Esfandiari Sends One Home
We picked up the action at the flop as a player in mid-position bet out 2,700 on 
. Antonio Esfandiari raised it up to 7,600 from the cutoff and his opponent made the call. Both players checked the 
on the turn after which the dealer put down the 
as the final community card. The player in mid-position checked to Esfandiari who announced all-in. Now the long wait began as Esfandiari's opponent had to decide if he wanted to risk his last 15,000 in chips to find out if the Big One for One Drop winner was bluffing or not. After several minutes past the curiosity won and the player announced to the dealer that he called. That was Esfandiari's signal to show his 
for trips. Esfandiari raked in the chips as his opponent wished the players at the table good luck and mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
64,000
33,000
|
33,000 |
|
||
completed the board, the player checked for the first time, and Glantz tossed out 5,100. The player called, then mucked when Glantz showed 
for a turned straight.
flop and after a little while the button made the call. Smith showed his 
and was in front against the 
from the button. The 
on the turn and 
into someone's aces and O'Dwyer lost a coin flip for his last ten big blinds. What happened to Schwartz and Lichtenberger we do not know at the moment, but Michael Phelps must have had something to do with it since he has a bunch of chips in front of him.
on 
with three spades. The flush for Frankenberger was not enough to secure him the double-up, his opponent had a full house with 
