Gus calls down Antionio Esfandiari with 10 high
Wednesday, February 6th, 2008This isn’t a genius call. So many people mistake this call for being a genius play. It’s not a particularily bad play either though — allow me to explain:
- Gus knows his own table image. People re-raise him quite often.
- Gus is putting Antionio Esfandiari on a big hand, but not a gigantic pair. Against Gus, Antionio probably wouldn’t shove with AA/KK/QQ.
- The pot is $550k. He’s getting 2.5/1 on his money, and he could be anything from a big underdog against an overpair or a dominated hand– or it could be a flip against an underpair or one over and one under.
It’s a guess — it’s a guess I wouldn’t make… But Gus made it, and it payed off.