Feature Table Hands #15-16: Esfandiari Nearing 20 Million
Level 14
: 60,000/120,000, 15,000 ante
Hand #15: Daniel Negreanu raised to 255,000 from early position, Paul Newey called on the button, and the two took a flop of 
. Negreanu continued for 360,000, Newey put in a raised to 900,000 or so, and before we could get an official count on the raise, Negreanu folded.
Hand #16: Sam Trickett raised to 250,000 on the button, Antonio Esfandiari called in the big blind, and the flop fell 
. Both players checked. The turn was the 
, Esfandiari checked, Trickett bet 350,000, and Esfandiari check-raised to 1.01 million. Trickett called.
The 
completed the board, Esfandiari led out for 1.056 million, and Trickett called. The 2012 BIG ONE for ONE DROP winner showed 
for a straight, and the 2012 runner-up mucked.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
18,800,000
2,900,000
|
2,900,000 |
|
||
|
7,700,000
880,000
|
880,000 |
|
7,550,000
210,000
|
210,000 |
|
7,230,000
650,000
|
650,000 |
|
||
|
5,730,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
5,610,000
2,910,000
|
2,910,000 |
|
5,040,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
||
|
3,140,000
30,000
|
30,000 |
|
|
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