Hand Review: A Disguised Straight on the Turn

Tournament action at Horseshoe Council BluffsCovering 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

After a few weeks off, it's right back to the same tournament we looked at last time, the $550 RunGood Horseshoe Council Bluffs Main Event. Like last time, this hand occurred on Day 1, just a little after the hand against Ross Bybee.

At this point, I had…