Feature Table Hands #39-41: Top Dollar Man
Hand #39: Daniel Negreanu raised to 450,000 from early position. Paul Newey called from the small blind, and Tobias Reinkemeier called out of the big blind.
The flop was 
, and Newey and Reinkemeier checked to Negreanu. He bet 600,000, and Newey folded. Reinkemeier called, though, and the turn was the 
. Reinkemeier checked, and Negreanu quickly checked behind.
The river was the 
, and both players checked. Reinkemeier showed 
, and Negreanu mucked.
Hand #40: Phil Galfond raised from early position and won the pot.
Hand #41: Galfond opened to 425,000 from under the gun, and play moved over to Paul Newey in the cutoff seat. He studied for a few moments, then called, and Daniel Negreanu also came along from the big blind. The flop came down 
, and Negreanu and Galfond checked. Newey bet 1.05 million, and Negreanu folded. Galfond, on the other hand, had other plans for this one.
Galfond took his time before raising to 2.315 million. Newey fought back with an all-in shove, and Galfond called with the 
. Newey had the 
for the best hand at the time.
The turn was the 
, and then the river was the 
. Newey finished with aces and kings and doubled to 10.1 million. He was all in on the flop for 4.265 million.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
17,500,000 | -400,000 |
|
10,300,000 | -1,600,000 |
|
10,100,000 | 4,770,000 |
|
10,000,000 | -100,000 |
|
7,340,000 | 1,340,000 |
|
5,230,000 | -110,000 |
|
2,320,000 | -4,270,000 |
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. Both players checked.
, Galfond led out for 900,000, and Colman called.
for a flush and is now above 10 million chips.
. They checked on the flop, and the turn (
), and the river 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 
and Hall picked up the pot after betting 750,000.
. Negreanu's aces held up, and he won the pot to double up.
and Polk hit a pair, but needed a lot more to double up. On the turn the 
and Ivey hit a straight. Polk's hand was mucked and Ivey raked in the chips. We are now down to 16 players and there will be a full redraw for the final two tables.
