Tuesday 10 November 2009

Lang-ing In There

Alexander Lang is one of the less experienced live players, and admits this final table is a great result for him - his first major live one. There's always something tempting about rooting for the underdog, and Lang has been totally honest that he's delighted to be here and just moving up some prize places will be what he's aiming for. So he's a sympathetic character, and a strange mix of target/worry to the pros and big stacks.

On the one hand, Ola Brandborn, for example, has raised his big blind from utg three times already, and his tightness preflop is fairly evident. On the other, he has been winning these small pots, as other players seem reluctant to push him when he shows strength.

For example, Teemu Kangasvieri called a Lang raise to 30k from the small blind, but check-folded the 3-5-7 rainbow flop, while when Brandborn minraised utg, Lang called in the big blind and bet the turn (both players had checked on the flop) - the board reading 7-8-T-T - and Brandborn folded.

So about 100-160k I reckon has been added to Lang's stack in this manner, more than making up for the attrition of the blinds. In floppy fisherman's hat and sunglasses, Lang is giving nothing away (apart from admitted nervousness during an earlier string-bet ruling)!

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