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Blind vs blind battles are often the most interesting spots in poker cash games as nobody ever wants to give up on the pot! Can Brad Owen crack pocket aces? Well in this hand he does as the popular poker vlogger manages to spike his combo draw on the river against an opponent in the small blind, who happens to hold pocket aces. Brad fires out an overbet, but will this bet prove to be too greedy, or will his opponent be unable to fold the best starting hand in poker?
On low connected flops that favor your range more than your opponents, it’s often a good situation to start betting with your lower flush and straight draws. By doing so, you can fold out many hands that are currently ahead of you. A draw that includes ace high is usually better to check behind since you already have some showdown value. However, with hands like eight-high, nine-high, or ten-high draws, you’re unlikely to be ahead, so betting allows you to apply pressure and potentially get opponents to fold their unpaired overcards.
When choosing your bet sizing, it’s generally best to lean toward a larger bet, closer to pot size. This polarized sizing represents either very strong made hands, such as straights and sets, or high equity draws. Using this strategy makes your betting range tougher to play against and maximizes fold equity while still building the pot when you hit your draws.
Brad Owen is a WPT ambassador and co-owner of The Lodge Card Club in Texas, he is a very successful YouTube poker vlogger with over 765,000 subscribers. His YouTube channel has had over 175,000,000 views. Primarily a cash game poker player, Brad has started playing more live poker tournaments since the start of 2022. His lifetime total live poker tournament winnings are over $990,000. His biggest cash for $152,266 came in December 2023 when he finished 7th in the $50,000 WPT Alpha8, during the WPT World Championship at the Wynn, Las Vegas.
The Bellagio poker room is a stylish 7,000 square feet space that houses 40 tables and two high-limit areas, the most prominent of which is the Legends Room, an exclusive two-table enclave named to honor poker’s greatest players. This room was previously known as Bobby’s room, named after the legendary poker player Bobby Baldwin.
🔍 Preflop:
From the small blind, the villain raises pocket aces to $200, and only Brad Owen calls out of the big blind with the 95 of spades, also known as the Dolly Parton.
💸 Flop – 6s 3s 2d:
On the low connected flop, the villain decides not to continuation bet as he checks with the nut overpair to the board. Owen checks behind, having flopped a combo draw, and the two poker players head to a turn.
💣 Turn – 3h:
A board pairing three of hearts turn sees the villain check again with his pocket rockets, causing Owen to take over the betting lead by firing out a bet of $175 with his straight and flush draws. The villain calls with two aces, and they head to the river.
🌊 River – 4d:
The four of diamonds on the river leaves a possible one liner to a straight. The villain checks again with pocket aces, and Owen, who has improved to a six high straight, fires an overbet of $1,000. Will this polarizing bet prove to be too greedy for Owen, or will his opponent think Owen has a busted flush draw and pay him off? Stay tuned to the end of this poker video to find out what happens!
Jonathan Little analyzes live poker hands from TV poker shows such as Poker After Dark, Hustler Casino Live, The Lodge Poker Club & PokerGO. He also analyzes popular poker vloggers such as Rampage Poker, Brad Owen, Jaman Burton, Ashley Sleeth, Wolfgang Poker and others!
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