Show hand : 877136

Handnr: 877136
Submitted by : Carthac

PokerStars Big Game: Hold'em No Limit $200/400, 100 ante USD - 2010/12/09
Table Strobe Fuck Light 6-max
Seat 2: Doyle Brunson
Seat 3: Scott Seiver
Seat 4: Joe Hachem
Seat 5: Daniel Negreanu roughly 250k
Seat 6: Phil Galfond roughly 470k

Flop (Pot : $0)
Joe Hachem: folds
Dealt to Daniel Negreanu:
Daniel Negreanu: raises $1200 to $2400
Phil Galfond:
Phil Galfond: calls $1200
Doyle Brunson: folds
Scott Seiver:
Scott Seiver: calls $1200

Typical garbage raise from the cutoff for Negreanu as he feels that he can play anything from the cutoff and button because he saw an online winner do it once. Galfond makes a very loose call, but with the implied odds to get paid off since Negreanu is a mega station and for how deep the two are, I do not blame him at all. Seiver calls for the same reasons basically


Flop (Pot : $0)
Scott Seiver: checks
Daniel Negreanu: bets $3000
Phil Galfond: calls $3000
Scott Seiver: folds

Seems pretty standard so far. Negreanu getting value from possible 2nd pair type hands Galfond might have. Not really any draws you can flat with profitably here, so it is expected that Negreanu will slow down and play his hand as a bluff catcher


Turn (Pot : $0)
Daniel Negreanu: checks
Phil Galfond: bets $7000
Daniel Negreanu: calls $7000

Weird spot for Negreanu, as Galfond should be checking behind with K's, any weird 3rd pair type hand, etc . When Galfond bets, I see him as polarizing his range to either an ace+ or complete air. However, air makes no sense as Galfond would typically not 100% air float with Seiver in the hand to act behind him. Seeing as this board has only gutshots to draw to, I feel Negreanu can at most call one more bet, and even that is pushing it a little.

Daniel Negreanu: checks
Phil Galfond: bets $15,500
Daniel Negreanu: Time bank is enabled ....
Daniel Negreanu: calls $15,500

Showdown
Phil Galfond: shows Two pair, Kings and Eights}
Daniel Negreanu: mucks

You know Negreanu is known for some really bad calls, but this one is just outstandingly horrific . After Galfond bets, he puts him on either QJ or air. Out of all the common two pair possibilities, better ace hands, sets, etc . Negreanu puts him SOLELY on QJ, or A 100% COMPLETE AIR FLOAT THAT DECIDED TO DOUBLE BARREL A STATION THAT LED INTO 2 OTHER PEOPLE. WHAT IN THE FUCK IS GOING THROUGH THIS MANS HEAD?!

He looks at his hand, knows he beats NOTHING BUT A COMPLETE BLUFF, and decides 'I think I am good here a high enough % of the time to make this call.'

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