Action folded around to Daniel Colman on the button and he made it 110,000 to go. Rick Salomon folded his small blind and Guy Laliberté flatted out of the big blind.
The dealer produced a flop and Laliberté checked. Colman continued for 100,000 only to have Laliberté instantly move all in over the top. Colman ditched his hand and Laliberté picked up the cards.
"Guy, the one-move man," said Antonio Esfandiari with a smile, referencing that Laliberté has now shipped all in on Colman twice. Laliberté was all smiles in reply as he brought his stack up to about 1.35 million.
John Morgan opened to his standard of 105,000 from the cutoff seat, then Erik Seidel reraised to 325,000 out of the small blind. Morgan folded, and Seidel won the pot.
"I've never seen you fold three hands in a row before," Antonio Esfandiari joked with Rick Salomon who raised it up to 120,000.
Salomon smiled as he took down the blinds and antes, and on the very next hand he called a raise from the big blind.
The flop showed and when Salomon led out for 100,000, his opponent Isaac Haxton called. The turn was the and this time Haxton folded when Salomon bet 200,000.
"For the first time in my life I'm not terrified of you," Esfandiari said to Salomon, "But I'm still scared."
Esfandiari's keeping the atmosphere at the table light-hearted and for now everyone seems very relaxed despite there being millions of dollars on the line.
David "Doc" Sands raised to 110,000 from the hijack and Gabe Kaplan called from the button to see a flop of . Sands continued for 135,000, Kaplan called, and the appeared on the turn. Sands checked, Kaplan bet 360,000, and Sands gave it up.
Sam Trickett was told to move from his starting table over to the empty seat between Cary Katz and Daniel Cates. The players at his new table questioned why he was getting moved to their table, and the tournament staff realized it was a error and moved Trickett back.
"This is ridiculous, I'm missing about three hands," said Trickett as he was told to return to his other table.
Action folded to Daniel Cates on the button, and he opened with a raise to 100,000. Christoph Vogelsang three-bet from the big blind to 300,000, and Cates made the call. The flop came down , and both players checked. The turn was the , and Vogelsang led for 275,000. Cates folded, and Vogelsang won the pot.
Gabe Kaplan opened for 110,000 under the gun and Daniel Negreanu called from the hijack. Phil Ivey came along from the cutoff, and then Scott Seiver moved all in for 1.075 million from the button. Kaplan made the call, Negreanu did the same, and Ivey got out of the way.
The flop saw Kaplan check to Negreanu, who bet 450,000. Kaplan folded and the cards were turned up.
Negreanu:
Seiver:
Both players held the same hand, which meant it was destined to be a split pot. The was run out on the turn followed by the on the river, and then the dealer set about chopping the pot.
Daniel Colman opened to 120,000 from late position and it folded over to Guy Laliberté on the button who three-bet shipped all in for his last 940,000. The blinds folded back to Colman and he thought for about 20 seconds before tossing his hand into the muck.
One hand later, Sam Trickett was moved to another table, much to the delight of Antonio Esfandiari.
In the second hand at the feature table, Doug Polk opened for 110,000 under the gun and Gabe Kaplan made the call from early position. The rest of the players folded and it was heads-up action to the flop. Polk continued for 130,000, Kaplan popped it to 360,000, and Polk released his hand.
flop and Laliberté checked. Colman continued for 100,000 only to have Laliberté instantly move all in over the top. Colman ditched his hand and Laliberté picked up the cards.
and when Salomon led out for 100,000, his opponent Isaac Haxton called. The turn was the 
and this time Haxton folded when Salomon bet 200,000.
. Sands continued for 135,000, Kaplan called, and the 
appeared on the turn. Sands checked, Kaplan bet 360,000, and Sands gave it up.
, and both players checked. The turn was the 
, and Vogelsang led for 275,000. Cates folded, and Vogelsang won the pot.
flop saw Kaplan check to Negreanu, who bet 450,000. Kaplan folded and the cards were turned up.
was run out on the turn followed by the 
and Galfond check-called 135,00.
hit and both players checked. The river was the 
