On Tuesday evening, audiences tuned in for the conclusion to Season 6 of No Gamble, No Future and were met with a special double episode to cap off the show's run.
After driving the action in last week's episode, Darin Feinstein took his leave from the show, replaced by NGNF regular Eric Hicks, while Antonio Esfandiari, Jennifer Tilly, Matt Hanks, Josh Greenly, Andrew Sasson, and Kirk Brown returned to the PokerGO Studio for more $100/$200 action.
Brown's bluff blast
In the early goings of the episode, Brown came to life and fired off a multi-street bluff in a multi-way pot. With the $400 straddle in play, Greenly started the action with a limp from up front holding 
before Brown raised to $3,200 with 
. Tilly kicked off the calling party with 
– inviting Sasson and Hanks along with 
and 
respectively. Esfandiari surrendered his $400 straddle and Greenly matched the $3,200 when the action returned to him.
Kirk Brown ran a big bluff against Josh Greenly in the opening frames of the episode. With $16,600 in the middle, the dealer spread the 
flop to provide Greenly with top pair. When the action checked to him, Brown continued for $17,000 to force out Tilly, Sasson, and Hanks. Greenly, however, made the call to bring in the 
turn.
With no pair and no draw, Brown's only route to victory was through aggression and he rose to the occasion with a bet of $35,000. Greenly took a moment to consider his options, but eventually made the call to bring in the 
river. Without hesitation, Brown fired again – $75,000 into the $120,600 pot – and Greenly quickly slid his cards back to the dealer. Brown proudly tabled his five-high holding and took a sip from his drink before dragging in the chips.
'That's the hand of the night'
With the $800 double straddle in play, Sasson opted to sneakily limp in from up front with 
and his play looked to be working to perfection as Hanks raised to $4,000 with 
. Until, that is, Esfandiari decided to get slightly out of line with a three-bet to $15,000 holding 
. Brown cold-called the $15,000 out of the big blind with 
. With the action back on him, Sasson asked Esfandiari how much money he had in front of him.
"More than you," came the response from Esfandiari.
While he had the perfect spot – and hand – to squeeze the pot with, Sasson instead opted to call. Hanks came along as well and, just like that, a four-way, three-bet pot was underway. On the 
flop, Esfandiari's three-bet looked to be well-timed as he connected with top pair and held the only spade in play. When the action checked around to him, however, he opted to see a free turn card – the 
. Now armed with two pair and first to act, Brown seized the moment and bet into the field for $13,000.
Antonio Esfandiari caught a nice flop after three-betting with a marginal holding – but does his hand hold up?Sasson and Hanks fled the scene, but Esfandiari made the call to bring the pot to $87,500. On the river 
, Brown's hand went up in flames as the board counterfeited his two pair and he checked the action over to Esfandiari. With his superior two pair – queens and sixes – Esfandiari felt confident in his hand and fired $33,000 into the pot.
When Brown check-raised him to $88,000, however, Esfandiari's confidence went out the window.
"I really am an idiot," Esfandiari said aloud as he prepared to fold his hand. "Top-notch, classic idiot is what I am."
With that, he sent his cards back to the dealer – only to see the bad news as Brown once again tabled his bluff. Esfandiari leaned forward to confirm what he was seeing and looked to the heavens in disbelief.
"Wow. Nice hand, nice play. You got me," Esfandiari told Brown.
"That's the hand of the night," said Brent Hanks in the commentary booth.
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