Patrick Eskandar – Poker Player Profile
Business owner Patrick Eskandar finished 20th in the 2010 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event and cashed for $317,000. The windfall marked his first in the money finish in a WSOP tournament.
On his final hand in the $10,000 buy-in event, Eskandar moved all-in for his last 845,000 in chips. He received not one, but two calls from Pascal LeFrancois and Soi Nguyen and the flop came Q-9-10 with two diamonds showing. Nguyen bet out and LeFrancois got out of the way.
When the cards were turned up, Eskandar tabled A-7 of hearts for ace-high, while Nguyen tabled K-Q for top pair. Nguyen had hit the flop hard and the situation didn’t change when a 10 came on the turn. Down to rooting for one of the three aces left in the deck, Eskandar watched his final river card peel off in the 2010 WSOP Main Event, the king of diamonds.
Eskandar entered Day 8 of the 2010 WSOP Main Event, when 27 players began, with just the 25th largest stack. He was never able to gain any traction and was part of a quick series of bust outs prior to the Day 8 dinner break.
According to WSOP officials, Eskandar claimed a seat in poker’s most prestigious tournament by winning a $550 satellite at the Rio in Las Vegas. At the time, he was just a few hours away from his hometown of Ladera Ranch, Califonia, located in Orange County. The “OC” native, like several others who reached the final 27 of the Main Event including Hasan Habib, is a tennis enthusiast. Habib was a champion in the sport at age 14.
Eskandar began his final day in the 2010 WSOP Main Event seated at the outer table alongside Habib, LeFrancois, Nguyen, and UB.com pro Adam “Roothlus” Levy.
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Poker lingo:
- RACE - In tournaments it is sometimes convenient to remove all lower-denomination chips from play, as the remaining players' stacks tend to grow. Small chips are converted to larger chips and any odd chips are "raced off" in the following way: each player with odd chips places them in front of his stack and is dealt one card for each chip. Highest card (rank and suit) takes all the small chips and converts them to higher-denomination chips.
- LIVE ONE - The best kind of opponent, a poor player with a lot of money to lose and in a hurry to lose it.
- BOAT - A FULL HOUSE, three of a kind and a pair.
- BLUFF - To make a bet or raise with a poor hand, in hope that the remaining active player(s) will fold.
- MISDEAL - A hand dealt incorrectly that must be re-dealt.
- COMPUTER HAND - Texas Hold'em hole cards of Q-7 offsuit. More generically, any hand that computer analysis/simulation determines is positive but turns out to be difficult to play in practice.
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