We barely knew he was here and we've lost Antonio Esfandiari already.
We missed the hand, but a player at the table tells us that Esfandiari got it all in preflop with versus the of his opponent and his opponent hit a king on the river.
We walked up to a board of and 1,250 in the middle. Kenna James had checked and his opponent bet 625. James made the call and the turn was the . James checked and his opponent bet the pot for 2,500. James raised to 6,000, enough to put his opponent all in and it was called.
James turned over for top pair and a flush draw. His opponent tabled and he was in bad shape, as only the or a non-heart nine could help. The river was the and James has a nice stack.
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Jeremy Ausmus raised to 250 from early position and Nick Guagenti called from the button. The flop was and Ausmus led for 350. Guagenti called and the turn was the and Ausmus checked. Guagenti bet 500 and Ausmus called.
The river was the and both players checked. Ausmus tabled which was good, as Guagenti sent his cards to the muck.
A player in late position opened and Martin Staszko three-bet to 650 from the small blind. After a reraise from his opponent to 1,450, Staszko put out a pot-sized five-bet and his opponent folded.
Faraz Jaka opened to 225 from the hijack and the player in the cutoff made the call. The flop was and Jaka continued for 325 with his opponent making the call. The turn was the and Jaka bet 750 and his opponent called.
The river was the and Jaka checked, opening the window for his opponent, who bet 950. Jaka then threw out a raise to 3,500 and his opponent thought for a moment before folding and showing a king.
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