The Ups and Downs of Jason Alexander
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, Alexander checks, his opponent moves all in for about 7,000, and Alexander calls with 
for the overpair with the ace-high flush draw. His opponent shows A-5 offsuit for an open-ended straight draw. And no, he doesn't have a club in his hand. The turn card is the
, giving Alexander the ace-high flush, and his opponent has two outs to a straight flush on the board to chop the pot. But the river card is a blank, and Alexander takes the pot, increasing his stack to more than 41,000 as he busts his opponentA few hands later, after a low flop with three diamonds, a player is all in with pocket tens against Jason Alexander's
-6, giving Alexander the nut flush draw and an overcard. But Alexander misses his outs, and his opponent doubles up. Jason Alexander drops down to 25,000 in chips. After the hand, the player with pocket tens asks Phil Gordon, "Did I play that alright?" Gordon sort of shrugged off the question, appearing to be more interested in the play of Jason Alexander.