Esfandiari Can't Call
We caught up with the action on a 

flop, where Antonio Esfandiari was in a heads-up pot against a lone opponent. His opponent checked from the small blind and Esfandiari bet 800. The player in the small blind then check-raised to 2,000 total and Esfandiari made the call.
The turn brought a
and Esfandiari's opponent immediately went all in for his last 5,200. Esfandiari tanked hard and studied his opponent.
"Do you want me to call?" Esfandiari asked.
"Yes, yes I do - that would be great," his opponent said.
Esfandiari then mucked and his opponent said, "No, I didn't want a call, thank God," in a sarcastic tone. He mucked without showing.
Esfandiari is down to his last 8,000.
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8,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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