Eric Afriat Wins Huge Pot to Move Into Chip Lead

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Level 13 : 1,500/3,000, 500 ante

There was a raise to 6,500 and Harrison Gimbel flatted. It was folded over to Eric Afriat who made it 20,000 to go out of the blinds. The original raiser and Gimbel called.

The flop came and Afriat led out for 24,000. The original raiser folded and Harrison Gimbel raised it to 64,000. Afriat made it 130,000 to go and Gimbel moved all in for roughly 280,000 total. This concerned Afriat who looked at Gimbel and asked him "did you flop a set of 6's?"

Gimbel sat there motionless as Afriat tanked. "Take your time," players at the table told him, knowing this was a huge decision.

Finally, Afriat made the call, turning over . Gimbel didn't have a set. He did have a flush draw though with the . He would pick up a few more outs when the was delivered on the turn.

When you're running hot, as Afriat is having just won the Seminole Hard Rock $5 million Guarantee event last week, you're running hot. The river bricked out for Gimbel... the and Afriat scooped the huge pot to move into the chip lead.