10-16-2009 22:16 UTC

Showing the Magician

[user66118]

In a battle of the blinds, Antonio Esfandiari and the man to his left had built a pot close to 3,000 chips before the dealer ran a flop of {7-Diamonds}

{7-Diamonds}

{2-Diamonds}

{Q-Diamonds}

. Esfandiari fired out with a bet of 1,600, and the big blind slowly made the call.

The turn was the {Q-Clubs}

{Q-Clubs}

to pair the board. With a sigh, Esfandiari put another 3,200 in the pot before his opponent moved all in for 23,200. Esfandiari shrugged and folded, and the big blind flung his {8-Diamonds}

{8-Diamonds}

{4-Diamonds}

face-up across the table.

Esfandiari has a few less chips and a bit more information to work with; he's back to 22,000.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari