Alafogiannis Wins One in an Odd Way
Level 20
: 10,000/20,000, 20,000 ante
Chris Alafogiannis opened to 40,000 from under the gun and the player on his left, sitting on the other side of the dealer, three-bet to 140,000. The action folded back to Alafogiannis but the dealer already decided to ship the pot to the three-better. He tabled the 
face up but there was still action pending.
Alafogiannis opted to just call and the dealer fanned the flop of 
. Alafogiannis checked and his opponent pushed all in for 217,000 on the nine-high flop. Alafogiannis snap-called and showed the 
which had his opponent pipped.
The 
on the turn and the 
on the river changed nothing and Alafogiannis eliminated his opponent.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,665,000
215,000
|
215,000 |