On Sunday night, two-and-a-half hours of coverage of the World Series of Poker Main Event aired on ESPNand ESPN2. We caught the action on ESPN2, which began at 11:00pm ET with 19 players remaining and lasted for an hour.

Despite the daily fantasy sports site DraftKingsasking to distance itself from the WSOP due to Nevada gaming regulations, ESPN’s broadcast continued to be sponsored by DraftKings, with the site’s logos appearing on the felts and on the screen as a title sponsor. DraftKings and other DFS sites had to leave Nevada until they could procure a gaming license.

In one of the first hands shown on ESPN2, Daniel Negreanu(pictured) called a bet of 1.3 million with pocket sixes on a board of 8-5-5-5-3 and lost out to Justin Schwartz, who had pocket eights for a superior full house and a scooped a pot of 4.6 million. Negreanu actually called Schwartz’s hand, but committed his chips anyway.

Then, Schwartz, armed with his newfound stack, bet 2.8 million on a board of 10-2-10-7-A with just 9-2. Federico Butteroni (pictured), who had jacks, tanked and Schwartz eventually called the clock. Three players at the table, including Negreanu, questioned why the clock was called and Butteroni laid down his hand when the count reached two. Schwartz frustratingly showed and swore several times.

Max Steinbergsaid calling the clock was in “poor form,” to which Schwartz, who is commonly known as stealthmunk, responded, “I can’t handle it.”

Erasmus Morfe bit the dust in 19th place after winning his seat via a $1,000 satellite. Then, an interview with Negreanu aired in which he told viewers, “A realistic goal is a silly goal… I want to set a goal that seems like a stretch, something that seems a little out of reach… I look at the finish line. I want to win this tournament.” Negreanu set goals for end-of-day chip counts throughout the Main Event.

Kilian Kramer, who finished fifth in this year’s WSOP Europe Main Event, busted in 18th at the hands of Steinberg after calling all-in before the flop with A-Q only to run into A-K. Following Kramer out the door was David Peters, who lost a flip against Negreanu after “Kid Poker” spiked an ace on the river. Negreanu called it an “ugly way to go.”

Negreanu continued to show why he’s one of the best, folding A-K pre-flop after Joe dude904McKeehen (pictured) 5bet with aces. Negreanu said he’d do the same thing Phil Hellmuth would (fold). McKeehen then scooped a 10 million-chip pot with quad sixes to become the Main Event’s chip leader at 112 big blinds.

Dave Stefanskiwas eliminated in 16th at the hands of 72-year-old Pierre Neuville. To close out the broadcast, Neuville doubled up Tom Cannuli after making what could be seen as a marginal call with A-9 against Cannuli’s A-K of hearts, although the call represented just 15% of Neuville’s stack. The better hand held and Cannuli’s friends chanted “Holy Cannuli” as the screen faded to black.

The WSOP Main Event continues Sunday on ESPN starting at 8:30pm ET. The three-day Main Event finale begins Sunday, November 8.

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