Hand #18: Eric Afriat Triples Up

John Caridad raises from middle position to 200,000, Justin Smith calls from the button, and Eric Afriat moves all in from the big blind for 405,000. Caridad gets an exact count and calls after about 30 seconds. Smith thinks for nearly a minute before he moves all in, and Caridad quickly folds.

Afriat shows [AcJh], and he’s racing against Smith’s [10c10s].

The board comes [Ad6c3c2s7c], and Eric Afriat pairs his ace on the flop to win the pot and triple up in chips.

Pot Size:  1,315,000

Seat 1.  Phil Ivey  –  3,160,000
Seat 2.  Justin Smith  –  2,280,000
Seat 3.  Rob Akery  –  1,715,000
Seat 4.  Eric Afriat  –  1,315,000
Seat 5.  Moritz Kranich  –  1,985,000
Seat 6.  John Caridad  –  3,675,000