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
It’s Day 4 of the $5,300 buy-in 2016 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure Main Event, one of the premier poker tournaments in the world. The tournament is in the money with roughly 150 players remaining out of a starting field of 928.