Hand #79: Eric Afriat Eliminated in 3rd Place ($122,000)

Photo:  Eric Afriat

HAND #79  –  Shawn Daniels moves all in from the small blind, and Eric Afriat quickly calls all in from the big blind for about 1,325,000 with .

Daniels turns over , and Afriat needs his pair to hold to stay alive.

The board comes , and Daniels spikes a king on the flop and turns a full house to clinch the pot and eliminate Afriat in third place.

Eric Afriat  –  Eliminated in 3rd Place  ($122,000)

There will be a short break before heads-up play begins. Here are their official chip counts:

Harvey Castro  –  13,900,000  (93 bb)
Shawn Daniels  –  6,150,000  (41 bb)

Reminder:  In heads-up play, the button has the small blind and acts first before the flop.

Photo:  Eric Afriat (left) chats with Harvey Castro right after Afriat’s elimination in third place.