Hands #36-37: Vimal Reddy Eliminated in 9th Place ($33,500)

Photo:  Vimal Reddy

HAND #36  –  Nick Yunis raises under the gun to 60,000, Nick Funaro calls from middle position, and Joe Jordan reraises from the hijack to 275,000.

Eric Afriat reraises from the cutoff to 500,000, and the other three players fold. Afriat shows one card — the — as he takes the pot.

Eric Afriat  –  3,075,000  (103 bb)

HAND #37  –  Vimal Reddy moves all in under the gun for 425,000, Eric Afriat reraises from the hijack, and everyone else folds.

Reddy shows , and he needs to improve to stay alive against Afriat’s .

The board comes , and the pocket queens hold up for Afriat to win the pot and eliminate Reddy in ninth place.

Eric Afriat  –  3,575,000  (119 bb)
Vimal Reddy  –  Eliminated in 9th Place  ($33,500)