Raj Patel Wins Foxwoods Poker Classic

April 6th, 2007

The World Poker Tour’s Foxwood Poker Classic came to a close last night, with Raj Patel taking home a $1,298,405 prize.  He beat out 415 other players to become the tournament champion.   Paul Matteo, who has not had any major victories since 2005, finished in second place, winning $643,275.  Finishing in third place was Antonio Cavezza, taking home $370,370.  Fred Goldbery took fourth place, earning $233,918.

 

The Foxwoods Poker Classic, a $10,000 event, marked the end to an 11 tournament series. 


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Archive pick: Value betting the river, no limit hold em cash -

Game type: 1/2 No Limit Cash Game
Your image: Fairly Aggressive
Opponent's image: Solid, a little tricky
Your hand: As Qh

This hand is from the archives and originally appeared on 8/21/07. View the original quiz and comments here

The setup: You're fairly new to this table and you picked up a pot quick when you flopped a set and won a decent multi-way pot. You've been fairly active since, seeing a lot of flops cheap and playing for the win on the flop or turn in a couple of spots.

This hand you're dealt AQo UTG and you decide to limp. The button limps and both blinds play. You flop top pair:

Qd 7h 6d

The SB leads out for $6. The BB folds. You make it $24 and the button folds. The SB calls. The turn gives you two pair with the Ac. The SB checks and you pop $40 into $54. The SB flat calls.

The turn comes the 10c. The SB checks again. There's $134 in the middle. Do you value bet here and if so, for how much?


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