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, we’re back on the Mid-States Poker Tour, which recently stopped in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for another $1,100 buy-in event at the Potawatomi Hotel & Casino. The tournament drew 462 runners but just three remain, with the third-place finisher getting $40,198, the runner-up claiming $65,889, and the winner banking $114,117.