Separating Pro Poker Players From Amateurs
One of the traits that separates the pros from the amateurs is the ability to play after the flop, and frequently that involves thinking ahead to more than just the street being played at the time.
Longtime pro Dewey Tomko, who twice finished second in the World Series of Poker main event, executed that last year at the World Poker Tour's $15,000 buy-in Five Diamond World Poker Classic. With blinds at $500-$1,000, along with a $200 ante, Tomko drew A-5 suited in the small blind.
He faced a raise to $3,000 from a player in late position and knew he would be out of position for the rest of the hand, but he called. The flop came A-Q-6, two diamonds, giving Tomko top pair/weak kicker. Tomko checked. His opponent bet $5,000. "There's almost $10,000 in the pot already, but he only bet $5,000," Tomko said. "That tells me that he either made a gigantic hand -- a set -- or nothing, because if he has A-K or A-Q or A-10, he doesn't want me drawing at those diamonds, and he'd probably bet $12,000 or $14,000 at the pot, and I'd have to throw my hand away.
June 17, 2006
Posted By Nancy Lenz
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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