Yarron Bendor opened the pot by completing. He was raised by Negreanu. Another player at the table reraised and Bendon and Negreanu just called.
On fourth, Bendor and Negreanu checked to the player who bet, and both men called. On fifth, the action repeated with checks from Negreanu and Bendor, a bet from the player, and calls from the two players.
On sixth, Bendor decided to use the betting lead and he lead out. Negreanu called but the other player raised. Bendor and Negreanu called.
Bendor bet once more on seventh. Negreanu called. The player raised again. Bendor reraised, and Negreanu finally pitched his hand away, realizing he was beat. The player called.
Bendor showed for a full house, but the other player had for a low and the two chopped up Negreanu's chips.
Kessler: / /
Fleck: / — folded on fifth street
Luneau: / /
Ohel: / — folded on fifth street
Suchanek: / /
Allen Kessler completed and got four callers. Jan Suchanek checked fourth street, Kessler bet, and again got four callers. On fifth street, it checked to Alex Luneau who bet. Randy Ohel and Katherine Fleck both folded, but Kessler and Suchanek stuck around.
The remaining three players checked sixth and seventh street.
"That's my high," said Suchanek, separating his king-queen out. "But I have the low."
Luneau showed for an eight-six low and Suchanek mucked. Kessler was also on the verge of mucking his , but at the very last second realised that his pair of deuces was good enough for the high.
"Wow," said Kessler, "I had so many outs to scoop."
"Allen Kessler, everybody," said tablemate Mike Gorodinsky. "Gets half with deuces; still complains!"
Brandon Shack-Harris has shown up today with a hoodie that is styled to look like a real bear, but this is not something that's new for him. Last year, when Shack-Harris made the final table of Event #60: $1,500 Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo 8 or Better, he wore a similar-looking outfit. Last year, though, he wore a polar bear, and the same costume has made appearances earlier in this series. Today, he's gone for a black bear.
It seems like it might be something that's lucky for him, though, as he just took a pot off Marcel Luske.
Shack-Harris: / /
Luske: / /
Shack-Harris was the bring-in and Luske just called. On fourth, Shack-Harris checked to Luske. Luske bet and Shack-Harris raised. Luske called. Luske called another bet on fifth street, then both players checked down sixth and seventh.
"Two pair," Luske said.
Shack-Harris turned up his down cards of for a better two pairs, and that was good for him to take down the early pot.
Jan Suchanek checked on sixth street and Frank Kassela bet. Both Adam Friedman and Suchanek called. Suchanek checked again on sixth street and Kassela bet. Friedman called and Suchanek folded.
Kassela showed for a pair of threes and an eight-six low.
There was a slight pause before Friedman flipped over for a pair of queens.
"That was a slowroll, in my opinion," said Suchanek from the other end of the table.
"Not when it's for half the pot," replied Friedman, collecting in his bets.
"Yeah, I don't mind," said Kassela. "I mean, it's not like I thought my f***ing threes were good!"
Esther Taylor brought in and Jameson Painter completed. Taylor called. Painter check-called a bet on fourth street before Taylor took the lead and bet fifth street.
Taylor check-called on both sixth and seventh street and Painter showed for a flush and a seven-six low. Taylor mucked and Painter took down the pot.
With action on sixth street, both Allen Kessler and Georgii Belianin checked to Mike Sexton who bet and got two callers. Both Kessler and Belianin checked on seventh street and Sexton bet again.
"Pretty certain that he has kings in the hole," said Kessler before calling. Belianin folded.
Sexton showed more than just kings in the hole, but trip kings for kings full of eights. Kessler mucked.
Among the list of early entrants for today are this event's winner from 2009, Jeff Lisandro, the winner from 2010, Frank Kassela (who was just eliminated from Event #45: $5,000 No-Limit Hold'em), and Matt Grapenthien, who won a seven-card stud braclet in 2014.
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for a full house, but the other player had 
for a low and the two chopped up Negreanu's chips.
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— folded on fifth street
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— folded on fifth street
, but at the very last second realised that his pair of deuces was good enough for the high.
for a better two pairs, and that was good for him to take down the early pot.
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for a flush and a seven-six low. Taylor mucked and Painter took down the pot.
