Hand #45: Eric Afriat Cracks Aces Again, Doubles Thru Trung Hien Nguyen

Feb 23, 2020

Eric Afriat

HAND #45  –  Eric Afriat (pictured) limps from the button for 120,000, Trung Hien Nguyen raises from the small blind to 360,000, and Afriat moves all in for 1,500,000.

Nguyen snap-calls with Diamond AClub A, and Afriat turns over Spade KDiamond K. Once again, Afriat finds himself dominated preflop by pocket aces as he faces elimination.

The board comes Heart 8Heart 6Diamond 5Club KSpade 7, and Afriat turns a set of kings to come from behind once again to crack aces and double up in chips.

Eric Afriat  –  3,240,000  (27 bb)
Trung Hien Nguyen  –  5,000,000  (42 bb)

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