Eric Afriat Eliminated in 2nd Place ($100,000)

Alexis Meyer opened to 1 million from the button and was instantly met with a three-bet by Eric Afriat who made it 3 million to go. Meyer called to see the flop. Afriat continued with a bet of 1 million and Meyer called.

The dealer burned and turned an . Afriat reached into his stack and counted out a bet of 4 million. Meyer jammed over the top and Afriat snapped it off for his stack, having 7.4 million when fourth street action began.

Meyer tabled for top pair but Afriat had better with his . The dealer then flipped over the tournament ending river, improving Meyer to the better two.

Afriat settled as runner-up, losing out on adding a new trophy to his collection but he still took home a respectable $100,000 for his efforts, eclipsing the $4 million mark in career earnings.