Alfaia With the Straight

Alvaro Ballesteros opens the hijack and Antonio Alfaia calls in the big blind. The action checks through to the turn on a board of [Th] [9c] [8c] [As] and Alfaia check-calls a 24,000 Ballesteros bet. The river card is the [6d] and both players check. 

Alfaia shows [Td] [7h] for the straight and Ballesteros shows [Ad] [8d] for top pair.

"I would have called a bet," Ballesteros tells Alfaia.

Alfaia ~ 670,000
Ballesteros ~ 430,000