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Ask any group of poker players the way you played your hand and they’ll get a hold of dozens of various opinions. That’s just the character of the game.

Each week, Card Player will select a hand from the high-stakes, big buy-in poker world, break it down and show that there’s a couple of option to get the job done.

The Scenario

There are three players remaining in a $5,000 buy-in live poker tournament. You might be already guaranteed no less than $237,719 for third place, second place will earn $329,860 and the winner will take home $536,858.

The blinds are 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante, meaning your stack of 3,510,000 is worth 58 big blinds. The tournament’s chip leader has 7,200,000 and the quick stack is sitting with 2,740,000.

The chip leader raises at the button to 120,000 and the small blind folds. You might be within the big blind and look down at AK. You three-bet to 300,000 and your opponent calls.

The flop comes down 542, supplying you with a gutshot wheel draw. You fire in a continuation bet of 350,000 and also your opponent calls. The turn is the 8.

You bet 550,000 and your opponent calls. The river is the K and you check. Your opponent then moves all in, and has your remaining 2,300,000 easily covered.

The Questions

Do you call or fold? Given your line, what sort of range have your represented? Is he betting the river for value, or for the reason that K is any such good scare card? Given your opponent’s line, what range of hands can he have? How much does the presence of another short stack influence your decision? What does ICM (Independent Chip Model) say about this case? Do you regret not betting the river?

What Actually Happened

At the $5,000 buy-in 2016 Card Player Poker Tour Venetian main event, Jon Turner moved all in on a board reading 5428K and his opponent, Dan Heimilller, went into the tank.

Heimiller thought it over for roughly a minute before deciding to name with AK for high pair, top kicker, but Turner held A7 for the rivered nut flush.

Heimiller earned $237,719 for his third-place finish and Artem Metalidi took second for $329,860. Turner went directly to win the tournament and the largest score of his career for $536,858.

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