"Now We're Even"

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Level 17 : 3,000/6,000, 1,000 ante

There was a raise and a call before Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 31,000 out of the big blind. The original raiser got out of the way, the player in the small blind called, and the dealer fanned . The player led out for 20,000, Esfandiari called, and the turn was the .

The player slowed down, checking to Esfandiari who took the opportunity to bet 33,000. The bet was good enough to win the Magician the pot, but he was looking for something a little sweeter.

"You want to see?" Esfandiari asked the player, grinning.

He shook his head, but Esfandiari showed him the anyway.

"Now we're even," the Big One for One Drop champion said.

Hand Analysis

This interesting hand demonstrates a player (Esfandiari) making a sequence of plays that follow a well-conceived plan from start-to-finish. Read more about the strategy involved here on Learn.PokerNews in "Lessons from the 2014 Aussie Millions: Playing With a Plan."