Ali Makes Liberal Call
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Steve Karp open-shoved for his last 59,000 chips, and the action folded to Mustafa Ali in the big blind. Ali tanked for quite along time, until finally a player at the table called the clock.
"Don't call the clock," Ali urged the player.
"You're taking forever," the player responded.
A floor person arrived at the table, and began the countdown. There were only ten seconds left when Ali chose to commit enough chips to make the call.
Showdown
Karp: 
Ali: 
"You waited that long with THAT???" a player quipped.
Ali stole the lead when the flop fell 
, and the 
gave him an open-ended straight draw for kicks and giggles. Karp was one foot out the door, but the 
spiked on the river, keeping him alive for the moment.
Karp is back over 100,000 chips, while Ali is down near 80,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
125,000
66,000
|
66,000 |
|
|
82,000
-78,000
|
-78,000 |