Esfandiari Shows Some Love
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On a 
flop contested by Chino Rheem and Antonio Esfandiari, Rheem checked first to act. Esfandiari bet 4,600 and Rheem made the call.
The turn was the 
and both players checked this time. The river was the 
and Rheem checked again. Esfandiari decided to bet 13,100 and immediately Rheem said, "That's straight value there." After thinking just a moment, Rheem took the chips to call and slid them in the direction of Esfandiari as he seemed to know he was beat. Esfandiari tabled 
which was indeed good enough to ship the pot and get him to 255,000 in chips.
As usual, Esfandiari has been one of the more talkative, entertaining players the past couple of days. Today, Shannon Shorr is sitting to his left and apparently the two got to talking because Esfandiari is already making plans to visit him in Alabama. Upon hearing this news, Phil Laak shouted from across the room that he's going as well. It didn't take long for Gavin Smith and a couple others to announce they wanted to tag along. Shorr seems unaffected by all of the attention as he still has his headphones on and is focusing on the table.
"That's what we do. We pick one person a year and compete for their love," Esfandiari said with a smile.