Esfandiari's 2018 Main Event Comes to an End
Level 25
: 25,000/50,000, 5,000 ante
Antonio Esfandiari opened to 115,000 in the hijack and Bas De Laat flat-called on the button. The two players went heads-up to a flop of 
. Esfandiari led out for 135,000 and De Laat raised to 345,000. Esfandiari called to see the 
on the turn.
Esfandiari checked this time and De Laat slid in a bet of 415,000. Esfandiari thought for a minute and moved all in for around 1,500,000. De Laat instantly called and Esfandiari got the bad news.
De Laat tabled 
for a set of fours and Esfandiari was drawing dead with 
. The chips were verified and it was confirmed that De Laat had Esfandiari covered. The cameras followed him out the door as 'The Magician' saw his 2018 Main Event hopes come to an end.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
4,320,000
3,020,000
|
3,020,000 |
|
Busted | |
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