Ivey Can't Catch Esfandiari
Jean-Robert Bellande raised to $3,500 and got two customers, Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari (button). Bellande bet $8,000 on the 
flop, and Ivey called. Esfandiari made it $28,000, and both opponents called. Two checks to Esfandiari on the 
, and he fired big, $68,000 into a pot of just a bit less than $100,000. Bellande mucked, but Ivey continued. He checked the 
river, and Esfandiari put in $153,000. Ivey called fairly quickly, looking less than pleased.
Esfandiari showed 
for the nut straight. The stream camera caught Ivey lifting 
before mucking.
Esfandiari now has more than $1.5 million.