Tom Dwan
Recently, Tom joined the podcast Run It Twice and reminisced about one of his most famous plays, when he faced Barry Greenstein
To refresh your memory a bit, at that time Greenstein had started the action by opening for US$2,500 with A A and everyone at the table called. The flop showed 10 2 2 and Greenstein continued for another US$10,000. Dwan, with Q 10, raised to US$37,300 and everyone folded, except Greestein and Eastgate, who had formed a set with his 4 2.
On the turn, the 7 appeared and Dwan bet US$104,200 into a pot of US$133,500. With this impulsive move, Dwan managed to make his two rivals fold. But not only that. Once the hand was over, Eli Elezra
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“I didn’t know Eastgate had the best hand, but it made sense that he had a 2,” explained Dwan. He also explained that Greenstein made continuation bets too frequently, which led him to raise on the flop.
“It’s terrible on paper. It’s terrible if you put it into a solver. I’m sure. Although I never did,” he continued. “When Eastgate called, I thought, ‘My money is gone. I’m ready to leave the casino.’ Then Greenstein called too, and I thought, ‘This doesn’t make sense.’ When Eastgate called, it was almost certain he had a 2. Then I thought, maybe I could have a chance to bluff.”
“I don’t know if it was an EV+ decision. But if there’s a spot where I can do something that looks crazy, where everyone thinks I’m losing US$50K and I think I’m only losing US$2K, then I’m going to try it and hope for the best,” Dwan concluded.
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