Eric Afriat Flops a Set to Aleksandr Shevlyakov's Top Pair -- And It's a Chopped Pot

Photo:  Aleksandr Shevlyakov (left) and Eric Afriat

Aleksandr Shevlyakov raises from the button to 6,500, three-time WPT champion Eric Afriat calls from the small blind, and the big blind calls.

All three players check to the turn on a board of , and Afriat bets 5,000. The big blind calls, and Shevlyakov raises to 20,000. Afriat quickly calls, and the player in the big blind tanks for a while before he folds.

The river card is the , purring a five-high rainbow straight on the board. Afriat checks, Shevlyakov bets a stack worth about 65,000, and Afriat snap-calls with — he flopped a set, but he’s playing the straight on the board.

Shevlyakov turns over for a flopped pair of aces, and he’s also playing the straight on the board. It’s a chopped pot.

Afriat smiles and jokingly asks, “Why are you trying to take my chips like that?”

Aleksandr Shevlyakov  –  475,000  (158 bb)
Eric Afriat  –  395,000  (132 bb)