The Magician bags over $18 million at WSOP 2012
 ANTONIO ESFANDIAR took the first place in the 'The Big
One for One Drop Champion' charity event at the Rio in Las
Vegas.The entrance fee of one million dollars made this the
biggest poker game in history. 48 players stumped up
the cash and played for a share in history and a prize pool of $42,666,672.
The final table have everything, classic play, bad beats to mega bluffs.
Antonio pushed The Poker Brat to the limit bluffing him off a lagre pot by three betting
3.35 million into the pot. Hellmuth folded   face up, and Esfandiari showed   .
Hellmuth not impressed, muttered 'luck box' remembering there is history between these two
players.
Esfandiari had the chip lead going into heads-up play covering Brit Sam Trickett by 2.5/1. Trickett remained
cool and calm through the entire game trading chip leader with Esfandiari all day. On the 85th hand of the
final table all of the chips went into the pot.
Esfandiari raised to 1.8 million, Trickett called. The flop came down    .
Trictett checked raised.
Esfandiari raised all in and was called. Trickett tabled the   flush draw putting 36 million at risk as
he was covered by Esfandiari. Esfandiari showed the   for trip 5's.The turn was insignificant. The
dealer was about to turn the most expensive river card in poker history. Trickett would take the pot if
any diamond came. The dealer burned the turned the . Esfandiari claimed the richest prize in the
history of tournament poker. His best trick ever turning $1,000,000 into a whopping $18,346,673
Spraking afterwards he said 'I told everyone I was going to win this. I was upset about finishing third earlier...
First I'm drinking some drinks.then I'll take care of my family..
Last 1/2 hour of Antonio V Trickett
 1st: Antonio Esfandiari - $18,346,673
2nd: Sam Trickett - $10,112,001
3rd: David Einhorn- $4,352,000
4th: Phil Hellmuth - $2,645,333
5th: Guy Laliberte - $1,834,666
6th: Brian Rast - $1,621,333
7th: Bobby Baldwin - $1,408,000
8th: Richard Yong - $1,237,333
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