Brandon Feels the Full Force Of the British Bulldog

Sometimes in poker, you have to accept the deck is going to slap you straight in the face. What made it worse for Brandon is, that it was Vs Alex “British Bulldog” Spencer, A player who is more than capable of being aggressive and representing hands. Let’s dive into the hand in question during a high-stakes stream at Poker At the Lodge. The action was live-streamed on Poker At the Lodge’s YouTube Channel on the 23rd of September 2024, with the blinds set AT $50/$100.

After T-Fund Matt ($22.4k) ( 107) in the small blind limped in, he was immediately met with aggression from Brandon ($24.3k) in the Big blind, who chucked out a raise to $800. He was not attacking the small blind for the sake of it, he had been dealt pocket Aces! AA. Next to act was Alex ($79k), better known as Bulldog. He made the call as the UTG straddler. Matt also came along for the ride. Three players to the flop creating a $2,550 pot.

Hats at the ready, This pot is about to get Huge!

How about this flop 6A9 for action! Brandon had flopped top set, whilst Bulldong was drawing to a king-high flush draw. Second to act Brandon had no intention of slowplaying his set, and rightly so, he bet out $1,000 which was met by Alex. Matt mucked his gut shot and to the turn the pair went with $4,550 now in play.

Bingo for Bulldog, the shining 4 had made his glistening flush. Out of position and not all too keen on the third diamond, Brandon checked it over. The bet was a meaty $3,000 from his opponent, which was quickly matched.

There was no boat on the river after the Q was revealed, how confident was Brandon with his set of Aces? Well, confident enough to call the $7,000 bet. A very polarising spot his opponent most likely had the flush, value betting less would be unlikely. Brandon made the quick call and received the bad news. This time the aggressive Bulldog did indeed have the goods, and that’s what makes tricky opponents so difficult.