From the cutoff seat, Tom Marchese raised to 5,000. JC Alvarado called from the small blind, and defending champion Scott Seiver called from the big blind.
The three players saw the flop come down , and action was checked around to see the land on the turn. After Alvarado checked, Seiver bet 11,000. Marchese called, and Alvarado folded.
The river completed the board with the , and Seiver led for 25,000. Marchese folded, and Seiver scooped the pot to move back to 400,000 in chips.
With around 200,000 in the middle, and the board completed , Guy Laliberté fired out 95,000.
Philipp Gruissem, his opponent, let out a very long sigh. The German eventually called, and the French Canadian turned over for a pair of aces with a ten kicker. Gruissem tabled for two pair, aces and jacks, and was shipped the pot.
The flop read and four players were involved in the action. Dan Smith was first to act and checked over to Max Altergott. Altergott bet 15,000 and Ole Schemion called. Mike Watson folded his button and Smith threw away his cards as well.
This left just two players in the hand heading to fourth street. The dealer produced the which led to Altergott firing 35,000. Schemion flat called once again and the finished off the board. Altergott tapped the table and Schemion moved all of his chips forward for an all in bet of 138,000. Altergott went deep into the tank for what was well over two minutes. Suddenly, Altergott dropped forward chips which signified a call.
Schemion rolled over for a king-high flush. Altergott took one last peek at his cards before flicking them into the muck. Schemion was able to grab a double up and now sits around 390,000 in chips.
Mike Watson checked to reigning Global Poker Index Player of the Year Ole Schemion on the flop. Schemion fired a bet of 12,000, and Watson made the call.
The turn paired the board with the , and both players checked to see the put a fourth club on the board on the river. Watson checked, and Schemion fired a bet of 31,000 with approximately 275,000 in chips behind. Watson took a few moments, then check-raised to 111,000. This sent Schemion into the tank, and tank he did for several long minutes.
"I should've went to the bathroom when he raised," whispered Fabian Quoss to our reporter from the table.
Another minute or two passed after Quoss' comment, then Schemion made the call. Watson tabled two red kings — the — for a full house, and Schemion mucked his hand.
After three-betting Antonio Esfandiari preflop, Isaac Haxton checked to him on a flop of . Esfandiari checked behind, the the turn brought the .
Haxton checked again, Esfandiari tossed out 13,300, and Haxton check-raised to 55,000. Esfandiari dipped into the tank, eyeing the large raise, but ultimately folded.
Guy Laliberté, co-founder and current CEO of Cirque du Soleil, has been eliminated. Laliberté was seated up on the main feature stage where we have very limited access, and his bustout hand was not witnessed.
According to the tournament director on hand, he was eliminated by Mike McDonald on a double-paired board, where Laliberté held a lesser full house. He has since reentered the tournament.
Action folded to Steven Silverman in the hijack seat, and he opened with a raise to 4,200. Daniel Colman was in the cutoff seat, and he reraised to 12,000. Play got back to Silverman, and he called.
The flop came down , and Silverman took his time before leading with a bet of 21,500. Colman folded, and Silverman won the pot.
When we arrived at the table, Antonio Esfandiari was all in and at risk for 122,400 with against Isaac Haxton's . The board read , and the dealer completed it with the on the river.
Esfandiari doubled to 280,000 chips, while Haxton fell to 105,000.
A few hands later, Haxton was all in for 80,600 on a flop of . Paul Newey had him at risk with , which was well behind Haxton's . Neither the on the turn or the on the river improved Newey's hand, and Haxton doubled to 215,000 chips.