Don't try this at home: 5 greatest overbets
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5. Phil Laak
We'll start with a hand that shows you exactly why you shouldn't try this at home. First, is it really worth betting 10 times the pot on the river as a bluff? Second, are you sure that you're telling your opponent a believable story? And third, if you're playing Brian Rast, be prepared for him to call you down with A-high!
4. Tom Dwan
In this hand Tom Dwan showed Phil Laak how overbets are done. You have to correctly assess the capabilities of your opponent (clearly, Laak himself isn't capable of such A-high calls) and his range (if Laak had anything, he would definitely bet the flop or turn). Finally, don't be ridiculous with the sizing like in the previous hand. I know it's an overbet, but still!
3. Daniel Colman
Actually this situation is not all that special. Colman knows that Negreanu doesn't have a 7 in his hand (otherwise the Canadian would most likely bet the turn) and 2.5x overbets the river. But how many of you would have the guts to do it in a 3-max of a tournament with $1.000.000 buy-in!?!
2. Ilari Sahamies
Who said overbets always have to be a bluff? Actually they are a great way to extract value, if used properly, of course. In this hand Ilari 'Ziigmund' Sahamies played his hand perfectly, knowing that Phil Ivey most likely made his flush on the river. Will Ivey call a 2x overbet of almost $300,000? And what would you do? Would you be able to fold a hand you were actually chasing for?
1. Tom Dwan. Again
You have to really "feel" the game flow and your opponent to make overbets like this one. Very few players are capable of such a move here. Many people actually consider Dwan a fish, but a very creative one. This creativeness paid off here and he got lucky, or did he just feel with his gut that Safai would fold? Who knows...
