Hand #18: Richard Fullerton opened from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes. When Antonio Esfandiari folded in the big blind, Fullerton tabled .
Hand #19: Martin Jacobson raised to 480,000 in the cutoff, and received no callers.
Hand #20: Bill Perkins raised to 500,000 in the cutoff, and earned the blinds and antes.
Hand #21: It was Esfandiari's turn to raise in the cutoff, and he popped it up to 505,000. He too took down the pot preflop.
Hand #22: Esfandiari raised to 510,000 from the hijack seat, and took down a second consecutive pot preflop.
Hand #23: Esfandiari raised for the third time in a row, making it 505,000, and Fullerton quickly announced re-raise. He made it 1,905,000 to go, and the action folded back to Esfandiari, who moved all in for effectively 6.9 million. Fullerton quickly folded, and Esfandiari showed .
Hand #17: Brandon Steven raised to 550,000 from the under-the-gun position only to have Bill Perkins move all in from the big blind. Steven made a relatively quick call for 3.24 million total and the cards were turned up.
Steven:
Perkins:
It was a flip, but not after the flop came down . Perkins hit two pair to take a monster lead and his rail let out a cheer. The turn kept Perkins firmly in the lead while the river sent Steven out the door in seventh place for $621,180.
Hand #16: Richard Fullerton raised to 625,000 in the hijack seat, Nick Schulman defended his big blind - risking more than half of his stack - and then moved all in for 460,000 on a flop of . Fullerton immediately called.
Fullerton:
Schulman:
The on the turn completed Fullerton's flush, but Schulman could still double with a ten or a nine on the river. It was not to be for the Takeover as the completed the board, and Schulman hit the rail in eighth place.
Hand #11: Bill Perkins made it 480,000 on the button and swiped the blinds.
Hand #12: Bill Perkins raised to 500,000 from the cutoff and once again took down the blinds.
Hand #13: Bill Perkins bumped it to 500,000 from the hijack and Antonio Esfandiari made it 1.2 million from the button. The blinds both folded and Perkins thought for about 30 seconds before folding his hand.
Hand #14: Action folded to Brandon Steven in the hijack and he moved all in for 2.68 million. It was enough to get the job done as the rest of his opponents folded.
Hand #15: Richard Fullerton opened for 625,000 from the cutoff and was met by a three-bet to 1.6 million by Chris Klodnicki in the small blind. The big folded and then Fullerton.
Hand #6: Brandon Steven moved all in for two million from the hijack seat, and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Antonio Esfandiari raised to 530,000 in the hijack, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #8: Esfandiari raised to 555,000 in middle position, taking down the blinds and antes once again.
Hand #9: Steven moved all in for 2.56 million from under the gun, and Bill Perkins tank-folded in the big blind.
Hand #10: Nick Schulman open-shoved for 3.78 million on the button, Perkins called all in for 2.48 million in the small blind, and Steven folded face up.
Schulman:
Perkins:
Perkins took the lead when the flop fell , but Schulman could still knock out Perkins with a king on the turn or river. The on the turn gave Schulman four more outs to win the hand - any jack would give him a straight - but the bricked on the river, and Perkins doubled.
Schulman is short with 1.3 million chips, while Perkins is right in the middle of the pack with 5.52 million.
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turn kept Perkins firmly in the lead while the 
river sent Steven out the door in seventh place for $621,180.
. Fullerton immediately called.
on the turn completed Fullerton's flush, but Schulman could still double with a ten or a nine on the river. It was not to be for the Takeover as the 
completed the board, and Schulman hit the rail in eighth place.
