Hand #210: Dario Sammartino raised to 6,000,000 and Hossein Ensan made the call to see the 
flop. Ensan checked after brief consideration and Sammartino checked back to see the 
turn for free. Ensan bet 4,500,000 and picked up a call, the 
came on the river.
Ensan checked and Sammartino checked back, thanks to the straight on the board they chopped it with 
for Ensan and 
for Sammartino.
Hand #211: Ensan opened to 5,500,000 and Sammartino came along to the 
flop. Sammartino checked and folded when facing a bet of 5,000,000 by Ensan.
Hand #212: Sammartino raised to 6,000,000 from the button and Ensan made the call, the flop brought 
. Ensan's check was followed by a bet of 4,500,000 by Sammartino and Ensan quickly got out of the way.
Hand #213: Dario chants from the Italian rail emerged before the start of the hand and "Hossein, Hossein!" came back from the other side of the Thunderdome. Ensan raised to 5,500,000 and Sammartino called to see a flop of 
. Sammartino checked and called a bet of 3,500,000, which brought the 
turn.
Sammartino checked once more and Ensan now made it 8,000,000 to go, Sammartino called. On the 
river, a third check by Sammartino followed and Ensan fired a third barrel for 16,000,000. While Sammartino was deep into the think tank, the German rail started announcing Ensan's first name letter by letter, and Sammartino eventually called.
Ensan tabled 
for a pair of eights and that won the pot to close the gap to all but 11 big blinds.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
271,100,000
-33,700,000
|
-33,700,000 |
|
||
|
243,700,000
33,700,000
|
33,700,000 |
|
||
. Sammartino called and they went to a 
. Sammartino bet 6.5 million and Ensan called. 
and Ensan 
, so they chopped with identical two pairs and a king kicker.
turn fell, both checked and the 
flop, which both players checked. Ensan also checked the 
turn, and Sammartino made it 8,000,000 to go. Ensan raised to 30,000,000 and that sent Sammartino into the think tank.
for aces and nines by the Italian. Ensan tabled his 
board where Livingston showed 
.
.
flop, Sammartino check-called a bet of 5,000,000 and the 
river.