In our Poker Hand of the Week we analyze the biggest pot from the brand-new High Stakes Poker episode played by Jennifer Tilly and Rob Yong.
Poker Hand of the Week Setup
This interesting hand was played in High Stakes Poker Season 11 Episode 7, which featured Jennifer Tilly, Rick Salomon, JRB, Andrew Robl and Rob Yong.
They are playing $200/$400 No-Limit Hold’em with straddle and re-straddle and Rob Yong has Jennifer Tilly covered at the start of our Poker Hand of the Week.
Poker Hand of the Week Action
Preflop:
The double straddle to $1,600 is on. Rick Salomon raises from the button to $3,000 with 6♠6♥ and both Jennifer Tilly with J♠8♠ and Rob Yong with 2♥2♣ call from the blinds.
Andrew Robl then makes a large squeeze to $30,000 with Q♦7♦ in an attempt to pick up the dead money, but all three of his opponents call. Pot Size: $122,100.
Flop:
4-handed to a dream flop of 2♠A♥9♣ for Rob Yong, which gives him a very well-disguised bottom set with a staggering $122,100 already being in the pot preflop.
It checks to Robl, who makes a tiny $15,000 (12% pot) continuation bet. Salomon quickly gets out of the way, but Jennifer realizes that Robl is making a move and she check-raises to $45,000 with only $50,000 behind.
Just bad for her that Rob Yong has a set, and he calls, while Robl folds. Pot Size: $227,100
Turn:
The Q♣ on the turn gives Jennifer a gutshot, but she checks and Rob checks behind. Pot Size: $227,100
River:
The 3♥ on the river is an absolute blank and Jennifer checks again. Rob then puts her All-in and Tilly has to fold, while Rob Yong wins a huge $277,100 pot.
Poker Hand of the Week Analysis
Very interesting hand. Let’s take an in-depth look at it.
Preflop is absolute madness as 305 big blinds land in the middle with four mediocre hands after Robl makes a big squeeze from the straddle to $30,000 with Qd7d and nobody folds.
The 2sAd9c rainbow flop is a dream for Rob Yong as his set is super disguised and one of the opponents easily could have a strong Ace.
Jennifer Tilly has history with Andrew Robl and knows that he likes to make big plays and squeezes from the blinds or straddles. So she reads his tiny 12% pot cbet correctly for what it is: a steal.
However, what Tilly forgot is that there are two more players in the hand, whose ranges include strong Aces and Pocket Pairs.
Nevertheless, she check-raises to $45,000 with only $50,000 behind. Rick and Andrew fold, but Rob makes the call.
After the massive preflop action calling a check-raise against the preflop raiser is a sign of big strength.
On the Qc turn, Jennifer picks up a gutshot and could fire a second barrel here. The problem is she only has $50k behind and there are already $227k in the middle, which means she has no fold equity.
That’s why she checks the turn. Rob now knows that he has the best hand and tries to set the trap by checking behind.
Blank on the river and Jennifer Tilly gives up by checking. Rob Yong now only has one play, which is to put her All-in, but she obviously can’t call with Jack-high and Tilly loses a large pot.
Poker Hand of the Week Conclusion
To run a successful bluff, the right timing is key! You should bluff, when you think that your opponents will fold the most often.
Unfortunately, this is not the case here and Jennifer Tilly’s timing is completely off.
The reason being is that if three of your opponents call a 75 big blinds preflop raise, then you have to put them on a range consisting of strong Aces and Pocket Pairs.
Once the flop comes Ace-high, there is simply a too big chance that one of Tilly’s three opponents has a hand like AK or AQ, which he won’t fold to a check-raise, so check-fold would have been the right play.
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