A Hand Matchup From The 2009 Festa al Lago
Andy Bloch	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 477,000	82.25%	82.42%	36.36%
Aaron Jones	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 172,000	17.3%	17.58%	63.64%	Winner!

Posted On: Oct 30, 2009

Outcome

With the blinds at 6,000-12,000 with a 1,000 ante, Kido Pham raised to 27,000 from the cutoff seat, Jones went all in from the button, Bloch reraised all in from the big blind, Pham folded.

Analysis

With a loose and notoriously aggressive player such as Kido Pham opening the action in late position, Jones felt the timing was right for a re-steal. He had enough chips to deprive Pham of tempting pot odds, and the three-bet would give pause to most good hands in the blinds. Of course, Bloch wasn't going anywhere with kings, and he was in great shape to drag in a healthy pot. The queen on the flop gave Bloch a little to sweat, and unfortunately for him it improved to two pair on the turn, overtaking his cowboys. Bloch was still quite live with 9 outs to the flush, 5 outs to a counterfeit, and, of course, his 2 outs to a set. However, Bloch bricked out on the river, and he was forced to surrender over a third of his stack. This setback probably cost Bloch a cash, as he was eliminated in 31st, just short of the money at 27. Jones was able to parlay this good fortune into a seventh-place finish, good for $129,210.

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