How did Schwartz do it ?
How did Schwartz lay down k high flush in the final table WSOP - Ep 32 - Main Event - FT Poker Video by WSOP 2008 - the hand is about 29minutes in - its just crazy, did he get a read on demidoff or what.. i no i would have pushed (and thats why i am sitting here writing this and not on a beach in hawaii, smokin the good stuff like Schwartz is now ... i wonder how many hamocks he's bought since he's won
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ftw!
That was a seriously good fold.
There is a fold (by another guy) fairly early in the WSOP where a guy laid down JJ after hitting a full house and the other guy had KK for a bigger boat. Unreal.
The raise on the turn gave it away. He is playing a classic style of smashing the nuts to make it look like he has air. If he just calls he basically gives his hand away but this way he knows he is able to get a little bit more value with the last card to come.
The only problem was he didn't think that Schwartz could lay down his flush (as pointed out above by yourself).
I asked a really good cash game player about that one time (why would you re-raise with the nuts?) He said it defines your opponents hand better which allows you to make more money.
Here is a good example (from an actual game 5-10NL). Player A has KQ player be has QX...flop comes KQQ. Player A checks, player B bets, player A then re-raises. Now most people in this situation would slow play heads up because they have the nuts but in this situation:
1. If you call the flop player A puts you on a hand and the action will probably get shut down on the turn anyways
2. By any off chance player B has a K or Q he is calling your bet and you are able to define his range and with this situation because he has a Q he is not folding figuring "what are the probabilities of you having a Q or you raising with a Q?
Long story short, they got all the money in on the turn and player B was stunned.
obviously he wanted to move up the pay scale; that would be a very hard fold.