Esfandiari Escalates the Agression, Emerges as Chip Leader

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Antonio Esfandiari (Event # 24) Has Emerged As Our Day 2 Chip Leader

We passed by Antonio "The Magician" Esfandiari's table and noticed his stack had tripled in just two hours of play. While counting his castle of chips, we also witnessed a hand that showed how he has climbed to the top of the leaderboard so rapidly.

After a player on the button raised his big blind, making it 2,800 to go, Esfandiari asked "how much are you playing sir?" The response must have been to The Magician's liking because he causally tossed in enough chips for the call.

The flop fell {5-Hearts} {10-Hearts} {4-Diamonds} and both players exercised caution and checked it down. After the turn came {5-Diamonds} , Esfandiari ramped up the aggression and fired 4,300 into the middle. His opponent quickly mucked and Esfandiari took the pot down uncontested. The Magician appears to be completely relaxed at this point in the tournament, smiling and chatting with fellow players while slowly making their chips vanish into thin air.