On the latest episode of No Gamble, No Future, Phil Laak and Antonio Esfandiari continued their roles as dueling table captains on the PokerGO Studio felt. After taking a brutal beat on last week's episode, Esfandiari was back with a vengeance. Laak, meanwhile, just wanted to avoid being bluffed off a big pot.
"If any of you guys whack me in a big hand – and especially Antonio – please let it be a cooler like aces versus kings or set over set," Laak implored the table. "Don't bluff me out of it. Have a hand if you're going to get me. Please, it's a small favor, thank you. I don't want to be outsmarted for $100K or $150K."
Antonio Esfandiari (far right) and Phil Laak (second from the left) were the headliners for this session of No Gamble, No Future. While Laak and Antonio headlined the table, Rania Nasreddine, Matt Hanks, Vinny Lingham, Eric Hicks, and Josh Greenly were all more than ready for more $100/$200 action.
Esfandiari crushed by the river... again
Lingham started the party with a limp from early position holding 
. Esfandiari, next to act, peeled 
and bumped it up to $1,000. Hanks and Hicks came along for $1,000, with 
and 
respectively, leaving Lingham to close the action with a call of his own.
With $4,300 in the middle, the 
flop improved Esfandiari to top two pair while Lingham connected with top pair and he continued for $3,000. Both Hanks and Hicks fled the scene, but Lingham made the call to bring in the 
turn – not the card he wanted to see as he improved to an inferior two pair. Esfandiari kept his foot on the gas with a bet of $7,000 and Lingham once again made the call.
Vinny Lingham needed a lot of help to win a pot against Antonio Esfandiari – and he got it. "We got a non-believer, ladies and gentlemen. His name is Vinny," Esfandiari said as the table awaited the river card.
Esfandiari was a 95% favorite to win the hand, but the 
river card flipped the script entirely as Lingham surged into the lead with a runner-runner full house. With $24,300 in the middle, Lingham opted to lead out into his opponent for $6,000. Esfandiari wasted no time in flicking a singular chip across the betting line for a call, only to see the bad news as Lingham revealed his cards.
"Nice hand," Esfandiari said. "Why would I be able to beat that?"
"I think Antonio finally had a real ace. He [Lingham] probably took down ace-jack."
While Laak found the situation hilarious, Esfandiari didn't see the humor in the hand.
No Gamble, No Future airs Tuesday evenings at 8:00pm ET, exclusively on PokerGO.
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