Zach Hyman	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 800,000	46.88%	20.3%	11.36%	Winner!
Jason Potter	Win Pre-Flop	Win Post-Flop	Win Post-Turn
Starting Stack: 1,000,000	52.7%	79.09%	88.64%

Posted On: Apr 11, 2008

Outcome

At the final table, fivehanded, with the blinds at 10,000-20,000 and a 3,000 ante, Hyman raised to 70,000 from under the gun, Potter called from the button. On the flop, Hyman checked, Potter checked. On the turn, Hyman bet 120,000, Potter called. On the river, Hyman checked, Potter bet 170,000, Hyman called.

Analysis

Potter missed a chance to bet on the flop when Hyman checked to him; chances were his pocket pair was still good. With a flop that brought many straight possibilities, Hyman would have likely led out to protect a made hand. Additionally, even if Potter's pair was trailing and he were called, he would have defined his opponent’s hand for a small price rather than play a guessing game on later streets, and he could have improved to a straight. Hyman led out with with his own gutshot draw on the turn, and Potter smooth-called, still ahead. Hyman played the river craftily; in the event that his opponent made an unlikely backdoor flush, he would lose the minimum by check-calling, but he also could induce a bluff by checking his straight. Potter bet his set, not quite a bluff, and Hyman, apparently wary of the backdoor flush or Q-10, smooth-called with the winner. Even facing a check on the river, Potter's bet had marginal value, as any player without the straight or the flush would be hard-pressed to pay off his set, and he would be unable to call any check-raise if Hyman were to reopen the betting.

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