Afriat Folds Aces Face Up
Level 27
: 50,000/100,000, 100,000 ante
Eric Afriat raised to 250,000 from the button and Alain Bauer three-bet from the big blind. Afriat then four-bet, which Bauer called.
The flop came a dry 
and Afriat bet 1,000,000 after Bauer had checked. The latter then check-raised all in, which was a huge shove as the two big stacks were clashing while Steven Rivero, the short stack, was still alive. Afriat would have to put his whole stack in the middle to call.
He went into the tank and thought it out while Bauer put in some eye drops and drank green health juice. Eventually, Afriat folded the 
face up.
Bauer then showed the 
for the bluff as he scooped the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
14,500,000
-500,000
|
-500,000 |
|
12,000,000
5,000,000
|
5,000,000 |
|
||
|
5,100,000
-2,900,000
|
-2,900,000 |
. Both players checked it.
, Bauer bet 1,500,000 and Afriat called. 
. Bauer bet 4,000,000. Afriat called after a moment.
for the broadway straight while, Afriat had the defeated 
to send a big pot to Bauer to give him a vicegrip on the final table.
filled in the board on the river. Bauer bet 500,000 and Rivero called it.
for two pair which beat the 
of Rivero as he fell farther down the chip counts.
, both players checked. The turn was the 
. Bauer led for 600,000 and Afriat called. 
for king-high while Afriat had folded the 
, Afriat bet 350,000 and Bauer raised to 800,000 which Afriat called. 
. Bauer bet 1,600,000 which Afriat called after thinking for a bit.
as Bauer started heads up play on fire to send Afriat short, albeit still with a workable stack with around 30 big blinds.
but was rivered by the