James Hartigan: This hand is from the first
season of the APPT at the final table at Makow.
Poker Pro Elky jokes that folding to his big
blind would be the best move but Ivan Tann
has other ideas.
Paul Khory: Action over to Ivan Tann with
ace-queen off suit and he says raise.
Doesn't look like the guy from Singapore is
going to follow suit.
Daniel: He's not going to oblige with that,
he's not going to listen to Elky just 'cause
he's begging for everyone to fold!
Paul Khory: And Tann raises to 77,000.
Daniel: Pretty good sized raise here.
Over to Elky now.
Paul Khory: Queen-jack of diamonds and reaches
for chips.
Daniel: Well certainly a hand good enough
to see a flop with, especially when you've
already got -- wow!
He's going to raise it.
Paul Khory: Elky now counting out some chips.
Daniel: Pretty aggressive play here, looks
like he's gonna raise, yeah.
Paul Khory: Makes it 120,000 more.
Daniel: So Tann now, decision time, he's put
77,000 in already, 120,000 more.
Ace-queen a very difficult hand to play.
He is going to call.
So a big pot brewing here.
Elky will have to act first after the flop,
so Tann has position and he also has the best
hand.
Paul Khory: And here is the flop, it is queen-8.-5.
Daniel: Well and a dangerous flop it is.
Elky has top pair with a jack kicker but Tann
has queens with an ace kicker.
Elky has to go first.
I would imagine he'd have to bet here -- no!
Paul Khory: Wow he is going to check, he is
going to set the trap.
Daniel: Looks like he wants to go for the
check raise on the flop here.
Expecting Tann to bet.
Slow playing his top pair but Tann has the
best hand.
Paul Khory: And Tann bets 210,000.
Now we see what Elky has planned.
Daniel: Big trouble for Elky here.
He checked the flop looking for some action,
Tann bet.
What Elky doesn't know of course is that Tann
has him beat, has him dominated.
You can see just 13% chance to win.
He would have to catch a jack or running straight
cards.
This could be trouble -- wow!
Paul Khory: And Elky lets it go, an amazing
read.
Daniel: That is an incredible lay down in
this type of situation.
To re-raise before the flop and then check
fold on the flop, that might be one of the
greatest reads I have ever seen.
I am totally impressed by Elky's play there
and he did it so nonchalantly.
James: Is that the greatest read you've ever
seen?
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