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
We have already looked over a number of hands from the $300,000 Super High Roller Bowl through the expert lens of winner Christoph Vogelsang's analysis. You should definitely check those pieces out — available here and here.