Cowen Triples Up, Aldridge Fails to Ladder
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Ken Aldridge opened the action to 300,000 from the hijack and Eli Elezra raised to 600,000 from the cutoff.
Robert Cowen claimed to have a "shit hand" but had to go for it and called from the button with just 25,000 behind.
Aldridge, seemingly content on hoping for a ladder, folded despite having just 310,000 behind.
Both Elezra and Cowen pitched in the last 25,000 on the 
flop.
Robert Cowen: 
Eli Elezra: 
Cowen had flopped the straight and had a redraw to the flush while Elezra was nearly dead.
The 
on the turn had Cowen win the pot, while the 
completed the board.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000 | |
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|
1,800,000
450,000
|
450,000 |
|
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|
310,000
-165,000
|
-165,000 |
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