He should have gone all in pre flop, I never understood his call there. But Phil is Phil, maybe he thought he had a read on the guy. I just think in that particular situation it was difficult for the guy to put him all in with air.
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It seems a poor choice or decision at first glance, but I don't know the opponent of he was the kind who bluffs a lot . Although bluffing against loose Hellmuth is not adviced . Probably he makes such hero calls all the time , thats how he got so many bracelets . He hunts bracelets not much good positions and cashing
I think the play was bad whichever way you look at it.
GTO would fold on the turn to a shove every time.
Old school play you just shove pre.
New school solver shoves 70 - 90% of the time, and never justs calls the min raise.
Think Phil out thought himself on this one.
GTO would fold on the turn to a shove every time.
Old school play you just shove pre.
New school solver shoves 70 - 90% of the time, and never justs calls the min raise.
Think Phil out thought himself on this one.
From what we can see, it looks like a terrible hero call, but we don't know how the hand played out on each street. Maybe his opponent had a tendency to bet a lot with almost anything, and this time he set a good trap for him with a hand that wasn't really strong enough to risk all his chips.
