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Hometown: San Francisco
Country of Origin: Iran, Islamic Republic of 
Birthdate: Dec 08, 1978 (Age: 46)
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| Jun 29, '13 | 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 47 - $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em | 4 | + |
One Drop High Roller Final Day Updates Begin with Final Eight PlayersJun 28, '13 The final day of Event No. 47 ($111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em) begins with 26 players from the initial field of 166 and they will be playing down to a champion tonight. Cards get into the air at noon and that’s when the remaining field will begin to march down to the final table. Notables still in the hunt include Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Shaun Deeb, Andrew Lichtenberger, and Mike Sexton. Card Player will bring you level-by-level updates with chip counts and payouts once the official final table begins with the final eight players in the event. Tune back in at that time to see which player will walk away with the top prize of $4,830,619 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Sexton Anthony Gregg Wins One Drop High Roller $111,111 EventJun 29, '13 Level: 29 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 out of 166 Players Eliminated: 4th: Antonio Esfandiari – $1,433,438 Live Updates:
Chris Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari raised all in for 9,925,000. Klodnicki called and they tabled their hands. Klodnicki: A Board: K Klodnicki won the hand with a pair of aces to grow his stack to 21.5 million and Esfandiari was eliminated in fourth place. Bill Perkins Eliminated in Third Place ($1,965,163) Anthony Gregg limped preflop and Bill Perkins raised all in for 5.35 million. Gregg called and they flipped over their cards. Gregg: A Board: 9 Perkins was eliminated in third place by the queens of his opponent. Gregg grew his stack to 31.2 million in advance of the heads-up final against Chris Klodnicki (18.6 million).
Chris Klodnicki limped and Anthony Gregg checked before the flop was dealt 9 Gregg: 9 Turn and River: 5 Gregg won the pot and the tournament with a pair of nines. Klodnicki was eliminated in second place and took home $2,985,495. Gregg was awarded the largest cash prize of the summer up to this point at a massive $4,803,619 along with a gold bracelet. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Klodnicki, Anthony Gregg, Bill Perkins |
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| Jun 28, '13 | 2013 44th Annual World Series of Poker | Event 47 - $111,111 One Drop High Rollers No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
One Drop High Roller Final Day Updates Begin with Final Eight PlayersJun 28, '13 The final day of Event No. 47 ($111,111 One Drop High Roller No-Limit Hold’em) begins with 26 players from the initial field of 166 and they will be playing down to a champion tonight. Cards get into the air at noon and that’s when the remaining field will begin to march down to the final table. Notables still in the hunt include Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Laak, Shaun Deeb, Andrew Lichtenberger, and Mike Sexton. Card Player will bring you level-by-level updates with chip counts and payouts once the official final table begins with the final eight players in the event. Tune back in at that time to see which player will walk away with the top prize of $4,830,619 and a World Series of Poker gold bracelet. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Mike Sexton Anthony Gregg Wins One Drop High Roller $111,111 EventJun 29, '13 Level: 29 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 1 out of 166 Players Eliminated: 4th: Antonio Esfandiari – $1,433,438 Live Updates:
Chris Klodnicki raised to 800,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari raised all in for 9,925,000. Klodnicki called and they tabled their hands. Klodnicki: A Board: K Klodnicki won the hand with a pair of aces to grow his stack to 21.5 million and Esfandiari was eliminated in fourth place. Bill Perkins Eliminated in Third Place ($1,965,163) Anthony Gregg limped preflop and Bill Perkins raised all in for 5.35 million. Gregg called and they flipped over their cards. Gregg: A Board: 9 Perkins was eliminated in third place by the queens of his opponent. Gregg grew his stack to 31.2 million in advance of the heads-up final against Chris Klodnicki (18.6 million).
Chris Klodnicki limped and Anthony Gregg checked before the flop was dealt 9 Gregg: 9 Turn and River: 5 Gregg won the pot and the tournament with a pair of nines. Klodnicki was eliminated in second place and took home $2,985,495. Gregg was awarded the largest cash prize of the summer up to this point at a massive $4,803,619 along with a gold bracelet. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, chip counts, and prize payouts for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Chris Klodnicki, Anthony Gregg, Bill Perkins |
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| Jul 03, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 55 - $1,000,000 No-Limit Hold'em The Big One for One Drop | 3 | + |
Antonio Esfandiari Wins Event no. 55 ($18,346,673)Jul 03, '12 Antonio Esfandiari Wins Event no. 55 ($18,346,673)
Antonio Esfandiari managed to amass a nearly than 3:1 chip lead over Sam Trickett heading into the final hand of the night. Esfandiari opened the button for 1,800,000 and Sam Trickett called from the big blind. The flop came J Esfandiari was ahead on the flop with 7 The turn and river were the 3 And while Esfandiari also won the WSOP’s first platinum bracelet of its kind, it will be Antonio’s father who will be taking that home. Esfandiari honored his father after his big win by giving him the bracelet and calling him on stage to share in the celebration during the winner’s ceremony. Be sure to check back with Card Player for all of your final table action, current chip counts, and prize distributions for each gold bracelet event. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Sam Trickett Level 22 Update: Esfandiari Leads Trickett Heads-Up; Einhorn 3rd ($4,352,000), Hellmuth 4th ($2,645,333), Laliberte 5th ($1,834,666)Jul 03, '12 Level: 22 Blinds: 400,000-800,000 with a 100,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 48 Average Chip Count: 72,000,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 4 — Antonio Esfandiari — 106,075,000 Seat no. 6 — Sam Trickett — 37,900,000 Players Eliminated: David Einhorn — 3rd Place ($4,352,000) Live Updates: Guy Laliberte Eliminated in 5th Place ($1,834,666)
Sam Trickett opened the pot for 1,600,000 from under the gun, Guy Laliberte reraised to 5,000,000, Antonio Esfandiari four-bet to 12,300,000, Laliberte moved all in and Esfandiari called. Laliberte was ahead with Q The board came J Phil Hellmuth Eliminated in 4th Place ($2,645,333)
Phil Hellmuth opened the pot for 2,800,000 before the flop, Sam Trickett moved all in for around 33.5 million and Hellmuth called all in for just over 8 million. Trickett was ahead before the flop with A The board came A David Einhorn Eliminated in 3rd Place ($4,352,000)
Antonio Esfandiari opened the button for 1,600,000, David Einhorn moved all in for just over 15,000,000 from the big blind and Esfandiari called. Esfandiari was ahead before the flop with K The board came 10 Antonio Esfandiairi took the chip lead going into heads-up play with 102,475,000 to Sam Trickett’s 41,500,000. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, David Einhorn, Guy Laliberte, Sam Trickett Level 19 Update: David Einhorn Doubles Through Chipleader Antonio EsfandiariJul 03, '12 Level: 19 Blinds: 200,000-400,000 with a 50,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 48 Average Chip Count: 18,000,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Guy Laliberte — 19,725,000 Live Updates: David Einhorn Doubles Through Chipleader Antonio Esfandiari
David Einhorn entered Level 19 second from the bottom in chips with less than 20 big blinds, but found an early double through chipleader Antonio Esfandiari in the first orbit to put himself in the middle of the pack with just under the average stack. Antonio Esfandiari opened the pot for 900,000 from under the gun, David Einhorn moved all in for about 7.5 million from the cutoff and Esfandiari called. Einhorn was all in for his tournament life and ahead before the flop with A The board came 9 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, David Einhorn Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJul 03, '12 The final table of Event no. 55 ($1,000,000 No-Limit Hold’em The Big One for One Drop) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions.
After two days of nail-biting high stakes action, the final table is set in the $1 million dollar buy-in World Series of Poker Big One for One Drop. The event started with 48 players, featuring the superstars of the poker world alongside a number of highly successful businessmen with a love for the game and a desire to support the One Drop Charity 34-year-old Russian businessman and poker player Ilya Bulychev was eliminated on the largest money bubble in tournament poker history, finishing tenth for zero dollars, ensuring that the remaining nine were all guaranteed at least a seven-figure cash. The first player eliminated inside the money was 2009 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Mike Sexton The WSOP bracelet winner and World Poker Tour commentator earner $1,109,333 for his ninth place finish. With that, only eight players remained to battle it out at the ESPN televised final table, each of them with their eyes on the record-demolishing $18.3 million first-place prize. Who will win this historic event and instantly take over the lead in the all-time money list? Here are the eight potential champions in order of chip count:
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Antonio “The Magician” Esfandiari made a number of opponents disappear while building his sizable stack. One of his biggest vanishing acts was midway through the day when Esfandiari found pocket aces and got stacks in preflop against Jason Mercier’s pocket kings, moving him into a chip lead as the bubble loomed. Esfandiari had finished third in a $3,000 no-limit hold’em event just a week before this $1,000,000 buy-in began. He has already locked up nearly three times the first prize in that event simply by making the money, and surely has a great shot at his second WSOP gold bracelet and the $18.3 million first-place prize.
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East Retford, England’s Sam Trickett turned 26 today. Making the final table of the largest buy-in poker tournament in history seems like a pretty good birthday present for the young pro, and the fact that he has the second largest stack surely makes it even better. Trickett has more than $6.3 million in lifetime earnings, with considerable success in previous high roller events. At the 2011 Aussie Millions, he won a $100,000 high roller and finished second four days later in the $250,000 buy-in event there, earning over $3 million in a matter of days. Trickett now is staring down the opportunity to win more than six times as much as that and his first gold bracelet. What more could a poker pro wish for as they blow out the candles on their birthday cake?
___________________________________________________________________ Guy Laliberté, the 52-year-old founder and CEO of Cirque du Soleil, was the driving force behind this historic tournament. The event has been a great success, meeting the 48-player cap and raising $5,333,328 for the One Drop Foundation, which he also founded. It seems only fitting that Laliberté should be rewarded for his hard work with a shot at the title. Originally a street performer, Laliberté built an empire on excellence in performance, and now has a reported net worth of $1.5 billion. Laliberté is no stranger to the poker table, with experience playing in the highest-stakes cash games in the world, and nearly $750,000 in prior tournament earnings, including a fourth place finish in the World Poker Tour Championship $25,000 main event.
___________________________________________________________________ Brian Rast was the only player to win two gold bracelets at the 2011 WSOP, topping a $1,500 pot-limit hold’em event for his first WSOP title and then following that win up by defeating fellow final tablist of this event Phil Hellmuth heads-up to win the $50,000 Poker Players Championship for $1.7 million. He is back again, looking for his third bracelet and the biggest payout in tournament history. Rast enters the final table in the middle of the pack, but solidly below the roughly 18-million-chip average stack. With years of experience playing high-stakes cash games live and online, the player known on the virtual felts as “tsarrast” will surely feel as comfortable as one can when eight-figures are on the line.
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Phil Hellmuth is the all-time leader in bracelets with 12 World Series of Poker titles to his name, including the 1989 WSOP main event. One of poker’s most recognizable names, Hellmuth undoubtedly has his eyes on capturing his record-furthering 13 and the massive prize money that comes along with it. The 47-year-old won his twelfth bracelet just weeks ago in a $2,500 Razz event, his first WSOP win in a non-hold’em event. Hellmuth is already fifth on the all-time money list with $12,970,089 in live-tournament winnings, and can take a stranglehold on the lead and increase his earnings to more than $30 million if he were able to build his stack and take home this prestigious title.
43-year-old David Einhorn is a highly successful hedge fund manager and the Founder and President of Greenlight Capital. The Rye, New York native is no stranger to the felt, however, as he previously made a deep run in the event that held the previous record for largest first-place prize in a poker tournament, the 2006 WSOP main event.
Einhorn finished 18th out of 8,773 entrants. More impressive than his strong showing in the was the fact that he donated his $659,000 in winnings to the Michael J. Fox Foundation. $111,111 of Einhorn’s million dollar buy-in already went to the One Drop charity, but he also has announced that he intends to donate his winning from this tournament to the City Year Foundation, an education-focused non-profit that partners with high-need public schools to provide full-time targeted student interventions.
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Richard Yong is a 54-year-old businessman from Asia who currently resides in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has many businesses worldwide, his main ones being data mining and IT-related companies. Yong’s biggest tournament cash was for finishing fourth in a super high roller event at the 2012 Asian Poker Tour Manila, for which he earned $463,454. Yong has participated in the highest buy-in cash games and tournaments around the world, including the much-discussed games in Macau that have drawn top pros like Phil Ivey, Tom Dwan, and final tablists of this event Sam Trickett and Brian rast.
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The shortest stack at this historic final table is far from short on accomplishments. Bobby Baldwin won the 1978 WSOP main event, as well as three other WSOP titles, and has continued to play in some of the biggest cash games in the world, when he has time. Now 62-years-old, Baldwin has transitioned to the other side of the industry, rising to the rank of casino industry executive. The most famous high stakes cash games in the world have taken place in Bobby’s room at Bellagio, named after Baldwin. Baldwin served for a time as a consultant for the Golden Nugget Casino, was named its president in 1984. He has also headed The Mirage and was named president of the Bellagio in 1998. He served under Steve Wynn as CFO of Mirage Resorts from 1999-2000. He now serves as president and CEO of City Center. ___________________________________________________________________ Day 2 concluded with the elimination of Mike Sexton in 9th Place ($1,109,333), and the official eight-handed final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 18 with blinds of 150,000-300,000 with a 50,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Guy Laliberte — 21,700,000 While only 8 remain, this event gathered 48 players, creating a total prize pool of $42,666,672. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $18,346,673 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Bobby Baldwin, Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Hellmuth, David Einhorn, Brian Rast, Guy Laliberte, Richard Young, Sam Trickett, Richard Yong |
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| Jun 21, '12 | 2012 43rd Annual World Series of Poker | Event 36 - $3,000 No-Limit Hold'em Shootout | 3 | + |
Level 8 Update: Fitzpatrick Leads McCorkell Heads-Up; Esfandiari 3rd ($151,613)Jun 21, '12 Level: 8 Blinds: 30,000-60,000 with a 10,000 ante Players Remaining: 2 out of 587 Average Chip Count: 2,641,500 Chip Counts: Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 3,620,000 Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 1,610,000 Players Eliminated: Antonio Esfandiari — 3rd Place ($151,613) Live Updates: Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 3rd Place ($151,613))
Antonio Esfandiari started the level as the chip leader but was knocked down to the short stack after losing two huge pots to Jeremiah Fitzpatrick and Craig McCorkell. Fitzpatrick doubled through Esfandiairi to take the chip lead after getting it all in before the flop with 7 On the next hand, Esfandiari was doubled through by Craig McCorkell after getting it all in before the flop with A On his final hand, Esfandiari got it all in before the flop with K The board came J Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Craig McCorkell Level 7 Update: Jonathan Lane Eliminated in 4th Place ($112,512)Jun 21, '12 Level: 7 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 3 out of 587 Average Chip Count: 1,761,000 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 3,320,000 Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 1,300,000 Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 820,000 Players Eliminated: Jonathan Lane — 4th Place ($112,512) Live Updates: Jonathan Lane Eliminated in 4th Place ($112,512)
On a flop of 8 Esfandiari had Lane covered and was ahead on the flop with J The turn and river were the Q Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Jonathan Lane Level 6 Update: Esfandiari Leads Final Four at DinnerJun 21, '12 Level: 6 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 587 Average Chip Count: 1,320,750 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 2,370,000 Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 540,000 Seat no. 6 — Jonathan Lane — 1,580,000 Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 770,000 Players Eliminated: Athanasios Polychronopoulos — 5th Place ($84,436) Live Updates: Alessandro Longobardi — 6th Place ($63,988)
Antonio Esfandiari opened the pot for 65,000 from under the gun, Alessandro Longobardi moved all in from the button, Jonathan Lane re-shoved the small blind and Esfandiari folded. Lane was ahead before the flop with A The board came 10 Athanasios Polychronopoulos Eliminated in 5th Place ($84,436)
Athanasios Polychronopoulos open-shoved before the flop and Antonio Esfandiari called. Esfandiari was ahead before the flop with J The board came Q The final four players took a one hour dinner break at the conclusion of Level 6 and will return at approximately 9:00pm local time to resume play. Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Alessandro Longobardi, Jonathan Lane Level 3 Update: Esfandiari Doubles Into the Chip LeadJun 21, '12 Level: 3 Blinds: 8,000-16,000 with a 2,000 ante Players Remaining: 8 out of 587 Average Chip Count: 660,375 Chip Counts: Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 1,280,000 Seat no. 3 — Jeremiah Fitzpatrick — 890,000 Seat no. 8 — Craig McCorkell — 610,000 Live Updates: Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Through Jonathan Lane
Jonathan Lane opened the pot for 40,0000, Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 102,000 from the big blind and Lane called. The flop came 7 Esfandiari was all in for his tournament life and ahead on the flop with K The turn and river were the A Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Jonathan Lane Action Begins, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 21, '12 The final table of Event no. 36 ($3,000 No-Limit Hold’em Shootout) is now underway, and Card Player will be posting level-by-level updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. The Shootout tournament features a different format than a traditional No-Limit Hold’em event in that players must win their table before moving on. As players win their individual tables, they take those chips with them to the next round where they must win another table and so on, until the final table is reached. Day 2 ended with the elimination of Mickey Petersen in 11th Place ($9,086), and the final table is now set. Play will begin in Level 1 with blinds of 3,000-6,000 with a 1,000 ante, and will continue until a winner is determined. With cards now back in the air, here is a look at the final table and how these players match up: Seat no. 1 — Antonio Esfandiari — 538,000 While only 10 remain, this event gathered 587 players, creating a total prize pool of $1,602,510. Here is a look at the final payouts: 1st Place — $368,593 Be sure to check back with Card Player at the conclusion of each level for regular updates with all of the action, current chip counts, and prize distributions. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Joe Tehan, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick, Thiago Nishijima, Roberto Romanello, Athanasios Polychronopoulos, Alessandro Longobardi, Craig McCorkell, Jonathan Lane, SARDOR GAZIEV |
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| Jun 28, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $1,000 No-Limit Hold'em | 3 | + |
Level 26: Griffin Leads Final FourJun 28, '11 Blinds: 20,000-40,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 4 out of 2,890 Average Chip Count: 2,167,500 Chip Counts: 1. Kenneth Griffin – 3,250,000 Eliminations: 5th. Andrew Teng – $105,262 Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in 7th Place ($58,288) Kenneth Griffin opened the pot for 80,000 from under the gun, Antonio Esfandiari moved all in from late position, Philip Hammerling re-shoved from the button and Griffin folded. Hammerling had A The board came 9 Jonathan Lane Eliminated in 6th Place ($77,873) Andrew Teng raised before the flop, Kenneth Griifin flat called, Jonathan Lane moved all in, Teng folded and Griffin called. Griifin lead with 8 The board came J
Andrew Teng button-raised to 85,000 before the flop, Kenneth Griffin reraised to 285,000 from the small blind, Teng moved all in for 1,215,000 and Griffin called. Teng lead with 6 The board came A Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Teng, Jonathan Lane Level 25: Marias Leads Final Seven; Massey 8th, Siegmund 9thJun 28, '11 Blinds: 15,000-30,000 with a 5,000 ante Players Remaining: 7 out of 2,890 Average Chip Count: 1,238,571 Chip Counts: 1. Jean Luc Marias – 1,975,000 Eliminations: 8th. Aaron Massey – $44,138
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 60,000 before the flop, Jeremiah Siegmund moved all in for 315,000, Eric Baudry re-shoved and Esfandiari folded. Baudry lead with Q The board came A Aaron Massey Eliminated in 8th Place ($44,138) Aaron Massey came in for a raise, Andrew Teng moved all in and Massey called. Massey lead with K The board came A Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Eric Baudry, Andrew Teng, Aaron Massey, Jeremiah Siegmund Level 22: Haiman Eliminated 10th, Final Table Now UnderwayJun 28, '11 NOTE: Play ended last night with 21 players and resumed today at 2:30pm. The final 10 players consolidated to one table, and with the elimination of David Haiman in 10th place ($26,192), the official nine-handed final table is now underway. Blinds: 12,000-24,000 with a 4,000 ante Players Remaining: 9 out of 2,890 Average Chip Count: 963,333 Chip Counts: 1. Jean Luc Marias – 1,831,000 Payouts: 1st. $455,356 Be sure to check back hourly for level-by-level updates of this final table. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Eric Baudry, Andrew Teng, Aaron Massey, Jonathan Lane |
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| May 31, '11 | 2011 42nd Annual World Series of Poker | $25,000 No-Limit Hold'em Heads-Up Championship | 1 | + |
Round Two: Hour Three -- Gus Hansen Advances and The Magician VanishesJun 01, '11
Players Remaining: 34 out of 128 Starting Stacks: 150,000 broken up into three chances — meaning that the players started with 50,000 and had 100,000 additional on the side that they could add on at anytime before a hand. If their additional chips were not in play when a hand begins, those chips couldn’t be used to wager with. Ongoing Matches: Eric Froehlich vs. Scott Clements Eliminations: Alexander Kravchenko Key Hands: Gus Hansen Advances Gregory Brooks and Gus Hansen saw an unraised flop of K The 5 Hansen: K Hansen advanced to the round of 32 after the hand and Brooks was eliminated. Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated by Maxim Lykov Maxim Lykov limped on the button for 3,000 and Antonio Esfandiari raised to 18,000. Lykov reraised all in and Esfandiari made the call to cover him. Their cards: Lykov: A Board: K Lykov won the hand to double up and he was forced to shove with a short stack a short time later with J-8. He was far behind the A-K of Lykov and he was eliminated on the hand. Alexander Kravchenko Eliminated Alexander Kravchenko got the last of his chips all in preflop from the button and Armitraj Singh made the call. Their cards: Kravchenko: A Board: K Kravchenko was eliminated on the hand and an excited Singh advanced to tomorrow. Player Tags: Gus Hansen, Antonio Esfandiari, Alexander Kravchenko, Maxim Lykov Hour One: $25K Heads-Up Event Kicks Off!May 31, '11 Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. Players Remaining: 128 out 128 Note: WSOP tournament staff said the event has been capped at 128 and that no one was locked out. Key Matches: Phil Laak vs. Jonathan Duhamel Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Tom Dwan, Daniel Cates |
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| Mar 05, '11 | 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship | 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship | 2 | + |
Antonio Esfandiari Defeats Nicolas ChouityMar 04, '11
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Nicolas Chouity Jonathan Duhamel Defeats Antonio EsfandiariMar 05, '11
Both players saw a flop of 9 The turn and river fell 10 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Jonathan Duhamel |
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| Mar 04, '11 | 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship | 2011 NBC National Heads Up Poker Championship | 1 | + |
Antonio Esfandiari Defeats Nicolas ChouityMar 04, '11
Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Nicolas Chouity Jonathan Duhamel Defeats Antonio EsfandiariMar 05, '11
Both players saw a flop of 9 The turn and river fell 10 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Jonathan Duhamel |
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| Dec 08, '10 | 2010 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event | 6 | + |
Level 3 Update: Antonio Esfandiari CruisingDec 03, '10
Players Remaining: 330 out of 372 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Antonio Esfandiari — 145,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman — 28,000 Average Chip Count: About 45,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Seiver Big Hands: Anthony Spinella Eliminated by McLean Karr There was 14,000 in the pot and the board read J David Peters Doubles Up The board read 9 Peters: Q Turn and River: Q Peters won the hand to double up to 84,000 and Mizrachi fell to 18,000. Steve O’Dwyer Doubles Up Steve O’Dwyer moved all in preflop for 38,000 and one opponent made the call. Their cards: O’Dwyer: K Board: Q O’Dwyer doubled up on the hand and survived in the tournament with 84,000. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Steve O'Dwyer, Anthony Spinella, Mclean Karr Johnny Chan Gets Lucky To Stay AliveDec 05, '10
Chan moved all in for his last 50,000 and Esfandiari quickly called with pocket kings. Chan showed Q Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Johnny Chan Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up AgainDec 07, '10 Antonio Esfandiari continues to fight and survive on day 5. In a recent hand Andrew Robl raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari reraised all in for 543,000 from the button. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards: Esfandiari: A Board: 10 Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 1,348,000 and Robl fell to 677,000. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Robl Luis Velador Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,213)Dec 07, '10
Rousso: 9 Board: 8 Velador was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $42,213 in prize money. Rousso held 3.7 million after the hand as the chip leader. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Vanessa Rousso, Luis Velador Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up via Chris DemaciDec 07, '10 Antonio Esfandiari raised to 58,000 preflop from the button and Chris Demaci reraised all in from the big blind. Esfandiari made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards: Esfandiari: Q Board: 10 Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 764,000 and Demaci fell to 482,000. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Christopher DeMaci Charles Caris Eliminated in 14th Place ($42,231)Dec 07, '10
The board fell J Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Charles Caris Amit Makhija Doubles Through Antonio EsfandiariDec 07, '10 Amit Makhija raised to 50,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Makhija moved al lin for 537,000 and Esfandiari called with A Makhija showed pocket eights and won the race when the board fell 9 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Amit Makhija Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up Vanessa RoussoDec 07, '10 Antonio Esfandiari raised to 53,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso called from the cutoff. Kia Mohajeri called from the big blind and the flop came down 8 Mohajeri checked and Esfandiari continued with a bet of 111,000. Rousso called and Mohajeri folded. The turn was the 8 The river was the 7 About 30 seconds later, she made the call and showed 10 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Vanessa Rousso Antonio Esfandiari Wins 2010 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($870,124)Dec 09, '10
It was a grueling final table with many ups and downs, but it was the 32-year-old former magician who came out on top nearly 11 hours after it started. For the win, Esfandiari banks $870,124, a WPT bracelet and a $25,000 seat into the WPT Championship. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Andrew Robl Eliminated in Second Place ($549,003)Dec 09, '10
The flop came A Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Robl |
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| Dec 07, '10 | 2010 Five Diamond World Poker Classic | WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic Main Event | 5 | + |
Level 3 Update: Antonio Esfandiari CruisingDec 03, '10
Players Remaining: 330 out of 372 (unofficial) Chip Counts: 1. Antonio Esfandiari — 145,000 Card Player Chip Counts: Jeff Shulman — 28,000 Average Chip Count: About 45,000 Notable Eliminations: Scott Seiver Big Hands: Anthony Spinella Eliminated by McLean Karr There was 14,000 in the pot and the board read J David Peters Doubles Up The board read 9 Peters: Q Turn and River: Q Peters won the hand to double up to 84,000 and Mizrachi fell to 18,000. Steve O’Dwyer Doubles Up Steve O’Dwyer moved all in preflop for 38,000 and one opponent made the call. Their cards: O’Dwyer: K Board: Q O’Dwyer doubled up on the hand and survived in the tournament with 84,000. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Steve O'Dwyer, Anthony Spinella, Mclean Karr Johnny Chan Gets Lucky To Stay AliveDec 05, '10
Chan moved all in for his last 50,000 and Esfandiari quickly called with pocket kings. Chan showed Q Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Johnny Chan Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up AgainDec 07, '10 Antonio Esfandiari continues to fight and survive on day 5. In a recent hand Andrew Robl raised to 100,000 from the cutoff and Antonio Esfandiari reraised all in for 543,000 from the button. Robl made the call and they revealed their cards: Esfandiari: A Board: 10 Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 1,348,000 and Robl fell to 677,000. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Robl Luis Velador Eliminated in 11th Place ($42,213)Dec 07, '10
Rousso: 9 Board: 8 Velador was eliminated in 11th place and he will take home $42,213 in prize money. Rousso held 3.7 million after the hand as the chip leader. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Vanessa Rousso, Luis Velador Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up via Chris DemaciDec 07, '10 Antonio Esfandiari raised to 58,000 preflop from the button and Chris Demaci reraised all in from the big blind. Esfandiari made the all-in call and they flipped over their cards: Esfandiari: Q Board: 10 Esfandiari doubled up to survive with 764,000 and Demaci fell to 482,000. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Christopher DeMaci Charles Caris Eliminated in 14th Place ($42,231)Dec 07, '10
The board fell J Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Charles Caris Amit Makhija Doubles Through Antonio EsfandiariDec 07, '10 Amit Makhija raised to 50,000 on the button and Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 180,000 from the big blind. Makhija moved al lin for 537,000 and Esfandiari called with A Makhija showed pocket eights and won the race when the board fell 9 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Amit Makhija Antonio Esfandiari Doubles Up Vanessa RoussoDec 07, '10 Antonio Esfandiari raised to 53,000 from under the gun and Vanessa Rousso called from the cutoff. Kia Mohajeri called from the big blind and the flop came down 8 Mohajeri checked and Esfandiari continued with a bet of 111,000. Rousso called and Mohajeri folded. The turn was the 8 The river was the 7 About 30 seconds later, she made the call and showed 10 Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Vanessa Rousso Antonio Esfandiari Wins 2010 WPT Five Diamond World Poker Classic ($870,124)Dec 09, '10
It was a grueling final table with many ups and downs, but it was the 32-year-old former magician who came out on top nearly 11 hours after it started. For the win, Esfandiari banks $870,124, a WPT bracelet and a $25,000 seat into the WPT Championship. Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari Andrew Robl Eliminated in Second Place ($549,003)Dec 09, '10
The flop came A Player Tags: Antonio Esfandiari, Andrew Robl |
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Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated in Fourth Place ($1,433,438)
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Anthony Gregg Wins One Drop High Roller $111,111 Event ($4,803,619) — Chris Klodnicki Eliminated in Second Place ($2,985,495)
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Andrew Teng Eliminated in 5th Place ($105,262)
Jeremiah Siegmund Eliminated in 9th Place ($33,813)
Note: Three blind levels will be played each hour, as each is just 20 minutes long. The only difference in round 2 is that the blinds begin at 300-600.
Nicolas Chouity limped in and Antonio Esfandiari raised. Chouity moved all in and Esfandiari called with A
Chouity showed pocket jacks, but they failed to hold on a board reading 8
Jonathan Duhamel made quick work of Antonio Esfandiari over at the featured table thanks to a bit of a cooler.
Blinds: 100-200 with a 25 ante
Johnny Chan raised from middle position and Antonio Esfandiari reraised. Chan called and the flop came down 7
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 63,000 from the button and Luis Velador moved all in for 313,000 from the small blind. Vanessa Rousso made the call from the big blind and Esfandiari mucked. Their cards:
Charles Caris moved all in holding K
Congratulations to Antonio Esfandiari who has just become a two-time World Poker Tour champion… on his birthday no less.
Antonio Esfandiari raised to 800,000 and Andrew Robl quickly moved all in. Esfandiari instantly called with K