Antonio Esfandiari Eliminated by Tom Braband

A player raises to 1,300 from middle position and Tom Braband reraises to 3,550 out of the small blind.  Antonio Esfandiari is in the big blind and cold four-bets to 8,500 out of the big blind.  

The initial raiser folds and Braband thinks a minute or two before moving all-in, having Esfandiari’s remaining 25,000 or so covered.  

Esfandiari checks his cards, counts his stack, and tells Braband, "Pretty hard to fold."  Esfandiari then pushes over his stack of 25 chips, indicating a call.

Esfandiari shows [AhKh] and Braband is trailing with [AsQd].  The flop falls [Jh9s6s] and the [10h] on the turn gives Braband an open-ended straight draw.  The river brings the [8d], completing Braband’s straight and giving him the pot.

Esfandiari, meanwhile, is eliminated.

Tom Braband – 99,000
Antonio Esfandiari – eliminated