Seif Scratching His Head

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There's a lid for every pot, we once heard someone say. We figure that applies to poker and all of the different playing styles and betting lines one can expect to encounter. Try this one on for size.

Mark Seif limped from under the gun before Event #9 Champion Ken Aldridge raised to 1,425. Everyone folded back around to Seif, who cut 1,225 off his stack.

"Alright," he announced. "Here's a courtesy double-up. I got five high." As Seif was tossing the chips in the pot, another player pointed out that Aldridge wasn't all in (he still had 4000 in chips behind his raise).

"Oh, well if it comes {5-?}