Esfandiari Doubles Puchkov; Busts to Grinder
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We caught up to see the remnants of a hand where Konstantin Puchkov doubled through Antonio Esfandiari. We're not sure when the money went in, but in front of Esfandiari sat 
while Puchkov held 
.
The board was 
and Puchkov's kings were able to hold.
A short-stacked Esfandiari then moved all in for his last 7,700 on the next hand. Michael Mizrachi called and the hands were shown:
Esfandiari: 
Mizrachi: 
The flop came down 
but Mizrachi took the lead when the paired him on the turn. The 
completed the board on fifth street and Esfandiari was forced to the rail.
We expected fireworks at this table and it did not disappoint, as the reigning champion in this event was able to eliminate two power players in both Phil Ivey and Antonio Esfandiari within the first twenty minutes of play. Mizrachi is now sporting a stack of about 130,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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130,000
10,000
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10,000 |
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68,500
37,200
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37,200 |
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Busted | |
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