Table 453
Level 8
: 1,500/3,000, 500 ante
Greg Mueller opened to 5,500 from under the gun, and four players called including Daniel Alaei (cutoff), Bill Perkins (button), David Peters (small blind), and Jeff Gross (big blind). The flop fell 
, and Mueller won the pot with a bet of 24,000.
Two hands later, Alaei raised in the hijack, Perkins called in the cutoff, and Peters three-bet on the button. Only Alaei called. Alaei check-called a bet on a flop of 
, both players checked when the 
turned, and the 
completed the board. The two checked again.
Alaei showed 
for ace-high, but he was out-kicked by Peters who had 
.