2011 World Series of Poker

Event #45: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em
Day: 1
Event Info

2011 World Series of Poker

Final Results
Winner
Winning Hand
aa
Prize
$455,356
Event Info
Buy-in
$1,000
Prize Pool
$2,601,000
Entries
2,890
Level Info
Level
28
Blinds
30,000 / 60,000
Ante
10,000

The Magician Tries to Make a Player Disappear

Level 6 : 100/200, 25 ante

We watched Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari call his opponent's all-in raise of 1,000 more with his {A-Diamonds}{2-Diamonds}. After already building a huge stack of chips, Esfandiari could easily afford the call with a chance to bust a fellow player. The opponent held {Q-Hearts}{Q-Clubs} and would need to dodge the deck's aces and diamonds to survive.

The final board rolled out {3-Hearts}{10-Diamonds}{K-Spades}{2-Hearts}{J-Clubs} and The Magician's ace-high was bested by the queens of his opponent. Esfandiari took a small hit to his stack while the opponent doubled through and retook his seat.

Tags: Antonio Esfandiari