Michael Wang raised to 450 from the cutoff seat, and Antonio Esfandiari called on the button. The player in the big blind reraised all in for 1,950, and Wang made the call. Esfandiari then reraised to 4,400, and that knocked Wang out of the way.
Esfandiari had the , and the all-in player had the .
The flop, turn, and river ran out to give Esfandiari the pot.
Back on July 14, the 2014 World Series of Poker Main Event final table was set. The players in this year's "November Nine" are set to resume play on November 10, and it is a globally diverse group of young players who will be battling it out for the $10 million top prize.
Bruno Politano became the first Brazilian player to reach the WSOP November Nine, albeit with the shortest stack of 12.125 million. Despite his lack of chips heading into the final table, Politano's stack is the "biggest" short stack since the November Nine was established in 2008.
On the final table bubble in July, the Brazilian rail supporting Politano was one for the ages. They were loud and cheerful, they brought confetti cannons, and they even had one person donning a Scooby Doo costume. Come November 10, you can expect much more of that.
"My rail will support me," said Politano to PokerNews in an interview. "Brazilian rail is everything. When they are screaming, and sending me energy, good vibrations, I see and I smile for everybody. It’s so powerful. It’s not my dream come true, it’s my country’s dream come true."
World Series of Poker November Niner Bruno Politano continues to smash left and right here in the $2,200 Six-Max No-Limit Hold'em event. Just now, we picked up a hand on the flop of with approximately 1,700 already in the middle. Politano bet 875, and his opponent, Michael O'Grady, raised to 2,625. Politano called.
The turn was the , and Politano checked. O'Grady bet 3,475, and Politano check-raised all in. With roughly 4,000 behind, O'Grady called off with the for an overpair to the board. Unfortunately for him, he was drawing stone dead against Politano's for the ace-high heart flush.
The river completed the board with the , and Politano collected the pot to send O'Grady out the door.
The player on the button raised to 525 and Bernard Beh called out of the big blind. On the flop, Beh check-called a bet of 625 and then both players checked down the on the turn and the river. The initial raiser tabled first but Beh had that beat with .
Michael Kanaan raised to 400 from under the gun and got two callers including Yu Kurita in the big blind. On the flop all three players checked and Kurita bet 600 on the turn. Only Kanaan called to see the on the river and fired 1,600 after the check of Kurita. He was called and tabled as winning hand.
Action folded to Jan Suchanek in the small blind, and he raised to 600. Sam Higgs, fresh off his win in the AU$5,000 Pot-Limit Omaha event, called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Suchanek bet 800, and Higgs quickly called to see the land on the turn. Suchanek bet 1,525, and Higgs folded.
"I should have just shoved all in pre," said Higgs.
On a flop of , Ami Barer had a short stack at risk for about 4,000 in chips with versus . Despite the many outs for the player at risk, Barer held up as the turn and the river completed the board.
Ashley Mason and an opponent got all the money in preflop during this clash. Mason had the , and his opponent had the . The unknown player was all in for around 9,000, and he was eliminated after the board ran out .
Mason's kings held, and he improved to 31,400 in chips.
From under the gun, Brandon Shack-Harris raised to 400. The player in the big blind called, and the flop came down . After the first player checked, Shack-Harris bet 400. His opponent called.
The turn was the , and the first player checked again. Shack-Harris bet 1,150 this time, and his opponent folded.
, and the all-in player had the 
.
to give Esfandiari the pot.
with approximately 1,700 already in the middle. Politano bet 875, and his opponent, Michael O'Grady, raised to 2,625. Politano called.
, and Politano checked. O'Grady bet 3,475, and Politano check-raised all in. With roughly 4,000 behind, O'Grady called off with the 
for an overpair to the board. Unfortunately for him, he was drawing stone dead against Politano's 
for the ace-high heart flush.
, and Politano collected the pot to send O'Grady out the door.
river. The initial raiser tabled 
.
. The board ran out 
, and Hachem now has 9,400 in chips.
as winning hand.
land on the turn. Suchanek bet 1,525, and Higgs folded.
. Despite the many outs for the player at risk, Barer held up as the 
, and his opponent had the 
.
