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In this mission, we confront you with the great Phil Ivey who seems to see through your cards.Tell us your reaction!

You are in the Battle of Malta Main Event, Day 2.

You have 35 blinds. @Phil Ivey has just sat down at your table.

MY REACTION

 

The dealer is kind to you and gives you K♥K♦.

You raise 2.5 BB from UTG.

Phil, UTG +1, calls and all the other players fold.

 

The flop reveals A♣K♠9♦.

You bet (bet size is up to you).

 

I bet 6bbs .... leaving 26.5bbs in my stack.

 

He looks at you with his famous inscrutable poker face and says out loud:

“I know you have a pair of Kings in hand.”

MY REACTION

He stares at you for a few more seconds and pushes a pile of chips in.

“I raise”, he says. (About twice your bet.)

MY REACTION

 

WHAT DO YOU DO?

So if Phil really thought I had KK would he tell me?

Well if I think he thinks... I have KK then I fold ? Well that's a bit dumb of Phil to make me do that if he has AA... but wait... Phil's not dumb... Maybe he's drawing... maybe he is playing a jedi mind trick on me and wants me to fold... or maybe he just has top set after all!

I can't read the live tell so I decide to ignore it and am left with the reality of the situation at hand...

I have 26.5bbs. I have second set on the flop, and this was a single raised pot preflop...

I SHOVE OVER THE TOP... 

MY REACTION

 

Then suddenly realise what I've just done...

MY REACTION

and start reaching for my autograph book.....

#RoadtoMalta #IveyRead 

haha, nice

thanks mate!

Phil just got in touch and invited me to take a look at his training site! So I guess he liked my entry

i didn't think I would actually get to speak to Phil Ivey during this hand for real ;)