2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Main Event
Day: 1a
Event Info

2014 Mid-States Poker Tour Canterbury Park

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
a10
Prize
$106,483
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Entries
432
Level Info
Level
31
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
20,000

"What's the Biggest Hand You've Ever Folded?"

Level 10 : 500/1,000, 100 ante
Mike Schneider is known as one of the best at limit.
Mike Schneider is known as one of the best at limit.

At Table 2, Jon Hanner is engaging Mike "Schneids" Schneider in a theoretical discussion of limit hold'em. Schneider, a noted limit expert who has been a longtime coach, was asked what the biggest hand he's ever folded in a limit game was.

"Does a tournament count?" Schneider asked.

"Limit cash," Hanner specified.

Schneider leaned back and thought.

"Two nines?" he speculated. "I know I've folded ace-queen suited a few times.

Gennady Shimelfarb said he thought he'd thrown away two jacks, causing Schneider to raise his eyebrows, saying there weren't too many spot he could think of where dumping jacks preflop would be good.

Tags: Gennady ShimelfarbJon HannerMike Schneider