Eric Afriat Doubles Thru Erick Lindgren

Photo:  Three-Time WPT Champion Eric Afriat

In the first hand after dinner, Eric Afriat moves all in from the cutoff for 560,000, and Erick Lindgren moves all in over the top from the small blind for 1,560,000 with .

Afriat turns over , and needs it to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Lindgren pairs his nine on the flop to take the lead, but Afriat rivers a diamond flush to win the pot and double up in chips.

Eric Afriat  –  1,320,000  (13 bb)
Erick Lindgren  –  1,000,000  (10 bb)