Daniel Alaei Trips His Ace

A player raises to 2,500, Daniel Alaei calls, and the big blind calls. The flop comes {A-Hearts}

, and all three players check. The turn card is the {9-Clubs}

, the big blind bets 6,000, Alaei calls, and the third player folds. The river card is the {7-Hearts}

, the big blind checks, Alaei bets 12,000, and his opponent calls.

Alaei shows {A-Spades}

for trip aces, and his opponent mucks. Daniel Alaei wins the pot, increasing his stack to about 163,000.

2007 World Series of Poker