Yeah agreed. Santosh is a whale and he will usually have a bluff catcher given he 3b.

Robl did the same thing with Qs vs As on a 4 spade runout. He’s going for max value with 2nd nut and he just ran into it twice.

What on earth?

Also if your going to bluff here which you have to so your not only vbetting, you want to go big so he can't call with Ace high or small pocket pairs.

No, like absolutely not. Just a ridiculous hand

Never seen Robl run like this before on any televised/streamed cash game.

The thing with Robl, and has been this way all along, is that he 'plays poker'. He is very situational aware of each Player's attachment to their chips. He only plays in games where the chips matter to the other Players 'now'. There's always something to be said about actually having the proper bankroll to 'play' the game.

Most of the other Players in these games are still hurt by losing these chips, whether it be emotionally or emotionally AND financially. Where did the newbie from the previous group get his cash from? Was he playing up in stakes? Those losses actually hurt him .. and it was all on stage.

I don't want to make a direct comparison to Dwan (or even 'original' Ivey) but the obvious skill level and willingness to 'play poker' is a very nice feeling to have. Yes, I play very different in a 1/2 game v 5/10 because of the very different bankroll implications and perceived skill level of opponents.

I'll even say that Salomon and Keating are different than Dwan/Robl. I think their 'amateur/whale' status is different then the truly 'Pro' status.

Yes, Robl is running very well, but he's also 'stealing' very well and prior to the last couple of episodes he's been reading the spots when he's behind. Perhaps he's even dumping a bit in order to stay in the game? GL


PS .. I'm still pretty disappointed on his 390K giveaway with 4x on the River. He's just never getting called by worse in that spot with the way the game had been played in large pots.