We saw a very interesting hand on the latest Poker After Dark episode, where Dan Shak tried a Value Bet Bluff vs. James Bord, but made a huge mistake.
Poker Hand of the Week Setup
The latest Poker After Dark week is called “Gamblers Delight”as it features action players James Bord, Jake Daniels, Dan Shak, Lynne Ji, Albert Destrade, Jake Daniels, Trevor Pope, and Bryan Ercolano.
They are playing 7-max NL $50/$100 with a mandatory $200 straddle. James Bord has Dan Shak covered at the start of our exciting Poker Hand of the Week.
Poker Hand of the Week Action
Preflop:
Dan Shak just calls Trevor Pope’s UTG raise with A♣10♦ and James Board makes it $3,500 to go. Both Shak and Pope with 9♦7♦ call. Pot Size: $11,000
Flop:
The Q♥10♣3♣ flop is very interesting as it gives Bord top pair, while Shak has middle pair top kicker and a backdoor flush draw.
Both Dan and Trevor check over to James Bord, who fires an almost pot size bet of $10,000. Pope quickly folds, but Shak makes the call. Pot Size: $31,000
Turn:
The J♣ is another spicy card as it gives both players good flush draws, while Dan is drawing to the Nuts. He checks again and this time Bord checks behind. Pot Size: $31,000
River:
The 5♦ on the river is a complete blank and Dan Shak leads out for $7,000 disguising his bluff with a tiny value bet of 23% pot.
James thinks only a few seconds, flicks in the call and collects a nice $45,000 pot.
Poker Hand of the Week Analysis
Very interesting hand and a good idea by Dan Shak to go for a Value Bet bluff, but poor execution. Let’s take an in-depth look to see why.
Preflop Dan Shak sets up a trap by only calling with A10o as he knows that the most aggressive player sits right behind him and might make a play at the pot.
This is exactly what happens as Bord makes a large raise of almost 6x. Both Pope and Shak call though.
Both Bord and Shak flop big hands, which leads to a big continuation bet and a call.
The turn is a very good card for Dan Shak as it brings him the nut flush draw and a gutshot in addition to his pair of tens, which equals odds of 36%.
Dan checks and James checks back as the flush draw came in.
The river is a blank and Shak decides to represent the flush and go for a Value Bet Bluff.
Poker Hand of the Week Conclusion
The idea to disguise a bluff as a value bet is decent in this spot as Shak can easily have a flush.
However, James Bord is known as a very sticky player, who doesn’t like to give up easily, so Shak’s betsize is way too small.
Betting only 23% pot will never get a player type like James Bord to fold top pair.
Would Dan Shak have gone really big and maybe overbet the pot by announcing All-In, he had $35,000 behind, there is a very decent chance that this play would have worked.
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