Showing the Magician

In a battle of the blinds, Antonio Esfandiari and the man to his left had built a pot close to 3,000 chips before the dealer ran a flop of {7-Diamonds}

. Esfandiari fired out with a bet of 1,600, and the big blind slowly made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

to pair the board. With a sigh, Esfandiari put another 3,200 in the pot before his opponent moved all in for 23,200. Esfandiari shrugged and folded, and the big blind flung his {8-Diamonds}