Antonio Staying Active
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Befitting his status as tournament chip leader, Antonio Esfandiari has been very active lately and engaged his opponents in three pots from late position.
In the first hand, a player in the cutoff raised to 6,000 and The Magician raised to 14,100 from the button. His opponent played back at the chip leader and four-bet all-in. Esfandiari mucked his cards moved on to the next hand.
On the next deal, a player raised to 6,000 from late position and Esfandiari tried, tried again, making it 14,100 to go for the second hand in a row. This time the power play worked and Esfandiari dragged the pot uncontested.
On the following hand, Esfandiari raised to 5,300 from the hijack and an opponent in the small blind called. The flop fell 
and both players tapped the table. When the turn came 
, the small blind fired 8,500 into the middle and Esfandiari released.
It appears that Esfandiari's huge chip stack has compelled him to open his game up, and he is playing pots frequently in an attempt to take control of both his table, and the entire tournament.