Esfandiari Eclipses 5 Million
Level 15
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Antonio Esfandiari raised from the hijack and Phil Galfond called from the big blind.
The flop came down 
and Galfond checked to Esfandiari who continued for 95,000. Galfond check-raised to 240,000, Esfandiari called, and the turn was the 
. Galfond bet 380,000, Esfandiari called, and the 
river completed the board. Both players checked.
Galfond turned over what looked to be 
, but Esfandiari had it beat wth 
to win the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,050,000 | 1,050,000 |
|
1,650,000 | -1,150,000 |
on the turn improved the Swede's hand to a full house and the 
on the river didn't hit Kabrhel. 
on the felt. Colman fired 275,000, and only Chidwick called. On the 
river, Chidwick checked.
but Colman had 
for aces up. Voulgaris said he threw away pocket queens.
board, and Michael Kamran checked back in the cutoff. On the 
river, Tsoukernik bet 350,000, and Kamran quickly called.
