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markrh13
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Hi everyone!
I was watching WCOOP-44 this lunchtime (the high roller heads-up one) and I came across a hand where I can't understand the thinking of one of the players. To watch it, it was hand number 5 of Otb_RedBaron vs DJK123, if not I'll write it out below:
Otb has 13310 chips
Djk has 6690 chips
Otb (button) posts SB (25) => Jd Js
Djk posts BB (50) => 10d 9c
Otb raises to 129
Djk calls
FLOP => 9s 10s 10h (pot = 258)
Djk checks
Otb bets 152
Djk calls
TURN => 3s (pot = 562)
Djk checks
Otb bets 443
Djk raises to 1413
Now, I can't work out why he's check-raising. Otb could be chasing a straight or flush (or even have a flush by this point) and he beats both of those. So I would have thought calling here would be better, as it gives his opponent another card to improve with, and hopefully get another street of value, either betting or check-raising the river.
What are your thoughts?
I was watching WCOOP-44 this lunchtime (the high roller heads-up one) and I came across a hand where I can't understand the thinking of one of the players. To watch it, it was hand number 5 of Otb_RedBaron vs DJK123, if not I'll write it out below:
Otb has 13310 chips
Djk has 6690 chips
Otb (button) posts SB (25) => Jd Js
Djk posts BB (50) => 10d 9c
Otb raises to 129
Djk calls
FLOP => 9s 10s 10h (pot = 258)
Djk checks
Otb bets 152
Djk calls
TURN => 3s (pot = 562)
Djk checks
Otb bets 443
Djk raises to 1413
Now, I can't work out why he's check-raising. Otb could be chasing a straight or flush (or even have a flush by this point) and he beats both of those. So I would have thought calling here would be better, as it gives his opponent another card to improve with, and hopefully get another street of value, either betting or check-raising the river.
What are your thoughts?