2015 Super High Roller Series

Super High Roller Cash Game
Day: 1
Event Info

2015 Super High Roller Series

Players Info - Day 1

Bellande's Frustration Boils Over When Esfandiari Hits "Jack Sh*t"

Jean-Robert Bellande
Jean-Robert Bellande

Antonio Esfandiari raised to $3,000 from the button and Bob Bright called from the small blind. Jean-Robert Bellande then three-bet to $14,000 from the big blind, Esfandiari four-bet to $44,000, and Bright got out of the way. Bellande made the call and the flop came down {j-Diamonds}{3-Hearts}{5-Diamonds}.

Bellande checked, Esfandiari bet $50,000, and Bellande check-raised all in for $247,000 total. Esfandiari snap-called and Bellande discovered the bad news.

Bellande: {a-Diamonds}{a-Clubs}
Esfandiari: {j-Clubs}{5-Hearts}

"I ran into Antonio," a frustrated Bellande exclaimed upon seeing his aces had been cracked. "I knew you had jack sh*t. You literally have jack sh*t. How do you just get blessed with the two pair flop?"

"It's been like that for 20 years," Esfandiari replied.

Bellande continued to moan about his bad luck, and failed to answer Esfandiari's inquiry as to how many times he wanted to run it. As such, the dealer burned and turned the {8-Clubs}.

Bellande, on his feet and mumbling, focused enough to answer twice when Esfandiari tried again and asked him how many times he wanted to run the river.

Ironically, the {8-Spades} appeared on the first run, meaning Bellande would have made a bigger pair to take down the $587,200 pot.

"Thank god we said something," Esfandiari said with a sly smile. Bellande seemed even more frustrated.

The {6-Clubs} on the second run was safe for Esfandiari, and the two ended up chopping the pot.

"I should have been so tilted just to run it once," Bellande lamented.

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