Alt Hits a Straight to Score an Elimination
Level 3
: Blinds 300/500, 500 ante
Three-way on a flop of 6♣7♠7♣ with 16,700 in the pot, Carlos Peixoto in the big blind bet 10,000. Dinesh Alt in the cutoff called, while the small blind check-folded.
Peixoto bet 30,000 on the 5♠. Alt raised, and Peixoto called with the few extra chips he had left.
Carlos Peixoto: 9♠9♦ 
Dinesh Alt: 9♣8♣
Alt flopped a straight flush draw and completed a straight on the turn. The A♦ river kept him in the lead, and Peixoto was eliminated.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
165,000
165,000
|
165,000 |
|
Busted |