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
With live poker on ice for the time being thanks to coronavirus, I haven't been able to get my fill of poker hands to look over. However, I do have some old ones bookmarked and now seems as good a time as any to look back and see if there's anything interesting to examine.