Top pair on paired board, high stakes no limit

Checking certainly muddied the waters here, but what’s done is done. With your image, it seems unlikely that Galfond pulled a pure float on the flop, so he’s either on a medium pair, a diamond draw, a 5, or a Q (probably only AQ and KQs, although he’s likely to have isolated PF with either of these). Given that range, you’re ahead more than you’re behind, but you’re never really getting called when you’re ahead.

This is a spot where a call almost commits you to a tough call down on the river having little idea where you stand in the hand. I think you can actually bail on this hand. You’re going to pay a stiff price when you’re behind, and you’ve allowed Galfond to control the pot when you’re ahead. I suppose you could call here and lead any river for 12k or so, folding to a raise as a cheaper alternative to a call down, but I think you actually have less equity in this pot than it might seem. If you were tighter or seemed less tilty, I’d feel better about the call down, as a float would make up more of Phil’s range, but as things stand, I don’t mind cutting your losses.

What actually happened: eighty88 check raised to 20k and Galfond shoved. eighty called and was shown 54h by Galfond, who took down the pot when the river brought a Th.

Tough situation. You have a good hand but may be beaten in many ways. I like the call on the turn and a lead of 1/3 of the pot on any river…if he raises you’re beaten and have lost the minimum. A raise here is useless, infact scares only the hands we beat (AQ for example).

First of all… when your on an ice cold run, even with and espesially with AK off suit, you really are playing agressive but should look to get away from it with a smooth call from the only person with position. It looked dangerous from there and would have given more suspicion when it was played in that manner. I would even be able to put him on AA possibly but thats just a consideration.

Who’s doing these quizes? yesterdays was weird enough. Does anyone actually think about the fact that calling a raise with 54 from a “top NL Player” is totally a scratch your head moment and that. the fact that he’d have a Queen on the flop is much more likely that flopping trip 5s. I just don’t think this is a fold situation most times since the chance of a top notch NL player calling a raise with 54 and flopping trips are two very unlikely things rather than calling you with a queen in his hand.

Agreed Keith Harris, what kinds of donks play these tables from which the quizzes are produced?

Anyway, a hero who can get incredible reads can probably see that this is a fold. Most would raise here. If you’re in the former category, you should play the big game in Vegas and every WSOP and WPT event because you will dominate.

I don’t see how this can be a straght “fold” ? How can you give credit to your opponent for having a 5 after his smooth call on the flop? He could have a Q, small-medium pair, or even a flush draw. The staff must be incredible players …

May I propose that the staff member who writes the analysis not be allowed to know what happened until he’s turned in his analysis?