may have truly put pressure on van Hoof with an all-in, in preference to click it back with a four-bet that may lay van Hoof better than 3:1 pot odds. Alternatively a flat call would have allowed Smith to manage the pot size with a premium hand in position while it appeared that he was just defending a button steal. For his part van Hoof was somewhat a maniac together with his baby pair, but he knew he didn’t need to play a small pair out of position post flop. Smith was eliminated in 20th for $286,900, while van Hoof is currently the chipleader a few of the November Nine.

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