Selbst Stacked, Alexander on the Ascent
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We came upon this one on the flop. A small pot had developed involving three players -- the small blind, Vanessa Selbst sitting UTG+1, and Jason Alexander in middle position.
The flop came , and the player in the small blind checked. Selbst fired 1,300, then Alexander raised to 2,900. The third player stepped aside, and Selbst waited about a half-minute before declaring she was all in. A count of her chips showed the push was for 18,625 total.
Alexander paused a few seconds, then quietly said "I call." He turned over for a set of deuces, at the sight of which Selbst said "I'm dead." She turned over her
. Two cards later -- the
and the
-- Selbst was out.
Alexander was enjoying a massage during that hand which has now completed. He certainly appears relaxed. And sitting behind a stack of about 105,000 at this point can only add to his comfort level.