06-02-2008 19:11 UTC-8

Esfandiari Survives

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Shamus

Antonio Esfandiari, down below 2,000, just survived a battle of the blinds with Andy Bloch.

The table had folded around to Bloch, who completed from the SB. Esfandiari raised to 500 from the BB, and Bloch responded by pushing all in. Esfandiari called.

The board came out {A-Clubs}

{A-Clubs}

{J-Clubs}

{2-Spades}

{A-Spades}

{10-Diamonds}

. Bloch showed {A-Hearts}

{A-Hearts}

{4-Clubs}

, but Esfandiari had him out-kicked with {A-Diamonds}

{A-Diamonds}

{9-Hearts}

. Bloch's stack remains a healthy 20,650, while Esfandiari is somewhat less so with 2,950.

Tags: Andy Bloch Antonio Esfandiari