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That was UNBELIEVABLE!!!! Man that is such a HUGE POT. That is an awesome site. Any more that you can post here.
 

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if this is really hellmuth this was just stupid.....no way he goes all-in with the Q knowing the guy only calls with a hand that beats him........

Phil's move was a tad "overbet" but it's the correct move in a loose-aggressive online game. When Helmuth went all-in *knowing* the guy only calls with a hand that beats him is a correct play. And I'm confused in what you're trying to say b/c the guy never had him beat when Helmuth went all-in. Helmuth flopped a Queen high flush and the other guy flopped a nutflush "draw".

When Helmuth overbet the pot on the flop, he was offering the other guy a risk of $6,558 to win a $7,558 pot ... which is pretty much 1.2 - 1 odds. No way in hell should the guy call 1.2-1 odds on a 3.5-1 chance (unseen cards) of hitting the hand.

So Bad-Beat, yes ... Over-bet, yes ... Donkey move in a loose-aggressive game, most definitely not.

So I'm still a tad confused on your explanation of why Helmuth made a donkey move? Did you misread the hand and think Helmuth only had a Queen high or did you think he moved all-in on the turn (which he didn't, of course)?
 

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So Bad-Beat, yes ... Over-bet, yes ... Donkey move in a loose-aggressive game, most definitely not.

So I'm still a tad confused on your explanation of why Helmuth made a donkey move? Did you misread the hand and think Helmuth only had a Queen high or did you think he moved all-in on the turn (which he didn't, of course)?[/QUOTE]


That's how I see it too. He was protecting the better hand. Ok over protecting, but he had the best hand and odds to win at the time of the all-in.


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PhilHellmuth checks. MrBelvedere checks. magicpitch
bets $575. PhilHellmuth goes all-in for $9808.
MrBelvedere folds. magicpitch goes all-in for $6558.
PhilHellmuth is returned $3250 (uncalled).


Maybe im just to weak for cash games but when the flop comes 3 hearts and i have q
 

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well somehow i hit the reply button before i finished my question and it wouldnt let me add it afterwards and now i dont feel like typing the whole thing over again...but as ive said before im a Pro in posting handle name only, i should leave my commentary out of hands like this i guess but still i dont see where phil could have thought he had the best hand when he pushed.....the other guy raised pre flop then bet the flop fairly strong, Phil put him on J high at this point????? re raise a lil to make sure he had what he was representing yea but all-in with a Q high flush just dont seem +EV to me
 

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I completely agree with the +EV not being there b/c like I said it was an overbet; however, I don't think Phil was really thinking about equity in a loose-aggressive game. The pot size was at around $1500 when Phil moved all-in and I think he was just trying to take the pot down there. And actually, with the percentages, I wouldn't mind getting all my money in. Would I over-bet like that, no.
 

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