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Rounders co-creator Brian Koppelman, who first appeared on Episode 149, joins us with his own thoughts on the conversation about cheating in poker that began with Episode 309. In the strategy segment, Nate and Andrew debate post-flop play on the bubble.
Timestamps
0:30 – Brian Koppelman
37:16 – Strategy
Strategy
This is an online tournament on ACR. It’s a $1.10 rebuy and a $2,000GTD. We are roughly 6-10 players from the money at this hand.
Yatahay Network – 1200/2400 NL – Holdem – 8 players
Hand converted by Holdem Manager : http://www.holdemmanager.com
MP: 28,204 (11.8 bb)
MP+1: 12,110 (5 bb)
CO: 34,800 (14.5 bb)
BTN: 22,515 (9.4 bb)
SB: 48,296 (20.1 bb)
BB: 80,635 (33.6 bb)
Hero (UTG): 56,565 (23.6 bb)
UTG+1: 43,585 (18.2 bb)
8 players post ante of 250, SB posts 1,200, BB posts 2,400
Pre Flop: (pot: 5,600) Hero has Qd Qh
Hero raises to 5,040, 6 folds, BB calls 2,640
Flop: (13,280, 2 players) 7h 7d 2d
BB checks, Hero checks
Turn: (13,280, 2 players) 2c
BB bets 5,209, Hero calls 5,209
River: (23,698, 2 players) 9h
BB bets 11,528, Hero ??
Brian Koppelman
Brian Koppelman is the co-creator and showrunner for the Showtime series Billions as well as the co-writer of the films Solitary Man, Rounders, Ocean’s Thirteen, and Jimmy Connors. He hosts the podcast The Moment and somehow also finds the time to take his poker pretty damn seriously.
With most of the effective stacks 5-7 times the dead money and us in early position, does nobody else just play jam/fold with these stacks?