WSOPE: €1,100 NL Hold'em Winner - €126,207 Prize

Antonio Esfandiari entered the final table with the chip lead and was primed to capture his third bracelet, but he was joined by some stiff competition including five Frenchman looking to become the first ever to win a bracelet at the WSOP Europe. After Day 1a chip leader Ashly Butler was sent home in seventh place, the clock ticked over to Level 21 and that is when action folded around to McLean Karr on the button and he moved all in for right around 170,000. Esfandiari then moved all in over the top from the small blind, the big blind got out of the way, and the cards were flipped on their backs.

Showdown
Karr:
Esfandiari:

Even though he was behind, Karr was all smiles and joked with his friend. "That's not a good flop," Karr quipped when the dealer put down the . "Jack," Karr said in hopes of picking up an open-ended straight draw. "OK, now a jack," he added after the turn gave him a gutshot. Unfortunately for him, it wasn't in the cards as the blanked. Karr shook hands with Esfandiari and then exited the stage in sixth place, good for €24,309.

Esfandiari, who by this point had taken over the WSOP Player of the Year lead, managed to make it all the way to heads-up play against Frenchman Remi Bollengier. Esfandiari was searching for his third piece of WSOP gold, while Bollengier hoped to become the first French player to ever win a WSOP Europe bracelet. Esfandiari held a slight lead when the match began, and he never relinquished it on his way to victory.

In the final hand, Esfandiari opened for 33,000 on the button and was called by Bollengier, bringing about a flop of . Bollengier checked, Esfandiari bet 37,000, Bollengier check-raised to 91,000, and Esfandiari made the call. When the turned, Bollengier check-called a bet of 126,000 and then checked the river. Esfandiari took about 15 seconds before announcing that he was all in, and Bollengier, who had 525,000 behind, shifted in his chair. The Frenchman tanked for a solid five minutes before whispering, "I call."

Esfandiari proudly rolled over and immediately headed over to his supporters on the rail to celebrate. Bollengier's face said it all as he sheepishly flipped over .

Source: http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/09/2012-wsop-europe-day-4-esfandiari-captures-third-bracelet-13487.htm

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