Unkind Rivers for Esfandiari, Akkari

Antonio Esfandiari has fallen back to the pack a bit through one level of play today. He displayed some frustration in a recent hand where, on a board of {3-Spades}

, Esfandiari bet 48,000. His opponent called with {J-Diamonds}

, having flopped a huge draw and filled it on the river. Esfandiari let out a cry of frustration as he turned over {A-Diamonds}

, having flopped the same straight. Once the pot was chopped, Esfandiari's count stood at about 330,000.

Two tables down, Andre Akkari bet 22,000 into a pot of 30,000 with the board showing {8-Hearts}