Historical hands: when Freitez deceived Yanayt with a questionable play

Can you make a mistake specifically to mislead the opponent? Each rule of good conduct can be “magazine in a personal way”, only to wait for the judgment of the tournament director. For the column historical hands we see what incredible happened in 2011 between Freitez and Yanayt

Last (rich) EPT appointment

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First of all we photograph the moment, just to understand what we are also talking about economic level: our time machine returns to the year 2011. May to be precise. We are at the last appointment of season 7 of the European Poker Tour. After six consecutive vintages closed in that of Montecarlo, the Grand Final changes its headquarters and moves to Madrid. The Main Event Buyin is not so within everyone’s reach but the first prize reads: one million and five hundred thousand euros. Not bad! 686 players had started and when we witness the “hand of discord”, just 10 players remained at stake. The final table is there one step away and everyone obviously aimed at the title. Among the survivors there are a lot of prominent names like Juan Maceiras that the most “old” will remember as a truly superb tournaist. We come to the hand: we are in “Short Handed” mode: there are few players at the table and therefore many positions overlap. The darkness are 25k-50k and Ivan Freitez, super chipleader of the table, opens at 120k with 6♥ 5♥. Call only the big dark yanayt with K♦ Q♠ And so far everything is fine

Historical hands Ept: Freitez deceived Yanayt

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The flop gives both a K and a 5 with both of the couple. Continuation Bet of the Colombian Freitez and Call of BB. The turn is a 5♦ Which changes the fate but both players check. River 6♠ And this point Yanayt is in serious trouble. But be careful of what happens: It is Yanayt who comes out in the episode for 275 thousand. Freitez announces “ok i raise” and throws chips in the middle but the total is just 275k. The Colombian corrected after a few seconds: “No, the calls, the calls”. The director of the tournament is called into question: the player continues his “deception” by adding not to speak English well but he knows very well that in the end he will have to put the minimum raise at 550k. So it is in fact but at this point Thomas Kremser, the director, warns Yanayt telling him that even previously Freitez He had used this technique and that he had done it with a very strong point (obviously Kremser does not know the current cards). The American thinks but then in the end he decides to call, noting that the advice of the director of the tournament was correct. Freitez collected the dish, later he would then win the tournament but will surely have lost tons of respect and credibility from the various colleagues