Edward Brogdon raised to 550 in early position and Antonio Esfandiari shoved for 2,275 from his immediate left. Not to be outdone, Nam Le shoved for his entire stack of 4,500. If you thought the action was going to stop there, you were wrong. The player in Seat 9 had everyone covered and went all in as well. Brogdon made the fold and we saw three hands turn over.
Esfandiari:
Nam Le:
Seat 9:
The flop came and Esfandiari begged the dealer for an ace. It came when the turn brought the . The on the river gave Esfandiari the best hand, while Le was knocked out.
Michael "The Grinder" Mizrachi was anxious to get over the Amazon Room so he could take part in today's $10,000 stud hi-low split event. He had his entire stack of 1,125 on the line when he shoved preflop with . He got a call from a player showing and the ace-high hand held through the board. Don't feel too bad for Mizrachi, though, he's having a good series.
Lana Maier won a big pot just before break. On a board reading Maier called a big bet from the player in the small blind. Maier showed after her opponent sheepishly flipped up .
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We missed the action, but PokerStars Team Pro Arnaud Mattern managed to have his hold when two players were all in with and . He's now up to 12,500 and has the largest stack of all the PokerStars pros.