Phil Hellmuth came to NH to promote his new book at the Lilac Club in NH, a new casino that opened this year in the next town over from me. The NH poker scene is pretty low key, but a few bigger names came to play in the tournament, presumably to support him and his new book promotion. The structure was turbo-ish, with 30 minute blinds and 20k starting stack. There are 21 left and 17 pay. The villain is Brandon Cantu. I played with him in the early levels and he was shoving very wide during the reentry period trying to build a stack. After being reseated at his table on the money bubble, this hand happened a little over one round later.

Tournament: $1,200 NLHE MTT – Live (Lilac Club, NH)
Blinds: 3,000/5,000 (5,000 BB ante)
Players: 21 left (17 paid)
7-handed

Hero Stack: 196,000 (39 BB)
Villain Stack: ~250,000 (50 BB)
Hero Position: BB
Villain Position: BU

Preflop:
BU opens to 11,000 (2.2 BB).
Hero defends BB with J♠ T♠.

Flop (Pot: 30,000): J♦ 4♥ 4♦
Hero checks, BU bets 11,000 (~1/3 pot).
Hero calls.

Turn (Pot: 52,000): 6♠
Hero checks, BU bets 32,000 (~62% pot).
Hero calls.

River (Pot: 116,000): 9♣
Hero checks, BU bets 95,000 (~82% pot).
Hero?