Hands #36-39: Final Four Players

HAND #36 – Harvey Castro limps the small blind and Shawn Daniels checks his option in the big blind.

The flop comes , Castro bets 150,000, and Daniels calls.

Both players then check the turn and river, and Castro tables to win the pot with a flush.

Harvey Castro – 8,900,000 (71 bb)
Shawn Daniels – 4,800,000 (38 bb)

HAND #37 – Eric Afriat raises to 250,000 from the cutoff and action folds around.

HAND #38 – Paul Richardson limps the small blind and Eric Afriat raises to 375,000 in the big blind, with Richardson making the call.

The flop comes and Richardson checks. Afriat bets 400,000 and Richardson folds.

Eric Afriat – 4,300,000 (34 bb)
Paul Richardson – 2,150,000 (17 bb)

HAND #39 – Eric Afriat limps the small blind and Harvey Castro raises to 425,000 in the big blind. Afriat three-bets to 1,100,000 and after using a time bank extension, Castro moves all-in with the covering stack. Afriat thinks through three of his time bank extensions before laying it down. Afriat shows and Castro shows a king. 

Harvey Castro – 10,000,000 (80 bb)
Eric Afriat – 3,300,000 (26 bb)