Samuel Tsehai Eliminated in 27th Place by Antonio Esfandiari

Photo:  Samuel Tsehai (far left) watches the river card seal his fate as he is all in against Antonio Esfandiari (far right).

Antonio Esfandiari raises UTG+1 to 23,000, and Samuel Tsehai calls from the big blind. The flop comes , Tsehai moves all in for about 65,000, and Esfandiari quickly calls with (pair of queens).

Tsehai turns over (open-ended straight draw), and he needs to improve to stay alive.

The turn card is the , the river card is the , and Esfandiari wins the pot with his pair of queens to eliminate Tsehai from the tournament.

Antonio Esfandiari  –  370,000  (37 bb)
Samuel Tsehai  –  Eliminated in 27th Place  (CAD $9,050)