Pure Gold

PokerNews told you about the aggressive style of Scotland’s Alan Gold, winner of the UKIPT Galway, and this hand showed just how he operates. Opening under-the- gun plus one for 250 he found two callers in the blinds. The three players saw a flop of and the small blind led out for 350. The big blind folded and Gold smooth called. Turn card the seemingly innocuous and again the small blind retained the initiative with a bet of 500. That initiative was snatched away from him however with a raise from Gold to 1,650. A few seconds delay for his opponent to preserve his dignity before folding, and the pot was pushed to Gold.