Rasmussen Doubles Through Esfandiari

It is believed that Esfandiari had limped in from early position before a mid-position raise saw Rasmussen come over the top with a massive overbet for all of his 700,000 chip stack. Esfandiari sat there looking at his pocket queens and made a huge call. The other players stepped aside and the cards were revealed.
Esfandiari:


Rasmussen:


Rasmussen's adventurous move looked like it was going to end his tournament when the flop came




