Episode 310: Brian Koppelman on Cheating

Rounders co-creator Brian Koppelman, who first appeared on Episode 149, joins us with his own thoughts on the conversation about cheating in poker that began with Episode 309. In the strategy segment, Nate and Andrew debate post-flop play on the bubble.

Timestamps

0:30 – Brian Koppelman
37:16 – Strategy

Strategy

This is an online tournament on ACR. It’s a $1.10 rebuy and a $2,000GTD. We are roughly 6-10 players from the money at this hand.

Yatahay Network – 1200/2400 NL – Holdem – 8 players

Hand converted by Holdem Manager : http://www.holdemmanager.com

MP: 28,204 (11.8 bb)

MP+1: 12,110 (5 bb)

CO: 34,800 (14.5 bb)

BTN: 22,515 (9.4 bb)

SB: 48,296 (20.1 bb)

BB: 80,635 (33.6 bb)

Hero (UTG): 56,565 (23.6 bb)

UTG+1: 43,585 (18.2 bb)

8 players post ante of 250, SB posts 1,200, BB posts 2,400

Pre Flop: (pot: 5,600) Hero has Qd Qh

Hero raises to 5,040, 6 folds, BB calls 2,640

 

Flop: (13,280, 2 players) 7h 7d 2d

BB checks, Hero checks

 

Turn: (13,280, 2 players) 2c

BB bets 5,209, Hero calls 5,209

 

River: (23,698, 2 players) 9h

BB bets 11,528, Hero ??

Brian Koppelman

Brian Koppelman is the co-creator and showrunner for the Showtime series Billions as well as the co-writer of the films Solitary Man, Rounders, Ocean’s Thirteen, and Jimmy Connors. He hosts the podcast The Moment and somehow also finds the time to take his poker pretty damn seriously.

1 thought on “Episode 310: Brian Koppelman on Cheating”

  1. With most of the effective stacks 5-7 times the dead money and us in early position, does nobody else just play jam/fold with these stacks?

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