From under the gun, a newly-crippled Mike "Timex" McDonald moved all in for 175,000. After Team PokerStars Pro Daniel Negreanu called from the small blind, Phil Ivey raised to 450,000 out of the big blind. Negreanu called and checked in the dark before the dealer spread the flop. Ivey bet 500,000, and Negreanu called.
The turn was the , and Negreanu and Ivey checked. Then, the river completed the board with the . Negreanu and Ivey checked again.
Negreanu tabled the for a pair of fives after announcing a single pair. Ivey showed what looked to be , but it was quickly mucked. McDonald showed the for pocket kings.
Negreanu won the side pot, which was good enough to move him into the chip lead ahead of Ivey, and then McDonald scooped the main pot to more than triple his stack.
Mike "Timex" McDonald moved all in from the button and Isaac Haxton, who had the shorter stack, called off from the small blind. Daniel Negreanu folded from the big and the cards were turned up.
McDonald:
Haxton:
It was a flip, but not after the flop came down to give Haxton the lead with a pair of nines. The turn made things interesting as McDonald picked up an open-ended straight draw, but the river failed to complete it.
We picked up the action on a flop when Daniel Negreanu checked from the small blind and Phil Ivey did the same from the under-the-gun position. Negreanu then led out for 145,000 on the turn, Ivey called, and the completed the board on the river. Negreanu fired again, this time 475,000, and Ivey agonized over what to do before ultimately folding his cards.
Isaac Haxton and Daniel Negreanu were in action on the flop. Haxton was first and checked. Negreanu bet 275,000, and Haxton made the call to see the land on the turn. Both players checked, and a repeat fell on the river. Haxton checked, Negreanu bet 360,000, and Haxton called.
Negreanu rolled over the for two pair, kings and nines, with a ten kicker. Haxton couldn't beat it and mucked his hand, giving Negreanu the pot.