Comments on: Sam Farha - Dominating the Table http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/ Bill Rini's Poker Weblog Thu, 8 Jan 2009 18:04:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Joe from Louisiana http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/#comment-8155 Joe from Louisiana Tue, 01 Nov 2005 13:36:50 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/index.php/?p=448#comment-8155 Its SO easy to analyze hands after the fact. He should have done this... He should have done that. The truth of the matter is that YOU DON'T LAY DOWN A BOAT under ANY circumstances!!! If you loose, you loose. You're not going to win them all. It is my opinion that you ALWAYS play the boat! Its SO easy to analyze hands after the fact. He should have done this… He should have done that. The truth of the matter is that YOU DON’T LAY DOWN A BOAT under ANY circumstances!!! If you loose, you loose. You’re not going to win them all. It is my opinion that you ALWAYS play the boat!

]]> By: Rafael http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/#comment-7801 Rafael Tue, 18 Oct 2005 23:30:46 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/index.php/?p=448#comment-7801 He was the chip leader at the table when he called the $1,000 bet with 33. Plus, even though the tape was edited, he was on a rush, so it made sense for him to call at that point. Couple that with that fact that he's an aggressive player by nature, and there you go. Then when he saw the flop, the rest was history. You gotta play your rushes, especially in tournies, because they don't come around very often. Most of the time, you're just sitting there staring at the felt. He was the chip leader at the table when he called the $1,000 bet with 33. Plus, even though the tape was edited, he was on a rush, so it made sense for him to call at that point. Couple that with that fact that he’s an aggressive player by nature, and there you go. Then when he saw the flop, the rest was history. You gotta play your rushes, especially in tournies, because they don’t come around very often. Most of the time, you’re just sitting there staring at the felt.

]]> By: Jeremy Enke http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/#comment-7736 Jeremy Enke Mon, 17 Oct 2005 06:22:14 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/index.php/?p=448#comment-7736 Jesus Bill, that was the best breakdown of Sammy's big hand at the WSOP that I have read anywhere. Good Stuff. Jeremy Jesus Bill, that was the best breakdown of Sammy’s big hand at the WSOP that I have read anywhere. Good Stuff.

Jeremy

]]> By: Bill Berggren http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/#comment-7659 Bill Berggren Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:49:11 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/index.php/?p=448#comment-7659 Hudson was hoping Farha had an Ace. Hudson could have bet on the flop, Farha might raise all-in and Hudson would call correctly. However, waiting for the turn the Q hit, that is a scarey card as Farha would most likely have AK or AQ. Sam made a horrible call pre-flop. 10x the big blind with AT? The only way Hudson could be behind after the flop was with a 1 percenter. The Q made it a 20 percent chance he was beat. A pot size bet might tell him. But even then letting go a boat might be a mistake. Hudson was hoping Farha had an Ace. Hudson could have bet on the flop, Farha might raise all-in and Hudson would call correctly. However, waiting for the turn the Q hit, that is a scarey card as Farha would most likely have AK or AQ. Sam made a horrible call pre-flop. 10x the big blind with AT? The only way Hudson could be behind after the flop was with a 1 percenter. The Q made it a 20 percent chance he was beat. A pot size bet might tell him.
But even then letting go a boat might be a mistake.

]]> By: Wes http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/#comment-7584 Wes Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:43:14 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/index.php/?p=448#comment-7584 Given the way the hand was played preflop, I think it was an instacall. The most likely hands that Hudson could have had would have been QQ or AK. I don't see players reraising too much with AQ. Of course, seeing how badly some people were that played at the WSOP main event, that is a horrid assumption. Given the way the hand was played preflop, I think it was an instacall. The most likely hands that Hudson could have had would have been QQ or AK. I don’t see players reraising too much with AQ. Of course, seeing how badly some people were that played at the WSOP main event, that is a horrid assumption.

]]> By: TripJax http://www.billrini.com/2005/10/14/sam-farha-dominating-the-table/#comment-7580 TripJax Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:47:56 +0000 http://www.billrini.com/index.php/?p=448#comment-7580 I'm also a little surprised that Sammy didn't take at least a few seconds to call the all-in bet from Hudson. I mean it was an insta-call. When that Queen it the board, did Sammy not stop to consider that Hudson could have AQ in his hand. I mean we are talking about the first hand of the tournament here. I certainly don't think it would have been considered a slowroll had he taken a while to at least consider the all-in bet before pushing in his stack with his Aces Full of Tens hand. I'm over evaluating the idea that Sammy should have reviewed the situation before insta-calling? I’m also a little surprised that Sammy didn’t take at least a few seconds to call the all-in bet from Hudson. I mean it was an insta-call. When that Queen it the board, did Sammy not stop to consider that Hudson could have AQ in his hand. I mean we are talking about the first hand of the tournament here. I certainly don’t think it would have been considered a slowroll had he taken a while to at least consider the all-in bet before pushing in his stack with his Aces Full of Tens hand. I’m over evaluating the idea that Sammy should have reviewed the situation before insta-calling?

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