Last summer I was on hand to help cover the CPPT Choctaw Main Event at the Choctaw Resort Casino in Durant, Oklahoma. After the field had been whittled down to the final two competitors, an interesting heads-up hand took place between Gary Luther and Austin Lewis that ultimately helped to decide the fate of the tournament.
This hand was a turning point in play and gave what many times would have been a very long heads-up match a rather quick conclusion. It also illustrated an important lesson in tournament poker about the relationship between stack sizes and blinds and recognizing when deeper stacks can allow for more postflop play.