West Stands Pat, Takes Pot
Katja Thater raised, Daniel Alaei reraised, Tim West called from the blinds, and Thater called as well. West stood pat, Thater took two cards, and Alaei took one. West and Thater checked to Alaei who bet, and both called.
On the second draw, West again stood pat, while Thater and Alaei each took one card. Again, it checked to Alaei who bet, and both called. West stood pat yet again on the last draw, and Thater and Alaei both drew one again. All checked.
West showed
, and the others mucked. West is at 10,000, and Thater 8,000. Alaei slipped to 5,800 on that hand, and shortly thereafter was eliminated.