Esfandiari Eliminated
After being crippled with pocket treys versus Brian Meinders' pocket aces, Antonio Esfandiari soon opened with a raise that left himself but 4,000 behind and was called by a single opponent.
The flop came 
, and Esfandiari's opponent said "I hit that flop good" before putting Esfandiairi all in. Esfandiari smiled and said, "I did, too," turning over 
again for a flopped set.
His opponent had but 
, and Esfandiari's hand held through the turn and river. "Ship the sherbet to Herbert!" said Esfandiari, who had doubled up to about 100,000.
Esfandiari's good fortune didn't last that long, however, as soon he was all in once more with 
versus Michael Shelton's 
.
The board came 
, and the Event 55: $1,000,000 Big One for One Drop winner was eliminated.
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