Gabe Kaplan opened for 110,000 under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called from the hijack. Phil Ivey came along from the cutoff, and then Scott Seiver moved all in for 1.075 million from the button. Kaplan made the call, Negreanu did the same, and Ivey got out of the way.
The flop saw Kaplan check to Negreanu, who bet 450,000. Kaplan folded and the cards were turned up.
Negreanu:
Seiver:
Both players held the same hand, which meant it was destined to be a split pot. The was run out on the turn followed by the on the river, and then the dealer set about chopping the pot.
Action folded to Daniel Cates on the button, and he opened with a raise to 100,000. Christoph Vogelsang three-bet from the big blind to 300,000, and Cates made the call. The flop came down , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Vogelsang led for 275,000. Cates folded, and Vogelsang won the pot.
Sam Trickett was told to move from his starting table over to the empty seat between Cary Katz and Daniel Cates. The players at his new table questioned why he was getting moved to their table, and the tournament staff realized it was a error and moved Trickett back.
"This is ridiculous, I'm missing about three hands," said Trickett as he was told to return to his other table.
David "Doc" Sands raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Gabe Kaplan called from the button to see a flop of . Sands continued for 135,000, Kaplan called, and the appeared on the turn. Sands checked, Kaplan bet 360,000, and Sands gave it up.
"I've never seen you fold three hands in a row before," Antonio Esfandiari joked with Rick Salomon who raised it up to 120,000.
Salomon smiled as he took down the blinds and antes, and on the very next hand he called a raise from the big blind.
The flop showed and when Salomon led out for 100,000, his opponent Isaac Haxton called. The turn was the and this time Haxton folded when Salomon bet 200,000.
"For the first time in my life I'm not terrified of you," Esfandiari said to Salomon, "But I'm still scared."
Esfandiari's keeping the atmosphere at the table light-hearted and for now everyone seems very relaxed despite there being millions of dollars on the line.
John Morgan opened to his standard of 105,000 from the cutoff seat, then Erik Seidel reraised to 325,000 out of the small blind. Morgan folded, and Seidel won the pot.
Action folded around to Daniel Colman on the button and he made it 110,000 to go. Rick Salomon folded his small blind and Guy Laliberté flatted out of the big blind.
The dealer produced a flop and Laliberté checked. Colman continued for 100,000 only to have Laliberté instantly move all in over the top. Colman ditched his hand and Laliberté picked up the cards.
"Guy, the one-move man," said Antonio Esfandiari with a smile, referencing that Laliberté has now shipped all in on Colman twice. Laliberté was all smiles in reply as he brought his stack up to about 1.35 million.
Tom Hall was the second player to act preflop, and he raised to 125,000. Bill Klein defended his big blind, then checked on a flop of . Hall continued for 200,000, Klein check-raised to 625,000, and Hall folded.
We picked up the action on a flop when Scott Seiver, who was in the big blind, check-called a bet of 125,000 from Daniel Negreanu who was on the button. The dealer then burned and turned the . Both players checked, and the completed the board on the river. Seiver led out for 135,000. Negreanu called only to muck when Seiver rolled over the for jacks and tens.
Brandon Steven opened for 115,000 and received a call from Phil Ivey. The flop saw Steven bet (how much we're not quite sure), Ivey call, and the appear on the turn. Steven check-called a bet of 400,000 and then both players checked the river.
Steven tabled the , and it was good as Ivey sent his cards to the muck.
flop saw Kaplan check to Negreanu, who bet 450,000. Kaplan folded and the cards were turned up.
was run out on the turn followed by the 
on the river, and then the dealer set about chopping the pot.
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, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, and Vogelsang led for 275,000. Cates folded, and Vogelsang won the pot.
appeared on the turn. Sands checked, Kaplan bet 360,000, and Sands gave it up.
and when Salomon led out for 100,000, his opponent Isaac Haxton called. The turn was the 
and this time Haxton folded when Salomon bet 200,000.
flop and Laliberté checked. Colman continued for 100,000 only to have Laliberté instantly move all in over the top. Colman ditched his hand and Laliberté picked up the cards.
. Hall continued for 200,000, Klein check-raised to 625,000, and Hall folded.
flop when Scott Seiver, who was in the big blind, check-called a bet of 125,000 from Daniel Negreanu who was on the button. The dealer then burned and turned the 
for jacks and tens.
appear on the turn. Steven check-called a bet of 400,000 and then both players checked the 
river.
