Antonio Esfandiari Poker Fan » Youtube http://esfandiaripoker.com I'm not The Magician -- but I'm a VERY big fan! Wed, 09 Dec 2009 07:28:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc en hourly 1 If you limp with aces… prepare to fold them! http://esfandiaripoker.com/2009/02/if-you-limp-with-aces-prepare-to-fold-them.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2009/02/if-you-limp-with-aces-prepare-to-fold-them.aspx#comments Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:11:10 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/?p=16 Antonio plays his Aces tricky pre-flop, but plays them very well after the flop. He COULD have played them differently and maybe won a small pot — but this was by far the second best alternative, I’m sure.

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Good laydown, Antonio!

]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2009/02/if-you-limp-with-aces-prepare-to-fold-them.aspx/feed 0 Antonio Esfandiari vs. David Williams http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/09/antonio-esfandiari-vs-david-williams.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/09/antonio-esfandiari-vs-david-williams.aspx#comments Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:20:13 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/09/antonio-esfandiari-vs-david-williams.aspx “I can’t beat him if there’s skill involved I just have to get it all in. HE’S DAVID WILLIAMS! You know? Look at the bling!”

Antonio is a gift from God for any tv-producer.

Two minutes later: “How did you like it when I called so fast?”

Funneh!

A5 vs 77 saw an exciting flop but no cigar!

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]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/09/antonio-esfandiari-vs-david-williams.aspx/feed 0 Esfandiari teaches us a chip trick! http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/esfandiari-teaches-us-a-chip-trick.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/esfandiari-teaches-us-a-chip-trick.aspx#comments Sat, 08 Mar 2008 23:04:21 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/esfandiari-teaches-us-a-chip-trick.aspx Antionio is a chip trick wonder — we all know that. Now, the guy is also a great sport. We know that too. Combine both, and the nice guy gives us all a 100% free poker chip trick lesson! :D

This one looks quite difficult and painful, so let me know if you managed to actually pull it off! :D

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Source: Antonio Esfandiari teaches us… The Muscle Pass

]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/esfandiari-teaches-us-a-chip-trick.aspx/feed 1 Antonio Esfandiari’s Moment of Glory http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/antonio-esfandiaris-moment-of-glory.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/antonio-esfandiaris-moment-of-glory.aspx#comments Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:22:24 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/antonio-esfandiaris-moment-of-glory.aspx This video shows Antonio in HIS moment of glory, his biggest WPT win, and probably his most glorious poker win ever. I love watching this video over and over again. Antonio is THE man!

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GREAT!

]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/03/antonio-esfandiaris-moment-of-glory.aspx/feed 0 Esfandiari Makes Great Call, Takes Painful Beat http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/02/esfandiari-makes-great-call-takes-painful-beat.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/02/esfandiari-makes-great-call-takes-painful-beat.aspx#comments Fri, 29 Feb 2008 15:44:52 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/02/esfandiari-makes-great-call-takes-painful-beat.aspx An excellent call by our main man Antonio against a big bet by Daniel Negreanu, and he receives the kind of beating you don’t want to see happen against the guy making the right call.

I don’t like Daniel’s table talk on this hand, but hey, it worked out for him in the end. :)

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From High Stakes Poker — GSN.

]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2008/02/esfandiari-makes-great-call-takes-painful-beat.aspx/feed 0 Antonio Esfandiari vs. Ben Grundy — superstar bluff! http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-esfandiari-vs-ben-grundy-superstar-bluff.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-esfandiari-vs-ben-grundy-superstar-bluff.aspx#comments Tue, 25 Dec 2007 22:50:57 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-esfandiari-vs-ben-grundy-superstar-bluff.aspx Antonio is the f**** daddy. He smelled weakness from Ben Grundy in this hand from the William Hill Poker Grand Prix Season 2 Finals, and was he ever spot on. After getting re-raised with his open-ender, he moves all-in against Grundy who actually had the best hand with his ace high — but obviously a no-brain fold for him with both players holding about the same amount of chips in the tournament…

No doubt about it: this was an all-star all-in move. No draws out there, so no reason for Grundy to put Antonio on a semi-bluff — excellent poker. I love it when I can show Antonio’s pure genious. :D

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Commentators: Victoria Coren & Marc Goodwin. 

]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-esfandiari-vs-ben-grundy-superstar-bluff.aspx/feed 0 Antonio really is “The Magician” http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-really-is-the-magician.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-really-is-the-magician.aspx#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 16:05:59 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-really-is-the-magician.aspx Antonio showing off his magic tricks at the PCA in the Bahamas. These guys are lucky to find Mr. Esfandiari in the lobby, and he spoils them with an excellent card trick…

It’s good to see celebrity poker stars taking time to connect with the fans — and The Magician probably is one of the best at his own PR. Props to Antonio!

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]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-really-is-the-magician.aspx/feed 0 Antonio vs. Phil: The Ice Cream Edition http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-vs-phil-the-ice-cream-edition.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-vs-phil-the-ice-cream-edition.aspx#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 05:01:38 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-vs-phil-the-ice-cream-edition.aspx This one is hilarious. Why? Because Phil Laak is so the poker player he is in real life. I mean this is awesome stuff. :D

As we all know this is for tv, and this has nothing to do with the $500 they’re putting up — but it’s GOOD tv, so I’m happy. Enjoy!

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]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-vs-phil-the-ice-cream-edition.aspx/feed 0 Daniel Negreanu feeling the Magicians sense of humor http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/daniel-negreanu-feeling-the-magicians-sense-of-humor.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/daniel-negreanu-feeling-the-magicians-sense-of-humor.aspx#comments Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:04:19 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/daniel-negreanu-feeling-the-magicians-sense-of-humor.aspx A classic from High Stakes Poker between Kid Poker Daniel Negreanu and The Magician and my main main mr. Antonio Esfandiari. Thing is, this would have been so much more funny without Daniel faking for so long….

No way it took him that long to get it, but I guess it’s for TV…. Still funny though :D

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]]> http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/daniel-negreanu-feeling-the-magicians-sense-of-humor.aspx/feed 0 Antonio “The Magician” vs. Phil “The Unabomber” http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-the-magician-vs-phil-the-unabomber.aspx http://esfandiaripoker.com/2007/12/antonio-the-magician-vs-phil-the-unabomber.aspx#comments Sat, 08 Dec 2007 23:50:47 +0000 Antoniofan http://esfandiaripoker.com/?p=3 I don’t fully understand why the people over at GSN decided to let Antonio talk about this particular hand between him and Phil Laak on their website — but I guess it’s probably because my man Antionio likes to talk about beating the Unabomber out of a pot. :D

Daniel Negreanu (wearing his $1000 south point chip shirt) pretty much makes a good point calling on a bad play — but still, I believe Phil did the right thing. He tried to take the pot on the flop, and decided not to risk losing any more money in a hand he could have been drawing dead in.

Enjoy the vid — it’s nothing amazing but it’s worth checking out. :)

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