Daniel Negreanu raised to 25,000 from the button and Paul Volpe called out of the big blind. Each player opted for one new card at the draw and Volpe came out firing for 34,000. Negreanu called and Volpe slowly fanned on the felt for a losing straight.
Negreanu showed and scooped the pot. He's now over 500K in chips while Volpe has dropped to 230,000.
Larry Wright raised to 20,000 in early position, Brian Rast moved all in for 80,000 or so on the button, and Wright called. Both players drew one and tabled their cards.
Wright:
Rast:
Wright paired his three, Rast pulled a , and the latter doubled through.
Jason Mercier raised to 16,000 from late position, Brian Rast three-bet to 48,000 on his left, and Mercier called. Mercier drew one, Rast stood pat, and both players checked.
Rep Porter raised to 20,000 from early position, Jason Mercier called in the hijack, and Daniel Negreanu reraised to 67,000 out of the cutoff. Both Porter and Mercier called.
Porter and Mercier both drew one card, Negreanu stood pat, and all three players checked. Porter turned over the .
"I can beat that," Negreanu announced.
Mercier didn't budge, so Negreanu fanned . Porter mucked, as did Mercier.
John Monnette raised to 22,000 in the cutoff, Jason Mercier called in the big blind, and both players drew a single card. Mercier checked, Monnette checked, and Mercier announced that he had a pair of sevens.
Monnette said that he "needed more," signifying he too had a pair of sevens, and Mercier fanned . Monnette mucked.
Daniel Negreanu opened his button to what looked like 28,000 and Paul Volpe came over the top for 85,000 from the big blind. Negreanu called and the two were off to the draw.
Volpe stood pat and Negreanu took one card. Both players checked and Volpe fanned a winning .
The next hand, Jason Mercier raised to 20,000 from the hijack and Negreanu called from the button. Mercier stood pat at the draw and Negreanu picked up one new card. Mercier checked, Negreanu fired 35,000, and Mercier called.
"Ace," said Negreanu.
Mercier tabled and was awarded the pot. After these two hits, Negreanu's stack has been knocked down to about 395,000. Mercier is sitting on 465,000 while Volpe now has 490,000.
on the felt for a losing straight.
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, and the latter doubled through.
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