Nines Good for Afriat
Level 1
: Blinds 1,000/2,000, 2,000 ante
Neel Joshi opened to 5,000 in the cutoff and Eric Afriat called in the small blind.
Afriat checked on the flop of J♦9♠2♥ and Joshi continued for 8,000. Afriat called. Both players then checked on the J♣ turn.
Both players checked again on the 4♠ river and Afriat showed 10♠9♥ to win the pot with a pair of nines.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
520,000
20,000
|
20,000 |
|
490,000
490,000
|
490,000 |