Hand Review: Turning Kings into a Bluff Deep in PSC Panama

Byron KavermanCovering 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

Back to hand reviews for this week, and we're going to look over a hand played by one of the very best. It's between Byron Kaverman and upstart Dominican player Alberto Meran Matias from deep in the PokerStars Championship Panama Main Event.

Just 20 players remained. Kaverman had been…