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
This week’s hand comes from the Mid-States Poker Tour Tropicana Evansville event that recently took place. It’s another $1,100 buy-in tournament, which drew 251 runners. Of those, just eight players remain.