In our Poker Hand of the Week we analyze the insane Hero Call by Mariano vs. Eric on Hustler Casino Live.
Poker Hand of the Week Setup
This amazing poker hand was played in the High Stakes game at Hustler Casino Live, which featured Mariano Grandoli, Alec Torelli, Zeo, Henry and Eric.
The stakes in this game are $25/$50/$100. Mariano got Eric covered at the start of our Poker Hand of the Week.
Poker Hand of the Week Action
Preflop:
Eric limps from UTG +1 with 10♥7♦ and Mariano raises to $400 from the Hujack with Q♠6♠- Only Eric calls. Pot Size: $1,075
Flop:
Heads-up to a flop of 9♠J♦6♥, which gives Grandoli bottom pair and Eric a gutshot straight draw. Mariano makes a small $300 continuation bet and Eric check-calls. Pot Size: $1,675
Turn:
The K♦ on the turn is a very interesting card as Eric now has a double gutshot, while Mariano picks up a gutshot himself and blocks the straight. Eric checks again and Mariano overbets the turn with $2.400 into $1,675.
When the action comes back to Eric he check-raises to $6,500 and Mariano calls! Pot Size: $14,675
River:
The 3♦ brings in the backdoor flush draw and Eric bets pot sending Grandoli into the tank.
After a minute, he flicks in the call and Eric taps the table just to get shown Q♠6♠ for only second bottom pair.
Mariano scoops a nice $44,675 with an incredible call.
Poker Hand of the Week Analysis
What a call by Mariano. Let’s go through this great poker hand street by street.
Preflop Eric limps from UTG+1, which mostly is a sign of weakness in a shorthanded game. Grandoli picks up on it and iso-raises 4x from the Hijack. Only Eric calls.
We go heads-up to a flop Jd9s6h, which has a little bit for both of them with Eric picking up a gutshot and Mariano flopping bottom pair.
Eric range-checks to the preflop raiser and Grandoli tries to take the pot down with a small 28% pot cbet. Eric check-calls.
The Kd on the turn is a very interesting card as it not only completes the OESD, but also gives Eric a double belly buster and Mariano a gutshot.
On top of that, Mariano has a very important blocker with the Queen as he blocks Q-10. Eric checks again and Mariano now bets 1.43x pot.
Why does he go so big here? Because he most likely puts Eric on a draw as the board is very wet and he doesn’t want to give him the odds to draw.
In a spectacular turn of events, Eric however check-raises 2.7x. Very strong play by Eric as many players would fold here. The Argentinian is not one of them though as he makes the call.
The river is the 3d completing the backdoor flush draw and now Eric gives away a tell as he double-checks his hole cards, which usually indicates that he doesn’t have the flush.
Shortly after he bets pot with $15,000 into $14,675, basically polarizing his hand to a flush or bluff.
Those are most likely the two reasons why Grandoli ends up making the call after going through the hand one more time.
Poker Hand of the Week Conclusion
Fantastic call by Mariano! But why did he make it?
There are three reasons: First of all, Eric is basically saying he has a flush by betting pot.
However, he might gave it away by double-checking his whole cards, which is a pretty reliable tell that a player doesn’t have a flush.
Followed by a quick pot size bet, which often is a bluff. Thirdly, Eric limp-called from UTG+1 preflop in a shorthanded poker game, which usually isn’t a strong hand.
Mariano knows all of the above, and manages to put the pieces of the puzzle together perfectly to make an amazing call.
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