Ken "Teach" Aldridge Doubles Up After an Early Stumble
Jul 11, 2021
Ken “Teach” Aldridge lost nearly a third of his stack in the first 20 minutes or so when he ran into another player’s quads.
A short while later, after a flop of 
, Aldridge checks the big blind, and the under-the-gun player bets 1,200. The UTG+1 player calls, the player in the cutoff calls, the player on the button calls, and Aldridge check-raises all in for 21,700.
The next two players fold, and the cutoff asks for an exact count and thinks for a while before he calls. The button folds.
Aldridge turns over 
for a flopped jack-high straight, and he needs it to hold to stay alive against his opponent’s 
(set of sevens).
The turn card is the 
, the river card is the 
, and the straight holds up for Aldridge to win the pot and double up in chips.
Ken Aldridge – 49,000 (490 bb)
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