Alavez Stalls For a Pay Jump, Doubles Anyway
Level 21
: Blinds 6,000/12,000, 12,000 ante
Asish Ghosh raised to 24,000 in the cutoff and Bogdan Roman three-bet to 67,000 on the button. Briant Alavez called in the small blind, leaving himself 15,000 behind, while Ghosh got out of the way.
Roman asked Alavez why he didn't just go all in. "Ah, there's a jump. I'll wait for you," Roman realized as he allowed Alavez to take a few minutes. The tournament clock eventually ticked down a player, and Alavez quickly thereafter put in the rest of his chips. Roman called.
Briant Alavez: A♥10♥ 
Bogdan Roman: K♣K♦
Roman showed a pair of kings, but Alavez had outflopped him with a pair of aces. The board ran out Q♦9♣ and Alavez doubled up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
420,000
50,000
|
50,000 |
|
240,000
110,000
|
110,000 |
|
190,000
116,000
|
116,000 |