"Boat or Bluff?"
The flop came and Esfandiari checked the action over to Chorny, who placed a bet of 75,000 into the middle. Esfandiari made a quick call.
The turn landed a repeat and Esfandiari checked again over to Chorny, who fired a second barrel worth 170,000. Esfandiari deliberated and made another call.
The river brought the . Esfandiari checked for the third time and Chorny quickly bet another 450,000 in chips into the huge pot. Esfandiari went into the tank, "You've either got a boat or a bluff," he exclaimed. After several minutes of thought, Chorny called for a clock. As the seconds ticked down, Esfandiari managed to find a call. Chorny proudly flipped over which was good to collect a pot worth nearly 1.6 million!
After the hand Chorny moved to 3.4 million in chips and Esfandiari was left with 750,000.