Mid day 2, about 150 players left.
I'm on table 37 which means that my table will be one of the latter ones to break. My table has been really passive and only 3 people been knocked out ( I took them all out) I'm opening around 85% of pots and winning around 70% of them. I have 80k and nobody on the table has over 15k. Looking around the room I cant see anyone on over 50k although it is very possible there is, one guy who does have more is James Howard my friend from Newcastle and very very very good player James has 80k as he is put to my direct right. James tells me he has been opening 100% of pots on other table without resistance. We swap 10%..
First hand he raises I call in position, raise his flop bet and take it away with air, second time its exactly the same thing and James I hear James telling his backer Ben FML why do I have to be put on his right.
James is down to 60k and I have 110k (average 27,800) There are 4 levels left till end of day. Average going into day 3 with 114 left was like 55k iirc.
Folded to James in the cut off and he makes it 3300 at 800/1600
I CALL on the button with
and the blinds get out the way
FLOP:
James bets 4100 which I think is largish cbet size. I CALL
TURN:
James checks pretty quickly and I make it 7k, James takes around 10 seconds and makes it 18k more, I CALL (he has 22k behind)
RIVER:
James shoves (22k) I CALL
We talked about this hand in the car for over an hour about both of our lines on all four streets.
Thoughts on-
Flatting pre
5bet shoving pre for value
3bet folding pre
Raising Flop
Checking behind turn
Just getting it in on turn
James' value range on turn that he's happy to get it in with
FOLD river?
Sorry theres alot but I think its a really unique spot in tricky situation.
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