Niveau 18
: 5,000/10,000, 1,000 ante
Tony Miles raised to 23,000 from middle position and Antonio Esfandiari called from the big blind. The flop came 
and both players checked to the 
on the turn.
Esfandiari checked again and Miles tossed in a bet of 19,000. Esfandiari called and the 
double-paired the board on the river. Esfandiari checked again and Miles bet another 32,000. Esfandiari chose to check-raise to 79,000 and Miles paid him off. Esfandiari held a king for a full house and raked in the pot.
Esfandiari briefly became the chipleader on the feature table until James Romano took over Salas' old seat with around 1,800,000 chips.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
1,800,000
1,635,000
|
1,635,000 |
|
1,400,000
544,000
|
544,000 |
|
||
|
1,000,000
200,000
|
200,000 |
. The board came 
and Puente's pocket jacks held on to secure him a double-up. Block was left with just 84,000 after the hand, which is under 10 big blinds.
and it checked to Mazin Khoury who bet 40,000 into a main pot of about 130,000. Larry Hirschfield raised to 100,000 and it folded back to Khoury who moved all in for just over 400,000. 
for bottom set, and Khoury showed 
for the nut flush draw and a gutshot straight draw. The turn 
and river 
sealed the deal for Hirschfield and Khoury was sent to the rail.
. Rean bet 50,000 and his opponent called. On the 
meaning both players would chop the pot. 
