I guess i'll never get ultra high stakes. ...

These guys think on another level but why did david check call the entire way. Couldn't he of atleast raised the river a little bit. I mean it couldn't hurt.

FullTiltPoker Game #2717756601: Table Halbert (heads up) - $300/$600 - No Limit Hold'em - 5:05:06 ET - 2007/06/20
Seat 1: sbrugby ($61,499.50)
Seat 2: David Benyamine ($58,295)
sbrugby posts the small blind of $300
David Benyamine posts the big blind of $600
The button is in seat #1
*** HOLE CARDS ***
sbrugby has 15 seconds left to act
sbrugby raises to $1,800
David Benyamine calls $1,200
*** FLOP *** [3h Td Tc]
David Benyamine checks
sbrugby bets $3,100
David Benyamine calls $3,100
*** TURN *** [3h Td Tc] [Jc]
David Benyamine checks
sbrugby checks
*** RIVER *** [3h Td Tc Jc] [Ah]
David Benyamine checks
sbrugby bets $8,800
David Benyamine calls $8,800
*** SHOW DOWN ***
sbrugby shows [Kc 8d] a pair of Tens
David Benyamine shows [Ts 7c] three of a kind, Tens
David Benyamine wins the pot ($27,399.50) with three of a kind, Tens
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $27,400 | Rake $0.50
Board: [3h Td Tc Jc Ah]
Seat 1: sbrugby (small blind) showed [Kc 8d] and lost with a pair of Tens
Seat 2: David Benyamine (big blind) showed [Ts 7c] and won ($27,399.50) with three of a kind, Tens

i dont think anyone on FTR will be able to say anything but he played it right within the context of the HU match, what context that is idk, he probably thought check/call had the most value on the flop and there was no value in c/r the river.

Only thing I can think of, given they seem to have just started, was if he c/r the river then Aba is only folding worse hands or coming over the top repping AT/JT and putting him to a tougher decision or he could just call and get an early feel for what sort of playing mood Aba's in by seeing what he was raising and leading out with.

Or I could be totally wrong as usual

i only saw 26 hands but david seemed to hardly ever raise. He would either fold or call. Over those 26 hands almost 200k traded hands. Most people don't even make that in a year.

It would behoove you to uninstall FT if you don't play on it and rather concentrate on your own game.

Originally Posted by bigspenda73

It would behoove you to uninstall FT if you don't play on it and rather concentrate on your own game.

he's not making a river raise because he isn't getting called by a worse hand, but he could lose a lot to a better hand. but this is way above my league

Originally Posted by IowaSkinsFan

but he played it right within the context of the HU match, what context that is idk.

You sir, are funny.

I defintely think David should have raised to get value from an A here. Im not sure why he just flat called.