Monday, October 23, 2017 9:39 PM Local Time
Three-Bets, Average Pot Size Increasing
The action has been steadily intensifying over the past few orbits, and the pots are starting to get a little bigger on average. Here's a series of recent hands:
In the first, Jeff Banghart limps the button, and Blake Battaglia checks his option. They both check through the flop, and the turn is the . Battaglia checks, Banghart bets 400,000, and Battaglia calls. The river is the . Banghart bets 1,000,000, and Battaglia check-calls once again. Banghart announces a nine and shows to win the pot.
Battaglia wins the next pot with a preflop raise and a continuation bet on an ace-high flop.
Banghart opens the button to 400,000 on the next hand, and Battaglia three-bets to 1,200. Banghart folds.
The action reverses one hand later, with Battaglia opening to 400,000 and Banghart three-betting to 1,200,000. Battaglia calls. The flop is , and a bet of 1,000,000 from Banghart wins him the pot.
The next hand, Banghart opens to 400,000 again, and Battaglia defends. The flop is . Battaglia checks, Banghart continues for 500,000, and Battaglia check-raises to 1,400,000. Banghart folds.
The next hand, Battaglia opens to the usual 400,000, and Banghart defends. The flop is . Banghart bets 900,000, and Battaglia folds.
Banghart earns a reasonable profit over that string of hands, but he's still facing a 2:1 disadvantage in this match.
Jeff Banghart - 8,300,000 (52 bb)
Blake Battaglia - 16,640,000 (104 bb)