Watching Out for de Wolfe
De Wolfe was in the big blind again and once again the table folded to the short-stacked player on the button. He shot de Wolfe a quick look, then folded. The small blind then made a small raise, which de Wolfe quickly called.
The flop came
. The SB checked, and de Wolfe grabbed a light blue (500) chip and tossed it out, the chip rolling to the center of the table and resting with the others. The SB quickly folded, and de Wolfe showed him one card -- the 
. "I didn't want anything to do with that," said de Wolfe's opponent.
De Wolfe is off to a good start, up past the 10,000-chip mark.
, and the big blind led out for 750. Grospellier promptly raised to 2,875, causing the both of his opponents to fold.
. Alex Kravchenko checked, Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari bet 750, and Kravchenko called. That made the pot about 2,000.
, and Kravchenko again checked. Esfandiari then shoved his whole stack -- 5,100 -- the big overbet sending Kravchenko into the tank. Finally the Russian emerged to make the call, turning over just 
. He'd guessed right, as Esfandiari turned over 
. 
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