Had Phil Ivey played with Brad Booth a little more, he easily makes this call. However, I think Phil Ivey was still in the learning stages on his Brad Booth reads and Booth made a huge play with 4 high to get Ivey off pocket kings.
The interesting part about the bluff is I’m betting Booth did not know how strong Ivey was (despite what Gabe “it’s obvious when I see the cards” Kaplan said). Ivey took about two minutes after the big bet but eventually laid the hand down, thinking that Booth may have been playing a low …read more

This week in the b5 sports channel, we’re talking a bit about ‘feeling good,’ which is a thing that poker honestly hasn’t been making me do lately, as I seem to be continuing the cold card slump that made me take a 4 month break. I really can’t remember the last time I made a pair in a live game, no matter how many flops I’ve seen or haven’t seen.
One thing that feels good no matter what, though, is making the nuts. It’s nice to flop the nuts, but it’s also good to turn them, and it’s particularly awesome when …read more