Schulman Shut Out
We caught up with this one on the flop, with three players still in — Eugene Katchalov (big blind), Antonio Esfandiari (hijack), and Nick Schulman (cutoff).
The board read 
and Katchalov had just checked. Esfandiari fired a bet of 123,000, then Schulman raised to 277,000, forcing a fold from Katchalov. Esfandiari thought a moment, then called.
The turn brought the 
and a bet of 362,000 from Esfandiari. That sent Schulman into the tank for a full minute or so, after which he finally emerged to raise all in for about 1.1 million, and Esfandiari called.
Esfandiari: 
Schulman: 
Two pair for Esfandiari, better than Schulman's overpair. The river came the 
, and Schulman is out. Exactly 40 players remain.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
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5,770,000
1,810,000
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1,810,000 |
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