PokerStars PCA Caribbean Adventure thread

[Karabiner]

Greek Jack still right in the thick of things with c200k too  

[NoflopsHomer]

gl praz, but not sure he couldve played the hand any worse.

Assuming it was reported correctly.

Mickey Doft is the best field reporter Pokernews has, kid just doesn't miss a thing.

Nonetheless best of luck to Doctor Bansi.

Not gonna criticise someone who is prob 10x better than me.

+1

[titaniumbean]

Greek Jack still right in the thick of things with c200k too  

Go go go.

[EvilPie]

gl praz, but not sure he couldve played the hand any worse.

Assuming it was reported correctly.

Mickey Doft is the best field reporter Pokernews has, kid just doesn't miss a thing.

Nonetheless best of luck to Doctor Bansi.

Not gonna criticise someone who is prob 10x better than me.

Is it really that bad though? He opens a nice hand and gets called from the BB.

He just plays it nice and aggro on the flop as you would expect following an EP raise. BB checks so obv we have to c bet. We get check raised and think BB may be at it so fire again which is perfectly reasonable. Oppo now turns his hand face up with the 4 bet but very generously gives us nearly 4 to 1 + the implied odds that he's going to donk off if we actually hit.

Whilst it's not the way I would've played it (fold pre for me) it looks pretty good to me.

[titaniumbean]

gl praz, but not sure he couldve played the hand any worse.

Assuming it was reported correctly.

Mickey Doft is the best field reporter Pokernews has, kid just doesn't miss a thing.

Nonetheless best of luck to Doctor Bansi.

Not gonna criticise someone who is prob 10x better than me.

Is it really that bad though? He opens a nice hand and gets called from the BB.

He just plays it nice and aggro on the flop as you would expect following an EP raise. BB checks so obv we have to c bet. We get check raised and think BB may be at it so fire again which is perfectly reasonable. Oppo now turns his hand face up with the 4 bet but very generously gives us nearly 4 to 1 + the implied odds that he's going to donk off if we actually hit.

Whilst it's not the way I would've played it (fold pre for me) it looks pretty good to me.

Matt are you 3 bet folding to a shove on the flop if they guy doesn't 4 bet to such a rubbish amount? are you check folding the turn if you dont bink instantly?

[EvilPie]

gl praz, but not sure he couldve played the hand any worse.

Assuming it was reported correctly.

Mickey Doft is the best field reporter Pokernews has, kid just doesn't miss a thing.

Nonetheless best of luck to Doctor Bansi.

Not gonna criticise someone who is prob 10x better than me.

Is it really that bad though? He opens a nice hand and gets called from the BB.

He just plays it nice and aggro on the flop as you would expect following an EP raise. BB checks so obv we have to c bet. We get check raised and think BB may be at it so fire again which is perfectly reasonable. Oppo now turns his hand face up with the 4 bet but very generously gives us nearly 4 to 1 + the implied odds that he's going to donk off if we actually hit.

Whilst it's not the way I would've played it (fold pre for me) it looks pretty good to me.

Matt are you 3 bet folding to a shove on the flop if they guy doesn't 4 bet to such a rubbish amount? are you check folding the turn if you dont bink instantly?

Yeah course it's a 3 bet fold. We know we're behind and we could be in a world of shit if oppo is 4 bet semi bluffing with the NFD.

Oppo's bet is only a rubbish amount if he's stacking off. If he's 3 betting to induce a shove from the flush draw it's fine. If he's passing when a club comes it's fine. Stacking off makes it a rubbish amount because he's gifted his oppo a good price to make what would otherwise have been a bad call.

We're in position so unlikely to get the chance to check fold.

[EvilPie]

Praz is just so fkin good it's demoralising. You seen the table draws he had yesterday en route to being chip leader? Only Bonomo, Minieri, Ivey and Demidov, among others. What a sicko. Different class.

Can you make this play he's done here to get the chip lead?

[Royal Flush]

He was probably freerolling the whole hand from chips he won without showdown. I don't doubt for a second that he knew exactly what he was doing.

I've played JC Alvarado before, he's a tricky bastard and very loose, Praz probably decided the high probability that JC had air meant calling the first check-raise wasn't as good a play as raising it. Once the 4bet comes, Praz's hand plays itself.

Please

[Cottonbud]

I don't doubt he's a great player but surely this hand is just spew with the bare 10 high flush draw.

[gasman]

I don't doubt he's a great player but surely this hand is just spew with the bare 10 high flush draw.

How would you play it Jamie boy? Happy New Year btw

[Cottonbud]

Flat the reraise Happy new year mate, just realised who you are!

[Cottonbud]

Have heard Praz Bansi has made it into day 4 of the PCA with 62 other players with the avg stack at 875k and he has around 2.1m in chips. Seems he came back from a big set back too, where he ended up doubling up Ivey where he flopped a pair and the nut flush draw vs Iveys set. Ivey ended up holding up to double through.

Good luck to him would be nice to see a Brit take down such a prestigious tournament.

[Linux]

I hear that Ivey crossbooked 50% with durrrr

[Dewi_cool]

Aye, good luck Praz

[Eck]

Player   Country   Status   Chip Count
Harrison Gimbel   USA                              2625000
Matthew Haugen   USA   PokerStars qualifier   2149000
Ryan D'Angelo   USA   PokerStars qualifier   2092000
Praz Bansi           UK    PokerStars player      2003000?
Barry Shulman   USA                              1655000
Eric Froehlich   USA   PokerStars player            1331000