Covering live poker tournaments for a living affords me the opportunity to see countless thousands of hands played out, many of which offer interesting and potentially valuable insights into how players — both amateurs and professionals — play the game. In this ongoing series, I'll highlight hands I've seen at the tournaments I've covered and see if we can glean anything useful from them.
The Scene
For this week's hand, we're rolling back the clock a bit to a tournament I played in Las Vegas while the World Series of Poker was in full swing, one from the $570 Grand Poker Series Main Event at the Golden Nugget.