Weekly Poker Hand Highlight - Adelstein's Overbet Clinch Victory in High Stakes Poker Season 9's Biggest Pot
Churning the Big Score: Garrett Adelstein's Epic Pot on High Stakes Poker Season 9
Poker enthusiasts have always admired cash game marvels, such as Hustler Casino Live and Live at the Bike, where Garrett Adelstein has dominated live cash games for years. But in High Stakes Poker Season 9, he takes his skills to another level, showcasing his mastery by bagging a colossal pot worth a staggering $335,000 against JRB. Buckle up as we dive deep into the epic Poker Hand of the Week!
High Up in the High Stakes Game
This action-packed episode of High Stakes Poker Season 9 features poker titans Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu, Tom Dwan, Bryn Kenney, JRB, Garrett Adelstein, and Jennifer Tilly.
In our weekly spotlight, live cash game regulars Garrett Adelstein and JRB engage in a nail-biting confrontation, with the biggest pot of the season at stake. They're playing NL$500/$1,000, and Adelstein starts the hand with everyone else covered, holding effective stack sizes of an impressive 202 big blinds.
The Poker Hand of the Week Play-by-Play
Preflop:
Krish limps Under The Gun with K Ji spy-club, Adelstein raises to $4,000 from middle position with Qh Qs, Tom Dwan calls from the cut-off with 8c 9c, as does JRB with Ac Ah. When the action comes back to Krish, he chooses to stay in the game. Pot Size: $18,500
Flop:
4c 5c 6s. A four-way flop unfolds, with plenty of tempting possibilities. Krish checks over to Garrett, who has flopped a double belly buster, and decides to make a standard continuation bet of $9,000 (49% pot).
Tom Dwan decides to see a turn with his pair plus gutshot, and JRB just calls with top pair and a decent kicker, while Krish folds. Pot Size: $45,500
Turn:
The most exciting card β the 7c β hits the turn, giving Garrett the stone cold nuts while making JRB Top Two!
Adelstein chooses a rather smallish sizing for his second barrel of 44% pot size and JRB again just calls. Pot Size: $85,500
The 2c on the river is as blank as it gets. So far the pot is comparatively small given the strength of both hands, but this is about to change.
Adelstein bets a massive $125,000 into the $85,500 pot and gets snap-called to win the largest pot of High Stakes Poker Season 9 so far worth a whopping $335,500.
Examining the Poker Hand of the Week
Since it's the biggest pot of High Stakes Poker Season 9, it's worth delving deeper into the analysis.
Preflop is fairly standard, with four calling hands, but none are strong enough to justify a 3-bet.
The Jack-high flop with two clubs is an absolute action flop, hitting the average calling range hard and featuring a straight draw with a hand like 108s.
Although Garrett boasts a double gutshot and an overcard, he only has a 27% chance of winning the hand against JRB's top pair, while Dwan has a mere 14% chance. JRB should have raised here to understand his position, but opts to simply call.
The Queen on the turn changes the odds drastically, boosting Adelstein to 90% and diminishing Bellande to just 10%, with Dwan drawing dead. Furthermore, this spells trouble for JRB, as he improves to Top Two Pair. Adelstein elects to bet only 44% pot β probably to avoid losing his customer holding the Nuts. A quick call by JRB follows.
The river reveals no change. At this point, the pot is relatively small considering the strength of both hands, but this will soon alter.
Adelstein makes a large overbet of $125,000, intending to extract maximum value, and gets snapped called to win the largest pot of High Stakes Poker Season 9 so far worth a whopping $335,500.
Analyzing the Poker Hand of the Week
Intricate Reading and Betting Strategy
Adelstein expertly applies subtle psychological pressure on JRB throughout the hand, exploiting JRBβs history and reads. The 44% pot bet on the turn is just enough to entice JRB to call, while staying small enough to avoid losing the pot. Adelstein's final overbet on the river is a calculated move born out of his understanding of JRB's top pair and his own stone-cold nuts.
JRB, meanwhile, faces a difficult decision, with a top pair but possible showdown odds as low as 10%. In the long run, JRB should not fold Top Two Pair, as Adelsteinβs range is polarized, and JRB can still beat a busted flush draw as well as Q-10.
Wrapping Up the Poker Hand of the Week
Brilliant overbet by Garrett Adelstein. By putting JRB on a strong hand, Adelstein extracts maximum value. The art of value betting is a crucial skill in poker, especially in live cash games, and Garrett Adelstein has mastered it to perfection.
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In the High Stakes Poker Season 9, Garrett Adelstein achieves a remarkable feat by increasing his casino-games mastery, winning the largest pot in the season, amounting to $335,500, during a high-stakes poker game featuring several casino-and-gambling luminaries.
At the concluding stage of this nail-biting poker hand, Adelstein adopts an intricate reading and betting strategy, successfully extracting maximum value from his opponent, JRB, after landing the stone-cold nuts. This tactical move exemplifies Adelstein's expertise in value betting, a skill essential for success in casino-games, particularly live cash games.
