Dan Cates: I Probably Don’t Win

Dan Cates opens to 4,000, from the cutoff, and the action stops at the hands of Max Altergott, on the button.

The German casts an eye over to Elior Sion, in the big blind, and asks for a rough count. The answer is just below 40k and Altergott three-bets to 10,500. The action folds around to Cates and he makes the call.

Flop: [9s] [7s] [4c]

Cates check-calls a 10,000 Altergott bet.

Turn: [8s]

Cates checks, Altergott bets 15,000, and after a quick peek at his cards, Cates calls.

River: [Ad]

Both players check very quickly.

“I probably don’t win.” Says Cates.

Altergott shows pocket queens, and Cates mucks his hand.

Altergott ~ 140,000
Cates ~ 67,000