Esfandiari Wins Last Hand Before the Break
Level 13
: 50,000/100,000, 10,000 ante
After Cary Katz raised from the cutoff, Antonio Esfandiari raised to 400,000 from the small blind. Sam Trickett, his heads-up opponent from this event in 2012, called from the big, Katz came along, and all three of them saw a flop of 
.
Esfandiari checked, Trickett bet 375,000, and Katz called. Esfandiari came along as well and it was still three-way action to the 
turn. Esfandiari checked for a second time, and Trickett bet a hefty 1.25 million. Katz took his time before folding, Esfandiari called, and the 
completed the board on the river.
Esfandiari checked for a third time, and Trickett thought long and hard before checking behind. Esfandiari tabled with 
, and it was good as Trickett mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
16,200,000
2,700,000
|
2,700,000 |
|
||
|
9,570,000
2,030,000
|
2,030,000 |