Hand #63: Ali Eslami Triples Up

Raouf Malek raises under the gun to 210,000, Ali Eslami calls from the small blind (leaving 40,000 behind), and Max Steinberg calls from the big blind. The flop comes [Ad8h8s], it’s checked to Malek who bets 100,000, and Eslami calls for his last 40,000. Steinberg folds.

Malek shows [3d3c], and he’s ahead of Eslami’s [Kc7h].

The turn card double-pairs the board with the [Ac], the river is the [9h], and the two pair on the board counterfeit Malek’s pair. Ali Eslami wins the pot with the two pair on the board and his king kicker to triple up in chips.

Seat 1.  Max Steinberg  –  5,715,000
Seat 3.  Raouf Malek  –  3,860,000
Seat 5.  Josh Hale  –  8,025,000
Seat 6.  Ali Eslami  –  770,000