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
|
-2,900,000 |
|
||
|
5,500,000
3,440,000
|
3,440,000 |