Stuart Rutter, WSOP 2018 package, selling at 1.0

[Marky147]

Great run, and unlucky, Stu.

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Sort it out Ronnie, 13th doesn't get us many pts in the 25k

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Sighs UL Ronald.

Out ot interest, going Pleno on you for a second how much is your timing a factor in tbe Jason Alexander hand?

If you tank-pat are you more likely to get a T to pat behind and likewise more likely to get a draw if you snap? Or is this so obvious that its better just taking same time every time?

I wonder with a player like him if a snap pat might have been more likely to induce? Obviously doesnt matter when he has his hand as hes never breaking it right patVpat?

Love following these random games!!

A very good question, Patrick.

Your instincts are right. Plus, of course, out of position at least, there are two decisions where timing will vary- the all in call decision, and the pat or draw decision.  As I said before, it would be completely ethical even to tank the all in call with the nuts, just as it would be on the turn in holdem.

I would say...

Level one is that, hesitation before patting means a weak pat hand, a quick decision means strength.

Level two is that, as you suggest, it is quite clever to reverse that. Hesitate with strength, and pat quickly with a mediocre hand in an attempt to make them break a slightly better hand.

Level three - I've noticed increasingly that alot of pros just routinely use level two. You never get quite to see enough of these situations, but I'm fairly sure alot of good players actually just have a transparent (upside down) tell:, the quicker their pat, the weaker their hand. Thus, level three would be to reverse this, and actually use the 'honest' method of patting quickly with strength.

Level four- I don't think the game has progressed enough even online to this pint, but once all these clever antics are established and recognisable, the evening out point would be just to tank the same amount of time on all decisions.

Back to level three, and back to the idea of using the timing across both the call and the pat decision, I do think currently there is one acting job that is quite effective with a strong hand. That is to tank the call with strength, and immediately pat- as if, after you call decision, you have worried that your hesitation may be read as weak, and are trying to make up for it by patting quickly.

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Sort it out Ronnie, 13th doesn't get us many pts in the 25k

Feedback noted

Thanks so much guys. Excited for 10k dealers choice today

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$10k Dealers choice

Decent start 55k

Prrety sick array of games. The sickest, pot limit triple draw, has already been picked

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10k dealers choice

Tough hand at no limit deuce . I raise 8643x 4handed to 550, Jesse Martin 3bets the button to 1500. Standard call.

I make 86543, which is massive. I value bet 3,200.

He thinks for 30 seconds, and raises to 13,000.

The first question is whether I beat any of his value range. Only 7 hands beat me (75432, 76432,76532,76542, 85432,86432,86542).The first hand I beat is 87432. I just don't think he raises it. But, I have to attach some small weighting to it, I'm definitely not sure.

So, is he bluffing? I have seen no sevens and deuces , so it possible he patted something like K7722, planning to Bluff? I would say me not seeing the sevens and deuces is just as significant the other way round,that it gives him more pat sevens.

He is a very capable player, but I think the event brings about factors that make him less likely to Bluff. He will really rate himself across the mixed games and has been picking limit, not big bet, games. He has had a slight DS start, and i don't think will want to lose 16.5 in a pot.

Far from sure but I fold. 50k

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$10K dealers choice

45,500 first break

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$10000 dealers choice

66k

Scooped a beautiful stud pot.

I had (25)3633 three way going to river. Massive peel. Better to make low than house. King. Made neither. Checked round.

Surprisingly, two low draws and probably a flush draw have missed. Three sixes scoop

[dino1980]

Nice start Stu. Out of interest what game(s) are you choosing on your button and what factors go into that decision at this stage of the tournament? A mix of your best game(s), perceived weak spots of opponents etc.

[SuuPRlim]

I would have thought stud based games were pretty bad ones to pick with way less advantage being on the button. I think your edge over the table at stud hilo (surely worst game to pick) would have to be monstrous to make it better than going for a draw game where just being in position over a player with similar skill level would give big edge.

No limit duece gotta be a grear pick i imagine?

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$10000 dealers choice

Up to 74k, nice

Dino, I will almost always choose one of:

NLHE
Stud hilo regular (no qualifier)
Omaha hilo
Badeucey

Completely depending on how I perceive the table. When either you or another stack is very short, there are definitely games that favour, and go against, the short stack. A split pot game with antes is best for the shorties (so, stud8 and stud hilo regular), and I would say that limit holdem is the worst for a short stack, and so best picked if you are not short.

Of course if you are lucky enough to get really deep, you may want to choose games purely dependant on how much skill there is in them. For example, if I was heads up against Ivey, I'm picking limit holdem.

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I would have thought stud based games were pretty bad ones to pick with way less advantage being on the button. I think your edge over the table at stud hilo (surely worst game to pick) would have to be monstrous to make it better than going for a draw game where just being in position over a player with similar skill level would give big edge.

No limit duece gotta be a grear pick i imagine?

Ah, but dealer picks not for a hand, but for a round. You're right, Dealers choice is as correctly named as the Champions League

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10k dealers choice

69k first break

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10000 dealers choice

Was up to 78k but brutal stud round, 56k

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10000 dealers choice

Brutal two razz hands, 36k