Hand #8: The button was on Brian Rast in Seat 2. Bobby Baldwin raised to 1.1 million from under the gun. Everyone folded and he won the pot.
Hand #9: Phil Hellmuth had the button. Action moved to Richard Yong in early position and he raised to 800,000. Brian Rast reraised all in for 8.525 million from the cutoff seat and play folded back to Yong. He quickly gave it up and Rast won the pot.
Hand #10: Antonio Esfandiari started this hand with the button.
David Einhorn raised from early position to 800,000. Esfandiari called and the flop came down . Einhorn bet 1.2 million and Esfandiari called to see the turn.
The landed on the turn and Einhorn was first up again. He checked and Esfandiari checked behind.
The completed the board on the river and Einhorn checked with a visible swallow in his throat. Esfandiari checked behind.
Einhorn mucked his hand right away and due to World Series of Poker rules, Esfandiari had to show. He showed the and won the pot.
Hand #11: Bobby Baldwin had the button and Guy Laliberté raised to 950,000 from early position. Antonio Esfandiari reraised to 2.3 million from the cutoff seat. Action folded back to Laliberté and he called.
The flop came down and Laliberté was first up. He checked and Esfandiari bet 2.125 million. Laliberté check-raised all in quite quickly for 17.4 million total.
Laliberté stared straight at Esfandiari while he tanked. At one point, Esfandiari tried to chat up Laliberté, but he didn't seem to respond. Laliberté then reached and put on a blue clown nose as a joke. The two got a laugh and then Esfandiari folded.
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Phil Hellmuth raised to 900,000 from middle position and David Einhorn called from the big blind and the flop came down . Both players checked.
The turn was the and both players checked again to see the land on the river. Einhorn led for 1.5 million and Hellmuth fired back with a raise to seven million straight.
Einhorn stood up and tanked, requesting a count on the raise, which was broken down to exactly what was announced, seven million. Hellmuth sat in his patented pose, hands cupped over his mouth, hat tightly snug on his head and didn't flinch. After a minute or more longer, Einhorn folded and Hellmuth raked in the pot.
Hand #13: Richard Yong started the hand with the button and action folded to Sam Trickett in the cutoff seat. He raised to 800,000. Guy Laliberté called from the big blind and the flop came down .
On the flop, Laliberté fired 550,000 into Trickett. Trickett was the preflop raiser and took a minute before raising to 1.65. Laliberté wasted little time in making the call.
Fourth street brought the and Laliberté checked. Trickett took some time with his decision and then bet 3.2 million. Laliberté tanked long and hard, before finally removing the chip from the top of his cards and flicking his hand into the muck.
Hand #14: David Einhorn was on the button. Phil Hellmuth raised to 900,000 from under the gun and action folded around the table to give Hellmuth the pot.
Hand #15: Guy Laliberté started this hand with the button. Play folded to Brian Rast in the small blind and he raised all in. Phil Hellmuth folded from the big blind and Rast won the blinds and antes.
Hand #16: Brian Rast had the button. Action folded to David Einhorn in the hijack seat and he raised to 800,000. Everyone folded and Einhorn won the pot.
Hand #17: Phil Hellmuth had the button and Seat 3. Richard Yong raised to 900,000 from early position and play folded Antonio Esfandiari in the small blind. He reraised to 2.5 million. Yong, who generally acts fairly quickly, took a couple moments and then called with 4.125 million behind.
The flop came down and Esfandiari requested a count on Yong's stack. After he received it, Esfandiari moved all in. Yong quickly folded and Esfandiari won the pot.
. Einhorn bet 1.2 million and Esfandiari called to see the turn.
landed on the turn and Einhorn was first up again. He checked and Esfandiari checked behind.
completed the board on the river and Einhorn checked with a visible swallow in his throat. Esfandiari checked behind.
and won the pot.
and Laliberté was first up. He checked and Esfandiari bet 2.125 million. Laliberté check-raised all in quite quickly for 17.4 million total.
. Both players checked.
and both players checked again to see the 
and Laliberté checked. Trickett took some time with his decision and then bet 3.2 million. Laliberté tanked long and hard, before finally removing the chip from the top of his cards and flicking his hand into the muck.
