Hand #93: Keith Tilston raised to 1,200,000 on the button and Daniel Negreanu defended his big blind. The flop came and Negreanu check-folded to a bet of 1,400,000 from Tilston.
Hand #94: Nick Schulman opened to 1,600,000 on the button and Negreanu three-bet shoved all in for 13,000,000 in the small blind. Schulman made the call to put Negreanu at risk.
Daniel Negreanu:
Nick Schulman:
The flop came to give Negreanu a pair of nines and the lead. Schulman had some backdoor draws but the on the turn provided none of them. The completed the board and Negreanu found another double up, leaving Schulman with just over 2 million chips.
Hand #87: Nick Schulman limped in the small blind and Daniel Negreanu checked his big blind. The flop was and Schulman checked. Negreanu bet 800,000 and Schulman called.
The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Schulman bet 2,200,000. Negreanu folded.
Hand #88: Keith Tilston received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #89: Negreanu limped on the button and Tilston called in the small blind. Schulman moved all in from the big blind and took down the pot.
Hand #90: Tilston raised to 1,200,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #91: Schulman raised to 1,300,000 and Tilston defended his big blind. The flop was and Tilston check-called 1,100,000. The turn was the and Tilston bet 4,000,000. Schulman folded.
Hand #92: Tilston limp-folded to a shove from Schulman blind-on-blind.
Hand #82: Daniel Negreanu limped in from the small blind and Keith Tilston checked his option. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Negreanu checked again and folded to a bet of 1,200,000 from Tilston.
Hand #83: Nick Schulman received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #84: Schulman announced all in from the small blind and Negreanu called off his last 8,700,000 chips from the big blind.
Nick Schulman:
Daniel Negreanu:
The flop came to give Negreanu two pair and Schulman an open-ended straight draw. The was useless on the turn and the bricked off on the river to award Negreanu his fourth double of the day.
Hand #85: Tilston picked up a walk in the big blind.
Hand #86: Negreanu just called on the button and Schulman checked his big blind. The flop fell and both players checked through to the on the turn and the on the river. Two more checks and Negreanu picked up the pot with .
Hand #77: The three remaining players saw a flop of in a limped pot. Keith Tilston bet 1,000,000 and Nick Schulman called. Daniel Negreanu folded.
Both players checked the run-out and Schulman won the pot with for jack-high.
Hand #78: Tilston raised to 1,200,000 and took down the pot.
Hand #79: Schulman raised to 1,300,000 and Negreanu three-bet all in for 8,600,000. Schulman folded.
Hand #80: Tilston limped his small blind and Schulman checked the big blind. The flop was and both players checked. The turn was the and both players checked again. Tilston bet 800,000 on the river and Schulman folded.
Hand #81: Schulman limped in the small blind and Negreanu checked his big blind.
The flop was and Schulman bet 600,000. Negreanu folded.
Hand #76: Daniel Negreanu opened to 1,200,000 on the button and Igor Kurganov ripped all in for 9,500,000 in the small blind. Keith Tilston also pushed all in from the big blind and Negreanu let out a big yell. "Wow! I was snapping him. I still might call," but he opted to let his go to the muck.
Keith Tilston:
Igor Kurganov:
The flop came and Tilston was still in a commanding lead with his pair of kings. The on the turn left Kurganov drawing to just two outs. The river was the and Kurganov was ousted in fourth place.
Hand #72: Igor Kurganov raised to 1,350,000 from the small blind and Keith Tilston folded his big blind.
Hand #73: Kurganov raised to 1,100,000 on the button and took down the pot.
Hand #74: Keith Tilston moved all in for 10,100,000 from the button and took down the pot.
Hand #75: Tilston raised to 1,000,000 first to act and Kurganov defended his big blind. The flop came and Kurganov check-called 800,000. The turn was the and both players checked. The river was the and Kurganov bet 1,100,000. Tilston called.
Hand #67: Daniel Negreanu shipped all in for 7,400,000 in the small blind and Igor Kurganov made the call from the big blind.
Daniel Negreanu:
Igor Kurganov:
Kurganov held the slight preflop lead but Negreanu still had plenty of ways to win the hand. The flop fell to give Negreanu the lead with a pair of kings. The on the turn didn't change the situation and the secured Negreanu another double up.
Hand #68: Negreanu made it 1,200,000 on the button and Keith Tilston called from the big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn. Tilston led out for 1,200,000 and Negreanu sent his cards to the muck.
Hand #69: Kurganov just called on the button which invited Tilston and Nick Schulman to come along from the blinds. The flop came and the action checked to Kurganov who bet 500,000. Both Tilston and Schulman called as the landed on the turn.
All three players checked and the completed the board. Tilston checked once more and Schulman used a time extension before knuckling the table as well. Kurganov chose to see his opponent's hands and Schulman showed for a straight to earn the pot.
Hand #70: Schulman limped in from the small blind and Negreanu checked his option. Both players checked the flop and the landed on the turn. Schulman led out for 600,000 and Negreanu folded.
Hand #71: Schulman made it 1,100,000 on the button and Kurganov defended his big blind. The flop came and both players checked to the on the turn.
Kurganov checked again and Schulman slid out a bet of 1,800,000. Kurganov called and the hit the river. Kurganov checked once more and Schulman stuck in a bet of 4,500,000. Kurganov released his cards to the muck and Schulman was awarded the pot.