Lucky for my student, she chose the right coach. Once the chips are all-in, you have to get your hand to hold up. She got her opponent all-in as a huge favorite, and no amount of coaching would help her do anything different because she played the hand perfectly.įrom a strategy standpoint you would be correct. You may be thinking that there is nothing that can be done about this situation.
The flop was 664 rainbow - a great flop for her hand - and she was able to get all the chips in the middle against a pair of jacks. In the first hand, she three-bet pre-flop from the cutoff seat with aces and the original raiser called.
Many poker coaches would have been dismayed by the hands this student showed up with because they were all bad beats. When my students show up with hands to talk about, it really helps us to find leaks in their game and help them learn how to handle tough spots. I had a student last week bring me some hands for analysis.
