Heads-Up Week 5: Bully for You

So now everyone knows Huck Seed won the NBC Heads-Up Poker Championship. And he did it with a style which seemed more appropriate for pro wrestling.

The approach really started showing with a hand in the other semifinals, between Grospelliers and Rousso. "Elky" had 6-2 offsuit in the pocket -- in other words, barely anything. Vanessa had him dominated, with something like A-Q. But Elky bet big before the flop, then bet big when he MISSED the flop. Vanessa surrendered, based on what looked like a huge hand -- but in reality, Elky was "bullying" her.

Huck Seed did a similar thing, both in the semifinal and final rounds -- going all-in before the flop with marginal hands (like 3-3 three times against Sammy Farha). Seed actually did that several times last year in a middle-round match against Orel Hershiser, winning about nine pots in a row with all-in bets.

It's a strategy, all right -- but do you like it? Our thoughts are upcoming.