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Victoria Coren on poker: The Full Tilt Late Night Poker final begins

Source: guardian.co.uk Sport

Nov 04, 2009

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Last night, the first part of the Full Tilt Late Night Poker final was shown on Channel 4. It has a phenomenal final table cast: super-pros Gus Hansen, Annette Obrestad and Patrik Antonius; poker's most famous non-pro, Tony G; sharp young Brits Luke Schwartz and Sam Trickett; and 1996 world champion Huck Seed (to whom I devoted a whole chapter of my book, having met him when I was a green young hopeful in 1997, so I'm delighted to see him back in the spotlight and possibly making it seem relevant).

A potential cold deck arose last night when the blinds were 300-600. Luke Schwartz raised to 1600 with a pair of queens. Sam Trickett quickly passed AJ. Gus Hansen and Patrik Antonius called with identical hands: both had 68 suited. (Why is 68 suited better than AJ? Because if Schwartz has a big ace, AJ plays horribly; medium-suited connectors or "jumpers" have a much better chance of upsetting the apple cart). Then, on the big blind, Huck Seed woke up with a pair of tens and reraised to 12,000.

Luke Schwartz moved in for an effective 40k more, laying Seed exactly th

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