Mike Eskandari Triples Up

A player raises UTG+1 to 18,000, Kevin Wang calls from middle position, and Mike Eskandari moves all in from the cutoff for 78,000. The UTG+1 player tanks for a while before moving all in over the top for about 300,000, and Wang tanks for a while before he calls all in for about 131,000.

Here are their cards in descending order of chip counts:

UTG+1:  
Kevin Wang:  
Mike Eskandari:  

The board comes , and the pocket aces hold up for Eskandari to win the main pot and triple up in chips. For the side pot, the two pair on the board — kings and jacks — counterfeit their pairs, and the ten on the board provides kicker protection. The side pot is chopped between Wang and the third player.

Mike Eskandari  –  176,000  (22 bb)
Kevin Wang  –  53,000  (7 bb)