blonde poker forum

as above anyone seen them on u tube because i cant find any at all

one drop is out

http://www.pokertube.com/free-poker-videos?movie=19551&title=World_Series_Of_Poker_2012_Episode_1

WSOP ME debuts on ESPN 14 August

Hope they do a better job than last year. First two episodes of the final table broadcast were basket ball.  I had it set up to record on two boxes. Both basket ball but listed as WSOP. Sill not seen those missing episodes.

Meant to say airs in USA 14 August :(

no got espn

Broadcast on UK ESPN last night and on every Tuesday according to my Tivo

will be up on pokertube whenever it is online based on previous years

is it online anywhere now?

www.pokertube.com for first like 5/6 eps

Watched a few episodes on UK ESPN. Were you on featiure tables Marc?

on day 4 i was at kevin polak's (think spelling is correct) table and the camera's were there for about 2 hours. Also i was 2nd in chips on day 3 for a while, and they show that on espn i think.

just watched the espn coverage on pokertube and was disapointed by how much poker they actually show. They spent alot of time on the commentators (norman chad or whatever) telling his bad jokes and also doing features on players including jason sommerville, talking about his recent "coming out" and his new gay partner etc and how the poker community accept him being gay. I dont mind whether he is gay, straight or into animals, i was watching the wsop coverage and thought they could of spent more time on hands, but i know there selling a product etc

lol .  them covering that his lover's are a shetland pony & new zealand white rabbit 

It seems they like to sell the 'look at my crib' image of the big money winners to keep the new players rolling in. Interesting to see some if the lay downs against the known players I wonder if the same laydowns would happen if an unknown made exactly the same bet.

I also caught prem league poker this week and couldn't believe how grumpy tony g became when he limped in the pot then lost an all in after the flop, he threw cards towards the dealer, left his chips in a heap then bet by just grabbing a handful and throwing them in. Funny to see a grown man act like a child  rotflmfao

Guys, please can someone confirm whether the WSOP main event episodes are aired in the UK ESPN channel?Please can you tell me the channel number in sky and what time it is aired every week?

Yes it is aired on ESPN in UK

Channel 417*

Tuesday Night Midnght and Wednesday 1am every week so far.

*I have Virgin so channel number is from wikipedia

Wonderful! Many thanks for your qick response!!

Just watched latest episode on pokertube.

K and K feature quite prominently. 

Keys doubles up some Hollywood clown who I'm pretty sure tells him to go fuck himself afterwards and Keith Johnson is on feature table with some crazy, time wasting Asian guy.

Good episode.

Link please

http://www.pokertube.com/free-poker-videos?movie=19807&title=WSOP_2012_Ep13_-_Main_Event

Episode 14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzwkLWwgMyg

A week today play resumes in the WSOP Main Event

Jesse Sylvia leads a group of eight Americans and one Hungarian looking to become the next world champion.

Here's the 2012 WSOP main event final table:

Jesse Sylvia (43.87 million in chips): The 26-year-old will have a huge advantage in chips come October. Sylvia knows a number of players at the final table extremely well.

"Russell Thomas was my roommate two summers ago for the World Series and … he's a really good friend," said Sylvia on the Poker Edge podcast. "We don't really discuss poker, but get each other pumped up. To see him at the final table I actually feel like I'm dreaming."

Andras Koroknai (29.37 million): Koroknai, 30, will be remembered for a number of reasons from his seven-day final table run. The World Poker Tour's 2010 L.A. Poker Classic champion made a number of mistakes en route to Day 7, but once under the lights, he remained composed. The Hungarian definitely got lucky on Day 7, but he's at the final table and supported by a very big group of vocal fans who made it clear that he is a major star in his country.

Greg Merson (28.72 million): For a cash-game player, this guy can really crush tournaments. Merson entered a total of seven events during the 2012 WSOP, cashing in four, winning a bracelet and making another final table outside of the main event. He said it and everyone in Vegas has said it: He's the 2012 version of Ben Lamb. Merson has been an online cash-game superstar for the past few years, but since he's turned his sights toward tournament play this summer, he's been on quite a rush. Like Sylvia, Merson has plenty of experience with a few of his competitors.

"I'm going to be real comfortable, that's for sure," said Merson of his thoughts at the final table, citing how deep the play will be at the beginning. "It's nice to see the cash-game players have a good shot. … [The final table is] not going to be like a turbo like has been in the past."

Russell Thomas (24.80 million): Thomas is an actuary by trade, but he may be reconsidering his career path after making the main event final table. The 24-year-old from Hartford, Conn., is cash-game focused, but plans on incorporating some more tournaments over the next few months to prepare. Thomas cashed in the main event in 2011, finishing in 248th, and has one other WSOP final table under his belt with a fifth-place finish in a six-handed no-limit hold 'em event in 2010. Thomas admitted that he hasn't played much since Black Friday, but he's thrilled for the opportunities ahead. "Everything went pretty well," Thomas said of his final day. "I'm going to work really hard on my tournament game [for the next few months]."

Steven Gee (16.86 million): At 57, Gee is the oldest member of the final table and joins Merson as the only WSOP bracelet winners that remain. Gee's big moment on Day 7 came with a lucky river card that gave him a straight in a three-way all-in with 20 players to go. Just like so many players at this final table, Gee plays cash games almost exclusively and know that while he may have the live experience the younger players may not, he has a lot of work to do before October.

"It's unbelievable. It's a really hard feeling to describe. I know I feel great," said Gee. "In 2010 when I won my bracelet it was the brightest moment of my life, poker-wise, and I didn't think I could ever top that. … Guess what? In 2012, this moment is bigger than 2010. I don't have the bracelet yet, but the moment is still different. Making the final table is almost as good as winning the bracelet."

Michael Esposito (16.26 million): On Day 7, Esposito almost made it look easy to reach this point. The commodity broker from New York played with an intensity that was clear with every bet, call and raise. The 43-year-old has been playing poker well before the Moneymaker boom and now has four career WSOP cashes, including two in the main event.

Robert Salaburu (15.15 million): His friends call the 27-year-old Texan a solid player and one who is truly modest. Even after making the final table of the biggest event of the year, that personality was clearly on display. He's been playing for a decade, and while he's had some success, maintaining that success has been a challenge. Now, with his sights set on October, he's just looking to write the next chapter in his poker career. "I'm just happy to be here," said Salaburu. "I've just been having fun with this, that's all you can do. … I'm just trying to win the thing. That's all I can do. I'm playing as good as I can."

Jacob Balsiger (13.11 million): There's little debate that when Balsiger returns to Arizona State University in the fall, he's going to be one of the most popular kids on campus. The senior is a political science major with one year to go, and in between finishing his classes, he'll have to play the biggest final table of his life. A victory for the 21-year-old, who doesn't have a lot of live tournament experience, will make him the youngest main event champion in WSOP history.

"I [started playing poker] back in middle school for $5 and it was a big deal to win $30," said Balsiger. "Now the stakes are a little bit higher."

Jeremy Ausmus (9.80 million): Not only does Ausmus have the final table to look forward to this fall, but his wife is expecting the birth of their second child in early November. The 32-year-old professional poker player had nine WSOP cashes in 2012 and has 14 throughout his career. It wasn't easy to get to the final table and Ausmus is determined to make the most out of this opportunity.

"You enter the tournament and in the back of your mind, it's possible," Ausmus said of what he expected at the start of the main event. "Almost 7,000 people [entered] and you're a long shot to make it. It still doesn't seem real that I'm here. Honestly."

All players left Las Vegas with at least $754,798 in prize money

Here's what they're playing for in addition to the WSOP main event championship bracelet:

1. $8,527,982
2. $5,292,889
3. $3,797,558
4. $2,850,494
5. $2,154,616
6. $1,640,461
7. $1,257,790
8. $971,252
9. $754,798

(http://espn.go.com/photo/2012/0717/pok_e_wsopmaintable_600.jpg)

for some reason I dont really care about this years wsop

havent watched any of it for the first time since i started playing

interviewed merson for a podcas,t funking hard for him.

It's a really bad sign that I had to look up who that was.

Totally agree that for some reason the interest in this year's Main Event seems to be at an all-time* low.


* post Moneymaker obv

That's what happened when the two pretty women get knocked out in 10th and 11th.

With how deep they are this should be one of the better finals in recent years, looking forward to it.

gl Merson, Sylvia and Ausmus for me.

Gota hope Koroknai's disgusting heater has calmed down to stop him though imo. (almost definitely biased from the WSOP coverage ive seen)


Alex holding a book for this?

Agreed, this was a bad beat for poker

Played a ton with Jesse last summer grinding 5/10 at Bellagio. Haven't seen any of the coverage this year but seemed pretty savvy and a really nice guy, hope he takes it down.

I like Jesse a lot I hope Jeremy wins though, Jeremy/jesse/Greg 1/2/3

fwiw Greg Merson is legit sicko for sure.

Don't have a preference as to who wins but a friend has a significant piece of Jacob so go him.

Is it public knowledge as to how much each of these guys have of themselves?

Robert Salaburu For most tilting manner at the table ever. Just comes across as a douche.

Merson to win it, his 2+2 thread in HSNL about drug addiction is so open and honest on such a frowned upon issue.

Liked Salaburu on ESPN coverage, insta betting made a welcome change from all the dwell ups you usually see.

Overall, liked Merson the best, will have to dig up the 2+2 thread.

Im with the majority sweating Merson. Such a sicko and seems like a v v nice guy

Don't want Merson to win cos I want the king to win player of the year

agree

me too.

Tough spot. Forgot about that

link pls

http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/19/high-stakes-pl-nl/drug-addiction-poker-1227023/

just wow

Having watched all the ESPN episodes till date, I am really funking for this guy, Greg Merson. What a player- He was down to 2.5 BB at day 5. Pure class and determination on show!!!

Yes ladies and Gentleman coke really does catch up on you....no clever no funny :)

Can anyone point me to the first 4 episodes of the main event.. I have only found episode 5 onwards on pokertube thx

try this bloke he got them all buddy http://www.youtube.com/user/thaakillah

just watched 7 straight hours of wsop :)

Does anyone know if the final table is being streamed anywhere on Monday?

Just found one option via ESPN Player.  A 1 week pass for £2.99.  http://www.espnplayer.com/espnplayer/wsop

Feed your wild side.

TY for link gonna see how many i get through tonight..

well he know got up to f/t

does anyone know whether this is live along with their hole cards?

I was chatting to my friend last night before i went to sleep and ended up having a dream about a hand they played on the final table, so just in case im physic... :D

Jesse opens MP with Ac Kc, Jeremy flats on the btn with Jd Td, the BB calls.

Flop Jx Tc 9c

Jesse bets, Jeremy calls

Turn Jc

Jesse bets Jeremy calls

River Qx

I can't remember if Jesse chk/folds or bet folds.

How spooky if this hand happens :P

GL to them both x

What time does it start/finish?

Think it starts at midnight UK time tonight (we're currently 4 hours behind because US clocks haven't gone back yet)

http://www.espnplayer.com/espnplayer/wsop

On ESPN on Sky/Virgin tonight midnight so guess it starts around that time

15-minute delay with hole cards

Is the live feed only on espn ? Or is it available thro wsop ? Does anybody know ?
Think it will be interesting watching Tourette's salaburu as I've nick named him

so its on espn at midnight with hole cards?

quite liked him until he was heard saying to his mates " that's the best thing that could have happened. The idiots got all the chips"

Gonna go with Steve Gee now

he's a massive douchebag imo

praying he busts first with a sick beat,

When Hille was allin he was calling out cards for her to bust

im on salaburu and balsiger saver on merson

Salaburu ftmfw

in how many hours does this start?

Odds taken from matchbook: will accept bets uptil 11pm our time.

Player   to 1   max bet
Jesse Slyvia    2.5   £400
Andras Koroknai   3.9   £250
Greg Merson   3   £330
Russell Thomas   5.4   £185
Steven Gee   8   £125
Michael Esposito   10   £100
Robert Salaburu   10   £100
Jacob Balsiger   11   £90
Jeremy Ausmus   14   £70

ladbrokes are better on every one, maybe take their prices

Lol daylight robbery Al!

kk will check it out ty

mate just taken them from an official site! its a 133% book if you want to know!
http://www.matchbook.com/matchbook/events/market/?category=140589

the problem with this alex is that there are a number of firms pricing up, so you will have to offer better prices than all of these to get custom http://www.oddschecker.com/other-sports/poker/world-series-of-poker/winner

I worked it out to 134 in my head so pretty close

ladbrokes prices are a 132% book so basically no difference. will do one or the other don't mind!

yeh but not everyone has accounts / most ppl would find it easier to just post itt "£20 on merson pls" and no hassle signing up and depositing.

ladbrokes are nothing close to 132

sigh yeh, did it on the x to 1 scale, rather than the decimal thing like matchbook - they are 112. will do their prices:

Player   to 1   max bet
Greg Merson   4   250
Andras Koroknai   5   200
Russell Thomas   6.5   150
Steven Gee   9   110
Michael Esposito   11   90
Robert Salaburu   11   90
Jacob Balsiger   12   80
Jeremy Ausmus   16   60

lads are around 112-114%

stato £50 on Jeremy Ausmus at 16/1

Jesse 3.7-1
Greg 3.9-1
Andras 5.5-1
Russel 7-1
Steven 10-1 9
Michael 12-1
Robert 12-1
Jacob 14-1
Jeremy 18-1


Less than 106%. No maximums, any stakes fine- cant have people getting cut on the WSOP main event. Arbers not welcome

lol nitted up to 106 from 105?! ;)

Was just about to ask for £25 on Greg 4.2-1 but edited :(

Well bfs was massively under on Greg and didnt wanna be a nit and refuse people incase of arbing me off- id say he is the most likely player to be BAD value tho. Higher profile etc, his "edge" is always gonna be overrated not underrated

will take a hundo on jesse, dave at 3.7-1?

Redsimon- u got a bet at 4.2-1 anyway

Alex yes ur on as long as u take him off your book so you cant lay it back

lol k. what would my profit be laying it lol like £4?

Can you pm bank details, I'll ship the £25 after I arb it :)

I will add ive not seen 1mins coverage of it, and have no idea who any of them other than Greg because of his 2+2 thread are

Can pay after dont worry

ok gl

watching some coverage now, will take 15-1 on Michael Esposito

and 11-1 on Gee

12-1 and 10-1. Help yourself

Alex, you want those bets after seeing ESPN coverage? :)

hi dubai

could i have a tenner each on esposito and ausmus please?

thanks

yeah no idea who they are, but whatever price i listed ur on

If u wanna quote their first name please as that what i listed

yeh gee and esposito aren't the best!

oh god, i was offering those bets, not taking them!

sorry

michael and jeremy

lol makes more sense now! :)

£10 on Jeremy@18-1 and £15 on Robert@12-1 if ok mate.

Can send stars/bank?

both on- sort it after

I just hope Salaburu loses in a horrible horrible vile way. preferably hope he starts crying and the whole crowd points and laughs. utterly classless twat.

+1 IS IT

going out now, no more bets from me, dubais are better anyway! gl everyone

£50 on Russell @ 7/1 please Dubai.

Obv slightly unders on bf :) But ur on anyway

I won't be arbing.

Nah didnt suggest that, just didnt think ud fancy the 10s some poor sod who is 14s elsewhere

Watched a couple of "On the road to the October 9" videos on youtube.

Seems like a nice bloke.

But mainly you are right :)

£50 on Ausmus @18-1 pls Dubai :)

sweatz

Gl

I got any skinners ?

Steve Gee, twitter.


Come down and check out my gangnam final table entry.


 Want him to win now  :)

GAAAANGNAMMMM STYYYYYLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

so its on espn at midnight, with hole cards?

It's probably been asked sorry, but has anyone got a link to the live stream?

espn

http://t.co/oidV0WEA


watchespn.com should work on phones I think

edit that's the dumb I wanna pay version.

prob have to wait for the final to start before some justin.tv links are up. twitter is normally your friend for those.

legend, cheers mate

Sucks a bunch ESPN TV UK dont stream this! cba with streams :(

Ignore above looks like on ESPN UK TV, may not sleep tonight :)  :)up

According to the planner the espn coverage starts at midnight and is only on till 3am.
Anyone know what's going on. Was planning to watch iron skygo on my phone

booked yh?

Where's the holecard coverage?

Oh sick

yeah he chip leader yet?

moblie link anybody pls ?

Breaks are getting annoying. 3 inside 15 mins? srsly?

well this hands all pretty lol

Steve Gee. LOL

Got your your wish Mr Titbean  :)up

http://www.vipboxsports.eu/search/espn.html (http://www.vipboxsports.eu/search/espn.html)

Go to the ESPN UK link.

Two poker professionals and a college student have topped nearly 6,600 competitors at the World Series of Poker and are one session away from poker's richest prize, $8.53 million

Jake Balsiger eliminated Russell Thomas in fourth place early Tuesday, 24-year-old poker pros Greg Merson of Laurel, Md., and Jesse Sylvia of Las Vegas join him in the final three.

"I can't wait to get back up here and play. I wish we could play it out right now," said Sylvia, who started the session of more than 7 hours with the chip lead but was overtaken by Merson.

"We have a long battle tomorrow," he said.

Thomas won $2.85 million for fourth place, then said after being eliminated that he planned to quit his job as an insurance actuary for Aetna to turn pro.

"Made my company a little mad because I quit my job in a newspaper article, and now I'm doing it in a press conference," he said.

Merson vaulted to a dominant chip lead thanks to an opponent's startling error, then finished the session with 88.4 million in chips, compared with 62.8 million for Sylvia and 46.9 million for Balsiger.

Merson eliminated Hungarian poker professional Andras Koroknai in sixth place, when Koroknai 6 bet shoved K-Q into A-K.

Koroknai won $1.64 million for sixth place, while Merson won 84 million in chips, nearly double that of his closest competitor.

Merson said he expected iKoroknai to make a mistake, and told Sylvia during one of the breaks that he expected Koroknai to bluff away all his chips.

"When short-handed play starts, I think that's my game because a lot of players either play too tight, or they over-adjust," he said.

Poker professional Robert Salaburu was ousted in eighth. Minutes later, Michael Esposito went out in seventh, his ace-jack failing to pull ahead of Merson's ace-king.

Jeremy Ausmus, 33, of Las Vegas, placed fifth.

"I never had cards the whole day," Esposito said. "At the end of the day, I'm going home a rich person."

Steve Gee, a 57-year-old poker professional from Sacramento, Calif., was eliminated in ninth place less than two hours into play after testing Thomas moving all-in for the last of his 11.4 million in chips.

Thomas called and showed a pair of queens, better than Gee's pocket eights.

"If I knew he had pocket queens, I would have checked," Gee said after being eliminated. "I'm disappointed. I told myself I wasn't going to play scared."

On the first hand of play, Gee bluffed Thomas on a pot worth several million chips, though Thomas held just nine high and wouldn't have been able to consider playing the hand to the end.

Esposito, 44, a commodities broker from Seaford, N.Y., was uncertain about the status of his waterfront home as Superstorm Sandy hit the East Coast.

His son, James Esposito, said neighbors told him the streets are flooded, but the family was focused on the card game in the Nevada desert.

"Odds are likely that it's flooded," he said. "I know I saw a picture of the house three doors down — the streets are totally flooded."

The chip leader heading into the final table was Sylvia, who began the final stretch with 43.9 million in chips, just over 22 percent of the chips in play.

The finalists played Monday night until only three players remained, leaving the top three to settle the title Tuesday night.

anyone who lost can send to CrabMaki on stars please

gogo jesse!

Only loser in the book. The Jacob/Jake kid a skinner

price of buyout?

Nah u dont want to buyout anyway. What will be will be...

Did anyone buy the espn player day pass and have the stream go down after a few hours? Or was it just me?

yes happened to us. it froze on a flop and then didn't ever recover :(

you wanna price up the 2 Pokerstars hu matches that havent run yet?

30 October: Alexander 'Sussie Smith' Roumeliotis vs Dan 'w00ki3z.' Cates
31 October: Phil 'mrsweets28' Galfond vs Ben 'ben86' Tollerene

I'l give u a bit of action- only 2 runners so need to bet to big %s :)

hmm never heard of Roumeloiotis or Tollerene, interested though, maybe u set some prices and I chose who has to bet and on who? so forces you to set fair prices. dunno just thinking out loud...

I'd like to bet on sussie pls

interested on betting on the HU showdown matches aswell.

Anyone doing last card of main event this year? Alex u have sick organisinal skills? 4 max? Randomly assigned. 10$ per card. Use thighs spreadsheet? I'll have 4 if u run it

4 max entries per person that is. Or even 2 if we get enough interest

Sent £25 from Dreamfinder on stars.

ok will start new thread

Last card sweepstake thread: http://blondepoker.com/forum/index.php?topic=59400.0

Susie 4/6 Cates 11/10
Ben 8/11 Galfond Evens

$1300 on cates @ 11/10

$150 on Cates please

If there are problems with ESPN Player again tonight, try this instead!  

http://cricfree.tv/espn-live-stream.php

Bet on

Dan pm sent

Dan has 650 Cates, 650 Galfond

Pm or send to crabmaki on stars?

Can send after to CrabMaki if u lose

Anybody still up/just getting up watching this? Pretty quiet then two sick hands back to back! Really good stream / commentary team too.

I'm up puppy sitting, so thankfully it's been decent with Antonio and those 2 there all night.....

I bet Balsinger reacted more than Merson when that 4 hit the river :D

So impressive, his composure in grinding his way back to a really strong position again after the KK hand has been great.

bleary eyed now after 8hours of watching these 3 and 1 tabling myself...

Chad and Lon make it so much more bareable than the monotone internet players commentating on other poker shows.

Amazing that they've been playing nearly 10 hours and are back to the chip stacks they started with now.

Go go jake!

Agree with you hosts are very good.

They playing PLO or NL Dave?

#prayfortheupdaters

would be nice if the stream didnt relentlessly break.

http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/137666/4/watch-espn.html (http://www.thefirstrow.eu/watch/137666/4/watch-espn.html)

That one was ok according to my mate who didn't have ESPN, can't vouch for it as I didn't even try it :)

(Working ok I think )

Balsiger may be having the hands, but playing awesome.

Jesse looks very rattled thoughts?

ooops insta-bok

:D

http://www.coolsport.tv/stream3.html

Working well (touch wood)

WSOP ‏@WSOP

At 365 hands and counting, this is now the longest WSOP Main Event final table in history.

Anyone got a link that works on iPhone, I've jumped in the bath and dropped a laptop in before so can't risk it.

merson seems like he is pwning

I hope he bust tho HELLMUTH FOR POTY

he looks too good mate :(

Wow can't believe they're still going!

I felt pot committed by the time it got to 7am, so had to see it through and still didn't expect this!

Merson absolutely crushing and deserves this imo. But I'd much prefer Jesse financially!

GREGY GREGY GREGY

ONE GREG MERSON

Greg Merson wins the 2012 @WSOP #Main Event ($8,531,853), and is the 2012 @WSOP Player of the Year - http://bit.ly/WSOPMain

Wow..........

(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/A6iXH25CMAEmrHZ.jpg)

I guess in the words of Mr Wright 'He couldn't take any more'

What a monster, gutted for Helmuth though after having such a sick series again too!

Just hope he's not checking into a hotel room for another 3 day stint before xmas :D

Very strange final hand. Fully deserved win for Greg though, absolute sicko.

call seems fine/std right?

Looked to me like he was about to fall off his chair and just took a punt, don't think Vanessa was too impressed with it.... Not by the look on her boat anyway and I'm guessing she was obv on a % :D

Yeah I mean you get to play a lot of these type of situations. Super standard.

Selbst face after the 9 3 3 flop with K9 hand was LOL

To be fair Sylvia was always under it playing a final against someone who's that sick and probably gone weekends without sleep many times in the past.

Was that live on ESPN in the USA for the whole 12 hours?

If it was, that's got to be the end of the November 9 thing!! ESPN will be sick at having a 12 hour live OB.

Couldn't believe they were still going when I woke up!

Yes it was as far as I know. And yes I agree. The relatively boring players/play won't help either.

Yep it was.  As soon as it ended it went straight to sports centre.  No player interviews.

I was following the updates some and thought the final hand was a bit odd and the K9 hand too but people make weird plays when this tired I guess. Not sure why he 3bet the JQ final hand. 3bet/calling can't be profitable there and I know Merson was crushing the entire time but still seems bad.

Happy that Greg won, for some reason Jesse tilted me on the edited broadcasts.

all of them were too aggro pre, thats for sure, they were 3b/folding hands that were too strong and should have seen a flop with.

As played the qjs hand was pretty std, 2 hands previously merson 4b to 18.8m so when he jams here its a pretty easy call as merson si 4b/calling storng hands and vs a range of lots of poacket pairs and k/ax our hand has comfortably enough equity, especially with the dead money

agree with Pleno I think the QJs call is fine I just dont like the 3b too much.

I think the K9 hand was stnd enough as well, 3handed.

I had only just got back from making a coffee and only saw Sylvia  pondering his decision.

Was it?

Merson 4m

Sylvia 9.5m

Merson 69m?

Sylvia calllll


I'm probably  just as zonked as he looked anyway, so probably misread it myself :)

As played the call is fine but I think its pretty optimistic to think that you can induce a wide enough range to 4b jam heads up in the world series main to make 3b/call > flatting

Yeh thats right according to pokernews

OK obviously I wasn't paying enough attention and was only checking poker news here and there so couldn't see the majority of the cards. I assume both players had people telling them things like the quoted so yes that makes it an obvious call after the 3bet but the 3bet was the problem imo. If people were telling Jesse things like this then you would assume that Greg would balance his range more.

I thought Balsiger didn't seem to be 3betting a lot (lol sample) but on further checking he did seem to be more aggressive than I thought so I guess K9 is ok ish.

Guessing it's fundamentally wrong if you're all in agreement, but not sure I'd want to call off another 30bb with QJ for my life....

I dont think was a concern for Greg, optimal play here is just to play every hand optimally in a vacuum, Antonio made a comment about Jesse's body language when he made the 3bet (the same read he'd had a few orbits ago when Jesse 3b/fold Q8o) so it's actually pretty likely Greg had picked up on the same thing and this played a decent role in his decision to 4b/jam.

I don't think it's necessarily an obvious call with QJs here, I think the call is 100% a correct one, Busquet was saying in the commentary KJs would be a call for him, I think Jesse is expecting to see a lot of suited Qx/Kx/small PPsand with 22million dead and the fact Merson is a very tough opponent I think caling is better than folding.

Like you say, 3betting not the best though

Why didn't he have a plan though?

They playing holdem Dave to the earlier question btw. Cates beat Sussie last night so doing it in already

it was HU, he limped and Merson was sat out his bb,

was a great 3 handed, and the best played ended up winning

was very entertaining

His plan was to 5 jam over Mersin 18.7 which happened the previous orbit, was t expecting a jam hence the 3b tank