Facing an early position (EP) player's 3,000 preflop raise, Antonio Esfandiari made it 8,000 to go. EP reraised all-in for 12,625 and Antonio made the call.
When they flipped over their cards, Antonio was a huge favorite, showing vs. his opponent's . But when the flop came , Antonio was way behind.
Unable to pull the case queen out of his hat, Antonio's stack pulled a disappearing act and he's down to 12,000 chips.
John D'Agostino
Jesse Chinni bets 2,200 in middle position. A middle position player calls and John D'Agostino goes all in for 6,900 more in late position. Chinni and the other player call all in. Chinni has 4-4. The other player has K-K and D'Agostino has A-Q. The board is J-10-A-4-8 and Chinni eliminates two players.
On a board reading , Isabelle Mercier moved all in for 13,000 from the big blind with . A player in early position reraised all-in for 21,000 with and was called by a third player from late position.
The late position player had the best of it on the flop, showing , good for top two pair. His hand would hold, sending Mercier to the rail.