2012 World Series of Poker

Event 17: $10,000 Pot-Limit Hold'em
Day: 1
Event Info

2012 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aj
Prize
$445,899
Event Info
Buy-in
$10,000
Prize Pool
$1,682,600
Entries
179
Level Info
Level
30
Blinds
60,000 / 120,000
Ante
0

Missed Opportunity for the Magician

Antonio Esfandiari
Antonio Esfandiari

A massive pot just took place over at Table 7. And it could have been much, much bigger.

Cliff Josephy, Cary Katz and another player ended up all in after a series of preflop raises. The action was then on Antonio Esfandiari, who immediately tossed his pocket jacks into the muck face-up. Cards on their backs:

Katz: {K-Clubs}{K-Hearts}
Josephy: {A-Diamonds}{K-Spades}
Big Blind: {Q-Spades}{Q-Diamonds}

Board: {J-Spades}{9-Hearts}{4-Clubs}{9-Spades}{3-Spades}

Katz won with his pair of kings and raked in a pot worth around 85,000. Esfandiari, also hovering around 85,000, lowered his face into his palms as he envisioned what could have been.

Player Chips Progress
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Antonio Esfandiari
85,000
-20,000
-20,000
WSOP 3X Winner
StakeKings
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Cary Katz
85,000
58,000
58,000
$25K Fantasy
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Cliff Josephy
Busted
WSOP 2X Winner

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