Christoph Vogelsang shoved in the small blind with 
for 200,000 and Mikita Badziakouski snap-called with 
in the big. The 
flop helped Vogelsang a bunch but he still needed a bit more. Neither the 
nor the 
did it for him though, and last year's champ bowed out in fifth.
Daniel Negreanu hit a few sets yesterday on his way to the final table and he just picked up his first today. Fortunately for him, it was in a three-bet pot as he opened 
to 75,000 in the first position and Justin Bonomo pumped the price to 325,000.
Negreanu called and he couldn't ask for much better flop than 
. He checked to Bonomo who had just a gutshot and a backdoor flush draw with his 
. Bonomo fired 400,000 but laid his hand down when Negreanu slid in a pile of white chips worth 900,000.
Negreanu is now approaching 6 million in chips, extending his chip lead.
Mikita Badziakouski completed with 
and Daniel Negreanu made it 120,000 with 
. Badziakouski called.
The flop brought 
, pulling Badziakouski ahead. Both checked to the 
. Badziakouski bet 180,000 and Negreanu called. On the 
river Badziakouski bet 240,000 and Negreanu raised to 750,000. Badziakouski needed a time bank but opted to fold.
"Daniel was easier to play against when he didn't bluff," Justin Bonomo said.
Mikita Badziakouski acted first and he raised to 60,000 with 
. Jason Koon was sitting on the button and he looked down at 
, three-betting to 190,000. Badziakouski opted to call and go to the flop.
The texture missed Koon and he checked behind.
The 
landed on the turn and Badziakouski fired 180,000 which was good enough to claim the pot as Koon released his ace-queen.
Justin Bonomo raised with 
to 65,000 and Christoph Vogelsang called in the cutoff with 
.
The flop came 
, helping both players, and Bonomo bet 125,000. Vogelsang called and saw a turn. Bonomo set him in for his last 385,000 and Vogelsang immediately folded.
Christoph Vogelsang raised to 65,000 on the button, holding 
. Daniel Negrenu called out of the big blind with and both players checked the flop before they both picked up a gutshot straight draw on the .
Negreanu elected to lead out 50,000 and Vogelsang called.
The 
river left Vogelsang's under pair as the best hand but Negreanu fired a big bet, making it 250,000.
"Why so much?" Vogelsang smelled that Negreanu might have been bluffing. He used a time extension to calculate his options but then announced, "OK, I fold," to please Negreanu's ears.
Christoph Vogelsang completed and Mikita Badziakouski checked .
Vogelsang check-called 35,000 on . He then led out 50,000 on the turn and faced a raise to 225,000. Vogelsang folded in short order.
From the cutoff, Daniel Negreanu opened to 75,000 with 
. He found a customer in Justin Bonomo who flatted from the small blind with 
.
Negreanu tried to claim the pot with a 50,000-bet on the 
but Bonomo had no reason to give up.
He called and the 
hit the felt. Bonomo led out 75,000 and Negreanu waived the white flag.
Mikita Badziakouski opened button with to 75,000 and Jason Koon flatted 
in the big blind.
They saw a 
flop that favored the opener, and he bet 65,000. Koon called. The turn was a and Koon checked again. This time, he faces a far bigger barrel of 275,000, inducing him to fold.
Justin Bonomo raised the button 65,000 with and Christoph Vogelsang (small blind), who has been on a card distribution heater so far, once again looked down at a premium combination and jammed for 740,000 with . Bonomo took his time but then folded.
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