World Series Of Poker 2011 Episode 29 Main Event part 23 - 4/4 WSOP

[ucla198]

Gian played it horrendously. He check calls flop with top two pairs on drawy board then cs turn allowing lamb to check behind. Gian should've bet river as a value/blocker bet. It's unlikely lamb would've tried to

Bluff. On the river Gian has only a bluff catcher against that overbet

[flippinablazing]

@ucla198 I disagree. If Ben had just a paired ace, his plays would have made sense and I think that is what was going on in Gian's head. He would have bet the turn with a flush draw or with A2. I don't think there is anything to put Ben on a flush draw or on a 2, so what else could he have had? Trips?

[ucla198]

Yeah he took 10 mins

[dahl0633]

@cyclonexxxice why was it way absurd?

[CyclonexxxIce]

From watching this live apparently Giannetti took like 10 minutes during that river decision. They didn't mention it much here but it was way absurd.

[kazikartinec]

@CyclonexxxIce thats true, I was watching fullcoverage, he took ages to call!

[wspsaves]

@CyclonexxxIce I mean, he's only playing for what could be 8 million + making a call on a rough river card for a third of his stack. Haha, I'd take at least 10 minutes. His mistake was thinking he could get a tell off Ben Lamb....nope, impossible haha : )

[ClarkeForPresident]

@CyclonexxxIce: He is fully within his rights to take as long as he needs to call, it was a big decision

[simonjeste]

@CyclonexxxIce not "aburd" at all.

When the board pairs, someone with AK or AQ might think they are now ahead for sure... and with A9 Giannetti had a 2 pair that beats AA22x so he's thinking what kind of hands would overbet, many are bluffs like missed draws or middle pairs that are trying to represent a flopped set. The over-sized bet sure got him thinking though, it's rarely a bluff nowadays.