Hands #79-82: Joe Jordan Shoves the River Against Eric Afriat

Photo:  Joe Jordan

HAND #79  –  Joe Jordan raises from the button to 160,000, taking the blinds and ante.

HAND #80  –  Eric Afriat raises from the button to 200,000, and Nick Yunis calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Yunis checks, Afriat bets 200,000, and Yunis calls. The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Yunis bets 800,000, and Afriat uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he folds, showing one card — the . Yunis takes the pot.

HAND #81  –  Yunkyu Song raises from the button to 180,000, Joe Jordan reraises from the big blind to 540,000, and Song folds. Jordan takes the pot.

HAND #82  –  Joe Jordan completes the small blind to 80,000, and Eric Afriat checks his option in the big blind. The flop comes , Jordan bets 80,000, Afriat raises to 225,000, and Jordan calls. The turn card is the , and both players check.

The river card is the , Jordan checks, Afriat bets 700,000, and Jordan uses a Time Chip to tank for a while before he moves all in for about 1,900,000.

Afriat folds, and Jordan takes the pot.

Joe Jordan  –  3,305,000  (41 bb)
Eric Afriat  –  7,940,000  (99 bb)