Hand #36: Christoph Vogelsang raised to 1.6 million from under the gun only to have Daniel Colman cut out a three-bet to 3.6 million from the next seat over. Vogelsang folded to the three-bet and Colman took down the pot.
Hand #37: Action folded to Rick Salomon in the small blind and he shipped all in for 11.9 million. Vogelsang folded the big blind and Salomon took it down.
Hand #38: Colman received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #39: Negreanu was under-the-gun and opened to 1.6 million. Vogelsang flatted from the button and Tobias Reinkemeier called all in for 1.075 million from the big blind.
The trio saw a flop of and Negreanu took the lead into the side pot for 2.5 million. Vogelsang let it go and the hands were turned over.
Negreanu:
Reinkemeier:
Negreanu had a death grip on the hand with a flopped diamond flush against Reinkemeier's pair of eights. The dropped down on the turn, leaving Reinkemeier drawing dead to the river. Negreanu scored another elimination and Reinkemeier was eliminated in fifth place for $2,053,334.
Hand #35: Daniel Negreanu raised to 1.6 million out of the small blind, Scott Seiver called on his direct left, and the flop fell . Negreanu checked, Seiver fired out what looked like two million, and Negreanu quickly check-raised all in. Seiver quickly called all in for 10.375 million.
Negreanu:
Seiver:
The on the turn was no help to Seiver, nor was the on the river, and he was eliminated in sixth place.
Hand #30: Christoph Vogelsang opened to 1.6 million from under the gun and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #31: Daniel Colman raised to 1.6 million from under the gun and won the blinds and antes.
Hand #32: Colman received a walk in the big blind. He showed .
Hand #33: Rick Salomon moved all in from the cutoff for 11.3 million. Vogelsang folded his button and the blinds followed suit, allowing Salomon to take down the pot.
Hand #34: Colman popped it up to 1.6 million from the button and Tobias Reinkemeier shoved all in for 15.475 million effective. It folded back to Colman and he called for his tournament life.
Colman:
Reinkemeier:
The flop came down , keeping Colman out in front with his pocket aces. Reinkemeier found no help on the turn () or the river () and Colman was able to score the double up.
Hand #23: Daniel Negreanu opened his button to 1.6 million and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #24: Paul Newey had the button and moved all in for his last 1.075 million. Scott Seiver called from the small blind and Rick Salomon came along from the big blind.
The flop came and Seiver checked. Salomon fired out a bet and Seiver folded, allowing the hands to be turned over.
Salomon:
Newey:
Newey held the best hand on the flop with ace-jack high while Salomon looked for a heart or a four to take the lead. There was no sweat, as the rolled off on the turn and gave Salomon the nut flush. The finished the board and Newey became the seventh place finisher.
Hand #17: Daniel Negreanu opened to 1.6 million from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #18: Tobias Reinkemeier limped from early position and it folded around to Rick Salomon in the small blind. He completed and Christoph Vogelsang checked his big blind.
The trio took a flop of and it checked over to Reinkemeier. He fired 800,000 and Salomon came over the top with a check-raise to 2.1 million. Vogelsang called the raise and action was back on Reinkemeier. He let go of his hand, leaving the blinds heads up to the turn.
The hit the felt on fourth street and action was on Salomon. Salomon cut out a bet of 2.6 million and Vogelsang flatted once again. The completed the board and Salomon led for five million. Vogelsang shoved all in over the top for 11.65 million and Solomon instantly called.
Salomon showed for trip sevens but was ultimately bested by Vogelsang's for a flopped full house. Vogelsang scored the huge double up and edged out Daniel Negreanu for the current chip lead by less than one small blind.
Hand #14: Christoph Vogelsang raised to 1.2 million from the cutoff and Daniel Negreanu called from the big blind. The flop came down and Negreanu led out for one million. Vogelsang let it go and Negreanu took down the pot.
Hand #15: Vogelsang moved all in from the hijack for his last eight million and Daniel Colman called from the next seat over. The rest of the table folded and the hands were turned on their backs.
Vogelsang:
Colman:
The flop came down giving Colman an open-ended straight draw, prompting a chorus of "ooh's" from the rail. The paired the board on the turn and the two were left with the sweat going to the river.
The dealer produced the on the river, allowing Vogelsang's ace-queen to hold as the best hand.
Tobias Reinkemeier (Day 2) - Incorrectly folds aces after several minutes
Hand #13: Scott Seiver raised to 1.2 million from the hijack, Tobias Reinkemeier defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Reinkemeier checked, Seiver bet 1.5 million and Reinkemeier called.
The turn was the . Reinkemeier checked and Seiver moved all in for 6.825 million.
The German tanked for the better part of three minutes before standing up out of his chair, then sitting down once again. Reinkemeier hung his head over the back of the chair - he's sitting in it backwards - and cocked his head as he stared down Seiver.
The two exchanged light words, then both chuckled. The tank continued for a few more minutes. Reinkemeier did his best to get anything he could out of Seiver, but he didn't budge.
Finally, the clock was called, and 55 seconds later Reinkemeier folded, saying he had aces.
"There's NO way you had aces!" Seiver objected.
Reinkemeier pulled his cards back and indeed revealed two aces - we believe they were the - and mucked them once again.
Hand #6: Rick Salomon raised to 1.4 million from the hijack and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #7: Dan Colman raised to 1.2 million from the cutoff and found a call from Paul Newey in the big blind. The flop came down and Newey checked to the raiser. Colman knocked the table back and the board paired with the on the turn. Both players checked again and the put two pair on the board on the river. Both players checked one last time.
Colman showed for ace-high and was awarded the pot.
Hand #8: Tobias Reinkemeier raised to 1.2 million from the cutoff and Paul Newey shipped all in from the small blind for 6.675 million. Action folded back to Reinkemeier and he called.
Reinkemeier:
Newey:
The flop came down , keeping Newey's nines in the lead. The dealer produced the on the turn, meaning Newey needed to fade an ace or a king on the river.
Fifth street was the , ensuring Newey would score the double up.
Hand #1: Scott Seiver completed from the small blind, Cary Katz checked in the big blind, and the flop fell . Seiver led out for 600,000 and won the pot.
Hand #2: Seiver raised to 1.2 million on the button, winning the blinds and antes.
Hand #3: Christoph Vogelsang received a walk.
Hand #4: Rick Salomon raised to 1.4 million on the button, Daniel Colman defended his big blind, and the flop fell . Both players checked. The turn was the , and Salomon won with a bet of 1.5 million.
Hand #5: Daniel Negreanu raised from under the gun, Paul Newey moved all in for 3.3 million on his direct left, and Negreanu called.
Negreanu:
Newey:
Newey had the best hand, and he doubled through as the board came .
and Negreanu took the lead into the side pot for 2.5 million. Vogelsang let it go and the hands were turned over.
dropped down on the turn, leaving Reinkemeier drawing dead to the 
river. Negreanu scored another elimination and Reinkemeier was eliminated in fifth place for $2,053,334.![[user101598]](/img/avatars/avatar.svg){kind=avatar}
. Negreanu checked, Seiver fired out what looked like two million, and Negreanu quickly check-raised all in. Seiver quickly called all in for 10.375 million.
on the turn was no help to Seiver, nor was the 
on the river, and he was eliminated in sixth place.
.
, keeping Colman out in front with his pocket aces. Reinkemeier found no help on the turn (
) or the river (
) and Colman was able to score the double up.
hit the felt on fourth street and action was on Salomon. Salomon cut out a bet of 2.6 million and Vogelsang flatted once again. The 
for a flopped full house. Vogelsang scored the huge double up and edged out Daniel Negreanu for the current chip lead by less than one small blind.
on the river, allowing Vogelsang's ace-queen to hold as the best hand.
. Reinkemeier checked, Seiver bet 1.5 million and Reinkemeier called.
for ace-high and was awarded the pot.
, keeping Newey's nines in the lead. The dealer produced the 
