| This is a perfect play. You say there are huge reverse implied odds if Qc hits. Nope. That is incorrect. There are only such odds if Hero is unable to lay his hand down when he suspects he is behind. For the size of the pot, and chip equity at this stage in the tournament, (50/100 is still within the first hour usually!) the Qc will only cost Hero the 100 he called with on the flop if there is an outright better hand sitting around.
And it is rather obvious there is no flush draw out there. 4 to a flop, with 2 clubs, and you see the turn for 100? Also, many of those players are going to be playing cards that matched the board. No, I fear no flush.
On the turn...Yes, with a nut flush, Villain will flat call an opponents bet of 60% of his stack with a made hand. Wait, no he won't. He makes that play with 2 cards. Kd or Kh. Those are the only two cards. Well, that make it a good call anyways. When the Tc hits, he doesn't want to waste another 1k on an obvious flush...that isn't there.
Yes, I am reading it from a perspective of having not played the hand. But, I also understand this play. It is not the first time I have seen it. Hell, I may have had the balls to toss it out there once or twice. God knows I'm not afraid to bet to get myself out of a jam. But, no, there is no floating, and no, I don't feel as though either player played it too badly. One was maximizing gain, the other was minimizing loss. The only difference...Hero knew what Villain was doing.  |