Case Study 4
Category: Poker
This was a hand which took place between two players at my local live game recently, and although I wasn’t involved in this one, it was certainly intrueging, and worth examining.
Both players were from my past experiences of playing with them, were skilled. The first of these players was dealt (K,K) during this hand, and I have in fact seen this player fold the same hand preflop once before, after a raise, then reraise, then a caller before the action had got to her. That is why I found what transpired in this hand, rather interesting. The opponent here was dealt (A,A) which is often a recipe for an explosive pot in itself, but the flop of (6c,7c,8d) slowed things down a little. There had been a preflop raise, reraise, and call as I remember, and our player with (K,K) called another bet on the flop and turn, which was a (10x), and the river, which was an (8c).
Our player with (A,A) moved all in on the river which I think is very risky indeed. In this situation for (K,K), though you may not know it at the time, these board cards are perfect because they give you a real chance to fold your hand, but unfortunately, with over half their stack commited already, our player with (K,K) calls.
Considering that almost every danger to (K,K) imaginable was there, I really think that the fold should have been made, but then it is always easier to say that, when you are a spectator, rather than if you are in the hand yourself.
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