Tom Hall raised to 250,000 from under the gun, Christoph Vogelsang defended his big blind, and the flop was all diamonds; . Both players checked.
The pair both checked after a fourth diamond - the - fell on the turn, and the completed the board. Vogelsang bet 350,000, Hall called, and Vogelsang showed for a flush.
Scott Seiver opened for 265,000 from the button, Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind, and the flop came out . Esfandiari was first to act and bet 315,000, but folded when Seiver moved all in.
Tobias Reinkemeier opened to 260,000 and Daniel Colman flatted from the small blind. The two saw a flop of and both checked to the on the turn. Colman checked for a second time and Reinkemeier fired 300,000. Colman called.
The river was the and they both checked once more. Colman showed , prompting a muck from Reinkemeier.
From the under-the-gun plus one position it was Doug Polk who moved all in for right around 1.7 million chips. The action folded to Phil Ivey in the small blind and he asked for a count, but called before the dealer was done stacking down the chips. Tobias Reinkemeier folded from the big blind and the showdown went as following.
Ivey:
Polk:
The flop brought and Polk hit a pair, but needed a lot more to double up. On the turn the hit and nothing changed, the river was the and Ivey hit a straight. Polk's hand was mucked and Ivey raked in the chips. We are now down to 16 players and there will be a full redraw for the final two tables.
Hand #1: Scott Seiver raised to 265,000 from middle position, Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind, and the dealer fanned . Both players checked.
The turn was the , Negreanu checked, and Seiver took the pot with a bet of 435,000.
Hand #2: Antonio Esfandiari raised to 225,000 on the button, Phil Galfond called out of the big blind, and the two took a flop of . Galfond checked, then folded when Esfandiari bet 315,000.
Hand #3: Paul Newey raised to 225,000 from early position, Galfond and Daniel Colman both called out of the blinds, and the dealer fanned . The trio checked. The turn card was the , all three players checked again, and the completed the board.
Galfond led out for 348,000, and both of his opponents folded.
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.
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 #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.