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Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:30 PM Local Time
| Antonio Esfandiari | 4,135,000 | 535,000  |
| Craig McCorkell | 680,000 | -90,000  |
| Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | 470,000 | -70,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:25 PM Local Time
The British rail must have been in line for drinks when we resumed play, because they are back as strong as ever. They may even be rowdier than before.
Tournament staff has asked them several times to quiet down while a hand is in play out of respect for the players.
The request seems to have fallen on deaf ears.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:17 PM Local Time
Since Antonio Esfandiari has the remaining two players so outchipped at this point, the tournament has become an all in fest. A majority of the hands have either Esfandiari moving the short stacks all in or the short stacks shoving.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:13 PM Local Time
With the flop reading , Jonathan Lane bet out only to find a raise from Antonio Esfandiari. Lane three-bet the action to 850,000 and Antonio four-bet all in. Lane, the second biggest stack at the table who is bested only by Esfandiari made the call for his tournament life:
Esfandiari:
Lane:
Antonio flopped the nut straight while Lane flopped the low end. The dealer showed the two the on the turn and Esfandiari's arms slowly raised up in the air as he ran to his rail to give out high fives. The completed the board and just like that Lane was sent home and Esfandiari has a dominating chip lead over the rest of the field.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 3,600,000 | 1,230,000 |
| Jonathan Lane | 0 | -1,580,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 8:05 PM Local Time
Since security escorted some of the members of the British rail off the stage before the break, there is a much quieter and smaller rail in attendance.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:51 PM Local Time
Cards are back in the air following the dinner break.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 7:50 PM Local Time
Level: 7
Blinds: 20000/40000
Ante: 5000
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:59 PM Local Time
| Antonio Esfandiari | 2,370,000 | 90,000 |
| Jonathan Lane | 1,580,000 | -20,000 |
| Craig McCorkell | 770,000 | 70,000 |
| Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | 540,000 | -60,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:54 PM Local Time
The remaining four players are now on a 60-minute dinner break.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:47 PM Local Time
Security guards have officially entered the ESPN Main Stage and are making their way through the British rail. The rowdiest of the rail birds are now being removed from the stands. Amid numerous objections from the several Brits in attendance, the security officers are being firm in their stance that they must go.
The shouts, chants, and cheers from the British rail are not limited to simply the final table, but can be heard throughout the entire Amazon room. Recently we found a tweet about this from Justin Bonomo who is playing on the other side of the Amazon room.
As the Brits were escorted out of the stage, all that remained in their wake is spilled beer and empty cups and bottles strewn about the stands.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:38 PM Local Time
Join the WSOP livestream and watch the British rail do a shoe bomb in about 5 minutes.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:19 PM Local Time
The British rail is firing on all cylinders and they are loud. They are singing, chanting, stomping and drinking heavily.
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:18 PM Local Time
Antonio Esfandiari limped on the button, Jeremiah Fitzpatrick limped from the small blind and Jonathan Lane tapped the table.
The flop came , Fitzpatrick checked, Lane bet 60,000, Esfandiari called and Fitzpatrick folded. The turn came , Lane checked and Esfandiari bet 135,000. Lane called and the river came .
Lane checked and Esfandiari bet 300,000. Lane took several moments before deciding to call. Esfandiari tabled for a turned set and Lane mucked.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 2,280,000 | 480,000 |
| Jonathan Lane | 1,600,000 | -600,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:11 PM Local Time
| Jonathan Lane | 2,200,000 | 200,000 |
| Antonio Esfandiari | 1,800,000 | 110,000 |
| Craig McCorkell | 700,000 | 200,000 |
| Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | 600,000 | -100,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:10 PM Local Time
Athanasios Polychronopoulos got all of his short stack all in before the flop and was racing against Antonio Esfandiari.
Esfandiari:
Polychronopoulos:
The board fell and Polychronopoulos was unable to catch a pair. Esfandiari held and was able to win the pot and take us into four-handed play.
| Antonio Esfandiari | 1,690,000 | 340,000 |
| Athanasios Polychronopoulos | 0 | -260,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 6:03 PM Local Time
Antonio Esfandiari opened to 65,000 from under the gun and Alessandro Longobardi replied by moving all in from the button. Jonathan Lane looked down at his cards from the small blind and re-shipped all in over the top.
Craig McCorkell stared at his cards in the big blind and tanked for over a minute before mucking. Esfandiari quickly got out of the way and the hands were shown:
Longobardi:
Lane:
The board came and Lonobardi was not able to find his ever elusive pair of jacks. He will collect $63,988 for his efforts.
| Jonathan Lane | 2,000,000 | 740,000 |
| Alessandro Longobardi | 0 | -520,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:55 PM Local Time
Level: 6
Blinds: 15000/30000
Ante: 5000
Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:53 PM Local Time
Antonio Esfandiari limped from the small blind and Jeremiah Fitzpatrick checked from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked. The turn came , Esfandiari bet 30,000 and Fitzpatrick called.
The river came , Esfandiari checked and Fitzpatrick bet 150,000. Esfandiari tried talking to Fitzpatrick but he kept his stare straight at the board and wouldn't answer.
Esfandiari called, Fitzpatrick tabled and Esfnadiari had him beat with .
| Antonio Esfandiari | 1,350,000 | 290,000 |
| Jeremiah Fitzpatrick | 700,000 | -470,000 |
Thursday, June 21, 2012 5:37 PM Local Time
Jonathan Lane opened to 55,000 on the button and was called by both Craig McCorkell in the small blind and Roberto Romanello in the big.
The flop was a girl's best friend as it fell . Two checks went to Lane who continued out for 100,000. McCorkell got out of the way and Romanello reached behind and shoved his entire stack in the middle. Lane announced a call and both hands were tabled to see that neither player held a diamond.
Lane:
Romanello:
Romanello was behind and in need of a queen or a nine, or running diamonds for a chop. He got none of those options as the turn and river brought the and the . Romanello will take home $48,924 for his efforts today.
| Jonathan Lane | 1,260,000 | 420,000 |
| Roberto Romanello | 0 | -620,000 |