[Blizzardbaum]

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If you're the type of player who thinks "OMG overpair = nuts", then yeah, Prahlad looks a little odd. Golds flop bet in the first hand could either be a continuation bet, or a higher pocket pair. The turn is just about the last card SR wants to see though. His river bet could either be the Ace that hit, or value betting a better PP. I mean, i commend Gold for the way he played it. Whether he read Prahlad for a mid PP or not, his line looked pretty standard for those holdings.

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Not at all. Gold's river action with a mid PP would have been to c/c. And as aggressive and unimaginative as Gold had been playing, I don't think he goes for a c/r on the turn if he pairs AK/AQ. Based on his previous playing, he would likely have pushed in that scenario. The bluff worked, but it was not a good one.

I don't commend any of Gold's playing. After the cardplayer coverage, I wanted to wait and form an opinion about the guy based on what I saw on TV. Not only was the beneficiary of a sick heater that covered up his bad playing, but some of his table-talk was downright unethical. Aside from constantly talking about the strength of his hand with multiple people still left to act, the incident where told his Commerce buddy he WOULD NOT have called his all-in if he knew the guy was BEHIND is really offensive and I would have been very upset about that if I were at the table.