Baudry Lowers the Boom on Esfandiari

In the previous hand, Antonio Esfandiari used a professional's ability to read the situation and he made a big reraise to capture the three calls of 60,000 made before him. The power play padded The Magician's stack and on the next deal he tried once again to push his tablemates around.

After Eric Baudry opened for 65,000 from early position, and Esfandiari three-bet to 150,000. Baudry paused, seemingly frozen by the moment, but he eventually made the call.

The flop rolled out {Q-Spades} {A-Spades} {9-Hearts} and Esfandiari led out for 180,000. Baudry was not to be bullied and after another long pause, he called the bet. The turn card came {4-Spades} and Esfandiari shoved all-in, which would force the shorter stacked Baudry to risk his tournament life.

Baudry was willing to take the risk and he instantly called while flipping up {A-Clubs} {A-Hearts} for top set. Esfandiari dejectedly showed down his {A-Diamonds} {8-Diamonds} and found that he was drawing dead. The meaningless {4-Clubs} on the river gave Baudry a boat and the win. Esfandiari took a major hit to his stack, while the quiet Baudry let his cards do the talking for him.