Hand Review: A Final Table Triple-Barrel in Monte Carlo

Michael KolkowiczCovering 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

Unfortunately, I've exhausted all of the knowledge I gleaned from the great Christoph Vogelsang. If you missed it, check out his analyses of two big hands from the $300,000 Super High Bowl — one against Justin Bonomo, and the other heads-up against Jake Schindler to win the event.

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