Esfandiari's Vanishing Act Means Hand-for-Hand Commences
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Antonio Esfandiari was the unlucky player eliminated in 65th place. He shoved for 120,000 over an open-raise by one player and a reraise to 30,000 by Mike Sowers. The original raiser folded, but Sowers tanked and eventually called with
. Esfandiari showed 
, but he never improved his hand and Sowers did. A queen on the turn ended Esfandiari's L.A. Poker Classic Main Event tantalizingly short of the money.