High Stakes Poker thread (10/15) (spoilers possible)

[KiwiMark]

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In that K7 hand, I wonder if Farha would've done exactly the same thing if an ace flopped instead of a king. If he did, there there are a few more favorable scenarios for him, although he had to have put Hellmuth exactly on QQ or JJ to think like that.

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Sammy couldn't think that Hellmuth could have had his favourite hand - 99?

If Hellmuth raised big with 99 then Sammy calling with anything and having and 10, Jack, Queen, King or Ace as a scare card to let him bluff Hellmuth out of the pot would probably be +EV.

It could also be that Sammy didn't put Hellmuth on a strong hand because the bet was so big - Phil will often try to trap with a big hand.