A Big One For Eslami
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We couldn't hear the preflop action, catching up as the dealer spread out a 
. Ali Eslami was out of position, and he checked to his lone opponent. It was Tim West on the button, and West fired out a bet of 63,000 which Eslami called.
On the turn, the 
drew another check and a bet as West made it a healthy 175,000 to go. After some time debating, Eslami slid a couple towers of calling chips into the pot.
That led them to the 
river, and Eslami checked one last time. West spent a couple minutes considering his play, cutting out chips to bet with and then re-stacking them. It was about two minutes before he surrendered, saying, "Okay, you got it." West held his cards out over the muck as he waited for Eslami to show.
Eslami tabled 
for a pair of nines, and West dropped his cards into the garbage pile.
That's the biggest pot we've seen in a while, and it helps bolster his chip lead in a big way. Eslami has about 1.4 million now, while West falls back under that million-chip mark.