Esfandiari Takes a Hit

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Level 1 : 50/75, 0 ante

Antonio Esfandiari took a hit early on in the first level of play. A player in middle position raised to 200. Esfandiari called from the small blind and the player in the big blind called.

The flop ran out {8-Clubs} {2-Clubs} {k-Diamonds} and Esfandiari bet 450. The player in the big blind folded and the original raiser raised to 1,100. Esfandiari reraised to 3,000 and his opponent called. The {9-Clubs} fell on the turn and Esfandiari bet 4,500, his opponent called.

The {3-Spades} hit on the river and Esfandiari moved all in. His opponent quickly called and showed {a-Clubs} {10-Clubs} to take down a nice sized pot. Esfandiari is now well below the starting chip stack.