Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 4th Place ($575,920)
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Vanessa Selbst opened to 160,000 on the button with 
. Antonio Esfandiari woke up with 
in the big blind, quickly three-betting to 430,000, and Selbst asked for a count.
Esfandiari counted his remaining stacks with his finger and said that he had 1.9 million behind his three-bet. Selbst closed her eyes while thinking, riffling chips with her right hand, then reached for more green T25,000 chips. She slid out a four-bet of 780,000, Esfandiari moved all in, and Selbst instantly called.
Get on your horses, it's race time!
Esfandiari popped up from his chair and started to give the dealer a massage.
"Please," he said, shaking the man. "Please."
The flop fell 
, giving Selbst a wheel draw and a backdoor flush draw, but Selbst needed neither. The 
spiked on the turn, giving the Team PokerStars Pro a leading pair of aces, and the 
bricked off on the river.
Esfandiari is out in fourth place, earning $575,920, while Selbst now has over seven million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
7,350,000
2,435,000
|
2,435,000 |
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|
4,210,000
-50,000
|
-50,000 |
|
2,435,000
-10,000
|
-10,000 |
|
Busted | |
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