Aldridge Loses One Early
A player in middle position opened to 700 and was called by a player in late position and Ken Aldridge out of the small blind.
Aldridge checked to the middle position player on a flop of 
and the initial raiser continued for 1,000. Both the late position player and Aldridge called to keep action three-handed headed to the turn.
Aldridge took the betting lead on the 
turn, betting out 1,300. That was enough to get the middle position player to fold but the player in late position was going nowhere and made the call.
The 
river did nothing to convince Aldridge to slow down as he fired off another bet, this time sizing down to 1,100. His opponent thought for a little while before making the call. Aldridge showed down 
for a pair but it was no good as the late position player flipped over 
for turned trips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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20,000 | |
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