Alex just lost a pot when his pocket kings ran into his opponent’s pocket aces.  However, his opponent was extremely short stacked.

A few hands later, on a board of , Alex checks and his opponent  bets $1,200.  Alex makes the call and the river comes the .  After Alex checks again, his opponent fires $2,100.  After a few moments, Alex makes the call but tosses his cards in the muck when the other player turns over for a set.

Alex now has around $50,000 chips.