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There's one point where Barry mentions Peter shouldn't have been worried about Barry having tens-full, because Barry wouldn't bet with tens full. He then says this is because Barry would have no reason to bet with tens full.
I disagree with the last statement. Betting tens full in an 8 way pot, where it's likely at least somebody has tripped the deuce is probably going to get you paid off. If you bet consistant with the way you'd bet JJ+ and AT, or 2-3 to balance your range, you're going to get paid off by somebody with a deuce. Since you know where 3 of the tens are, it's unlikely people will pay you off with anything else besides the deuce.
Well, you could argue that since he's in EP there's a good chance that if a 2 is out there they can lead the betting for him.
But I agree that there's nothing wrong with leading with TT here. Try to build a pot against a 2x (or two) and hope they fill up. And just because Barry never does this here does not mean that Eastgate knows that Barry never leads here.
After all, asking yourself how to optimally play TT on a 8-way raised T22 flop is freakishly rare in HE. However, if you recognize that this could easily play a fair bit like a 4-way PLO hand then you can easily see why betting a TT can work very well.
Dos anyone know if PE plays a lot of PLO? That could explain a fair bit of his timid play with trips when facing aggression.