About this episode
Your correspondent recaps a week of poker in Dallas. Along the way, he discusses double-board PLO bomb pots, the perils of facing unknown opponents, and the differences between typical games and games that are streamed. 1:00 The best aspects of Texas poker 2:07 Double-board PLO bomb pots 3:05 Double-board PLO bomb pot hand history $5000 effective, $15 bomb pot My hand: 7543xxss Flop $120: First board: Q98ssx Second board: 763ssx Checks to middle position, who bets $60. I call in position. Small blind calls Turn $300: First turn: 5s (Q98ssx5sss) Second turn: 2x (763ssx2x) Check. Middle position bets $180. I call. Small blind calls. River $840: First river: Qx (Q98ssx5sssQx) Second River: Jx (763ssx2xJx) Check. Middle position bets $650. I raise pot, which I believe is $2790, like a dum-dum. Small blind folds. Middle position goes all in. I call. 9:36 No-limit hold-em 10:14 AQo (no diamond) in big blind vs. button on K94ddx2x 12:28 77 in small blind vs. big blind on KJ7ssxQxJx 15:20 AKo (no club) in utg1 vs. small blind on 843ccxJcccAcccc 18:17 Why streamed games aren't typical