Fish Hooks For Esfandiari
After Vivek Rajkumar had raised to an unknown amount from middle position, Antonio Esfandiari three-bet to 56,000 from the cutoff. The button and both blinds folded, Rajkumar called, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked and the dealer promptly burned and turned the 
.
Rajkumar chose to seize the initiative and led out for 75,000, but he couldn't shake his opponent as Esfandiari opted to call. Rajkumar fired once again on the 
river, this time for 105,000, but mucked when Esfandiari called and tabled 
.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
934,000
235,000
|
235,000 |
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|
590,000
-235,000
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-235,000 |
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