POTD #21 Monte-Carlo Monday #2: A NLHE Blocker Bluff vs a PLO Specialist

An un-wise-hand vs Weisman

A wonderful thing about poker is that, no matter how big a mistake you make in a hand or in a tournament, there’s always a chance you might win. If you get all-in with 1% equity, it might hit. If you misread your hand and call the river with second nut low, your opponent might have nut low. In tournament poker, maybe you made a stupid bluff and are left with 1 BB. Well, if you spin it up and win the tournament, that bluff was a small but necessary speed bump on the path to victory. There is a flip side to the coin: Sometimes you’re the person who misclick calls the second nut low; sometimes you’re the guy bluffing with the nut low. I’ve written about a hand where I made mistakes on early streets, but I made good decisions on later streets that allowed me to win the pot. Today’s hand is the yin to that hand's yang. In a deepstack three way pot, I showcase my skill with strong, technical play up until the river, and then I make a large mistake on the river that costs me a lot more than my solid fundamentals earned me earlier in the hand.

Triton Monaco Event #3 125k Main Event
Level 2: 1k/1.5k/1.5k (SB/BB/BBA) 250k Starting Stack.

The Hand

HH: Triton Poker App

It folds to Sergio Aido on the button he raises to 4k, I call the SB with T♣️7♣️, Dylan Weisman calls the BB

Flop 7♠️6♦️6♥️ (13.5k): I check, Dylan checks, Sergio checks

Turn T♠️ (13.5k): I check, Dylan bets 4.5k, Sergio calls, I raise to 17k, Dylan calls, Sergio folds

River Q♠️ (51.5k) I check, Dylan bets 48k, I raise to 210k, Dylan calls with 6♣️5♣️