Moving Time

 Ali is Alright with Trip 9s

With just a few hands before the end of Level 8, and the re-entry period closing, Roy Winston and Ali Soleimanlou (Falls Church, VA) are willing to gamble and move all in without looking at their cards.  The theory is that they'd each rather double their ~22k stack or start with a fresh 25k stack. 

Winston: Q 10
Soleimanlou: Q 9

Flop: 10 9 X (Winston leads with pair of 10s)
Turn: 9 (Soleimanlou leads with trips 9s)
River: X

"Of course I'm ahead and lose," says Winston, who's now re-entering the tournament. "I got lucky," says Soleimanlou, who's happy to take his stack to 45k.

At the conclusion of Level 8, players may surrender their chips and re-enter the tournament.