Esfandiari Bluffs Into the Nuts
Level 26
: 40,000/80,000, 80,000 ante
Action folded around to Christopher Ahrens in the small blind and he limped. Antonio Esfandiari was in the big and exercised his option with a raise to 285,000. Ahrens called and the flop came down 
, which both players checked.
After the dealer burned and turned the 
, Ahrens led out for 350,000 and Esfandiari called.
On the 
river, which put four spades on board, Ahrens bet just 300,000. Esfandiari thought for a bit before moving all in and Ahrens snap-called off for 1.67 million total.
Esfandiari showed the 
for just a pair of tens while Ahrens rolled over the 
for a flush, which he had made on the turn.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,700,000
1,930,000
|
1,930,000 |
|
||
|
4,650,000
2,845,000
|
2,845,000 |