Alvarado Receives Early Birthday Present
Ricardo Alvarado opened to 1,400 in middle position, and Peter Kaemmerlen, Frank Sill, and Max Hovenden all called. Brian Lamkin looked down at his hand from the big blind and elected to three-bet, making it 5,700.
Alvarado decided a four-bet was in order, putting in 13,500. The action folded to Lamkin who called to see the 
flop where he led out with an 11,000 bet.
The bet turned into a raise when Alvarado doubled it to 22,000. Lamkin called and the 
peeled off on the turn. Lamkin tapped his turn and a quick shove came from Alvarado.
Lamkin hit the time-bank button for over five minutes before coming to a decision. He called his 19,000 stack into the pot and held 
in his hand.
The hand was over when Alvarado tabled 
for a three cowboys. An insignificant 
completed the board and Lamkin stormed off, leaving all of his chips for Alvarado to stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
128,000 | 63,000 |
|
105,000 | 21,000 |
|
|
82,000 | -18,000 |
|
|
45,000 | -5,000 |
|
Busted |