In this second video on poker tournament strategy, we begin with analysis of two real hands that Sam Trickett and I had just played in the Triton Super High Roller Series in Montenegro. Watch part 1 of our poker tournament tips at [ Ссылка ]

In this second video on poker tournament strategy, we begin with analysis of two real hands that Sam Trickett and I had just played in the Triton Super High Roller Series in Montenegro. Watch part 1 of our poker tournament tips at [ Ссылка ]

Sam, at the Triton SHR Series Montenegro you nearly called Tom Dwan’s all-in with 9-high. Why?

Sam Trickett: Yeah, yeah, it was just a mathematical call. I was getting 3 to 1 on a call. It goes, like, raise by Daniel Cates – ‘Jungleman’ – who’s opening a lot of hands. l’d already seen him open, like, 8-5 suited. So l felt like it was a good re-raise, because he opens a lot of hands because he’s a cash game player. Generally cash game players open more. So l thought it was a good re-raise. So l re-raised him. l had 9-6 of clubs. And now Tom, who’s also a loose player, a cash game player – but he still has to have a good hand, because it was my first re-raise too -- and he went all-in, and… l was just thinking about mathematics purely there. I know he has a better hand than me. But you know Tom, if he has Ace-Jack there, maybe he’d go all-in, because it’s Tom! And he knows l re-raise quite light. So, l was just thinking whether…

Paul Phua: l think in your mind you were thinking ‘most probably l have two live cards’, right… but is 3 to 1 enough, you know?

Sam Trickett: But then l know he’s going to have tens, Jacks, Queens, Kings, Aces as well, which I don’t play so good. In a cash game l will call. ‘OK, I’ll call, call.’ Because price. But in a tournament it’s not so much about price it’s about …

Paul Phua: The chips are so valuable.

Sam Trickett: Exactly, yeah. So that’s why l elected to fold.

Paul, you drew some strong players in the Triton SHR Series in Montenegro. How do you play against them?

Paul Phua: Yesterday l did not have a particularly big stack on my left, but they are good players, you know: Trueteller and John Juanda. Interesting, you know. There was one hand, I had Ace-King under the gun, the blind was, er… l raised to 7,000. Trueteller made it 17 then Juanda made it 45. I did not know what to do! You know, it came back to me…

Sam Trickett: You raised under the gun?

Paul Phua: Yeah.

Sam Trickett: Tough spot.

Paul Phua: And they had 300,000 each, you know, l had 400,000. And l decided to move all-in. Which was wrong, obviously. Yeah, he had Aces! So in those types of spot, experience comes in a lot, you know. Looking back, you might think folding is the best option.

Sam Trickett: Yeah, l think folding’s good there. If you raise, like, in mid position, or late position, that may be different because it’s more likely you’re stealing, but because you raised under the gun, maybe… maybe fold. Tough spot, though.

Paul Phua: Yeah, it was seven handed.

Sam Trickett: OK, so it’s not even…. yeah, it’s a tough spot. It’s like when you’ve got a big stack on your left that’s also a good player, maybe you just don’t open raise as much. So when he folds to you, you have like a medium strength hand that sometimes you would raise maybe because a good player on your left with chips, you just fold. So maybe you just tighten up a little bit when there’s a good player on your left with chips. That’s probably my main adjustment.

Paul Phua: Yeah, generally l think so. Generally we should.

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