Esfandiari Loses "Side Pot"
Level 12
: 1,000/2,000, 0 ante
![Antonio Esfandiari is running better in the tournament than he is in side bets.](https://s.pnimg.net/NWJfnewU8HkTxM3C92FE2NHrJiA4AOby6b4rAfXJeEo/pr:reporting-leading-desktop/aHR0cHM6Ly9wbmlt/Zy5uZXQvbHJlcC8x/ODU3LzQyL3hkYTcy/NWU2N2M5LmpwZw.webp)
Sorel Mizzi just sauntered into the tournament area and engaged Antonio Esfandiari in a "flip for $5,000." Esfandiari anointed neighbor Amit Makhija to do the honors, picking out two hundos from a stack of bills. Each player was given one of the bills, and the two slowly peeked down at the serial numbers one by one, turning it into a poker hand. Esfandiari began swearing halfway through the sweat, and sure enough, he pulled out some casino chips and shipped them to an ecstatic Mizzi. Mizzi turned down Esfandiari's offer for double or nothing.