Feature Table Hands #1-5: John Hesp Active Early
Hand #1: Michael Ruane raised to 600,000, and John Hesp called from the small blind. Robin Hegele also called in the big blind, and the flop came down 
. The blinds checked to Ruane, who bet out 825,000. Hesp announced a raise, and put out two million. Hegele got out of the way, and it was back to Ruane. He tanked for a couple of minutes before folding, giving the first pot of the feature table to Hesp.
Hand #2: Action folded to Jonas Mackoff in the hijack, and he bumped it up to 525,000. Hesp was on the button, and he reraised to 1.2 million. The blinds got out of the way, and it was back to Mackoff. He made the call, and they went heads up to a flop of 
. Mackoff checked it to Hesp, who quickly bet out 1.2 million. Mackoff folded, and Hesp showed 
as he raked in his second pot in a row.
Hand #3: Randy Pisane raised it up to 550,000 from the hijack, and from the small blind, Scott Stewart reraised to 1.5 million. Damian Salas folded his big blind, and Pisane thought it over for a minute before sending his hand into the middle, giving Stewart the pot.
Hand #4: Jack Sinclair raised from under the gun to 575,000, and everyone else quickly folded, giving Sinclair the pot.
Hand #5: It folded around to Hegele in the hijack, and he raised to 575,000. Sinclair was the only caller from the big blind, and they went heads up to a flop of 
. Sinclair checked over to Hegele, who did the same. The 
hit the turn, and both players checked again. The 
completed the board, and Sinclair fired out 650,000. Hegele called, and Sinclair showed 
for the winning hand.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
29,760,000
2,225,000
|
2,225,000 |
|
||
|
26,025,000
5,145,000
|
5,145,000 |
|
17,660,000
-710,000
|
-710,000 |
|
14,340,000
-160,000
|
-160,000 |
|
||
|
10,690,000
-1,360,000
|
-1,360,000 |
|
9,005,000
-2,145,000
|
-2,145,000 |
|
||
|
7,515,000
-1,825,000
|
-1,825,000 |
|
7,280,000
-520,000
|
-520,000 |
|
||
|
6,980,000
750,000
|
750,000 |