It Was the Best of Hands; It Was the Worst of Hands
. A player in position had either bet or raised to 6,400 -- more likely a raise considering the size of the pot, but it was unclear as we joined the action. Antonio Esfandiari was in the process of calling, and the dealer placed the 
on the turn.Esfandiari led out with a bet of 6,100, and his opponent quickly called. The last card off was the
, and Esfandiari moved all in for his last 3,150. He was quickly called. The Magician tabled 
, and he would split the pot with his opponent's 
.Unable to freeroll his way to a double up, Esfandiari is sitting still at about 16,000.