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Comment on WSOP Main Event, Day 3 by: The Steinhorn Stare » Blog Archive » WSOP Main Event, Day 4

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 16:43:27 +0000

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Comment on WSOP Main Event, Day 3 by: Heidema

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:50:27 +0000

for the record, i had QTo when Willie re-raised me from the small blind with 27. Yes, I thought he might be bluffing. No, I wasn’t willing to commit 70K to a re-raise bluff at that point.

Comment on WSOP Main Event, Day 3 by: Erik

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 01:30:20 +0000

First mention of Heidema I’ve seen on the WSOP website’s update log, and it’s because he’s folding pre-flop to 27o…

Willie Tann and the Hammer Bet
Over on Willie Tann’s table, all nine players went in on a prop bet, where they would pay $25 each to the first person to move all in with 2-7 offsuit (a.k.a. “The Hammer”). After Jason Heidema opened the pot for 12,000, Willie Tran moved in for 42,00, inducing Heidema to fold. Tann proudly showed his . “$25 each, boys!” said Tann with a laugh.

Comment on WSOP Main Event, Day 3 by: Ben

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:38:29 +0000

Re: 3pm update - I doubt the opponent had KK. Wouldn’t the opponent need to reraise before the flop? He’d like to have Jason fold a hand like AQ before the flop in case an ace comes. Also, he’d like to gain more info about the hand Jason was holding. It seems more likely to me it was AA (although he wouldn’t have claimed holding a weaker KK) or that he flopped a set. AK also remains a very likely holding, but it’s not worth committing your chips assuming he’s on a semi-bluff.

Thoughts?

Comment on WSOP Main Event, Day 3 by: Ben

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:17:36 +0000

Thanks for doing this, Jason. I’m excited to see how “Heidi” does.

As an aside, I had another friend playing the event who was a little less fortunate on day 2. He played 88 in position against AQ. The flop was 8TT making him a full house. The AQ player bluffed all in and my buddy of course called. The turn and river was QQ, and my friend was left crippled, and went out about 20 minutes later having to raise all in before the flop with AK and winding up against AA.

This is a good illustration of your earlier point about having enough chips to weather the bad beats. In 7 days of play, you will invariably be on the losing end of some terrible beats. What separates the champions from the rest is that the champs had enough chips to not be knocked out or crippled when they took the beat. My friend was short stacked already when this happened, and that’s why he was on the rail late last night.

Ben

Comment on WSOP Main Event, Day 3 by: Bill Watt

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 18:11:28 +0000

Good Heidema go!