Here Comes Esfandiari
Action folded around to Jim McCrink on the button and he put in a raise to 15,000. Antonio Esfandiari was next to act in the small blind and opted for a three-bet to 38,000. The big blind quickly folded and McCrink took about a minute before he four-bet to 90,000.
Esfandiari hit the tank hard for about four minutes before waking up with a five-bet to 193,000. With the pressure back on McCrink, he spent about three minutes in the tank before announcing that he was all in for roughly 480,000. Esfandiari snap-called.
Esfandiari: 
McCrink: 
"Nice hand," McCrink complimented his opponent. Esfandiari was out of his seat with his gaze firmly fixed on the flop, which came down 
. McCrink came up dry and needed a nine in order to stay alive. The 
turn wasn't what he was looking for and neither was the 
river.
The stacks were counted down just to make sure, and then Esfandiari was awarded the monster pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
1,000,000
555,000
|
555,000 |
|
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Busted | |