Alston Asserts Himself Early
Level 24
: 12,000/24,000, 4,000 ante
Action began with James Hess raising to 72,000 from the hi-jack position and found one customer in Gregory Alston, who called from the button.
The flop came 
and Hess led out for 81,000. Alston responded by raising it o 217,000. Hess asked how much Alston had behind and decided to call.
The turn came the 
and both players checked. However, when the 
fell on the river, Hess checked and Alston bet 265,000. Hess wasted little time folding.