Taranto Slow Plays Jacks and Gets Punished

Christian Zetzsche

Level 30 : Blinds 100,000/150,000, 150,000 ante

Edwin Dela Cruz limped the button with the A?7? and Alessandro Taranto checked the 9?8?, which led to the K?7?2? flop. Taranto bet for 150,000 and Dela Cruz came along to the 6? turn. Taranto bet once more and Dela Cruz folded the second pair.

Taranto then limped the J?J? and Dela Cruz checked the 9?2?. On a Q?10?8? flop, Dela Cruz check-called for 150,000 before both checked the J? turn. Dela Cruz bet the K? river with the bottom end of the straight to regain a very narrow lead.