Ortiz Bet Chases Alexander
Level 29
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
James Alexander raised to 375,000 from early position and picked up three callers in Fabian Ortiz (button), Marc McLaughlin (small blind), and Jason Mann (big blind). The flop came 
. Both blinds checked, Alexander bet 375,000, Ortiz and McLaughlin called, and Mann folded.
The turn was the 
. McLaughlin and Alexander both checked to Ortiz who fired a bet of 1 million. McLaughlin folded his hand, then Alexander thought a bit before folding as well, showing 
(top pair) as he did.
Ortiz then turned over his hand as the chips were swept his way — 
— showing that Alexander had in fact folded better.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
9,700,000
2,555,000
|
2,555,000 |