Hand #35: Jason Mercier raised to 35,000 from the cutoff and took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #36: Brian Rast pumped it up to 38,000 from the button and Larry Wright called from the big blind. Wright picked up one new card and Rast stood pat. Both players checked and Wright rolled over a nine perfect - . Rast mucked and Wright raked in the pot.
Hand #37: Daniel Negreanu was under the gun and raised to 45,000. The rest of the table folded and Negreanu won the blinds and antes.
Hand #38: Rast was under the gun and raised the action to 45,000. Every player folded and Rast took down the blinds and antes.
Hand #39: Mercier raised his button to 32,000 and Negreanu called from the small blind. Rast let go of his big blind, leaving the duo heads up to the draw. Negreanu pulled one new card while Mercier stood pat. Negreanu led for 75,000 and Mercier called. Negreanu showed which was good enough to take down the pot.
Hand #40: Negreanu opened his button to 45,000. Volpe moved all in over the top from the big blind and it folded back to Negreanu who kicked his cards in as well.
Hand #41: Jason Mercier opened to 32,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #42: Paul Volpe made it 32,000 from the button before Larry Wright moved all in from the small blind for 245,000 with Volpe making the call.
Both players drew one card as Volpe drew the to go along with his . Wright was still drawing live, but caught a and was sent to the rail in 5th place for $47,792.
Hand #43: Brain Rast opened to 40,000 from the small blind and Paul Volpe called from the big blind. Rast picked up two cards and Volpe picked up one new card. Rast checked and Volpe checked it back. Volpe tabled for a pair, Rast mucked his cards, and Volpe was pushed the pot.
Hand #44: Volpe was under the gun and raised to 32,000 and Jason Mercier made it 92,000 to go from the button. Action folded back to Volpe and he folded as well.
Hand #45: Daniel Negreanu opened with a raise and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #46: Rast makes it 40,000 to go from his button and Jason Mercier calls from the big blind. Mercier pulls one new card and Rast opts for two. Mercier checked and Rast moved out 65,000. Mercier folded and Rast was pushed the pot.
Hand #47: Volpe made it 32,000 from the button and Negreanu called from the big blind. Both players picked up one new card at the draw. Negreanu checked, Volpe bet 125,000, and Negreanu folded his cards.
Hand #48: Jason Mercier opened to 32,000 and Brian Rast made the call from the big blind and drew two as Mercier stood pat.
Both players checked as Mercier tabled a to scoop the pot.
Hand #49: Jason Mercier raised to 32,000 and collected the blinds and antes.
Hand #50: Daniel Negreanu opened to 45,000 from under the gun with Paul Volpe making the call from the small blind along with Jason Mercier from the big blind. Volpe drew one, Mercier stood pat and Negreanu drew one.
Volpe then took the lead by pushing out a bet of 122,000 as Mercier quickly mucked before Negreanu took his time before folding also.
Hand #51: Brian Rast raised to 45,00 and Jason Mercier called, as did Daniel Negreanu. All three players drew one card with the action being checked over to Rast who bet out 70,000.
Mercier mucked and Negreanu called tabling his as Rast mucked.
Hand #52: Daniel Negreanu moved all in from the small blind and Brian Rast folded his big blind.
Hand #53: Jason Mercier raised to 32,000 from under the gun and Paul Volpe called from the big blind. Both players took one card and checked post-draw. Volpe tabled a winning and scooped up the pot.
Hand #54: Negreanu raised to 45,000 from under the gun and picked up the blinds and antes.
Hand #55: Rast moved all in from under the gun for his last 114,000. Negreanu called from the big blind and picked up one new card. Rast stood pat and the hands were tabled.
Rast:
Negreanu:
Negreanu was drawing live with his ten-six draw. He squeezed out a , making the better hand and eliminating Rast in fourth place for $67,254.
Hand #63: Paul Volpe made it 40,000 from the small blind and Jason Mercier called from the big blind. Volpe drew one new card while Mercier opted for two. Volpe led for 100,000 and Mercier quickly tossed out a call.
Volpe fanned but was ultimately bested by Mercier's for a better ten low.
Hand #64: Volpe raised to 35,000 from the button and Mercier called from the small blind. Negreanu popped it up to 105,000 from the big blind. Volpe called and Mercier folded. For the draw, Negreanu stood pat and Volpe took one. Negreanu fired 200,000 post-draw and Volpe quickly let go of his hand.
Hand #65: Negreanu made it 45,000 from the small blind and Volpe called from the big blind. Each player took one card. Negreanu checked, Volpe fired 65,000, and Negreanu let it go.
Hand #66: Volpe made it 41,000 from the small blind and Mercier came over the top from the big blind with a three-bet to 117,000. Volpe called.
Volpe picked up one new card at the draw and Mercier rapped the table, signifying that he was pat. Volpe peered at his hand and came out firing for 220,000. Mercier looked down at his hand and let out a sigh. He eventually tossed out a call and Volpe rolled over number three - - for the win.
Hand #72: Jason Mercier was in the big blind and received a walk.
Hand #73: Daniel Negreanu received a walk.
Hand #74: Mercier raised to 40,000 and picked up the blinds and antes
Hand #75: Negreanu completed the small blind and Volpe made it 58,000 from the big blind. Negreanu folded and Volpe took down the pot.
Hand #76: Mercier raised to 47,000 from the small blind and Negreanu called from the big blind. Both players picked up one new card. Mercier fired 52,000 and Negreanu called. Mercier tabled which prompted Negreanu to muck his cards. Mercier raked in the pot.
Hand #77: Mercier had the button and raised to 40,000. Volpe called out of the big blind and picked up two cards. Mercier opted for just one. Volpe checked and Mercier fired 58,000. Volpe slid out a check-raise to 218,000, putting Mercier deep into the tank. After about a minute, Mercier dropped his hand into the muck. Volpe showed and raked the pot, extending his chip lead.
Hand #78: Volpe put out a raise and took down the pot pre-draw.
. Rast mucked and Wright raked in the pot.
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and was sent to the rail in 5th place for $47,792.
