Lamb Gets Tricky With Trips
Level 8
: 0/0, 6,000 ante
Phil Ivey limped in the second position and Ben Lamb overlimped in the hijack. Mikita Baziakouski came along from the cutoff and Alan Sass decided to check his options with 
.
The flop fell 
, hitting Lamb's 
. The betting round got checked to Sass who fired 25,000. Only Lamb called and they continued heads-up to the 
turn which brought a gutshot for Sass.
Lamb opted to lead 70,000 and Sass stuck around, calling. The river was the 
and Lamb made a tricky check. Sass fell into the trap and fired 175,000 but his bluff couldn't get through. Lamb contemplated his decision for quite some time and then made the call.
"Sorry that's a nitroll," Lamb apologized in the showdown
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,500,000
300,000
|
300,000 |
|
||
|
430,000
-358,000
|
-358,000 |