Esfandiari Gets Picked Off
Level 10
: 1,200/2,400, 400 ante
On a board, Antonio Esfandiari bet 23,300 from the small blind position. Isaac Baron, who was sitting directly to his left, thought a bit before making the call. The river was the and Esfandiari bet again, this time 51,700. Baron tanked hard as he would have to risk almost half his stack to call. Eventually he slid the chips into the middle and was relieved to hear Esfandiari say, "I missed."
Baron tabled , which were good enough to win the pot. Both players now sit with about 240,000 chips.