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Hand #43: Cary Katz opened to 350,000 from the cutoff and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #44: Action folded to Gabe Kaplan's small blind and he completed. Phil Ivey checked and the two saw a 
flop. Both players checked and the 
fell on the turn. Kaplan led for an unknown amount and Ivey let his hand go.
Hand #38: Phil Galfond raised to 350,000 in the hijack, Daniel Colman reraised to 800,000 on his direct left, and the action folded back to Galfond. He called, and the dealer fanned 
. Both players checked.
The turn was the 
, Galfond led out for 900,000, and Colman called.
The 
completed the board, bringing flush and straight possibilities, and Galfond checked. Colmon fired out a big bet, making it 2.3 million to go, and Galfond tanked for nearly three minutes before calling.
Colman showed the 
for a flush and is now above 10 million chips.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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17,900,000 | |
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11,900,000 | |
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10,100,000
4,340,000
|
4,340,000 |
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6,590,000
-4,010,000
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-4,010,000 |
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6,000,000 | |
|
5,340,000 | |
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5,330,000 | |
Hand #39: Phil Ivey raised to 335,000 from the button and he took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #40: Christoph Vogelsang raised from the button to 335,000 and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #41: Christoph Vogelsang raised from the cutoff to 340,000 and he won the blinds and antes again.
Hand #42: Brandon Steven raised to 330,000 from the small blind and he got Rick Salomon to give up his big.
Hand #34: Action folded to Daniel Negreanu in the small blind, and he called. Phil Galfond checked in the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked. They also checked the 
turn and 
river. Galfond showed the 
and won the pot.
Hand #35: Action folded to Negreanu on the button, and he raised to 380,000. Phil Galfond three-bet to 880,000 from the small blind and won the pot.
Hand #36: Antonio Esfandiari raised from the hijack seat to 365,000. After Daniel Negreanu called from the cutoff seat, Phil Galfond reraised to 950,000 on the button, the blinds folded, and action fell back on Esfandiari. After pausing for a few moments to think, the man they call "The Magician" and the defending champion of this event reraised to 2.305 million. Negreanu folded, and Galfond reraised all in (7.38 million).
Esfandiari requested a count as he leaned forward in his seat over the table. He then leaned back, put his two hands behind his head and stretched out, before returning to looking at his stack and back at his cards. He then folded, and Galfond won the pot.
Hand #37: Negreanu raised to 360,000 from the hijack seat. Paul Newey called out of the big blind, and the flop came down 
. Both players checked, and the turn was the 
. Newey bet 400,000, and Negreanu raised to 900,000. Newey folded, and Negreanu won the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
|
17,900,000
-2,400,000
|
-2,400,000 |
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11,900,000 | |
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||
|
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10,600,000
3,920,000
|
3,920,000 |
|
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6,000,000
-80,000
|
-80,000 |
|
|
5,760,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
|
||
|
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5,340,000
-320,000
|
-320,000 |
|
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||
|
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5,330,000
-840,000
|
-840,000 |
Hand #36: Action folded to Rick Salomon in the small blind and he completed. Gabe Kaplan checked the big blind and the two saw 
fall. Both checked and the hit the turn. Salomon checked, Kaplan bet 200,000 and Salomon let it go.
Hand #37: Phil Ivey received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #38: Tom Hall made it 375,000 from early position and Kaplan flatted the button. Ivey let go of his small blind and Christoph Vogelsang cut out a three-bet to 1.35 million from the big blind. Hall quickly called and Kaplan got out of the way.
The duo watched as the dealer placed 
on the felt. Vogelsang continued for 1.225 million and Hall raised the action to 2.5 million. Vogelsang spent over two minutes in the tank before letting his hand go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,100,000
1,855,000
|
1,855,000 |
|
9,100,000
-1,900,000
|
-1,900,000 |
Hand #32: With a dead button, Scott Seiver raised to 365,000 in the cutoff. Tobias Reinkemeier called in the small blind, Antonio Esfandiari surrendered his big blind, and the flop fell 
. They checked on the flop, and the turn (), and the river was the 
.
Reinkemeier checked a third time, Seiver bet 380,000, and Reinkemeier folded.
Hand #33: Reinkemeier raised to 350,000 on the button, Esfandiari three-bet to 885,000 out of the small blind, and Reinkemeier called. The flop came 
, Esfandiari checked, and Reinkemeier checked behind.
The turn was the , Esfandiari led out for 1.01 million, Reinkemeier called, and the 
completed the board, bringing a second nine and a fourth heart. Esfandiari fired out another 1.875 million, Reinkemeier snap-called, and the 2012 ONE DROP winner dragged a massive pot with 
for a full house.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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20,300,000
3,900,000
|
3,900,000 |
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11,900,000
-200,000
|
-200,000 |
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6,680,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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6,170,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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6,080,000
-4,120,000
|
-4,120,000 |
|
|
6,080,000
-40,000
|
-40,000 |
|
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5,660,000
630,000
|
630,000 |
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Hand #31: Rick Salomon raised from the cutoff to 350,000 and Gabe Kaplan three-bet from the button to 900,000. Salomon called and the flop came down 
. Salomon check-folded to a 1,500,000-chip bet and Kaplan took the pot down.
Hand #32 Christophe Vogelsang won the blinds and antes with a raise to 450,000 from the small blind.
Hand #33: Gabe Kaplan won the blinds and antes with a raise to 340,000.
Hand #34: Christoph Vogelsang raised to 340,000 and Brandon Steven called from the big blind. The flop came down and Steven check-folded to a 450,000-chip bet.
Hand #35: Tom Hall raised to 375,000 from the cutoff and he took down the pot.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
5,800,000
1,100,000
|
1,100,000 |
Hand #26: Brandon Steven was under the gun and made it 330,000. This took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #27: Gabe Kaplan raised to 350,000 from early position and it folded around to Steven's big blind. He called and the two saw 
hit the felt. Steven checked, Kaplan bet 450,000, and Steven called.
The turn was the and Steven checked again. Kaplan reached for chips and fired 1 million into the middle. Steven called. Both checked the 
river and Steven showed for top top. Kaplan mucked and Steven picked up the pot.
Hand #28: Steven completed his small blind and Rick Salomon made it 460,000 to go. Steven called and the flop came 
. Steven check-called a continuation of 500,000 and the touched down on fourth. Steven checked and Salomon rapped the table back, allowing the 
to finish the board. Steve fired 775,000 only to have Salomon come over the top for 1.775 total. Steven let it go and Salomon took the pot.
Hand #29: Christoph Vogelsang opened to 330,000 from early position and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #30: Kaplan raised to 335,000 from his small blind and Phil Ivey called from the big. The flop touched down and Kaplan checked. Ivey led for 400,000 and Kaplan called.
Fourth street was the 
and both players checked to the river. Kaplan checked and Ivey fired 1.2 million. Kaplan tanked for about two minutes before letting his cards go.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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13,100,000
1,900,000
|
1,900,000 |
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8,250,000
-480,000
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-480,000 |
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4,700,000
-2,650,000
|
-2,650,000 |
|
3,110,000
610,000
|
610,000 |
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Hand #29: Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 350,000 from early position. Daniel Negreanu made the call from the hijack seat, and the flop came down 
. Reinkemeier bet 400,000, and Negreanu folded.
Hand #30: Scott Seiver raised to 365,000 on the button. Sam Trickett made the call out of the big blind, and the flop was . After both players checked, the hit the turn. Trickett led for 400,000, and Seiver called to see the put a fourth diamond on board on the river. Both players checked.
Trickett showed the 
, but it was Seiver's straight with the 
that would win the hand.
Hand #31: Daniel Negreanu raised to 360,000 from early position. Sam Trickett reraised to 800,000 out of the small blind, and action moved back to Negreanu. He called, and the flop came down . Trickett was first and checked. Negreanu checked behind.
The turn was the , and Trickett bet 1.2 million. Negreanu called, and the pot swelled to 4.32 million in chips before the dealer completed the board with the . Trickett moved all in, and Negreanu immediately asked for a count from the dealer. He was informed the shove was for 3.865 million. According to the stat tracker screen, Negreanu had 3.915 million left in his stack at the time of Trickett's shove, so calling would mean putting nearly all of his chips at risk.
After about a minute, Negreanu called, and Trickett tabled the for two pair, aces and nines. Negreanu had him beat, though, as he showed the for trip nines to win the pot and sent Trickett out the door in 15th place.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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16,400,000
-100,000
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-100,000 |
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12,100,000
5,780,000
|
5,780,000 |
|
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10,200,000
470,000
|
470,000 |
|
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6,720,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
|
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6,210,000
-300,000
|
-300,000 |
|
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6,120,000
-60,000
|
-60,000 |
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5,030,000
860,000
|
860,000 |
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Busted | |
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Hand #22 Christoph Vogelsang raised to 345,000 from early position and Gabe Kaplan called from the big blind. The flop came down and Kaplan checked to Vogelsang who bet 400,000. Kaplan called and the turn was the . Kaplan checked again and this time Vogelsang fired out 900,000. This was too much for Kaplan who quickly folded.
Hand #23: Rick Salomon raised to 330,000 from the button and Gabe Kaplan called from the small blind. Phil Ivey called from the big blind and the flop came down . All three players checked. The turn was the and again the action was checked. On the river the hit and for a third straight time all thee players checked. Salomon showed 
but Kaplan had the winner with .
Hand 24: Tom Hall raised under the gun to 325,000 and Brandon Steven called from the hijack. The flop came down and Hall picked up the pot with a 650,000-chip bet.
Hand #25: Cary Katz won the blinds and antes with an under the gun raise to 350,000.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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11,200,000
-305,000
|
-305,000 |
|
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11,000,000
695,000
|
695,000 |
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7,350,000
-125,000
|
-125,000 |
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2,500,000
-350,000
|
-350,000 |
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