First off, I want to say thanks to everyone who’s commented to wish me luck or to share intelligence. What an amazing thing that one of you is a Russian from Prague able to offer some insight into both a Czech opponent and a Russian one! I’m not going to lie to you: the WSOP is an awesome experience no matter what. But it’s so much more exciting to have people in my corner! Thanks for following along, I’m touched and flattered. Hopefully I’ll have a few more days of excitement to share.
I really didn’t play that many big hands on Day 2, but here are three kind of interesting ones:
At 300/600/75, Ludovic raises to 1500 UTG+1 and I call with JJ. Pagano calls behind me, Levy calls on the button, and a loose/bad Swede calls in the BB. Flop Tc 7c 5d. Ludovic bets 2600, I raise to 7000, two folds, he calls. Turn 2h, we both check. River 8d, he checks, I tank. Granted my hand looks like a busted draw, but his range for raising in early position, betting into four people on the flop, and calling a raise shouldn’t be that wide. Given that my hand looks like a missed draw, he ought to be checking even his strongest hands to me on the river, but in reality he probably isn’t. I decline to value bet, giving him way too much credit and costing myself probably 9-10K. He shows an 8. I show my Jacks and he calls me the worst player he’s ever seen and walks away from the table in disgust.
At 500/1000/100, I raise to 2700 with AQ UTG. Grant Levy (Australian pro, pretty loose pre-flop, especially against me) calls in middle position. Heads up to the Kc Jc Th flop. I bet 4400, he calls. Turn 4d I bet 10K he calls. River 4h I bet 20K he shakes his head, sighs, and folds JT face up. Guess he now loses to AK and AA, not that I’m triple barreling those. As tight as I’d been playing, I think he ought to fold the turn. I kind of doubt he would have called the river even if it were a 2.
In the third one, I raise to 2700 with AQ UTG as well. Luca Pagano calls UTG+1, Isaac Baron calls UTG+2, and Lacay Ludovic calls in the SB. I am planning on giving up virtually every flop that misses me, but I bet 6000 at a J88 flop and take it down. I think JJ+ is out there almost never, so really I am worried about Jacks, 8’s, TT, and 99. Smaller pairs probably don’t call, but I’m in fine shape even if they do.
Good luck Fouc
Good luck today!!!!!
If there was ever a time to squeeze it would be in hand 1 for the button or the BB. GL
Eugene,
Yeah, I don’t envision many scenarios where I’m folding those J’s pre-flop. Maybe if Button squeezes and Frenchy comes back over the top. But if he flat calls, I’m re-squeezing.
Andrew, just making a general comment looking at the macro scenario of the hand. Obviously any 10% hand can reship on the squeeze but I’d imagine there is too much money in late position for any semblance of a strong hand to just call the raise instead of repopping. Also a class act thing for him to make the comment at the end of the hand. I hope you thanked him for his chips.