Michael Phelps and Jeff Gross Are in the House

A week and a half ago, Jeff Gross (seated, left) made the final table of WPT Montreal, and 18-time Olympic Gold Medalist Michael Phelps (center) and Antonio Esfandiari (right) were both there to support him from the rail.

Esfandiari calls Gross his "Professional Best Friend," saying he is one of the best friends in the world. But earlier in this tournament, when Esfandiari finished Day 3 as the chipleader, he mentioned in a video interview that his Professional Best Friend wasn’t here, and used the video to send out a guilt trip.

As it turns out, the guilt trip wasn’t necessary, as Gross and Phelps flew out today to support Esfandiari as he gets closer and closer to final tabling this event three years in a row.

Gross and Phelps showed up during the last break, and here you can see Phelps (right) chatting with Esfandiari’s father, Bejan (center).