Aldaz Survives Blender

Herbie Teope

Level 29 : Blinds 60,000/120,000, 120,000 ante

Carlos "Scarf" Aladez found himself in the blender.

After raising 250,000 on the button, he faced an all-in from a player in the big blind. The move made Aldez uncomfortable as he squirmed multiple times in his chair, periodically glanced at his opponent’s stack and counted out his own chips. He also asked for a count, seeing his opponent had him covered.

Aldez went in the tank, peeking up multiple times at the scrolling payouts on the TV monitor above his table, and a player not involved in the hand eventually called for the clock. A tournament director came over and informed Aldez he had 30 seconds to act, and Aldez found it in him to make the call.

Aldez: A?9?
Opponent: K?7?

Aldez was ahead before the flop, and he took a commanding lead when the dealer fanned J?A?7? on the board. The dealer put A? and 3? on the river, then pushed the pot to Aldez for a double up.