06-05-2007 20:04 UTC-7

The Magician Tames the Dragon

[user22113]

On a flop of {Q-Spades}

{Q-Spades}

{2-Clubs}

{7-Spades}

, the small blind goes all in for 6,000 and David "The Dragon" Pham and Antonio Esfandiari call in early position and the button, respectively. The turn is {J-Spades}

{J-Spades}

and Pham bets 3,300 on the side and is called. The river is {4-Clubs}

{4-Clubs}

and Pham checks. Esfandiari bets 8,000 and Pham folds. Esfandiari has {6-Spades}

{6-Spades}

{9-Spades}

; the all-in small blind has {8-Clubs}

{8-Clubs}

{8-Hearts}

and he is eliminated. Pham is down to 12,000 and Esfandiari has 73,000.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari David Pham The Dragon