Hand #1: Daniel Colman won the pot with a preflop raise.
Hand #2: Unknown action - the pot was taken down with a preflop raise.
Hand #3: Colman raised to a million in the hijack seat, Tobias Reinkemeier reraised to 2,500,000 on the button, and Paul Newey moved all in for 3.27 million out of the big blind. Colman folded, and Reinkemeier snap-called.
Reinkemeier:
Newey:
Newey's aces held up as the board came , and the Brit doubled through.
Hand #149 Christoph Vogelsang raised to 800,000 from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu flatted from the big blind. The duo saw touch down on the felt and they both checked. The was the turn and two more checks allowed the board to finish with the . Negreanu bet 1.2 million and Vogelsang went into the tank.
After about 90 seconds, Vogelsang tossed out a call.
"I have a king," said Negreanu, rolling over .
Vogelsang mucked his hand and Negreanu picked up the pot.
Hand #143: Tom Hall called from the small blind and Cary Katz checked from the big blind. The flop came down and Hall bet 600,000, which was enough to take down the pot.
Hand #144: Cary Katz limped from the small blind and Daniel Negreanu raised to 1.1 million from the big blind. Katz folded.
Hand #145: Cary Katz raised from the button to 1,025,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #146: Tom Hall raised to 850,000 and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #147: Cary Katz raised to 850,000 and Tom Hall called from the big blind. The hand was checked down on a board and Hall showed . Katz tabled and he won this pot.
Hand #148: Daniel Negreanu raised to 800,000 under the gun and Cary Katz called from the big blind. The flop came down and Katz lead for 1,000,000.
"I don't have the king," Negreanu smiled as he folded his cards and Katz raked in this pot.
Hand #114: Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 900,000 from the small blind Antonio Esfandiari moved all in for 5.05 million out of the big blind, and Reinkemeier called.
Reinkemeier:
Esfandiari:
Esfandiari's contingent was rather silent, whether it be because it is very late or their man was dominated we don't know. They didn't call for any cards as the dealer fanned , and the Magician's fate was sealed when the fell on the turn.
A meaningless completed the board, adding a little bit of salt to the wound, and Esfandiari was eliminated two places shy of the money. The inaugural ONE DROP champion will still retain the largest single prize with the over $18 million he won in 2012, but he will not make a return trip to the final table.
The final nine players will now move into the mothership and battle it out on the biggest bubble in poker.
Hand #113: Action folded to Scott Seiver on the button, and he limped in. Tobias Reinkemeier checked his option in the big blind, and the flop came down before both players checked. The turn was the , and Reinkemeier led with a bet of 750,000. Seiver called, and the river was the . Reinkemeier bet 1.25 million, and Seiver called.
Reinkemeier showed the for a full house to beat Seiver's for a flush.
Hand #109: Daniel Colman raised to 1.2 million from first position, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #110: Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 800,000 on the button and received no callers.
Hand #111: The action folded to Antonio Esfandiari on the button, and he tanked for nearly 90 seconds before folding. Colman moved all in for effectively 8.8 million out of the small blind, and Scott Seiver surrendered his big blind.
Hand #112: Colman moved all in on the button, having both players in the blinds well covered, and they both folded.
Hand #139: On a flop of , Cary Katz checked over to Daniel Negreanu who fired 1.1 million. Katz called and the board paired with the on the turn. Both players checked to the river. Katz dropped out 400,000, eliciting a chuckle from Negreanu.
"I missed," he said, throwing his hand into the muck.
Katz was awarded the pot.
Hand #140: Action folded to Negreanu and he completed his small blind. Rick Salomon checked and the flop came down {As]. Negreanu fired 600,000 and Salomon quickly tossed forward a call. The dropped down on the turn and both players checked to see the finish the board. Two more checks allowed Salomon to table a winning for a pair of aces.
Hand #141: Salomon completed his small blind and Christoph Vogelsang checked the big blind. The two checked down an entire board of and Vogelsang tabled a winning for ace-high.
Hand #142: Negreanu opened to 800,000 from the cutoff and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #107: Scott Seiver raised all in from the small blind. Paul Newey folded the face up from the big blind, and Seiver won the pot.
Hand #108: Action folded to Seiver on the button, and he called. Newey folded his small blind, then Tobias Reinkemeier checked his option in the big blind.
The flop came down , and Reinkemeier checked. Seiver bet 500,000, and Reinkemeier called to see the land on the turn. Both players checked.
The river was the , and Reinkemeier bet 500,000. Seiver mulled it over, then called.
Reinkemeier showed the for two pair, aces and jacks, and Seiver mucked his hand.
Hand #134: Rick Salomon raised under the gun to 900,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called from his left. The action folded to Daniel Negreanu, and he three-bet to 2,200,000 from the big blind. Salomon folded and Vogelsang gave it some thought.
"I mis-clicked man, I was trying to make it 3.2 million," Negreanu said.
Vogelsang ultimately called and the flop came down and Negreanu bet 2.5 million. Vogelsang folded and Negreanu showed .
"I would've felt so sick if I went bust there. I was just thinking 'fold, fold, fold'" Negreanu said, as he wasn't happy with his preflop three-bet. "I've mis clicked five times already in this tournament, I just keep messing up with these chips."
Hand #135: Rick Salomon received a walk.
Hand #136: Tom Hall raised under the gun and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #137: Tom Hall received a walk.
Hand #138: Daniel Negreanu raised to 800,000 under the gun and Christoph Vogelsang three-bet to 1,850,000 from he button. Both blinds folded and Negreanu called. The flop came down and both players checked. The turn was the and Negreanu bet 1.6 million.
Vogelsang folded and Negreanu said, "I really wanted to get it in there on the flop," as he raked in another pot.