Hand #17: Phil Galfond opened from under the gun to 275,000. Antonio Esfandiari called from the small blind, and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind to see the flop. Esfandiari led with a bet of 380,000, and Negreanu called. Galfond folded.
The turn was the , and Esfandiari was first to act. He led for 565,000, and Negreanu called to see the land on the river. Esfandiari checked, and Negreanu checked.
Esfandiari showed pocket queens, but lost to Negreanu's two pair with the .
Hand #18: On the final hand at the feature table before dinner, action folded to Esfandiari on the button. He raised to 255,000. From the big blind, Phil Galfond called, and the flop came down . Galfond checked, Esfandiari bet 275,000, and Galfond called.
The turn was the , and both players checked to see the come on the river. Both players checked again.
Galfond showed the for an ace-high flush, and Esfandiari mucked his hand.
Hand #11: Phil Ivey opened to 260,000 from the hijack and found no callers.
Hand #12: Rick Salomon limped under the gun and Gabe Kaplan made it 400,000 from the next seat over. Action folded back around to Salomon and he called. The two saw a flop of and both checked. The fell on the turn and Salomon fired 500,000. Kaplan flatted and the hit the river. Salomon slowed with a check and Kaplan led at the pot for 750,000. Salomon quickly got out of the way and Kaplan took it down.
Hand #13: Kaplan opened to 270,000 from under the gun and the table folded.
Hand #14: Christoph Vogelsang made it 255,000 from early position and Kaplan came along for the ride from the big blind. The flop came and Kaplan checked to the raiser. Vogelsang fired a continuation of 300,000 and Kaplan stuck around.
The turn was the and Kaplan checked for a second time. Vogelsang bet 600,000 only to have Kaplan come over the top for 1.6 million total. Vogelsang thought for a minute before letting go of his cards.
Hand #15: Vogelsang opened to 265,000 from under the gun only to have Brandon Steven make it 575,000 from the cutoff. Vogelsang called and the flop came . Vogelsang check-folded to a 425,000 continuation bet.
Hand #15: Daniel Negreanu raised to 255,000 from early position, Paul Newey called on the button, and the two took a flop of . Negreanu continued for 360,000, Newey put in a raised to 900,000 or so, and before we could get an official count on the raise, Negreanu folded.
Hand #16: Sam Trickett raised to 250,000 on the button, Antonio Esfandiari called in the big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , Esfandiari checked, Trickett bet 350,000, and Esfandiari check-raised to 1.01 million. Trickett called.
The completed the board, Esfandiari led out for 1.056 million, and Trickett called. The 2012 BIG ONE for ONE DROP winner showed for a straight, and the 2012 runner-up mucked.
Hand #10: Action folded to Antonio Esfandiari on the button, and he raised to 250,000. Phil Galfond called from the big blind, and the flop came down . Both players checked to see the land on the turn. Both players checked again.
The landed on the river, and Galfond checked. Esfandiari bet 325,000, and Galfond folded.
Hand #11: Tobias Reinkemeier raised and Daniel Colman called to see the flop come down . Colman was first to act from the small blind, and he checked. Reinkemeier bet 250,000, and Colman called. The turn was the , and both players checked. The river was the , and both players checked. Colman showed the , but Reinkemeier had the to take the pot.
Hand #12: Phil Galfond raised to 275,000 and won the pot.
Hand #13: Phil Galfond raised to 275,000 from the cutoff seat and won the pot.
Hand #14: From middle position, Daniel Negreanu raised to 255,000. Action folded to Daniel Colman in the cutoff seat, and he reraised to 630,000. From the small blind, Paul Newey reraised to 2.05 million and everyone quickly folded.
Hand #8: Tom Hall raised under the gun to 260,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called. The flop came down and Hall picked up the pot after betting 750,000.
Hand #9: Christoph Vogelsang raised to 280,000 and picked up the blinds and antes after Tony Gregg folded his big blind.
Hand #10: From the cutoff Phil Ivey raised to 260,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called from the button. Tom Hall three-bet from the big blind to 750,000 and only Ivey made the call. The flop came down and Hall immediately tossed out 750,000. Ivey tanked for a bit before raising it up to 2,000,000 and that put Hall into the tank. After a while he called and the turn was the .
Both players checked the turn and on the river the hit. Hall checked to Ivey again who tanked for 25 seconds before deciding to check behind. Hall showed and he raked in this pot as Ivey mucked his cards.
Hand #5: Daniel Negreanu bumped it up to 255,000 in the hijack seat, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #6: Daniel Colman min-raised to 240,000 in the cutoff, leaving very little behind, and he found no callers.
Hand #7: Negreanu raised to 255,000 in early position, Paul Newey reraised to 610,000 on the button, and the action folded back to Kid Poker, who folded as well.
Hand #8: Newey raised to 250,000 in the cutoff, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #9 Negreanu raised from under the gun, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #4: Phil Ivey opened to 260,000 from middle position and Brandon Steven made it 700,000 to go from the big blind. Ivey called and the two saw a flop of . Steven continued out for 765,000 and Ivey let his cards go.
Hand #5: Action folded around to Steven in the small blind. He completed and Rick Salomon checked his big blind. The flop came down and Steven check-folded to a 200,000 bet from Salomon. Salomon showed for top two pair.
Hand #6: Phil Ivey made it 260,000 from under the gun and found calls from Tom Hall and Gabe Kaplan in the big blind. The trio took a flop of and action checked around to Hall. He reached for chips and bet 600,000. Both Kaplan and Ivey let their cards go and Hall raked it in.
Hand #7: Salomon made it 255,000 to go from the button. Ivey called from the big blind and the two watched as hit the felt. Ivey took the lead for 350,000 and Salomon shot his hand into the muck.
Hand #4: Action folded to Daniel Negreanu in the cutoff seat, and he raised to 260,000. From the small blind, Daniel Colman reraised to 780,000. Scott Seiver folded his big blind, and action fell back on Negreanu, who had 3.83 million behind. After tanking for a little bit, Negreanu moved all in for 4.09 million. Colman quickly called.
Negreanu tabled the and was ahead of the for Colman.
The flop came down and both players hit a set, with Negreanu's keeping him in the lead. The turn was the , and the river completed the board with the . Negreanu's aces held up, and he won the pot to double up.
Hand #1: On the first hand at the secondary table Tony Gregg raised under the gun and he picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #2: Rick Salomon raised to 255,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called from the button. The flop came down and both players checked. On the turn the popped up and Salomon bet 250,000, Vogelsang called. The river was the and both players checked.
"Pair," Salomon announced as he tabled .
"That's good," Vogelsang said as he threw his cards into the muck.
Hand #3: Gabe Kaplan raised to 255,000 and Cary Katz called from the big blind. The flop came down and Katz check-folded to a bet of 550,000.
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flop. Esfandiari led with a bet of 380,000, and Negreanu called. Galfond folded.
, and Esfandiari was first to act. He led for 565,000, and Negreanu called to see the 
land on the river. Esfandiari checked, and Negreanu checked.
.
. Galfond checked, Esfandiari bet 275,000, and Galfond called.
, and both players checked to see the 
come on the river. Both players checked again.
for an ace-high flush, and Esfandiari mucked his hand.
and both checked. The 
fell on the turn and Salomon fired 500,000. Kaplan flatted and the 
hit the river. Salomon slowed with a check and Kaplan led at the pot for 750,000. Salomon quickly got out of the way and Kaplan took it down.
. Vogelsang check-folded to a 425,000 continuation bet.
. Both players checked. The turn was the 
, Esfandiari checked, Trickett bet 350,000, and Esfandiari check-raised to 1.01 million. Trickett called.
completed the board, Esfandiari led out for 1.056 million, and Trickett called. The 2012 BIG ONE for ONE DROP winner showed 
for a straight, and the 2012 runner-up mucked.
landed on the river, and Galfond checked. Esfandiari bet 325,000, and Galfond folded.
. Colman was first to act from the small blind, and he checked. Reinkemeier bet 250,000, and Colman called. The turn was the 
, and both players checked. The river was the 
and Hall immediately tossed out 750,000. Ivey tanked for a bit before raising it up to 2,000,000 and that put Hall into the tank. After a while he called and the turn was the 
hit. Hall checked to Ivey again who tanked for 25 seconds before deciding to check behind. Hall showed 
, and the river completed the board with the 
.
