Alt Spikes the River to Double
Level 32
: Blinds 100,000/200,000, 200,000 ante
Dinesh Alt ope ned to 400,000 from middle position and Felipe Ketzer three-bet to 775,000 from the button. Alt moved all in for roughly 2,500,000 and Ketzer made the call with a covering stack to put Alt at risk.
Dinesh Alt: A?9? 
Felipe Ketzer: A?Q?
Ketzer seemed poised to eliminate Alt with the bigger ace and remained ahead on the 5?6?3? flop and 8? turn. Alt got exactly what he needed on the 9? river to st ave off elimination and secure a full double up.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
11,600,000
-2,900,000
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-2,900,000 |
|
||
|
5,500,000
3,440,000
|
3,440,000 |