December 02, 2005
When you're in late position with lots of callers in an unraised pot, a hand like suited connectors - that can improve to a very big hand but easily folded if the flop is no help - certainly should be played, even if you knew it was not the best hand before the flop. Conversely, if the pot was raised before your turn to act, some big-card combinations - like K-J or A-T, that you might otherwise have PokerParty raised with - are now trash hands that should be thrown away.
Each subsequent rung on the pay ladder was a significant increase in winnings, so each of Ungar's adversaries was apparently content to cautiously inch his way upward. After Las Vegas professional Pokerparty player Ron Stanley stole the blinds a few times, he moved within $200,000 of Ungar. For a moment, it looked like he might overtake him. But a few hands later the two chip leaders began a heads-up duel. With Ungar in the big blind, Stanley quietly called. The flop was As 9h 6s.
Suppose the flop is Jc 6h 4h. If you come out betting on the pokerparty.com flop, you have any number of ways to win this pot. Your opponents could fold, and you'd win right there. But even if one or both call, you certainly shouldn't mind. After all, any of the nine hearts in the deck will complete your flush. Moreover, any of the three kings or three queens will give you a pair that is probably superior to whatever your opponents are holding.
